Radio Central community radio licence application

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.

Radio Central

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:

Radio Central proposes to serve the British Pakistani, English, Urdu, Punjabi, Mirpuri, Pashto, Saraiki and Hindko speaking Communities in Birmingham. The total population of Birmingham is 1,073,045 (Census 2011). After London, Birmingham has the 2nd largest Pakistani Community in the UK. Birmingham is also home to the largest Pakistani Community in the world after Saudi Arabia living outside Pakistan. Amongst the South Asian Communities living in Birmingham, the Pakistani Community makes up the largest ethnic group. Pakistani: 144,627 (13.5%) Indian: 64,621 (6%) Bangladeshi: 32, 532 (3%) Source: 2011 UK Census Ethnic group, local authorities in England and Wales.

Source: https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/GALLERY/8_24_08_08_11_48_18.PNG There has been a 2.9 percent increase in the Pakistani population since the last census in 2001, with the Pakistani community now making the youngest age profile for Birmingham’s two most densely

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populated wards of Ladywood and Bordseley Green where 1 in 3 of the population is children. In 2013, the average constituency size had grown to 109,230 from 107,300 in 2011. In 2013, the largest District was Ladywood (131,600) and the smallest was Sutton Coldfield (95,000). There were four Wards where the number of people who said they belonged to an ethnic group other than white was above the city average of 49.6%. These were Hall Green (69.9%, Ladywood (78.7%) and Perry Barr (65.2%). Out of a total of 40 wards in Birmingham, Census figures suggest that the Pakistani community is spread across all wards, but there is a marked trend in a larger concentration of this community being within the inner city wards. The Pakistani community is made up of 4 main ethnic groups defined by their language/dialect: 1. Pakistani/Urdu- (29,403). Is the national language of Pakistan and is understood as the universal language after English amongst the Pakistani Community. This language is almost identical to Hindi, which is the national language of India. 2. Pakistani/Punjabi- (21,166). This is spoken and understood by a majority of the community. 3. Pakistani/Kashmiri- ( 10,827). This is a dialect spoken by a majority of the people from Pakistan from areas bordering Pakistani Controlled Kashmir region. This group is also known as ‘Mirpuri’. There are no official figures, but it is estimated that 70-80 percent of people defining themselves as ‘Pakistani’, originate from the ‘Azad Jammu and Kashmir region of Pakistani administered Kashmir, who emigrated to the UK throughout the 50’s and 60’s on a voucher scheme, and those whose homes were sub-merged after the building of Mangla Dam: http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120919132719/www.communities.gov.uk/documents/c ommunities/pdf/1170952.pdf 1. Pakistani/Pashto- (6,123). Spoken in the tribal areas of Pakistan. There is a large Pashto speaking community in Birmingham within the inner city Wards of: Bordseley Green, Washwood Heath, Springhill, Hodgehill, Nechells, South Yardley, and Sparkbrook. These figures constitute 42 percent of the Pakistani community who do not speak English as a first language. - 36% (51,606) of the Pakistani community consists `of children under the age of 16. - The Socio-economic figures suggest: - 64% (93,021) of the Pakistani community is made up of 16-65 age group. A further breakdown of this figure suggests: - 28.5% (25,507) has never worked. - 31.4% (29,250) has never worked and is long-term unemployed. - 12% (11,242) has Semi-routine occupations. Nationally, 1 in 4 British Pakistani men is a taxi driver. Only 1 in 4 Pakistani women work, and nearly 50% of 16-24 year olds belonging to the Pakistani Community are on NEET. (not in employment, not in training). The Highest recorded crime rates in Birmingham are in Bordseley Green and Washwood Heath wards which contain the highest population of Pakistani Community. Source: https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/50065/population_and_census/1003/population_in_birming ham/4 www.nomisweb.co.uk www.ukcrimestats.com http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/census http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/3533486/Britains-Pakistani-community.html

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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 Radio Central will aim to reach 15 wards, some of which contain a large concentration of our target Community. According to our estimation, we should cover 50 percent of our target audience (Approximately 72,000). We aim to reach within homes of: 1.Nechells, 2. Bordseley Green, 3. Ladywood, 4. Edgbaston, 5. Washwood Heath, 6. Aston, 7. Soho, 8. Lozells and East Handsworth, 9. Perry Barr, 10. Stockland Green, 11. South Yardley, 12. Sparkbrook, 13. Hodgehill, 14, Stetchford , 15. Acocks Green. Please see the diagram below illustrating the ethnic diversity of Birmingham and the penetration of Radio Central transmission into these wards:

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Detailed Transmission Coverage

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.

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Question B relates to how your output will serve the (i) cater for the tastes and interests of members of its tastes and interests of your target community. target community or communities (or for any Question C is about how your service will broaden particular tastes and interests in those communities); the range of local (non-BBC) services available in (ii) broaden the range of programmes available on non- your area. BBC local services (commercial and community Later in this form you will be asked to draft your own stations) to members of the relevant community or ‘key commitments’. This will form the basis of your communities; licence and is what Ofcom will judge you against. It (iii) broaden the overall range of such non-BBC local should include a summary of your proposed services provided in the area concerned; and programme output as set out below and reflect your (iv) have a distinct nature, or provide distinct content, commitment to cater for relevant tastes and interests, from any non-BBC local services with which it would to broaden the range of relevant programmes and overlap. services and to provide a service with a distinct nature and content as set out in the Guidance Notes Ofcom is required to consider the extent to which an in the column opposite. applicant’s proposals will cater for the tastes and interests of members of its target community or 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 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: Radio Central will have a fresh, young, upbeat, and dynamic sound to reflect the young audience’s needs. The station idents will be produced in English. The main output of the station will also be in English, and complimented with programs in local ethnic languages/dialects. The main day-time music output will be made up of Pakistani/Bollywood hits, having a broad appeal amongst the Pakistani community. This play-list will be combined with different musical genres from Pakistan and the UK, such as: Punjabi, Bhangra, Remixes, Pakistani Pop, rock, soul, and folk/sufi/qawaali music. Currently, there is no asian radio station in the UK broadcasting the Pakistani music genres which are proposed by Radio Central. A great emphasis will go into station sound, and fine-tuning the music output of Radio Central to meet the taste and demand of our target audience. Research shows 45.7% of Birmingham’s residents are under the age of 30, whilst, 36% of our target audience are children below the age of 16. (Census 2011). We will include features in our key shows to increase the participation of this particular age group. We will broadcast 24 hours a day, 7 days a week depending on volunteer availability and training. The

