Statement: Designation of Radio Selection Services – principles and methods for Ofcom’s recommendations
Published: 4 February 2025
Last updated: 15 May 2025
Our role in the designation of radio selection services is to provide the Secretary of State with a report making recommendations about which radio selection services should be designated. It is for the Secretary of State to decide which of the RSS available in the UK are designated. This statement sets out our principles and methods by which we will arrive at the recommendations in the report.
Radio Broadcast Update – April 2025
Published: 9 May 2025
A round-up of Ofcom’s broadcast radio licensing activity in April 2025.
Radio operations
Published: 19 July 2022
Last updated: 16 April 2025
Information specific to those working in radio broadcasting and radio communications.
Apply for a radio broadcast licence
Published: 17 March 2023
Last updated: 16 April 2025
Licensing advertisements and application forms for broadcast radio licences.
Amending your radio licence
Published: 4 June 2010
Last updated: 16 April 2025
Details of how to amend your radio licence.
Look up radio station details
Published: 6 September 2021
Last updated: 16 April 2025
Lookup broadcast radio licensees
Apply for improvements to existing coverage and coverage extensions for commercial radio services
Published: 18 February 2022
Last updated: 10 April 2025
Radio Broadcast Update – March 2025
Published: 4 April 2025
A round-up of Ofcom’s broadcast radio licensing activity in March 2025.
Radio Broadcast Update – February 2025
Published: 7 March 2025
A round-up of Ofcom’s broadcast radio licensing activity in February 2025.
Statement: talkSPORT – proposals to reduce AM coverage
Published: 2 December 2024
Last updated: 10 February 2025
talkSPORT is seeking Ofcom’s permission to switch off seven transmitter sites which would reduce the coverage of its AM national commercial radio licence from 92.0% of the UK adult population to 88.9%.