Leyland Community Radio licence application form

1. Station Name Guidance Notes What is the proposed station name? This is the name you expect to use to identify the station on air.

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2. Community to be served Guidance Notes Define the community or communities you are It is a legislative requirement that a service is intended proposing to serve. Drawing from various sources of primarily to serve one or more communities (whether or data (e.g. from the Office of Population, Census and not it also serves other members of the public) and we Survey) and in relation to your proposed coverage need to understand who comprises that community or area, please determine the size of the population communities. The target community will also be concerned and the make-up of the population as a specified in the licence, if this application is successful. whole, along with any relevant socio-economic The legislation defines a ‘community’ as: people who live information that would support your application. or work or undergo education or training in a particular (Please tell us the sources of the information you area or locality, or people who have one or more provide.) interests or characteristics in common. Answer in fewer than 300 words:

Leyland Community Radio will serve everyone living, working or undergoing education or training in the Leyland area. The main settlement is Leyland, the rest of the geographical area comprising smaller towns and villages, employment zones, and a rural area. The community also extends to other parts of South Ribble. Of these, Bamber Bridge West, Lostock Hall, and the Charnock/Middleforth wards of Penwortham lie within the southernmost part of Preston- based Citybeat’s area (<12% of its potential listeners). Overall, the population served is 77,000 We will appeal mainly to those aged over 35, making significant provision for over-60s (nearly 25% of South Ribble’s population) and provide some content relevant to FE/school students and those of the Christian faith. No specific programming is proposed for other religions (totalling 1.3% of South Ribble’s population) but we welcome approaches from/will approach people of other established religions and philosophies. Leyland has a strong industrial heritage, in motor vehicles, textiles, rubber and defence technologies and is home to the National Commercial Vehicle Museum and Leyland Trucks. The area is socially diverse and expanding physically and economically (“City Deal”: 20,000 new jobs, 17,420 new homes; Central Lancashire economy growth of £1 billion over 10 years). Despite pockets of deprivation, such as Seven Stars ward, most socio-economic indicators show relatively high prosperity, below-average unemployment, high home ownership levels, and higher- than-average numbers work in management/professional grades. The area supports many thriving adult and youth sports teams. Educational attainment is better than Lancashire average. Leyland is home to Runshaw College, the top overall performing Further Education (FE) college in England. According to a recent Channel 4 documentary, South Ribble is the best place to live in the UK. Sources: LCC: Lancashire District profiles Local Govt. Association: Basic Facts about South Ribble ONS: Census 2011

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3. Proposed area Guidance Notes What is the area you propose to serve? Although we believe it is helpful to set guidance that frequency availability may often limit transmission powers to around 25 watts and the coverage radius to around 5km, we are adopting a more flexible approach and will consider applications for wider areas where applicants can demonstrate that the proposed coverage area will better serve the target community, and where it is technically possible. https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/10 1459/community-radio-future-licensing-technical-policy- statement.pdf

Approx.5km radius of the transmitter site (6.5 km for Walmer Bridge and Longton).

Programmes and programme output: Definitions: Studio location: The studio from which the service will be broadcast should be located within the licensed area. Locally-produced: Locally-produced output is output made and broadcast from within the service’s licensed coverage area. (It is anticipated that most stations will produce the bulk of their output themselves, in the locality. However, for some target communities it may be appropriate for fairly high levels of output to originate from outside the licensed area.) Live output: is that which is produced by a presenter in the studio at the time of broadcast. (The amount of live output may vary between different services depending on the needs or expectations of the target community.) Original output: output that is first produced for and transmitted by the service, and excludes output that was transmitted elsewhere before. Original output can be live or voice-tracked. Repeat broadcasts of original output do not count towards the minimum requirement. Peak time: it may be helpful to state what material will be broadcast in ‘peak time’. If you do, please say what you consider peak time to be for your target community (this may vary from station to station). Automated output/voice-tracked material: most stations will carry automated output at some time. The amount of automated or voice-tracked material does not need to be specified in the Key Commitments. Sustaining service/third party produced material: if you intend to broadcast material produced by a different organisation please state what it is and how much (per day or week as appropriate). 4. Programming output Guidance Notes Please fill-in all three questions below The law requires applicants to state their proposals for Question A asks you to describe your programme providing a service that would: service. (i) cater for the tastes and interests of members of its Question B relates to how your output will serve the target community or communities (or for any tastes and interests of your target community. particular tastes and interests in those communities); Question C is about how your service will broaden (ii) broaden the range of programmes available on non- the range of local (non-BBC) services available in BBC local services (commercial and community your area. stations) to members of the relevant community or communities; Later in this form you will be asked to draft your own ‘key commitments’. This will form the basis of your (iii) broaden the overall range of such non-BBC local licence and is what Ofcom will judge you against. It services provided in the area concerned; and should include a summary of your proposed (iv) have a distinct nature, or provide distinct content, programme output as set out below and reflect your from any non-BBC local services with which it would commitment to cater for relevant tastes and interests, overlap. to broaden the range of relevant programmes and Ofcom is required to consider the extent to which an services and to provide a service with a distinct applicant’s proposals will cater for the tastes and nature and content as set out in the Guidance Notes interests of members of its target community or in the column opposite. communities. Ofcom is also required to consider the extent to which proposals for a community radio station would broaden the range of programmes available by way of non-BBC

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local services (both commercial and community stations) in the area concerned (especially, the extent to which a proposed service would have a distinct nature or provide distinct content from any overlapping non-BBC local services). The information given here should be more detailed than what you set out in your draft key commitments (later in this form), and will help us gain a fuller understanding of how you will serve your target community and what the station will sound like. 4. Programming output A: Please tell us about your programme service. The following questions may help you describe your programme service (but should only be used as a guide): • What will the service sound like? • What music will you play? • What are the main speech elements of the service and how will the social gain/community benefits you propose be reflected on-air? • What is the likely music to speech ratio? • Will this vary at different times of the day or week (or year)? • Do you intend to broadcast live output? If so when and how much do you propose to do? • Will you broadcast in languages other than English (what languages and how much)? • Will your output be original i.e. specifically produced for your service? • Will it be locally produced? • Do you intend to repeat material? Answer in fewer than 1,000 words:

In its daytime core hours Leyland Community Radio will feature an eclectic mix of music designed to appeal to the wide tastes of our predominantly 35+ local target audience. Music will be drawn largely from the current and preceding five decades. This will extend, particularly but not exclusively, in the afternoons - where we will concentrate on programming for a mainly 60+ listenership, produced by that age group - to earlier decades of the twentieth century (50s/40s/30s/20s). ‘Drivetime’ programming will include student contributions. When possible, the music we broadcast will be live and/or local, from established or young, up-and- coming local talent, through our partnership with The Creative Network arts organisation. Daytime speech content will consist of voices from the community talking about topics, events and activities of local interest (as in our current online shows), including features and programmes of particular interest to small business owners, the church and faith community, and Northern soul lovers, all of whom are strongly represented and valued locally. We expect to expand our current (online) Community Action spot, which highlights the work of local community groups, clubs and charitable organisations (currently sponsored by local business magazine, Leyland Leader). We will broadcast at least 7 hours of original, hosted programmes each weekday, with an average music-speech ratio better than 75/25. This will normally be 80% live and 90% locally produced. Evenings during the week will normally feature specialist music and other specialist shows. Voice- tracking may be used for up to two hours per day of the above seven hours, and may also be employed to further extend daytime output. Other output will be 100% music or sound art. Our daily Breakfast show and other programmes will include local news, together with in-depth local interviews with local politicians, businesspeople, members of voluntary/community/faith organisations and others. We currently do these things three times a week online and on FM will seek to improve on this. Although it is no easy task to sustain a consistently high-quality breakfast show with volunteer presenters, over the past nine months and more we have proven it to be a challenge we are well able to meet, while and the response we get shows it to be a uniquely worthwhile community radio