4 Radio Central community radio licence application weekend schedule and presenter line-up will be different to the weekdays. (See schedule). Our main shows will be Breakfast and Drive time during weekdays, which will be presented in English. Most shows on Radio Central will be produced in-house and each show will have a separate theme and will sound distinctly different depending on the time and the listening habits. Each show will seek to engage the audience through, dedications, requests, competitions, phone-ins, or popular debates. We believe listener participation is essential for the success of Radio Central, and will use all means currently available to engage our listeners such as: Phone, Text, email, and all aspects of social media. Through our work on RSLs and local radio, we are aware that there is a massive talent pool which needs to be discovered, and people who have talent do not have an open platform to shine due to the competitive nature of radio media. We aim to operate an open door policy and promote local talent by providing a platform for these local artists, musicians, and various contributors who are currently un- recognized. According to research, 42% of the Pakistani community do not speak English as a first language. (Census 2011). To reach this audience, Radio Central will provide a variety of programs in local dialects such as; Urdu, Punjabi, Mirpuri, Pashto, saraiki, and sindhi to meet the needs of this section of our target audience. Our research has shown the British Pakistani Community take a keen interest in news and current affairs from Pakistan alongside the UK. As a result, some of the satellite TV channels from Pakistan have been winning audiences in recent years. As part of our daily programming schedule, we will air shows which will also cover news from Pakistan on a daily basis. We will send and receive program feeds to and from various local radio stations in Pakistan subject to necessary checks and balances. Media training will form the heart of our project. Media training is a core part of our social gain and one of our main key commitments. We believe that in order to involve the youth, there must be a dedicated training platform in which professional radio broadcasters can provide training in order to give the necessary skills to the youth so they can embark on a career in media. Radio Central will provide the facilities, and training at no cost to the members of our local community. This training will focus on working with local schools, colleges, Universities and government organizations such as DWP, to bring the youth into Radio Central and to teach them various aspects of radio. Radio Central will rely on industry software such as VCS, Myriad, Enco-DAD for playout, and Adobe CS6 for audio editing. As part of volunteer training, we will train our volunteers to become super-users on Adobe Audition CS6 and one of the playout programs mentioned. Volunteers will be taught how to record commercials, write scripts, get vox pops, make news and topical packages which will be used on Radio Central as fillers. We will run 12 week structured courses for volunteers to provide free training. At the end of the 12 weeks, those who attend regularly, will take away a certificate, a demo tape of their work and a copy of a package they have produced as part of their training. We will aim to start with 100% music barker service during test transmission phase for the first 28 days while we fine tune our transmission and train presenters.and gradually introduce speech into the programming format. We envisage a high turnover of people. Volunteers will need to be fully trained before being allowed on-air. We therefore, estimate the station running to full capacity after month 6. We will finally aim to achieve 70:30 music to speech ratio. Weekday Schedule 0600-0900 – Breakfast Show. Presented in English. Exciting, upbeat, music driven show with small quirkies from tabloids, local and national news, headlines, Traffic updates, Children’s school run requests. 0900-1200- Mid-morning Show. Presented in English/Urdu. Personality lead show with a particular theme in every hour. 1100-1200 will be a daily debate based on issues affecting the local community with regular guests and a live phone-in. 1200-1400- Lunchtime Show. Presented in Urdu/Punjabi. Light entertainment, based on culture and lifestyle, 1400-1600- Afternoon request Show. Presented in Mirpuri. Humorous entertaining show focussing on daily phone-in requests, and dedications. 1600-1900- Drive time Show. Presented in English playing a variety of upbeat hits compiled with news, travel, competitions, and daily light hearted stories from the papers. 1900-2200- Language Section. Mondays and Tuesdays will be presented in Urdu playing a selection of Urdu Ghazals, listener’s poetry, and entertainment magazine. Wednesdays, presented in Punjabi,

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Thursdays in Mirpuri, and Fridays in Pashto. (subject to change). 2200-0000- Late night show. Popular youth show presented in English . This show will champion latest remixes, and the best of British Asian music. It will act as a platform for young artists, musicians, Dj’s, producers and writers. This show will also contain a daily late night watershed debate on popular topics affecting the British Pakistani youth and will give them air-time to get their voices and views on air. 0000-0400- Overnight. Autoplay - Late night music and back to back hits. 0400-0700- Devotional Sounds. Autoplay - Religious music consisting of: Sufi Qawaali, Naats, Hamds, and recitation of the Holy Quran.

Saturday Schedule 0600-0900- Weekend Breakfast. Presented in English, popular musical entertainment, lots of humour, and light hearted stories from the newspapers. 0900-1200- Schools United. Presented in English by local children, talking about school topics, and activities at their local schools. Teachers and school heads will be invited to this show to participate from local junior and senior schools. 1200-1400- Bhangra Blast Off. Punjabi show playing the latest releases. 1400-1700- Sports Show. Presented in English covering sports, with prominent guest speakers and sports celebrities. 1700-2000- Take Two. Presented in English bringing the latest news from the Bollywood and Lollywood entertainment industry, along with popular interviews, and latest releases. 2000-0000- Sham e Ghazal . This will be a four hour Urdu Program playing the best in Urdu music, poetry, and listener interaction.

Sunday Schedule 0000-0500- Back to back Music. Automation. 0500-0700- Devotional Sounds. Religious music and recitation of the holy Quran. 0700-1000- Sunday Morning Breakfast Show. In English, live dedications, popular music, showbiz gossip, Sunday morning paper review. 1000-1200- Soap Dish. In English. This will focus on a big news event affecting the audience and will rely on listener participation to discuss and debate the topic on the day. 1200-1400- Latest Releases. Presented in English/Urdu focussing on the latest Bollywood and Pakistani Cinema hits. 1400-1700- Pakistani Hits. Weekly show presented in Urdu and Punjabi playing golden oldies from the golden era of Pakistani Cinema. Listeners requests through letters and emails will be included in this show. 1700-2000- Potohar Times. Presented in Mirpuri dialect playing popular Mirpuri and Punjabi music mixed with comedy radio acts and a weekly news summary from the Pakistani-Administered Kashmir region. Will also take a feed from local radio in Kashmir for 2 ways on the latest gossip and goings on from Kashmir. 2000-2200- Central and you. Presented in English. Weekly reflection of various programs on the station and listeners views on topics discussed throughout the week playing recorded snippets of shows and also giving feedback to listeners on likes and dislikes. This show is part of Radio Central’s accountability process, and an important tool for monitoring the quality of our programs. 2200-0000- Urdu show playing a variety of music and dedications. 0100-0400- Autoplay - Late night music and back to back hits. 0400-0700- Devotional Sounds. Autoplay - Religious music consisting of: Sufi Qawaali, Naats, Hamds, and recitation of the Holy Quran.

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

We have a choice of several rent-free addresses in Handsworth, Erdington, or Balsall Heath, Birmingham. We will decide upon the award of the licence

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:

Radio Central will be controlled and managed by a team of professional broadcasters who belong to the target community, and have lived and worked amongst the community for many years. We have carried out extensive research into the needs of our target community and are extremely well versed with the target audience’s listening habits. Our programming formula will accurately reflect the taste and interests of our target community by providing a balanced speech, language and music content. The music will be made up of popular and specialist hits depending on the time of day. Our team has in-depth knowledge of different musical genres relevant to our audience and have produced and presented award winning shows for commercial radio and the BBC. The music formula is important in winning large audience numbers and is extremely important to strike middle ground as Asian music is extremely diverse. Research shows 4 in 10 of our audience do not speak English as a first language. Radio Central will create original innovative in-house programs which will be presented in a range of diverse languages that fall under the umbrella of the Pakistani Community. The music will complement the language and style being presented at that time. The art of Radio broadcasting is communication, making sure your message is heard and understood. Our daytime programs will contain regular topics affecting the target community such as: Health, Education, Domestic Violence, Community Issues, Crime, Drugs, Islamaphobia, Radicalisation and Extremism. We will tackle all areas, and tackle difficult challenging topics through our debate and discussion programs, and will work with the wider Asian/non-Asian communities through the radio platform to combat some of the popular narratives that are synonymous with the British Pakistani Muslim Community. Health Officials from the local Community will be carefully selected after being vetted and will become guest speakers on our shows. These guests will be fluent in English/Urdu/Punjabi/Mirpuri languages and dialects in order to make sure their message is understood. Our target community lives in some of the most deprived, impoverished inner-city wards with the highest crime rates. Drugs, and Crime agency staff will also participate in our service. We will work closely with the West Midlands Police in order to promote Community relations. We believe the only way to target the problems faced by the British Pakistani Community is for the radio station to reach out to peoples homes and get them to interact with the authorities. We will work with all local mosques and Islamic Educational and Welfare Centres, in order to educate and empower the youngest and most vulnerable in the community. A radio station set in the heart of the Community, which has broad appeal, and is trusted by the Community members is also an effective tool in tackling the issue of radicalisation and extremism. A staggering 60 percent of 16-65 year age group in our audience has never worked or has been long term unemployed. The government has launched initiatives and advertising campaigns on health and employment over a number of years but had little or no success. Having almost 6 in 10 working age people that have never worked or are long term unemployed creates a massive burden on the welfare services. Radio Central will work in partnership with Government organisations such as: DWP, Birmingham City Council, Employment service providers, along with various charities and voluntary organisations, to come on radio and promote Community projects, as well as to create job awareness in English and ethnic languages relevant to our target audience. One of our main focusing areas will be to create and promote opportunities for this group, in order to help them get involved in the local community through radio.

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.

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Answer in fewer than 400 words:

We propose to create and provide tailored programming which will add a new dimension to what is currently available. Audiences change over time, and radio stations need to adapt to changing listening habits, and styles. Birmingham’s Asian community has not had a choice of radio operators catering for its needs since the launch of Radio XL in 1995. The Pakistani community has also fallen victim to racism from other Asian communities who are either operating a commercial radio service or are part of the BBC Asian Network. Both have ignored the needs of the Pakistani community, or have refused to give artists and young talent belonging to the Pakistani community any airtime. This ‘brown on brown’ racism has been on-going for many years but the issue is seldom addressed because of the fear of people losing their jobs by speaking out. Here is a latest article in relation to BBC Asian Network: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4867166/BBC-sacks-Asian-Network-DJ-lewd-comments.html The entire Breakfast team on BBC’s National Asian Network were recently sacked for making racist slurs and refusing to play any music from Pakistani artists referring to ‘Pakistanis’ using the ‘P’ word. As Ofcom is now governing the BBC, it is important to highlight this point. The station sound, its imaging, website, presenters, and content will look and sound unique to what is currently available. Our music policy and range of programs will be distinctively different to what is currently available. We will propose to highlight some differences in our programming in comparison to Radio XL, as this formed part of the rejection process on the last two occasions. Radio XL is the only commercial radio station in the West Midlands Radio XL broadcasts 1 hour of Pakistani music per week. This is aired every Saturday evening between 2100-2200. Radio Central aims to broadcast to the Pakistani community 24 hours, 7 days per week playing Pakistani hits around the clock. What’s more, Pakistani music, arts, and culture seldom receive any importance on Radio XL as part of the stations in-house policy which has frustrated the presenting team for a number of years, as it is not reflective of the audience requirements. The presenting team however, is powerless as the station is owned by, and run as a family business. Content and music policy is controlled and managed by the family. Any debates, or community issues, music related matters on Radio XL have to be approved by the family members before being aired which is not impartial, and the community has suffered for a number of years through this practice. As a direct result, the Pakistani community is underserved by the music and content policy of Radio XL. Radio Central however, will aim to provide an alternative service to the Pakistani community in Birmingham. The social gain Radio Central will provide to our target audience will be exemplary, in that we will tackle issues affecting this community at grass routes level and gain access to services which will be aired daily on a not-for profit basis. Artists, community leaders, volunteer organisations, and government departments will have a new platform which will be open and easily accessible to all for free to come together and be a part of the Radio Central contributing team. Furthermore, our proposal is not intended to be a commercial venture. We will be relying on donations, fundraising, voluntary input and a shoestring budget, which will not impact on the economic viability of Radio XL which has an MCA of over 150,000 adults (aged 15+). Our aim is simple inclusion of our target community which has been underserved for a number of years. Radio Services in Birmingham FM 89.1 Big City Radio- Community Radio playing contemporary English music. 93.5 Unity FM- Muslim Religious Radio. 96.4 Free Radio- Contemporary hit radio 98.7 New Style Radio- Community Radio broadcasting to the Afro-Caribbean Community 100.1 Classic FM- National Commercial Radio playing Classical music. 100.7 Heart FM- Best of English pop music.

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102.2 Capital FM Birmingham- Contemporary hit radio. 102.7 Villan Radio- Aston Villa Radio. 105.2 Planet Rock- Playing Rock music. 105.7 Smooth Radio- Playing mellow English hits. 107.5 Switch Radio- Community Radio for the local English community. AM 1053 Talk SPORT- Speech based talk based on sports. 1152 Free Radio 80’s- Playing 80’s classic hits. 1215 Absolute Radio- English Contemporary hit radio. 1296 Radio XL- Asian Commercial Radio

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, Answer in fewer than 1,500 words: (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. 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.