Leyland Community Radio licence application form enterprise. Annual local events will be covered as outside broadcasts. Our volunteers have given extensive online coverage of Leyland Festival, Farington Fun Day, Leyland Food Fayre, South Ribble Community Awards, Christmas in Leyland (lights switch-on), Small Business Saturday and the Bamber Bridge tree sculpture installation. As in the two previous years we reported on Leyland Festival June 2017 and its parade on air as part of the RSL, involving four studio presenter/commentators and four field reporters. Coverage like this will continue if we are awarded a community radio station licence. In 2017 we arranged an on-air councillors’ surgery for Seven Stars ward (Cllrs. Jane Bell and Mal Donoghue) with residents’ questions gathered beforehand by means of a leaflet drop and social media. Similar occasional shows will feature in our future programming as other councillors have expressed an interest in regard to their own wards. Programmes made by local organisations will form part of our output. We facilitated the making of programmes by both Runshaw College and the Leyland and Cuerden Valley Lions in our June 2015 RSL (one member subsequently joined us as a volunteer); a good working arrangement with Runshaw College continued in the June 2017 RSL, with students being invited to host mini shows. We will seek to expand such collaboration; having an FM licence will enable us to build our capacity for educational opportunities and skill development in young people. Interest in making a programme has also been expressed on behalf of the local Royal British Legion. Saturdays will include sports coverage, shows that include specialist music, and repeats. Amateur sporting activities abound in our area, partly as a legacy of the former heavy industries. Leyland Warriors Rugby Football Club and Lostock Hall Junior Football Club boast around 50 teams between them, Fox Lane Sports and Social Club hosts bowling, a cricket academy, cricket teams, tennis, hockey, junior football, snooker and pool, while Leyland Sports Association is best known for netball. They provide a rich vein of opportunities to profile local sports that mainstream broadcasters do not cover. Sundays will include contemplative, reflective and inspirational programmes (music, poetry, literature and discussion), with opportunities to hear reviews/highlights of some of the preceding week’s shows. All programmes will be in English, unless demand shows otherwise. Mindful of other community stations’ experiences, during the main holiday periods of Christmas, Easter and two weeks in summer, when volunteer availability is reduced, we may depart from normal programming to air special seasonal output based around musical themes and ideas. This may be pre-recorded and/or voice-tracked.

B. What is the address of the proposed studio (if known)?

The main studio will be located at Ten of Those Ltd, Tomlinson Road, Leyland, PR25 2DY. We have access to a ‘satellite’ training/recording/live studio facility at 46 Watkin Lane, Lostock Hall, PR25 5RD. We have also made use on an ad hoc basis of a number of other business or community premises (such as Morrisons’ supermarket community facilities and Moss Side Community Centre). These allow us to get closer to people, connect with them and cover events/activities in those localities as outside broadcasts.

C: Based on what you have said above, how will your proposed radio service cater for the tastes and interests of your target community/communities? Answer in fewer than 400 words:

The station is for the whole community but with an emphasis on 35+ and older adults, with some specific provision for students, the faith community and Northern soul lovers. Our current online output, where we have featured interviews with over 100 local people since

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October 2016, forms the kernel of a future FM service. These interviews will continue. They are mainly of interest to community-minded over-35s. Older people, especially the over-60s, are well represented among our volunteer base. They play a broad range of self-chosen music that appeals to the wide tastes of this age group. Day centre attendees and care home residents chose some of the music for our afternoon ‘vintage’ shows during the June 2017 RSL week; we will go out and meet the ‘middle old’ and ‘older old’, train them and explore with them how they can contribute content that is of interest to their own age group. With the support of Runshaw College’s Enrichment department we will provide opportunities for students to participate in broadcasts, both contributing to other presenters’ shows and hosting in their own right. They will pick the topics and music that appeal to their peers. Leyland is historically a hotbed of Northern soul music and we will ensure that Northern soul music is included in our output, mainly via a regular specialist show. We have close links with the local small business community through membership of Business B4 Breakfast (BB4B) and contacts with the Central Lancashire Business Club. Our output will include business interviews and business-related features (e.g. a documentary reviewing ‘customer experience’ at three local companies is currently in production). Preliminary findings from our June 2017 RSL, which featured 30 local presenters and over 20 local interview guests, show that simply hearing local voices on air engendered a sense of community pride. Listeners were also pleased to hear local advertising as it underlined the station’s hyperlocal identity. Church life in Leyland is thriving, with the churches offering many services to the community - such as credit union facilities, debt advice, a food bank and a second-hand furniture collection-and-distribution service - and church leaders we are in contact with share our ethos of inclusivity and respect for diversity and difference. One of our volunteers has already proposed a series exploring local people’s life and faith.

D: How will your proposed community radio service add to the range of programmes available on non- BBC local services (commercial and community stations) to members of the relevant community or communities, add to the overall range of such services in the area concerned and be different and distinct from them? Please tell us which non-BBC local services your station will overlap with. Answer in fewer than 400 words:

Our mission is to represent/empower those whose voice is less heard and whose tastes are less catered for by other networks. Preston-based Rock FM and AM sibling Rock FM 2 cover much of Lancashire, playing music aimed mainly at 25-44 year olds and 45-64-year-olds respectively. They have little spoken content (other than adverts and presenter chat), no speech-based or specialist local programming, and are tightly ‘playlisted’. 2BR is the independent local station for both Central and East Lancashire. Music-led, it is, according to its Format, a “local speech and broad music station for Preston and the surrounding area”. Analysis of 2BR’s music output / sample playlist suggests that it concentrates on familiar, upbeat or ‘feelgood’ songs from as far back as the 70s. Community broadcaster Citybeat is available in a small part of our target area, with daytime top 40, R&B and dance music. We will distinguish ourselves from these non-BBC local broadcasters and add to the range of programmes as follows: 1. By targeting a significantly smaller, geographically-cohesive area. 2. Our music will be singles and album tracks from the last 9 decades, including lesser-known artists and lesser-known songs by well-known artists, catering for the wider tastes and curiosity of our

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35+ and older audience. Earlier decades are universally ignored by the other stations. 3. Presenters will be free to choose their music, including music played in peak times; no other station in our target area will equal the diversity of our music. 4. Unlike the others, we will include content for the over-60s and older ages, with programmes made by and for them and with voices, topics and music that appeals to them. 5. Our community-involvement ethos means we will have as many presenters as possible, whereas the other stations feature a small number of ‘personality’ presenters. This widens our community footprint and fosters diversity. 6. We will be genuinely hyperlocal and community-focused, working with locally important institutions and organisations such as Runshaw College, Leyland Town Team, Leyland Neighbourhood Forum, St. Ambrose Players, business networking groups, businesses and local charitable and community organisations, including those with a wider footprint such as Age Concern Central Lancashire, and a network of active and connected members of the community. 7. We will have a broad range of specialist music shows. 8. Accessing the station and facilities will create opportunities for people to mix informally across age and social boundaries.

Social gain

5. Social gain Guidance Notes Community radio is required to be for the public good Broadcasting legislation specifies a number of and to bring community benefits, or social gains, to ‘characteristics of community radio services’. Licence listeners and participants. The requirement for ‘social holders need to ensure their services conform to these gain,’ is one of the key factors that makes community characteristics, including in this case the delivery of radio stations different from other radio services. social gain. Please tell us what community benefits your service The legislation sets out social gains that stations must will bring to your target community(ies) and/or the provide. These are the achievement, in respect of general public. Please include summaries of individuals or groups of individuals in the target evidence to support your answer. community, or in respect of other members of the public, Your draft ‘key commitments’ (later in this form) of the following objectives – should include a summary of your proposed social (a) the provision of a radio service to individuals who gain set out below. are otherwise underserved by such services, (b) the facilitation of discussion and the expression of opinion, (c) the provision (whether by means of programmes included in the service or otherwise) of education or training to individuals not employed by the station, and (d) the better understanding of the particular community and the strengthening of links within it. Social gain may also include the achievement of other objectives of a social nature.1 Applicants are required to provide evidence that their service will result in significant social gain to the public or the target community(ies). Copies of letters or research reports etc. should not be submitted, but brief relevant extracts from them, which represent an accurate and comprehensive summary, may be included. If we wish to see the source material, we will ask for it.

1 See Article 2(3) of the Community Radio Order 2004 and Ofcom’s Notes of guidance for community radio applicants and licensees.

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Ofcom is required to have regard to the extent to which your proposed service would result in the delivery of social gain to the public or target community.