The British Pakistani Community in Birmingham has never had a dedicated localised in-depth community radio service, which would provide opportunities to address its problems and challenges, and to work with other wider communities. Radio Central will be the first of its kind and will become an asset to the community in many ways. Our entire proposal is focused on social gain, and bringing

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

9 Radio Central community radio licence application benefit to our target community. This will be delivered and achieved in a number of ways: Provision of a Radio service on Socio Economic and Health Factors Birmingham contains the UK’s second highest number of British Pakistanis. There are three generations of this community that are settled in Birmingham. Figures suggest: ▪ Nearly 4 in 10 are children under the age of 16. ▪ Nearly 6 in 10 of working age are either long term unemployed or have never worked. ▪ Nearly 2 in 10 of 16-18 year olds are in full time education. ▪ Just over 1 in 10 of working class group have held occasional jobs. ▪ Nationally, 1 in 4 Pakistani men is a Taxi Driver. ▪ Only 1 in 4 Pakistani women work, whilst a large number of Pakistani women stay at home looking after children or elderly people. ▪ A third of all genetic defects occur in babies of Pakistani Origin due to ‘Cousin Marriages’. ▪ Just under 5% of UK prison population is made up of Pakistanis. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Pakistani+population+in+UK+prisons&spell=1&sa=X&ved=0ahU KEwi3mvCH_IbXAhXIcBoKHbZPB7sQvwUIIygA&biw=1103&bih=767# http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/number-of-muslims-in-prison-doubles-in-decade-to- 12000-9222237.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2355277/Warning-cousin-marriages-Unions-blood-relatives- Pakistani-community-account-birth-defects-children.html Further statistics paint a bleak picture on health problems such Type II Diabetes, Beta Thalassemia, amongst other conditions affecting the Pakistani Community. Mental health and Domestic violence are also major areas affecting the Pakistani Community, but are rarely reported due to cultural, religious, and social reasons within the boundaries of a close-knit community. Radio Central will provide a focused service taking this message to the homes of our community on a daily basis. We believe these problems can be overcome and largely reduced over time with providing targeted awareness and education through the radio medium. Our research has found that these health problems faced by the Pakistani Community put a tremendous amount of pressure on the NHS. We are aware through our media background that the NHS has ran many radio campaigns running in to millions of pounds to try and tackle these problems but have made little or no impact. We will discuss and debate health issues in English and in ethnic Pakistani languages by bringing professionals as guest speakers from the target community. To be effective, we believe this problem needs to be addressed by a dedicated community radio service for the community by professionals from the community it serves. Provision of Debate and Discussion A study commissioned by the Cohesion Directorate of Communities and Local Government in order to understand the diversity of England’s Muslim Community has found that: ‘’the identity issue has become very critical post 9/11 and 7/7. The mass increase in Islamophobia, negative publicity and the general perception about Muslims, are causing a crisis in the minds of the third generation, who have now begun to feel unsupported by the British system and culture, and made to feel like strangers in what they consider as their home.’’ The negative images in the media of young Muslims often portrayed as terrorists, coupled with mass hysteria surrounding the religion of Islam is driving some of the youth into the hands of radicals and extremists. This group of young people most of whom are from the Pakistani Community are frustrated with having no voice. When this fact is coupled with Power Words we repeatedly hear such as ‘Radical Islam, Muslim extremists, Fundamentalists, Islamists’, which are being used by popular News channels such as BBC, Sky, CNN etc., It creates distrust of the Media amongst the youth in this community. We believe this is the most important group of people in our target community who feel alienated. We will work with this group by providing them a voice for debate and discussion, and we will aim to tackle the polarised vision of the world, that has been created in the minds of these young, vulnerable

10 Radio Central community radio licence application people by popular media. Being journalists and broadcasters ourselves, we are trusted within the target community to deliver on this promise. Members of our team have helped BBC news journalists on a number of terrorism related sensitive stories. We believe the only way to tackle the problem of Radicalisation, Extremism, and Terrorism, is to tackle and debate these issues at grass routes level. Radio Central will provide a platform for debate and discussion, and invite these young disillusioned vulnerable people to express their opinion on a regular basis, by a community station run by professionals from the same community. Community Cohesion According to the 2001 Census, 98 per cent of Pakistanis in England are Muslims, with a small (1%) Christian minority. The majority of Pakistanis are Sunni Muslims, though there are smaller numbers of Shi’a Muslims. The four most important movements in the UK are the Deobandis and Tablighi Jamaat, Barelvis or Sunni Sufis, the Jamaat-e Islami and the Ahl-e-Hadith. Other groups with a more Arab influence are the Salafis, or Wahabis. Communities did not arrive in the UK with an automatic loyalty to these movements. This had to be won in the early period of community formation. Between the 1960s and the 1980s, when the sectarian segmentation of mosques was most noticeable, this could be seen in the fierce rivalry for mosque control that was mostly played out between the Deobandi influenced outreach movement, the Tablighi Jamaat, and the Pakistani Sufi orders known as the Barelvis. http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120919132719/www.communities.gov.uk/documents/co mmunities/pdf/1170952.pdf These divisions amongst the community leaders have lead to disagreements between Mosques, which in turn have divided the Community on important religious and cultural festivals such as Eid. The community leaders need an impartial platform to work together in order to address the many problems faced by our target community. Radio Central will provide the impartial platform to facilitate community cohesion by providing space which will enable all members of our target community including religious and community leaders, regardless of their personal beliefs to come and work together to overcome these divisions. We believe, by working together in an open transparent manner will help eliminate these divisions amongst the target community. Radio Central, as part of our social gain will endeavour to work with all communities by building bridges between the Pakistani Community and the Non-Pakistani Communities in our coverage area. This will involve tackling difficult issues that create divisions by providing an impartial platform which will welcome opinion from all sides. Education and Training Education and training will form the core of our commitment to the community. 36 percent of the Pakistani population consists of young people under the age of 16. Although there has been a positive trend over the last few years with British Pakistani Children getting into further and higher education (15% according to Census 2011), there are however 33 percent of school leavers who are NEET, and thus vulnerable to: Violence, fraud, or drug related crime. These youth are socially disadvantaged, as they don’t have role models or mentors to guide them through their crucial teenage years. Research has found that these vulnerable youngsters lack self-esteem, and self-confidence. It is also a known fact that these youngsters are the ones who fall prey to the radical, extremist ideologies. “Violent extremists of all persuasions try to paint the world in a polarised way, accentuating divisions, difference and exploiting fears based on ignorance or prejudice. Education can be a powerful weapon against this, equipping young people with knowledge and skills to think for themselves, to challenge and to debate; and giving young people the opportunity to learn about different cultures and faith and crucially, to gain an understanding of the values we share. Exploring ideas, developing a sense of identity, and forming views are a normal part of growing up. Schools can support young people in this; providing a safe environment for discussing controversial issues and helping young people understand how they can influence and participate in decision making. We need to encourage young people to express their views but also to appreciate the impact their views can have on others, to take responsibility for their actions and to understand that the use of violence to further any cause is criminal.” From Manchester City council report entitled ‘Preventing Violent Extremism 2010’