Answer in fewer than 1,500 words: Underserved individuals We will be the only radio station that specifically targets Leyland and associated areas, the only local radio station that devotes special attention to local FE students, the over-60s, the faith community and anyone who enjoys a wider repertoire than the tightly playlisted or categorised music played by other stations. We will make provision for the middle old and older old and involve them as both volunteers and listeners. Facilitation of discussion Our online and RSL programmes have included both interviews and question-and-answer sessions with local councillors and officials and we will continue to encourage them to disseminate information personally through us, as well as debating with our presenters and listeners on matters of local interest. As a webcaster we have demonstrated our ability to get out to many places in the area, talk to people live and hear them out on a wide range of subjects. Our station will allow Leyland and surrounding communities in South Ribble to express their identity, thought and feelings through discussion, outside broadcasts, specialist programmes and by their active participation in programme-making. Education and training We will offer opportunities to a diverse range of people (generally age 18 – 100) and groups to get involved in operational and management aspects of the station, both on and off air. To facilitate this they will have structured and individual training, opportunities to learn by doing and will have access to mentoring. Our June 2017 RSL included programmes called Six of the Best, in which 15 local individuals were given the opportunity to record a show in which they played and talked about their six favourite songs. The station provided the necessary facilities and training for this, with many of the participants being first-timers on FM radio. We will roll this idea out on a less intensive but longer-term basis as it provides an attractive, gentle and easy introduction to community radio (presenting) for newcomers, including those who are less confident in their own abilities. For the 2015 RSL we worked with Runshaw College, St. Ambrose Players and a member of the Red Rose Chorus to create both adverts and station imaging. For Runshaw, this gave the students additional opportunities to learn about voicing and producing commercials for local businesses, facilitated by their own radio trainer, and host shows outside the College environment. A Runshaw student also produced our logo. St Ambrose Players members assisted us by voicing a number of show and presenter idents (and one commercial). This was all facilitated by our volunteer R Weir (who is a professional audio engineer). Effectively, this was a learning and skills development experience for the parties mentioned and for those volunteers responsible for scripting, with everyone coming together to combine and share (and extend) their individual areas of expertise for a novel purpose. We see such collaborations continuing and would characterise them as opportunities for informal learning - while also enhancing cross-community links. For the 2017 RSL we again worked with Runshaw College, who sponsored drivetime and produced their own sponsor credit. Economic development We will provide local business and third-sector organisations with the opportunity to promote their services through affordable advertising. Our 2015 and 2017 RSLs secured 18 local advertisers and five local sponsors, at rates well in excess of those we plan to charge longer-term). Listeners commented that it was the local commercials for businesses they see every day that cemented the ‘localness’ of the short-term radio station for them. Community cohesion Community cohesion is about reinforcing existing cross-community links and creating new ones,

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through both individuals and organisations. It increases wellbeing and opens up opportunities. By growing and diversifying our volunteer base (currently numbering 20 or so, but increasing as more training is offered), we will maximise connections with the community not only on air but also through social media, via existing personal networks and those expanded through incidental meetings at the station. The radio project can and will broker contacts informally and incidentally – for example we were able to introduce Leyland charity 1 Life to Live to KTB Music who could provide relaxing inspirational music for use in their work with very vulnerable offenders. We are in regular touch with Business in the Community’s Leyland Business Connector, M Desmond MBE. (Business Connectors facilitate collaboration between business, the public sector and communities). In our June RSL we interviewed M (for the fourth time) about her role and recent activities, particularly in the local Dementia Action Alliance and in helping ex-offenders into employment. Before the interview had ended and as a direct result of her interview, she was contacted by a local business who wished to assist people with disabilities to find meaningful and appropriate work. Responding to the depth of feeling of sympathy and solidarity, and a need expressed via local social media for the community to come together, our regular presenter P Gough recently organised and anchored a local public vigil, with the support of South Ribble Borough Council, for all those affected by the 22 May Manchester bombing. This was especially necessary because Leyland was home to the youngest victim of the atrocity, while a second local victim was studying at Runshaw College. The vigil was an extremely sad, moving but necessary event for the town. A simple audio recording of the event produced by ourselves was heard by over 1,300 people. P has since commented that, although as a minister he is used to finding the right words to reflect people’s grief, his experience in presenting our regular (online) Breakfast show – including one on the morning after the terrorist attack happened – was a very significant factor in giving him the confidence both to make this important event happen and to lead it. For the past three years we have given in-depth coverage to Leyland Festival, twice as an RSL station and in the other as a purely online station. The Festival attracts over 10,000 visitors and our coverage allows community members who cannot attend through illness, disability and the like the opportunity to share in the community’s biggest annual event.

Access and participation:

6. Participation in the service Guidance Notes How do you propose to ensure that members of your Legislation specifies a number of ‘characteristics of target community (or communities) are given community radio services’. Licence holders need to opportunities to participate in the operation and ensure their services conform to these characteristics, management of the service? including in this case providing opportunities to Your draft ‘key commitments’ (later in this form) participate in the operation and management of the should include a summary of your proposed service. Ofcom requires information as to how this would participation objectives as set out below. be achieved. Answer in fewer than 400 words: What will be the involvement of members of the target community in the radio station? How many volunteers do you anticipate will be involved in your service per year?

We will involve local people in all aspects of the radio station. Training and support will be available to learn to present, produce, edit, interview, create features, assume various technical and management roles, organise events, etc. Organisations and individuals will receive support to enable them to get their voice heard or issues discussed. (More information on this under “Access”). Our website will be open for correspondence. Local residents and others will be able to place ‘visitor posts’ or make comments/engage in discussion about local matters and programmes on our Facebook page. The station will be run entirely by unpaid volunteers, unless funding is secured for specific roles/functions (e.g. business development). We have a varying number of volunteers, with a wide range of relevant experience – audio engineering, music production, radio and tv commercial production, senior management, business

Leyland Community Radio licence application form management, counselling, pastoral care, magazine publishing, learning disability nursing, mental health nursing, property letting, journalism, BBC/commercial/community/hospital radio presenting, teaching/lecturing, translation and accountancy. There is a small list of prospective presenters awaiting training. An annual public meeting will be held. Roles are: Chair - 1 position (time: as required by needs of the company) Responsible for strategic oversight and direction and for monitoring good governance. Station manager - 1 position (20+ hours p.w.) Deputy station manager - 2 positions (8+ hours p.w.)

The above three roles will allocate responsibility among themselves for programme scheduling, management of volunteers, training, sponsorship and advertising, funding, budget management, etc. Assistant station managers - 6 assistant station managers (av. 3 hours per week each) The assistant station managers support the Station Manager and Deputy Station Managers by being present and in charge, controlling access to the premises, ensuring that procedures are followed, that programmes start and finish on time, monitoring the output, editing, technical troubleshooting, and assisting volunteers and guests as necessary. Show producer-presenters - 12 or more general and specialist presenters (approx. 5 hours p.w.) Community reporters - No limit Admin staff - 2 or more team members (working to Station Manager) (3+ hours p.w.) - All volunteers will be expected to assist with admin. from time to time Music librarianship - 1 music librarian and 2 music team members (2 hours p.w. each) There will be opportunities for progression and movement within these roles. Business Development and Inclusion Manager - We have identified an individual who could fulfil this role if funding were available.

7. Access to facilities and training Guidance Notes Set out the practical (formal and informal) Ofcom is required by the legislation to have regard to the mechanisms which you will use to ensure that provision each applicant proposes to make to allow for members of your target community can gain access access by members of the target community to the to your facilities that would be used for the provision facilities to be used for the provision of the service and of your service and to receive training in their use. for their training in the use of those facilities. Your draft ‘key commitments’ (later in this form) should include a summary of your proposed access and objectives for training people in the use of the facilities as set out below. Answer in fewer than 400 words:

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The starting point for providing access to our facilities is to raise awareness of their existence and usefulness as widely as possible, and offer training in their use. We will publicise and explain opportunities for individuals and groups to get involved in the station: through the local newspaper, flyers, posters, networking, BBC local radio (who are in touch with several of our volunteers on a regular basis), emails to relevant bodies and individuals, through social media, our website and on air. For trainees, after appropriate free or affordable training, we will discuss with them one-to-one whether and how they wish to progress their involvement and will facilitate this wherever possible. The schedule we propose allows space for groups who so wish, to air their own programmes, self- made (with or without our ongoing assistance, as necessary), either using our facilities, or, in some cases, their own. We wish to avoid the impression that ‘everything is controlled centrally’, so will to some extent follow a hands-off approach, giving groups broad freedom of content, within the law, key commitments and general standards of decency and taste. We will nevertheless maintain editorial oversight/ensure compliance by setting and monitoring standards and requirements (including quality standards and the pre-vetting of all the music broadcast) and by requiring regular reports. We are already in touch with the Welfare Officer of the local Royal British Legion branch, who has an interest in training with us and making a programme relevant to forces’ veterans. The Croston Bedroom DJs group are also interested in training and programme-making. We provided facilities to record and edit mindfulness practice audio for the Leyland-based charity 1 Life to Live, which works with offenders, ex-offenders and those on the margins of society. The training offered will be at various levels and will relate to compliance and, according to need, show preparation and planning, presenting styles and techniques, production, interviewing, journalism skills (particularly accuracy of reporting and impartiality), programme editing, feature-making, the use of music playout, scheduling and selection software, configuration and troubleshooting of mixing desk, cabling and computers, website maintenance, uploading of shows to the Mixcloud channel, online streaming, guidelines on appropriate use of the station’s social media, facilitating outside broadcasts, and other training needs as they become apparent. Up to 6 individuals per year will be offered intensive training in all the above in order to suit them for the role of assistant station manager.

Ensuring accountability:

8. Accountability Guidance Notes Please set out your proposed community Broadcasting legislation specifies a number of accountability mechanisms. These should cover ‘characteristics of community radio services’. Licence matters such as: holders need to ensure their services conform to these How will members of your target community: characteristics. One is that, in respect of the provision of the service, the provider makes itself accountable to the • make contact with your service, and community (or communities) the service is intended to • influence the operation of the service? serve. How will suggestions or criticisms from members of Ofcom is required to have regard to the provision each your target community (or communities) be applicant proposes to make in order to ensure its considered and acted upon? accountability to the relevant community (or Your draft ‘key commitments’ (later in this form) communities). should include a summary of your proposed accountability measures as set out below. Answer in fewer than 500 words:

Channels will be open (text, Facebook, email) for listeners and others to submit criticisms, compliments, suggestions and ideas. The Station Manager will acknowledge and/or answer these and, where appropriate, request that a summary be sent by email, to ensure that such reactions can be collated and recorded. These will then be appraised at the next management board meeting,

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which will either ask for further information or consider the submission and reach a decision on it. The submitter will then be informed accordingly and any resulting adjustments will be planned or made. A separate procedure, published on our website, will apply to complaints. Where the complaint relates to an Ofcom-regulated matter the complainant will be advised that, if they so wish, they have a right to take their complaint direct to Ofcom. A steering group will be set up, comprising invited representatives from (among others) station volunteers, local business, the public sector, elected officials, and the voluntary, community and faith sector. The objective will be to be reasonably representative of the community as a whole, without striving for numerical precision. The basis of selection will be reviewed after the first year to ensure that it is sufficiently inclusive. The steering group representatives will be invited to set rules of procedure, voting arrangements and a schedule of meetings. These will then become effective once ratified by the management board, at which point the steering group will come into being. It is our intention that the steering group will be free to consider any aspect of the radio station’s operations and will have power to make recommendations. The management board will be duty bound to consider, respond to and, where appropriate, act on recommendations. We will arrange annual (or more frequent) public meetings to gauge public opinion (which will also serve as a further way of publicising opportunities for Access and Participation).

Guidance notes: station’s draft key commitments Please draft the Key Commitments for your proposed service. There is a blank key commitments template overleaf. If your organisation is awarded a licence, the key commitments you draft here will be included in your licence. (Please note: Ofcom may require amendments if, for example, we feel changes are required to better reflect your application proposals). Your draft Key Commitments should be consistent with, and, where appropriate, summarise the answers you have already given in this application form. It is important that you draft your own commitments rather than just copying what may have been done by others. You should keep in mind that it will be a condition of any licence to meet the Key Commitments: something you must do at all times and for breach of which you could face sanctions including revocation of the licence. So, you should think carefully about what you will be committing to. We would expect key commitments to be brief and no more than one page long.

KEY COMMITMENTS: to be completed by the applicant [Guidance is given in italics.]

Station name Leyland Community Radio

Licence area Leyland and part of the surrounding area

Description of character of service Leyland Community Radio is for all people in Leyland and surrounding area, with a particular focus on the over-35s and older age groups. It provides programming of interest to the community in general, including local news and interviews, with some of its output especially relevant to the over-60s. The station’s overall aim is to promote general wellbeing and community cohesion.

The service broadcasts: • Music. The main types of music2 broadcast over the course of each week are a wide range of genres from the past nine decades.

2 e.g. mainstream pop, urban etc.

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• Speech. The main types of speech output3 broadcast over the course of each week are: interviews, local news, what’s ons, information about local voluntary/community organisations, weather. • Languages: Over the course of each week programming is broadcast in English

• Original output: The service provides original output4 for a minimum of 7 hours per weekday and 2 hours each Saturday and Sunday • Locally-produced output: The service provides locally-produced output5 for a minimum of 6.3 hours per weekday (averaged over any week) + a minimum of 3.5 hours each weekend (averaged over any weekend). The studio is located within the licensed coverage area. The service provides a range of community benefits (social gain objectives mandated by statute) for the target community, both on-air and off-air, and in doing so, achieves the following objectives:

• the facilitation of discussion and the expression of opinion,

• the provision (whether by means of programmes included in the service or otherwise) of education or training to individuals not employed by the person providing the service, and

• the better understanding of the particular community and the strengthening of links within it. Members of the target community contribute to the operation and management of the service. The service has mechanisms in place to ensure it is accountable to its target community.

About your organisation:

9. Company details Guidance Notes The legislation requires that: • Community radio services should not be provided primarily for commercial reasons or for the financial or other material gain of the body providing the service or the individuals involved in it • Any profits produced may only be used to either improve the future provision of the service or for the delivery of social gain to members of the public or the target community Provide the name of the body corporate (e.g. Only a body corporate can hold a community radio company) submitting this application and the type of licence. A body corporate is almost always a (registered) body corporate. company, although it can also include, for example, Please provide copies of the company’s some bodies created by statute (an individual or a Memorandum, Articles of Association and Certificate registered charity on its own is not a body corporate). of Incorporation (or, where it is another type of body Your application must therefore be submitted on behalf corporate, its founding documents and those which of a registered company (or other body corporate). set out its objectives and rules of operation) There are different types of company (e.g. a company limited by shares, a community interest company, a company limited by guarantee) and we need to know what kind of company is applying for a licence. We will not consider a licence award to a company if it has not yet been registered. If the application is successful the licence will be awarded to the body corporate (e.g. company) submitting this application.

Company (or other body corporate) name: Leyland Community Radio Limited

3 e.g. local news, what’s on etc. 4 Original output is output that is first produced for and transmitted by the service, and excludes output that was transmitted elsewhere before. Original output can be live or voice-tracked. Repeat broadcasts of original output do not count towards the minimum requirement. 5 Locally-produced output is output made and broadcast from within the service’s licensed coverage area.

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Date of registration: 22 December 2014

Company registration number: 09364055

Type of company (or other body corporate): Company limited by guarantee

Where your body is not a company, please explain how it meets the requirement to be a body N/A corporate:

10. Ownership Guidance Notes Please provide details of who controls and who owns Ofcom needs to know about the ownership of the the body corporate (e.g. company) applying for this company (or other body corporate) applying for this licence, and on what basis this control and ownership licence, and any issues regarding its control. We will is achieved. (If this will be different once the station also consider how the company (or body corporate) will starts broadcasting please say so (a licence is not be run (this will usually be specified in the Articles of issued until broadcasting starts.) Association of the company). The information provided must include: In relation to exerting control over the applicant, the • all the subscribers, members, shareholders, or information provided should include the name and whatever is appropriate for the applicant address of any individuals or corporate bodies in company (or body corporate), and state the accordance with whose wishes the applicant’s affairs are extent of their interest (e.g. % shareholding) (if or will be conducted in most cases or in significant the company will be controlled by members, but respects. the members are not yet recruited, please say so). (You will also be asked about the board of directors in 11 & 12 below.) • details of any individual, company or other body that may exert control over the applicant.