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Our partner organizations have many years of experience in dealing with troubled youngsters. We will provide accessible community based training for this group, and mentor them in the art of broadcasting, journalism, and give them necessary radio and media skills. We believe, taking these youngsters who are NEET, and training them to become, confident, articulate, and motivated young people would be a great benefit to the target community. In order to do this we will work with all local secondary schools and colleges by offering their pupils and students work placements. These would involve a variety of courses in all aspects of radio communication skills such as; writing, editing, presenting, and getting involved with other community projects through Radio Central, and will aim to train 20 individuals on an annual basis. We will work with our contacts in Commercial Radio, TV, Print Media, and the BBC in order for these organisations to provide professional training. Infact, a number of our volunteers are currently presenting, and producing programs for the BBC, who are keen to get involved on a voluntary basis to help improve some of the social issues as already highlighted by working with the young people in our target community. Further Social Gain for Women and Non-speakers of English Language Figures suggest, only 1 in 4 Pakistani women is in employment. (radstats.co.uk). Most women in the target Community are at home looking after children or old people. Amongst many things such as: Mental Health, Crime, Unemployment, Underachievement, and Social Exclusion already discussed in this proposal, Domestic Violence is a major problem within the Pakistani Community which seldom gets reported due to cultural barriers, therefore it is difficult to get accurate figures. We will address this problem of Domestic Violence which affects a substantial number of women in our target community by having a regular debate and discussion as part of our daily programming format. Members of the West Midlands Police’s Domestic Violence Unit along with Birmingham Social Services will participate in our debates by offering help and advice. Our daily programme format will contain shows that are specific for women and will also focus on various other topics such as: Fashion, Lifestyle, Culture, Health and Beauty, Education and Employment. Women will be encouraged to get involved in community projects through the Radio. 42 percent of our audience do not speak English as a first language. We will provide Programs for this group in the ethnic languages such as; Urdu, Punjabi, Pothowari, Mirpuri, saraiki, Sindhi, and Pashto. These programs will contain specialist play-listed music and will also focus on the issues affecting this particular group such as; Health, Education, Employment, Voluntary sector, and Community Projects. We will focus on involving this group in community projects.

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 have a database of volunteers from the target community who are keen to join Radio Central. Our core objective is to work for the community and the best way to achieve this is to involve community members in our service. Radio Central will start with a core team of volunteers who are professional broadcasters. This group will be responsible for the setting up of the Radio Station. This group will remain with the Radio station throughout its operation. We will need to start with 10 volunteers. These volunteers will be from the local community, all of who will have some radio experience, along with a variety of other useful skills such as being able to speak English and a second South Asian language. These volunteers will be fully trained by our core team and assisted by visiting volunteers from a number of local commercial and BBC radio stations.

12 Radio Central community radio licence application broadcast training will be given to these volunteers in the do’s and don’ts of radio along with station guidelines. These volunteers will be voice trained; desk trained, and will have plenty of practice runs in our production studio before going on air. Promos and trails will start going out on air during the test transmission phase asking for more volunteers to come and join Radio Central team. Our core team, who will continue training the new volunteers in different departments such as; News, Sales, IT, Production, Research, Script Writing, and Presenting, will also manage these new volunteers. As more presenters and journalists are trained, thus gaining confidence, the core team will slowly move back to the advisory board and let the new staff take control of the day to day running of Radio Central. We estimate to work with over 20+ volunteers per year. Volunteers will be vetted to test their skills. We will need people in script writing, news, voice-over work, commercial production, IT, Public Relations, Legal and general work related matters. Some volunteers will be guest speakers and panellists on the station during topics of debate and discussion, whilst others will be called in for their technical knowledge, and skills in administration, accounts, and legal matters. Infact, members of our target Community will be encouraged to use their skills for the betterment of this service which will become symbiotic with the people it is designed to serve. We will also create Radio Central Monitoring Committee, which will be made up of 6 members of our target Community. Its purpose will be receiving feedback from listeners. The members of the Radio Central Monitoring Committee will initially meet every six weeks at the beginning of our broadcast to report back to the Community Liaison Manager, relaying all feedback they receive from listeners. This process will ensure that we are delivering on our promise of performance. This feedback will help to improve the level of our service delivered to our target community, and help maintain standards. Once we overcome the teething problems of initial broadcasting, we will aim to meet the members of the monitoring Committee every twelve weeks for feedback sessions.

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:

Radio Central will invest in training facilities. Although a Community Radio, it will contain all the tools used by Commercial Radio. Professional playout system used by local radio will be installed. Volunteers will be fully trained how to use professional playout system which will enable them to gain experience which can be added to their CV’s. We will have 2 main studios. Studios 1 and 2 will emulate each other, and will have mirrored facilities in order to toggle and swap control between them. There will also be a third training/production/news studio. One of the key commitments of Radio Central is ‘Training’. We will therefore provide ample space with extra computer terminals for trainees and volunteers to participate in our services. The training will take the following routes: We will work with local schools, colleges, and Birmingham City University’s media department to work out a work experience plan for media students. The training will consist of presenting radio shows, script writing, commercial production, and news training, getting vox pops, community news interviews, Broadcast Legislation, and learning the Broadcasting Code. Students will need to complete a 12 week course in radio production and broadcasting, obtaining a certificate at the end

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and taking away some of their work recordings as part of their work experience. This will benefit Radio Central as we will always have a pool of people willing to participate in our service, and the people will benefit from us by having hands on experience in a live radio environment. Training will be also be provided on a daily basis for volunteers who are not part of an educational institution. We will take unemployed youngsters who may have hidden talents, and turn them into broadcasters by also giving them free hands-on experience working in a radio environment. Some volunteers already have background in presenting shows on local community and internet stations. These people are extremely passionate about community issues. We will involve these volunteers in Radio Central by giving them roles on the station after providing them with relevant training. Radio Central will provide free access to all members of the community and provide free training by dedicated members of our core team. Our colleagues from the BBC and commercial radio will also come in to mentor youngsters free of charge. All our terminals will be equipped with industry standard of Radio Editing Software such as ‘Adobe Audition CS6’ or similar. Volunteers will provide training in using this software, commercial script writing, voicing, recording, and producing commercials. We have detailed files on broadcast legislation and station policy guidelines; do’s and don’ts, interviewing techniques and volunteers will need to be trained on these policies. We will give volunteers an in-house produced booklet to take away and keep as part of their radio training.

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:

As a service provider to the Community, it is essential to stay in touch with the target community to ensure that the key commitments of the Radio Station are always met and broadcasting standards are always maintained. We will put a number of measures in place to make sure we are always in touch with our target community and constantly listen and act on its ideas and suggestions. Radio Central Monitoring Committee This will be made up of 6 prominent people chosen from the target community. These individuals will be well placed and trusted in the community. Their primary objective will be to receive feedback from listeners. To maintain impartiality, this group will be made up of ordinary members of the target community with no links to the radio. Their job will entail receiving feedback from listeners who would not normally contact Radio Central; such as housewives, elder members of the community who do not speak English as a first language, and those who do not use the internet. Members of the Radio Central Monitoring Committee will be responsible for making notes from comments they receive from listeners, and will meet Radio Central Community Liaison Manager every six weeks at a local community centre to give feedback they receive on various topics, discussions etc. They will also present ideas for future broadcasts on various topics of interest, they receive from listeners. Community Liaison Manager Will act as a bridge between Radio Central, the Radio monitoring Committee and the target Community. The Community Liaison manager will receive feedback, which will be relayed to the

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Station Manager on a six-week basis. We are aware through experience how important it is to keep a distance between on-air staff and listeners, as all feedback needs to be relayed in a professional manner through a chain of command. The Community Liaison Manager will also be responsible for maintaining audio logs and handling complaints. Complaint Procedures We are aware that there should never be any complacency with the nature of our programming. It is fair to say that on rare occasions mistakes will be made, therefore it is important to have a complaints and disciplinary procedure in place from the outset. Listeners will be encouraged to call in to the station reception desk with any grievances, or complaints regarding programs. We will devise complaint forms, which will be kept in the reception area, which will be filled out and handed to the Community Liaison Manager. All audio will be recorded for 42 days as required by Ofcom, but we will keep recordings for 6 months. Recordings of transmission will be available if needed. These will be handed to the program controller, and appropriate action will be taken. We aim to inform the listener within fourteen days of receiving a complaint, and ensure that the listener is happy with the outcome of our disciplinary procedure. Radio Central will run as a professional disciplined Radio Station. There will be a comments/feedback page on our website. We will also use social media such as; Facebook , Snapchat, Instagram and Twitter as portals of communication to interact with our listeners. Complaints and comments regardless of how small will be thoroughly investigated and information will be relayed to all parties concerned.

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 Radio Central [As in section 1 of this application] Licence area [State the proposed coverage area as Birmingham set out in section 3 of this form.] Description of character of service [Describe in no more than 80 words in total]: - the target community/communities [describe the community or communities you will serve; this should be a summary of your answer in section 2 of this form]: - the main purpose of the service - the station’s primary functions or activities. Radio Central will provide a distinct, fresh, dynamic, tailored service for the British Pakistani Community of Birmingham. It will provide locally produced programs for the Pakistani community focussing on local news, current affairs, local events and day to day topics which affect the Pakistani community. Radio Central will also provide a variety of programing in locally spoken dialects by the Pakistani community. Peak time programs will be broadcast in English, and will be complimented by targeted specialist language programs in; Urdu, Punjabi, Mirpuri, Pashto, Hindko and Saraiki.

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The service broadcasts: [these bullet points should be a summary of the answers you have given in section 4 of this form]: • Music. The main types of music2 broadcast over the course of each week are: [insert types of music in a maximum of 30 words] The main music output will consist of popular film and non-film Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto, and Bollywood soundtracks. Popular remixes, Pakistani Ghazals, Qwaalis, Sufi, Pothohari folk poetry, Sindhi and Saraiky, and Hindko classical hits and Sufi Music Speech. The main types of speech output3 broadcast over the course of each week are: [describe the speech output in a maximum of 30 words] • Core programs during peak hours in English, News, information, discussion, interviews on local issues, kids entertainment shows.

• Daytime and evenings in Urdu, Punjabi, and Mirpuri providing information, discussion and relevant community talking points for the audience who do not have English as a first language

• Over the course of each week programming is broadcast in [list all language(s) other than English, if relevant]

Languages/dialects will include: Urdu, Punjabi, Mirpuri, Pashto, Hindko and Saraiki. The presentation will complement program content. Although English will be the main spoken language of the station, the native languages spoken across the Pakistani diaspora will reflect the nature of the service

• The service provides original output4 for a minimum of [insert number] hours per day. [What are the minimum hours per day that the service will broadcast original output?] • Radio Central will produce original output for a minimum of 12 hours per day depending on volunteer availability

• The service provides locally-produced output5 for a minimum of [insert number] hours per day. [What are the minimum hours per day that the service will broadcast locally-produced output?] • Radio Central will broadcast locally-produced output6 for a minimum of 12 hours per day.

[The text below is included in the Key Commitments in all community radio licences, and does not need to be amended or augmented. Every service is required to comply with these requirements, but the details of how each service does so do not need to be included in the Key Commitments]

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.

Radio Central is a long awaited and much needed service to meet the needs of the British Pakistani Community in Birmingham. It will address the problems faced by the British Pakistani Community by providing a locally produced, and tailored, targeted service on a ‘not for profit’ basis. This will be a community radio

2 e.g. mainstream pop, urban etc. 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. 6 Locally-produced output is output made and broadcast from within the service’s licensed coverage area.

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station run by the community for the community. • Radio Central will be lead by a team of local professional Radio Broadcasters and journalists with extensive contacts within the targeted community and beyond, who will provide volunteer training. • We will train and mentor volunteers in all aspects of Radio and Media broadcasting by focusing on some of the most difficult and socially challenged youth in this Community. • We will work with local schools, colleges, and Birmingham City University Media Department by providing work experience placements and training. • We will work with DWP, and other Government and non-government organisations to provide job opportunities for people. • We will create community cohesion by involving all local religious groups, regardless of their belief to combat religious segregation and extremism within the community. • We will provide dedicated programs for women in our target audience to address the many issues faced by women. We will create opportunities through these programs for the participation of women in various community projects. • Radio Central will operate an ‘Open Door’ policy, and will work with all members of the Community utilising their skills to benefit the target audience. • We will encourage local participation in our service by inviting members of the target community to promote their talent. • Standards of service will be maintained by putting an advisory panel in place. The Radio Central Monitoring Committee will be responsible for monitoring audience feedback. • Radio Central will provide open access to its broadcast facilities to provide broadcast related training. • We will aim to train over 20 volunteers annually in various aspects of radio broadcasting, by using our production studio for presenter training and producing recorded programs. • External trainers from the BBC and Commercial Radio will provide extra training in newsgathering and broadcast legislation to volunteers on our training courses. • Latest recording hardware/software will be made available to our volunteers with assistance from our in- house team to work on commercial production, vox pops, station sound, and recorded features. • Unlimited internet access will be provided for research related work to our volunteers. • Radio Central will place a number of markers to ensure its level of service remains professional at all times. A monitoring Committee comprising of 6 local members of the public will report listeners feedback once every six weeks to Radio Central’s Community Liaison Manager to maintain standard of service. • ‘Radio Central and You’ will be a weekly on-air program looking at listener’s points of view on the quality of the broadcasting and areas of improvement. • Real time recording of all programs will be kept for 6 months in case of any broadcast related complaints. All complaints will be treated seriously and a complete log will be kept to ensure accountability. • Listeners will be able to call, text, or email their complaints and grievances, which will be thoroughly investigated and reported back to the listener in question within 14 days. There will be a feedback page on the Radio Central Website, and we will also use social media such as Facebook, and Twitter to receive listener’s feedback on our service and make improvements where necessary.