Leyland Community Radio Limited is a non-profit company limited by guarantee (“the Company”), founded on 22 December 2014. At the time of this application, the Company has two guarantor-members, each holding 50% of the voting rights. These are: Amelia Lavelle Brian Ashman Both the above are directors of the Company (see also Section 11), which currently has no other directors. The Board intend to appoint: Anne Hunter Brenda Crossley as directors of the Company in due course. The expanded Board will then admit further members at its discretion.

Ability to maintain the service:

11. Management and operations Guidance Notes With regard to the applicant please provide: In addition to the notes above on ownership, Ofcom is • A list of directors, indicating who is the managing also required to evaluate the human resources involved director and/or chair (please see question 12 in the running of a community radio station. Answers regarding directors’ details). should demonstrate how those who have relevant experience will work for the station. In addition, a • An indication of management structure (e.g. diagram or organisation chart may help paint a clearer management committee or equivalent, if picture. applicable), and/or • Information about who would be responsible for

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the day to day management and running of the station (there is a separate question regarding other staff below). Explain the role(s) in the station, job titles, and indicate whether paid or voluntary, full or part-time (and the number of hours). Answer:

Directors Chair of Leyland Community Radio Limited: Amelia Lavelle Managing Director of Leyland Community Radio Limited: Brian Ashman Management structure Brian Ashman, as Station Manager (20+ hours p.w., unpaid), will be responsible, with Deputy Station Managers Anne Hunter and Brenda Crossley (each 8+ hours p.w., unpaid), for the day-to-day management and operations necessary to the running of the radio project. Brenda will have particular responsibility for outreach to educational institutions. The allocation of responsibilities among the above persons for programme scheduling, forward planning, management of volunteers, quality control, training, technical oversight, sponsorship and advertising, funding, budget management & control, liaison with partner bodies, editorial control, social media, website management, marketing and public relations will vary from time to time, but will always be clearly defined.

Consultants

The station management team will be assisted in its duties by:

Bob Christie, Advertising and Sponsorship Strategist/Consultant

As a sound engineer and music producer with in excess of 40 years experience in the industry, including 25 years as an award-winning radio commercial producer, Bob will make his expertise in regard to advertising/sponsorship strategies, client liaison, copywriting and commercial production available to us (up to 4 hours p.w., unpaid) on a consultancy basis.

A former community radio presenter himself, Bob is keenly aware of novice presenters' need for ongoing support and may occasionally assist with advice and training on technical presenting matters (e.g. microphone technique).

Terry Durney, Presenter Mentor Terry’s expertise and experience as a Red Rose Gold and BBC Radio Lancashire music presenter, talk show host and outside broadcast reporter means that he is well placed to advise less experienced volunteers on presenting techniques (up to 2 hours p.w., unpaid). He will do so mainly informally but also by listening to and commenting on regular presenter ‘air check’ recordings.

Taken as a whole, the management team has the requisite skills and experience to manage volunteers/plan activities to both achieve quality of service and ensure fulfilment of the key commitments, maintain and implement appropriate non-discrimination, conduct and health and safety policies, and operate the business sustainably to generate income and discharge its liabilities.

12. Management and operations Guidance Notes Please provide information regarding each director as Ofcom needs to know about the proposed directors and set out below (some or all of which may be regarded chair of the applicant. Some or all of the information as confidential). given in this section will usually be removed from In addition if any individuals have been identified for the publicly available copy of this application form. management roles at the proposed station, please (All community radio applications forms will be made available on our website.) If you request that any

Leyland Community Radio licence application form give further information in this section. information be removed, please indicate which (and why Answer (for each director): by email to [email protected]).

Chair Name: Amelia Lavelle Employment: Business owner (board games café proprietor) Other directorships: Geek On Limited Relevant experience or qualifications: Amelia (Millie) is an ambitious self-starter with substantial business management experience and a strong social conscience. From 2007 to 2010 she was a Senior Manager for a franchise restaurant, overseeing the operations of five stores (out of a company total of 20), including two with operational hours of 18+ per day, 50 staff and group turnover of £4.6 million p.a. From 2010 to 2014, […] Millie volunteered for her local community radio station in Preston, where she quickly established herself as a key volunteer, taking on responsibility for social media, show hosting and becoming an assistant to the Board. In October 2013 Millie organised a free event for the community, called Ladyfest Preston. With a budget of nil, relying on donations and the goodwill of local companies, Ladyfest Preston provided three music events and a talk from entrepreneur R Elnaugh. It also inspired 100 Brownies to consider careers in industries and occupations where women are typically under-represented, by means of a “Meet the Experts” event attended by local female scientists, paramedics, police, solicitors and entrepreneurs. In 2015, in a business competition organised by the local Chamber of Commerce, Millie was successful in securing £10,000 start-up funding for a new concept to the area, a board games café. The business, Dice n Donuts, opened within 6 months and is now approaching the end of its second year. Managing director / station manager Name: Brian Ashman Employment: Semi-retired / freelance translator Other directorships: Preston Community Network Relevant experience or qualifications: In consultation with the Chair, Amelia (Millie) Lavelle, Brian has helped set the strategic direction of the company and run the day-to-day radio operations of Leyland Festival Radio (the Company’s online community radio station) since 2015. This has included organising and overseeing two RSLs and the station’s ongoing online output. As a community radio volunteer, starting in 2008, Brian experienced a variety of roles, including the hosting and production of a daily magazine show, chairing the Steering Group during a challenging period of transition, and delivery of training. For his last eight months, before leaving Preston FM to set up Leyland Community Radio Limited in late 2014, Brian was station manager, with particular responsibility for scheduling, training administration and volunteer management at a time when the station was undergoing a significant cultural shift. He also organised and coordinated many outside broadcasts He successfully applied for six small, local grants (of £220, £250, £200, £500, £350 and £500, total £2,020)) for Leyland Community Radio Limited. As the proprietor of two (non-corporate) businesses (translation and property) he is financially-aware, entrepreneurial and both business and people minded Deputy station manager A Name: Anne Hunter Employment: Community mental health nurse

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Other directorships: None Relevant experience or qualifications: In her role as a community mental health nurse with 20 years front-line experience, Anne manages a complex case load, holds responsibility for management and supervision of four support workers and until recently was responsible for mentoring and training student nurses from local universities. Anne has had an interest in community radio for several years and in her volunteer role at Leyland Festival Radio has worked consistently to acquire knowledge of the regulatory aspects of community radio and develop her skills in various off-air operational areas. She has given extensive hands-on support to our 2015 and 2017 RSLs, taking on editing tasks, scheduling of commercials, production support, social media, marketing, liaison with external bodies and a range of administrative and technical tasks. Deputy station manager B Name: Brenda Crossley Employment: Company director Other directorships: Crossley Hall Associates Limited, Chapter 3 Enterprise CIC Relevant experience or qualifications: Brenda is a practising coach and the founder of September Woman, supporting the personal and business aspirations of women over 50 through workshops and the sharing of stories via an inspirational blog. She joined Leyland Community Radio in 2016 as a volunteer breakfast show presenter and is passionate about involving the community, local universities, colleges and schools and mature women in community radio. Her vision is that radio listeners, both the young - as students in further/higher education - and older generations are able to gain skills and confidence whilst sharing their many talents through involvement at the station. She is a registered nurse for people with learning disabilities, having recently retired from an NHS Trust where she worked at senior management level in Learning and Organisational Development. In this role she managed a diverse team of staff who produced and delivered training, including all aspects of statutory/mandatory training, the National Diploma (previously NVQ) in Care, clinical skills and leadership and management. She also managed the training budget and applied for external funding to enhance the organisation’s offerings. She developed organisational policy and training needs analyses and worked strategically with the Board to ensure the department met Trust business objectives. She worked closely with governance, audit, finance and research. Brenda has also worked in partnership with many local and national universities and colleges and remains an honorary lecturer at two of them. She was also involved with organising events, presenting at external conferences and was a staff member of the Council of Governors at the Trust, holding the Board to account. She is an executive team member of the Lancashire East branch of the Royal College of Nursing as treasurer. Brenda continues to work in the field of learning disability, is a director of a consulting company, working on a freelance basis carrying out investigations in services where there has been a serious incident, interviewing those involved, researching and providing a critical analysis and recommendations. Please also see under ‘Consultants’ in Section 11 If any individuals (not necessarily directors) have been identified for management roles please state what experience identified individuals have to undertake the role in question.