[Please note: If awarded a licence, the key commitments you draft here will be included in your licence. (However, Ofcom may require amendments if, for example, we feel changes are required to better reflect your application proposals).]

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

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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: Radio Central Limited

Date of registration: 15th June 2016

Company registration number: 10234225

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.

Radio Central Limited has been formed for the sole purpose of up setting up and running Community Radio (see Article 4. Memorandum of Association). Radio Central will be owned by Radio Central Limited, and controlled by 3 members. There will not be any further members in Radio Central Limited. The three members are: 1. Anjum Rafiq - Member 2. Masood Mohammed - Member Both members have a broadcasting background will have key roles in Radio Central: Anjum Rafiq- Head of Operations/Content Masood Mohammed – Head of IT/Engineering/Social Media

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The Radio Central Monitoring Committee will be set up during the Pre-launch period once licence is granted.

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 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).

Radio Central Executive Committee: 1. Anjum Rafiq – Managing Director 20 Hours P/T 2. Masood Mohammed – Director 20 Hours P/T

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 give further information in this section. available on our website.) If you request that any information be removed, please indicate which (and why Answer (for each director): by email to [email protected]).

Anjum Rafiq Employment: Media Consultant, Broadcast Journalist Other directorships: Director: Lakeside Associates Ltd, Director: Silkcity Limited. Property Development. Property Lets. Relevant experience or qualifications: 19 Years Radio Broadcasting Experience in presentation, Production, News Production and Presentation. Commercial Production. Technical Operations. Managed and headed operations at three commercial radio stations. Anjum has worked on a number of Ofcom radio applications for various groups in the UK. He has also worked on radio applications in Dubai and Morocco. Anjum Won a licence in 2014 for the British Muslim Heritage Centre in Manchester, and set up Heritage Radio on AM. Anjum has trained a number of youngsters and is currently heading operations at Heritage Radio until 30th October 2017 when he will pass the responsibility to a new station manager. Masood Mohammed Masood is a qualified sound engineer, and has worked in networks and telecommunications for a number of years. He has a passion for sound, and has worked with a number of radio engineers setting up RSL’s across the UK for a number of Muslim groups.

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Masood has in-depth understanding of Radio Studio Design, recording and playout hardware/software.

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. Our team consists of professional broadcasters who have a sound understanding of the Pakistani Community and its needs. The following individuals will lend help and support to Radio Central on a voluntary basis as part of the overall advisory committee of professional broadcasters: 1. Max Khan. Max has 25 years experience as a Broadcast Journalist […] Max will act as Head of News and Policy at Radio Central. Max will also be an advisor to Radio Central on Broadcast Legislation. 2. Anis Sheikh Radio producer […] having 12 years experience in news production, Broadcast Legislation, training, and mentoring. Anis will provide news, and production training. 3. Mohammed Arif Radio presenter and a Broadcast Journalist with 26 years experience having worked in commercial radio and the BBC. […] Arif has extensive contacts in the broadcast media industry and will provide presenter training, and mentoring. 4. Anwaar Raja. Anwaar has over 13 years broadcast experience in TV, Radio, and Print Media. […] Anwaar has an extensive network of community contacts, and is fluent in most South Asian languages. Anwaar will oversee the language section at Radio Central. 5. Tarannum Israr Tarannum is the only team member who is based in London. She has 15 years broadcasting experience […] Tarannum will lead the weekend Programming schedule on Radio Central, providing presenter training, and Commercial Production. Tarannum will also voice some Station idents for Radio Central. 6. Ishfaq Ahmed Ishfaq Ahmed has 35 years experience […] Ishfaq will oversee the news, and editorial policy and lead presenter training and mentoring.

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 (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):

Head of Operations- Part Time Paid (20 Hours p/w) IT & Technical Manager- Part Time Paid (20 Hours p/w) Sales Manager- Full Time Paid (37 hours p/w) Presenters- 15- Voluntary Receptionist- 1 Part Time Paid

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Radio Central has a list of volunteers which will make up the bulk of the team at the start. As previously described, these volunteers will bring a vast range of skills which will be utilised in different aspects of broadcasting for Radio Central. We estimate to start with 2 part time paid positions and 1 full time paid position. Volunteering and goodwill is seldom everlasting as everyone involved has overheads. We have extensive experience of volunteer input having already set up a community radio station. It is essential to keep volunteers motivated and engaged. As the station grows and its volunteers grow in confidence on the station, we will aim to increase more part time and full time paid positions in order to keep our volunteers engaged. Our aim is to grow into a small community hub with part time paid positions for all staff.

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:

Our group has decades of broadcasting experience in Radio, TV, and print Media. Most of our group members have worked in local radio stations. Some are TV personalities, whilst others write for the local newspapers. Our group consists of award winning presenters, and journalists. Some of our volunteers have full- time jobs at the BBC and other Commercial Radio Stations. These members have volunteered to help with various aspects of Radio Central’s training and mentoring programs. They simply want to pass their skills to the young members of the community. Our group members belong to the community we are proposing to serve. We understand its languages, dialects, ethnic make up, diversity, and the challenges it faces. Having grown up in the local areas, we feel we are best placed to serve this community and offer our expertise to its members, and future generations.

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

Our group members have extensive experience in operating RSLs since 1998 and have assisted various groups with their RSL setup. Some members have been instrumental in the set up a community radio station in Birmingham, and are currently running its operations. Other team members have assisted existing Community Radio stations with transmission and various teething problems by providing expertise, contacts, and advice. Some of our members have extensive radio experience in setting up AM services, overcoming interference related problems, planning issues and approvals on Masts. We have members who can build studios, and have a sound understanding of sound and broadcasting equipment. Outside the UK, some group members have worked on licence applications, such as in Dubai and Morocco for various consortiums that have been successful as a result of our input. The group members have also worked on various commercial radio stations abroad, namely Pakistan, Dubai, and Morocco. Back here, the group members have worked on various licence applications for Ofcom, including consultancy, and format changes.

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:

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There are a number of members who come from a non-broadcasting background. Their experience includes: NHS Mental Health, Radiology, Cancer Research, and General Medicine. DWP, and Birmingham City Council employ some members. We have various participants who are: Education Officers, teachers, and media consultants who will lend their services to the team. There are active Police Officers, religious representatives, accountants, civil and criminal solicitors. We have a number of people who specialise in fund-raising, and also a number of business people who are also linked to our group.