13. Staffing structure Guidance Notes What is the staffing structure of your proposed radio The legislation requires that Ofcom has regard to the service? Provide a job title for each position and applicant’s ability to maintain the proposed service (as indicate whether the individual will be paid or will well as to ensure the applicant is fit and proper to hold work in a voluntary capacity, will be full or part-time the licence). As well as its ownership, management and

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(indicate the number of hours for part-time posts). operations, the proposed staffing of the station is This may be provided as a diagram or organisation relevant to these considerations. chart. Answer in fewer than 400 words, plus organisation chart (optional):

Leyland Community Radio Limited is a non-profit company limited by guarantee. It currently has two member-directors, Amelia Lavelle (Chair), Brian Ashman (MD), and intends to appoint two further directors, Brenda Crossley and Anne Hunter, in due course, followed by other members at its discretion. As three of the four board members will have day-to-day input into the running of the station, appointment of at least one other board member is regarded as desirable prior to commencing broadcasting. All company and radio station roles will be unpaid, although - if specific funding is secured or (income- generating) contracts demand it - some station management functions may be paid for. Commission will be paid for securing advertising The Station Manager will have overall responsibility for day-to-day matters and will report, as required, to the Board. The Board will send a representative to the Steering Group. The structure / roles: Station manager, 20+ hrs, p.w., reports to Board of Directors Deputy station managers (2), each 8+ hrs. p.w., report to Station Manager/Board of Directors The station management team will have responsibility for: programme scheduling, forward planning, management of volunteers, quality control, training, technical oversight, sponsorship and advertising, funding, budget management & control, liaison with partner bodies, editorial control, social media, website management, marketing, sales and public relations. They may call on support from other volunteers.. Assistant station managers (6), each 2 – 5 hrs. p.w., report to Station Manager Show producer-presenters (12 or more), each up to 5 hrs. p.w., report to station management team Community reporters (no limit), time as required, report to station management team Admin staff (2 or more), each 2+ hrs. p.w., report to Station Manager Music librarianship (1 music librarian, 2 assistants), 2 hrs. p.w. each, report to Station Manager Owing to the nature of volunteering, volunteer development needs, and the flexibility and responsiveness required to run a community radio station, these roles and reporting arrangements may vary.

14. Applicant’s experience Guidance Notes Please describe the history of your group, and any Ofcom is required to consider whether an applicant has relevant experience of the group, or the individuals the ability to run a community radio station for the within the group, by answering the questions below. licence period (up to five years). To aid our consideration we want to know about any relevant experience the applicant group as a whole, or the individuals involved, may have.

A. Please provide a brief history of your group. Answer in fewer than 300 words:

The group was established in December 2014 by Brian Ashman (joined in January 2015 by Amelia Lavelle), based on identified need for a hyperlocal community station in the gap between two neighbouring community stations. With assistance from an experienced ex-BBC/offshore radio presenter it ran its first RSL in June 2015, 75% funded by donations and grants. This broadcast for three days, providing training and broadcasting experience to over 30 volunteers, most having their own one-hour show. In February, April and May 2016, the group trialled Breakfast online shows from a base in central Leyland five days a week, training presenters, identifying potential problems and assessing

Leyland Community Radio licence application form sustainability. The group also gave live coverage of Leyland Festival, Leyland Food Fayre, the Christmas lights switch-on and other local events. The various events gave 8 volunteers practical experience of planning and executing live outside broadcasts in various ways. After evaluation it was decided that the station should continue, in order to continue building brand recognition, training further volunteers and gaining expertise. From October 2016 to date we ran Breakfast shows continuously 3 days a week (repeated on the evening of the same day), with a nostalgia show on Wednesdays. From this we have 8 experienced magazine-show presenters. A second RSL, for 7 days in June 2017, led by three additional volunteers identified as potential director/managers, gave a different focus and direction to the broadcast, based on a commercial- radio-style ‘stripped’ schedule (longer shows/fewer presenters), ‘seasoned’ with eighteen locally- produced, original half-hour slots. In contrast with 2015, this broadcast was 90% funded by sponsorship and advertising. The group has varied the way it works, to trial and learn from experiences, showing it can be flexible and adaptable in the face of changing circumstances. So far it has raised around £5,000 from grants, donations and subscriptions to meet capital and running costs.

B. Please summarise the group’s broadcasting experience (e.g. internet radio, Restricted Service Licences (RSLs)). Answer in fewer than 150 words:

RSL: 3 days, June 2015. Online radio trials in February/April/May 2016, continuously since October 2016. RSLs: 7 days, June 2015. In 2015/2016/2017, live coverage of Leyland Festival and several other local events, including the Christmas lights switch-on, with studio staff announcing/interviewing and phoned-in reports. The various events gave 8 volunteers practical experience of planning and executing live outside broadcasts. Coverage of the Food Fayre enabled us to trial a different technique of live outside broadcast hosting and interviewing (live remote host, with music played by technician in studio).

C. Please summarise the relevant experience of the group or its members, in relevant non-broadcast areas (such as third sector, local business, fund-raising, training or education). Answer in fewer than 150 words:

Millie Lavelle has substantial business-management experience, currently running her own board games’ café. She previously managed a chain of franchise restaurants, taking one from being “too difficult to manage,” understaffed and underperforming to most profitable store, with consistently excellent Key Performance Indicators. Brian Ashman, 25-years qualified teacher, has worked in schools, further/adult education and private language schools. He is a trustee of Preston Community Network, providing a voice for smaller voluntary/community organisations. Anne Hunter coordinated mentoring of university nursing students in practical and theoretical skills for 18 years. Prior to this she gained experience in an administrative and accounting role. Brenda Crossley has worked at senior management level in training, managing teams and budgets. She has worked at board level to achieve strategic objectives. She is a guest lecturer at two universities and director of non-profit company Chapter 3 Enterprise CIC, using enterprise and leadership for social gain.

D. Please summarise the radio broadcasting experience of key individuals in the applicant group (only if not already described above). Answer in fewer than 150 words:

Millie has hosted a range of community radio shows, including Geek On Radio, now an internationally successful podcast. She was responsible at Preston FM for social media, produced shows, and managed the station.

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Brian chaired Preston FM’s steering group, hosted and produced flagship show Chat City, managed the station and organised several outside broadcasts/special events broadcasts, such as Preston Guild 2012. Brenda has hosted and interviewed on our Breakfast show, was instrumental in organising/running our second RSL. Anne has acquired various skills, e.g. production, editing, training and show appraisal through a two- year involvement with this project. Bob runs an audio/video production business, has expertise in sound engineering/music production, has scripted and produced hundreds of jingles/promos commercials, and produced and presented in- depth shows. Terry has held posts with both BBC and commercial radio. He has hosted music shows, talk shows and phone-ins, as well as regularly acting as an outside broadcast reporter.

Evidence of demand:

15. Demand and/or support Guidance Notes Please provide a summary of evidence of demand When considering community radio licence applications, and/or support for your proposed service. Ofcom is required to take into account the extent of local This may include a variety of information, for demand for, or support for, the provision of the proposed example: service. • summary of support from statutory or voluntary It is for applicants to decide what evidence of demand or sector organisations which expect to contribute support they wish to submit. However, Ofcom does not practically and/or financially to your operations, believe that generic support for the establishment of a or which would expect to collaborate with you in new radio service is as meaningful as evidence of joint activities; considered support for a specific applicant’s proposals. This means that Ofcom does not attach great value to • evidence of interest generated through radio numerous examples of similar generic or form letters of activity (e.g. RSLs, internet radio), community support by your group, or to petitions. activity, training, voluntary sector work etc.; Copies of letters or research reports etc. should not be • results of research; submitted. However, your response here may include • summary of support from local politicians, brief relevant extracts from such material and must councils, educational or religious bodies etc.; represent an accurate and comprehensive summary of any such supporting evidence. If we wish to see the • summary of support from local business or other source material, we will ask for it. sectors; • evidence of support from your proposed target community. Answer in fewer than 1,000 words:

Practical backing Halls4All, Morrisons, Ainscough Properties Limited, Moss Side Community Centre, Derbyshire Booth, Fusion Youth and Community, The Good Rock Foundation, Fox Lane Sports and Social Club, Ten of Those Ltd and New Lease Residential Lettings all provided space free-of-charge (the latter, ongoing long-term). Ten of Those’s MD Jonathan shares our passion for radio and for community; the company’s philanthropic support includes alterations to create self-contained studio space for us. St Ambrose Players drama group thank us in every programme, Leyland Leader regularly prints editorial about us. The Leyland Guardian has published several articles about us. 20+ local shops display our posters. Our Facebook has weekly reach of thousands, with hundreds of engagements. We’ve interviewed 160+ local councillors, businesspeople and community/voluntary sector organisations. Our on-demand channel has had over 7,000 listens. We’ve provided an environment where young local performers have safe, supported experiences of

Leyland Community Radio licence application form media exposure. The Creative Connection arts organisation partner us to develop and nurture young talent and provide a platform for music, poetry and drama. We have had twenty-two local advertisers or sponsors. Fox Lane Sports and Social Club's adult and junior clubs/teams are interested in having/doing games commentating. Experiences/beliefs. “Leyland Festival Radio's interviews with individuals and organisations […] made a positive impact on the life of the community”. - M.F. Godbold MBE JP, Manager and Treasurer, Moss Side Community Centre: “Very shortly [after the interview] I was contacted by the director of a business who wanted to talk to me about providing employment opportunities to people living with a physical or learning disability. This enabled me to potentially fulfil the needs of a local charity I was already in contact with who were seeking just such opportunities and I am now in the course of brokering arrangements between the two”. - M Desmond MBE, Business Connector with the charity Business in the Community: “Leyland Festival Radio is networking for individuals and/or groups, which facilitates further community links and working!” - M Fletcher, working with the charity 1 Life to Live Older people: “As a keen supporter of the ever-increasing older population in our area, I can see the benefits of having a local radio station which can reach out to the population, especially the house-bound.” - Cllr. Sue Jones, South Ribble Borough Council: “There are significantly large numbers of older people living within your proposed catchment area, many of whom are affected by social isolation […] and we know that being involved and engaged in local community activity is vitally important to maintaining their mental health and wellbeing” - L Chivers, Chief Executive, Age Concern Central Lancashire “I just wanted to send you a quick note to wish you luck in your endeavours. Many older people rely on the television or radio to combat loneliness and it’s great for someone to be able to hear what is going on in their own backyard.. - Seema Kennedy MP (Co-Chair of the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness; mentioned us appreciateively in the Commons debate on digital radio, January 2017). “Lots of older people come to the market and we are sure that they would appreciate programmes like the afternoon vintage music show which was put on during the one-week FM broadcast in June.” - P Halliwell, Leyland Market Manager General/community “The proposed radio station will offer local news, interviews and features of great interest to many of our members”. - M Dixon, Chair of Churches Together in Leyland: “I have seen, first hand, the work that the radio station's dedicated band of volunteers do in providing a distinctive voice for our community.” - M Tomlinson, Lancashire County Councillor for Leyland Central division “The zeal and enthusiasm of this all-amateur organisation attracts admiration from across the political

Leyland Community Radio licence application form spectrum” - Cllr. Ken Jones, South Ribble Borough Council “I’m writing to offer my full support and encouragement for your application to Ofcom for an FM licence.” - Terry Durney, ex-BBC Radio Lancashire and Red Rose Gold presenter, volunteer, future Consultant “I am very happy to endorse your application. To be able to reach a wider audience can only be a good thing”. - Cllr Jane Bell, Chair of Leyland Neighbourhood Forum “Leyland Festival Radio has been promoting local events, which have an economic impact and benefit to both the local businesses and community groups”. - K Shaw Economic Development Officer, South Ribble Borough Council Education/training/arts Runshaw College worked with us on RSLs in 2015 and 2017. Students designed our logo and presented shows: “We would consider further sponsorship or advertising and would also consider further working together in the form of more student experiences in presenting, gaining technical experience.” - S Wade, Enrichment Coordinator “We believe that a local, community-based radio station is one of the most influential ways to strengthen a local community. We would like to offer our support wherever and however possible, if the opportunity arises.” - K Bradley, Director, KTB Music “We totally support the work of Leyland Community Radio and place a high value on the experience our artists are getting”. - N Stewart, Founder and Chair of The Creative Network St Ambrose Players consider us: “an essential element in the communication network which is used to provide awareness of our Society and so many other local organisations and community groups.” - D White, Chair of St Ambrose Players Content partner “As a local independent production company making speech-based content, we welcome Leyland Community Radio Ltd.'s proposals. We look forward to working with you and are pleased to support your application for a community radio licence”. - S Franklin, Director, Rubycon Community Media Ltd. Business/community “As the organiser of a thriving business networking group I very much appreciate our positive links with Leyland Festival Radio.” - K Bradshaw, BB4B “As an employer in the district I look forward to being able to advertise vacancies and in particular those apprenticeships that provide starting blocks to the youth in our community”. - L Williams JP, MD of Stonehouse Nursery

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Ability to maintain the service – financial information: 16. Pre-launch financial information

In assessing an applicant’s ability to maintain the service we need to know what funds and assets it holds, how much it intends to spend getting the station on-air (pre-launch expenditure), and predicted funding for the pre- launch period. Please note ‘in-kind’ income is dealt with in 18 below.

X Tick this box if you request Ofcom to withhold this information from the public copy of your application. Yes, please withhold

17. Year 1 financial information – income Please provide information on the predicted income for your first year of broadcasting. N.B. there is a legislative restriction on income from on-air advertising and sponsorship/commercial references (in summary, each station is allowed a ‘fixed revenue allowance’ of £15,000 per year from paid-for advertising and sponsorship; some stations may also be allowed up to 50% of their total relevant information per year (i.e. disregarding the fixed revenue allowance). See the ‘Invitation of applications for community radio licences’ for your region for further information). X Tick this box if you request Ofcom to withhold this information from the public copy of your application. Yes, please withhold

18. Financial information – in-kind support Please provide totals that reflect the in-kind support you expect to receive for the pre-launch period, and for year one. You may count some volunteer input as in-kind support – please see our guidance on this http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/broadcast/radio-ops/volunteerinput.pdf X Tick this box if you request Ofcom to withhold this information from the public copy of your application. Yes, please withhold

19. Year 1 financial information – outgoings Please summarise year 1 outgoings – your expected operational expenditure to cover the first 12 months after the service has commenced broadcasting. (Add rows if necessary). X Tick this box if you request Ofcom to withhold this information from the public copy of your application. Yes, please withhold

20. Year 1 financial information – commercial activities on air During your first year of broadcasting would your proposed The legislation for station carry any on-air advertising? (If so, please state the Community Radio amount of income you anticipate from this source and its places limits on the anticipated proportion of total income) amount of income annually from the sale

If ‘No’ might your proposed service seek to carry on-air of on-air advertising and advertising at a later date? (If so, please state the amount sponsorship that can be of income you estimate from this source and its estimated generated. proportion of total income) During your first year of broadcasting would your proposed station carry sponsorship or commercial references in return for payment? (If so, please state the amount of income you anticipate from this source and its anticipated proportion of total income) If ‘No’ might your proposed service seek to carry sponsorship or commercial references in return for payment at a later date? (If so, please state the amount of income you estimate from this source and its estimated proportion of total income) X Tick this box if you request Ofcom to withhold this information from the public copy of your application. Yes, please withhold

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21. Pre-launch financial information – contingency If there is a shortfall between pre-launch predicted income and outgoings, please explain below how you would expect to cover any outstanding costs. Answer in fewer than 150 words and/or submit a summary table: X Tick this box if you request Ofcom to withhold this information from the public copy of your application. Yes, please withhold

22. Year 1 financial information – contingency If there is a shortfall between Year 1 income and Year 1 outgoings, please explain below how you would expect to cover any outstanding costs (see also 23 and 24 below). Alternatively if there is a surplus at the end of Year 1, please explain what you intend to do with such additional resources. Answer in fewer than 150 words and/or submit a summary table: X Tick this box if you request Ofcom to withhold this information from the public copy of your application. Yes, please withhold

23. Financial information – loans and other borrowings If any of your proposed funding (either set-up or operational) is in the form of loans e.g. from directors, individuals or organisations, please provide details as to who the loan is from and the terms of such lending, expected repayment terms, interest rate charged and other associated costs. Answer in fewer than 150 words and/or submit a summary table: X Tick this box if you request Ofcom to withhold this information from the public copy of your application. Yes, please withhold

24. Financial information – alternative funding streams If there is a shortfall between income and outgoings, what arrangements have you explored and are in place to provide further financial and/or ‘in-kind’ support for your proposed service? If you have any proposals for expanding and/or changing the funding model of your proposed service after the first year of operation, please provide details below: Answer in fewer than 150 words and/or submit a summary table:

X Tick this box if you request Ofcom to withhold this information from the public copy of your application. Yes, please withhold

Broadcasting engineering:

Engineering notes We require preliminary radio frequency (r.f.) engineering information and applicants are advised that this section is not intended to be exhaustive. We are asking for the basic engineering parameters necessary to determine the extent of frequency availability in an applicant’s chosen area (after taking account of the requirements of neighbouring broadcasters); and to determine whether the proposed service area can be adequately served from this site. As a result, applicants should note the importance of identifying a transmission site that is suitable for the area they wish to serve. While Ofcom would not wish applicants to go to unnecessary expense (we do not guarantee the availability of a suitable frequency and/or our ability to allocate it for broadcasting from the chosen transmission site), we do require precise details about the transmission site chosen. The questions following relate to this. Applicants should provide evidence of negotiations or agreement with the site owner (e.g. whether a provisional agreement is in place). Any licence award will be based on the coverage area from the site identified in the application. If a licence is offered, Ofcom may not be able to agree to a change from the site put forward in this application (and any request for a change will need to be justified). Applicants should read and be aware of the relevant part of the Ofcom Site Engineering Code which may be found at: http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/broadcasting/guidance/tech-guidance/eng_code/

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25. Engineering information Waveband: This application is for an FM licence Yes Do you understand the requirements for FM (VHF) and have you incorporated these below and in, for example, Yes your start-up and other costs, detailed earlier? Transmission site What is the postal address and post code: PR25 4GJ address: The NGR is a reference code comprising two letters and two groups of three numbers (e.g. SW 123 456). It is SD 548 231 available from Ordnance Survey. What is the height of the site, in metres, Above Ordnance 43m Datum (AOD)? National Grid In metres, what is the total height of the mast / building Reference (NGR): Above Ground level (AGL)? 12m About the site’s What is the height, in metres, of the transmitting antenna 13m dimensions: AGL? Please supply photographs of the transmitter mast / X Tick if enclosed building and aerial location. Note: the mast is shown in the ‘down’ position; in use, it will be raised so that its base is just below the lower bracket. Who owns the site and what are their full contact details? Is this site already used for broadcasting and if so by Used for our 2015 RSL whom? About the Delete as appropriate the yes/no answers which describe transmission site: your situation regarding proposed site (it may be that you cannot answer all four questions): Site identified? Yes Transmission site Provisional agreement with site owner in place? Yes availability: Or under negotiation? No Applicant group owns site? No Other – please specify. Not applicable Applicant group owns site? No (Note: we cannot consider an application if no site has been identified.)

How to contact you:

26. Public contact details Guidance Notes Provide the name of the person who will deal with Ofcom will publish community radio licence enquiries from the press and public and the contact applications, and from time to time statements which details for them. may include public contact details, on its website. A point of contact is required to deal with press and other enquiries from interested parties. Name: Brian Ashman Email: [email protected] Website: [email protected]

27. Contact details for Ofcom Guidance Notes Provide the name of the person who will be Ofcom’s Ofcom will need to contact your group in relation to this

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primary contact and their contact details: application. PLEASE ENSURE YOU ADVISE OFCOM OF ANY CHANGES TO YOUR CONTACT DETAILS

Concluding declaration:

28. Declaration APPLICANT’S, DIRECTORS’ AND OWNERS’ OTHER INTERESTS 1. In relation to the applicant and any body’s and/or individuals whose details are given in sections 11, 12 and 13 of this application, please state whether the applicant, anybody or individual is (and if so identify that body or individual) involved in any of the activities set out in the table below, and the extent of the involvement or interest. For these purposes, the applicant includes associates of the applicant (i.e. directors and their associates and other group companies): (Note: if none of the following categories in this section apply, this must be clearly indicated by writing “none” in any appropriate box.) Activity/involvement By the applicant By a director and/or a shareholder (section 12 of this or member application form) (section 11 of this application form) a) Local authorities None None b) Bodies whose objects are wholly or mainly of a None None political nature, or which are affiliated to such a body c) Bodies whose objects are wholly or mainly of a None None religious nature d) An individual who is an officer of a body falling within None None (c) above e) A body corporate which is an associate (as defined in paragraphs 1(1) and 1(1a) of Part I of Schedule 2 None None to the Broadcasting Act 1990) or a body falling within (b) or (c) above) f) An advertising agency or an associate of an None None advertising agency g) Other broadcasting interests (including radio, television, satellite and cable broadcasting and allied None None activities). Other interests 2. Give details of any other interest or activity of the applicant which is or could be incompatible with the requirements imposed by or under Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1990 (as modified by the Community Radio Order 2004) and Articles 6 and 7 of the Community Radio Order 2004. Please also give details of any other participant in the applicant whose interest is or could be incompatible with those requirements. (You may need to seek advice about these matters) Answer: None

Other matters 3. In pursuance of its duties under Section 86(4) of the Broadcasting Act 1990 (as amended), Ofcom requires that the applicant should notify Ofcom of any matters which might influence Ofcom’s judgement as to whether: (i) the applicant; (ii) any director of the applicant; (iii) any individual, or any director of a company, who will have an interest of 5 per cent or more in the applicant; may not be considered a 'fit and proper person' to participate in a radio licence. Such matters would include, for example, the following (whether they occurred in the UK or any other country): any unspent criminal conviction, any undischarged insolvency and/or bankruptcy orders, any disqualification from being a director of a limited company, and any adverse findings made by Ofcom (or its predecessor broadcast regulators), any other regulatory authority and/or any court or tribunal in respect of any regulatory matters. Answer:

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None

Do you confirm, to the best of your knowledge and belief, that: 4. The applicant is not a disqualified person in relation to the licence by virtue of the provisions of section 143 (5) of the Broadcasting Act 1996 (relating to political objects); 5. The applicant is not otherwise a disqualified person in relation to the licence by virtue of Part II of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1990 or any other rule prohibiting its holding the licence; 6. No director, member or other person involved directly or indirectly in the management of the applicant group is the subject of a disqualification order as defined by section 145 (1) of the Broadcasting Act 1996; 7. No person (body corporate or individual) involved in the application has been convicted within the past five years of an unauthorised broadcasting offence and that the applicant will do all it can to ensure that no person (body corporate or individual) so convicted will be concerned in the provision of the service, the making of programmes included in it, or the operation of the radio station if the applicant is granted a licence; and 8. Any matters which might influence Ofcom's judgement as to whether the directors or members of the applicant group are fit and proper persons to participate in a radio licence have been made to Ofcom. Applicants should note that Ofcom reserves the right to revoke a licence if at any time any material statement made is found to be false and to have been made by the applicant or any member or officer thereof knowing it to be false, and that in the circumstances of section 144 of the Broadcasting Act 1996, the provision of false information or the withholding of relevant information with the intention of misleading Ofcom could incur a criminal conviction and a disqualification from the holding of a licence. X Please tick this box to confirm that the applicant agrees with the above statements. Agreed Please tick the boxes below to indicate which additional documentation is included as part of this application. We are not willing to accept additional information with this application, other than that set out below: X Memorandum & Articles of Association Note: Memorandum included https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/09364055/filing-history shows that we have adopted the model articles for companies limited by guarantee, incorporated since 2013. The model articles are included. X Certificate of Incorporation X Application Payment (UK £ 600.00) non-returnable X Photographs of the transmitter mast / building and aerial location.

I hereby apply to Ofcom for the grant of a community radio licence and declare that the information given in this application and any additional documentation is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, correct.

B Ashman (Name of person)

Director (Title or position in the applicant group)

26 July 2017 (Date)