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:

Already mentioned

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:

Birmingham has the second largest overseas Pakistani population in the world after Saudi Arabia. It is also estimated that by 2031, 2.63 million people in the UK will have Pakistani ancestry. British Pakistani Community in Birmingham has never had a dedicated radio service. The current Radio service (Radio XL) has done little or nothing to address the needs of our target community. There is a disparity in the licencing of community radio stations in and around Birmingham. Currently, there are four Community Radio stations around Birmingham serving the Indian Sikh Punjabi speaking community. These four community radio stations are in Wolverhampton, West Bromwich, Walsall, and a new service for the Indian Sikh Punjabi speaking community in Coventry, but so far, despite advertising a frequency availability in Birmingham on AM twice, and FM in this round, Ofcom has failed to licence any proposal to broadcast to the diverse Pakistani Community in Birmingham. There is a need and a great deal of demand from the British Pakistani Community to have a local community based radio service in Birmingham. This opportunity allows us to create a service, which will help the community in so many areas as highlighted throughout this application.

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We have support from all sections of the British Pakistani Community for our proposed service. This includes letters from MP’s, West Midlands Police, Councillors, Government Organisations combating Terrorism and Hate Crime, Community leaders, local business community, and from the individuals themselves who will be the main focus of the service. We will include some letters of support as part of this application and will mainly resort to exerts from letters which will be kept behind which could be made available to Ofcom as directed by the following statement: Copies of letters or research reports etc. should not be submitted. However, your response here may include brief relevant extracts from such material and must represent an accurate and comprehensive summary of any such supporting evidence. If we wish to see the source material, we will ask for it. Local MP’s ‘I am writing this in support of the above organisations application for a radio license and their proposal to create a community radio station known as ‘Radio Central’. The idea is to create a radio station that focuses on the second largest community in Birmingham, the Pakistani Community. The Pakistani community although has thrived, still faces some of the most difficult challenges. Some of these are distinctly unique to the community, and some are broader such as education, employment and skills. I think it would be a great idea to have a community focused radio station that will help to bring some light to these issues and to give people a platform on which they can discuss these shared concerns. I am especially glad that the proposal includes provision to provide classes and skills workshops and I think these will add great value to the community and the constituents I represent. I am broadly aware of the background of the professionals who have put these personals together and have confidence in their ability to deliver an ambitious and much needed service like this.’ THE RT HON KHALID MAHMOOD MP Birmingham Perry Barr ‘I write to ask you to sympathetically consider Radio Centrals’ application for a radio station serving the Pakistani Community in Birmingham. Our Community is big, growing and confronts a wide range of issues that demand discussion and debate. A community radio station would serve this purpose admirably. I hope you will look upon this proposal with enthusiasm- and let me have news at your earliest convenience, on the decision you reach’. THE RT HON LIAM BYRNE MP Birmingham Hodge Hill ‘I have been notified of the ‘Radio Central’ project and I believe that this service would be beneficial to our area. The project is being headed by radio professionals who are committing their time and expertise on a voluntary basis to help deal with the many challenges faced by the Pakistani Community. As an elected MP for the Constituency this project aims to serve, I fully support this idea and request Ofcom to look at this venture with enthusiasm as this has the potential of being a great asset to the proposed community’. THE RT HON SHABANA MAHMOOD MP Birmingham Ladywood West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioners Office ‘The launch of a dedicated radio station for the Pakistani Community in Birmingham would be welcomed by West Midlands Police’. ‘I am happy to say that West Midlands Police would appreciate the expansion of Media in this area. I am sure it would help us to enhance trust and confidence across all communities we serve in the West Midlands. On behalf of West Midlands Police, I wish you well in your application, and working with you in due

23 Radio Central community radio licence application course if you are successful in gaining the community licence’. D Barton Head of Communications West Midlands Police Community Support Groups and Education ‘It’s long overdue for a radio station to meet the needs of Pakistani youth. We are very excited about this opportunity and look forward to establishing close ties’. Mr Ali. Founder, JABS (Junior Academy of Birmingham Sports) B8 Football Club ‘There are so many issues that the local Pakistani community are facing in Birmingham. We do not have a voice to air our concerns regarding our community matters. This is an exciting proposal. We at Alum Rock Community Forum (ARCF) are looking forward to the prospect of discussing and challenging these on-air’. W Hussain, M Ali Co-Founders ARCF ‘The Carers Trust Heart of England is a ‘One Stop Shop’ charity for carers and the people they care for. We are a network partner of the Carers Trust National Charity. We are funded by the local council and national charities such as; Children in Need, National Lottery, MacMillan and Primary Care Trust to name a few. We are happy to support the radio licence application from Radio Central that will aim to look after the needs of the Pakistani Community, which is currently grossly underrepresented in the British Media. S Jussab Head of Operations Carers Trust Heart of England ‘I wish you well, and hope you are successful in your application’. S Coley Degree leader Radio Birmingham School of Media Birmingham City University Music Labels ‘We are a leading record label based in Birmingham and we have been serving the Pakistani Community for over 50 years. We welcome and support the radio application for Radio Central in Birmingham and believe it is necessary to help support the community and the Pakistani culture which is not being catered for by any radio station currently in Birmingham’. M Ayyub MBE Chairman, Oriental Star Agencies Birmingham ‘Moviebox is the largest Pakistani content owner outside Pakistan. Moviebox has been trading for the last 25 years as a recording company in the UK to promote British Asian

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Musicians/Bollywood/Bhangra and Pakistani Music. Sadly, it has been virtually impossible to promote Pakistani music because of the lack of air-time available and given to Pakistani music. We at Moviebox fully support radio Central Ltd for their efforts to get a licence. Maybe, finally, we will get a radio station that will be dedicated to play Pakistani music. Radio Central ltd has our full support. We believe this radio service is very important for a large Pakistani Community in Birmingham’. S Ahmed Director Moviebox ‘We are an independent record label based in Birmingham and we have been instrumental in Pakistani Music, Arts, and Culture for over 20 years. We welcome and support the radio application for Radio Central in Birmingham and believe it is long overdue’. M Teaseen Director Hi/Tech Music Ltd Business Support ‘Wow-Zone is an Internet and Marketing company. We have been supporting local businesses with their online needs for over 15 years. I am more than happy to support the radio application for Radio Central in Birmingham. It is my firm belief that a radio station that focuses on the needs of the Pakistani Community will be a great success. As a local business, I would support Radio Central 100% both financially and ethically’. A Khan Wow-Zone CTO- Co Founder ‘We at Riverdale Insurance cater for both local business and individuals providing insurance. Most of our customer base is of Pakistani origin. I am more than happy to support Radio Central with their FM radio application, which will give prominence to the Pakistani Community. This will be a welcome change, therefore I fully support the application from Radio Central’. A Khan Senior Partner Riverdale Insurance ‘We are a Birmingham based Accountancy firm, City Accountants, looking after the needs of small to medium sized businesses in the local and broader area. I am delighted to offer my support to the licence application for Radio Central. I believe a radio station that that caters for the needs of the local community will help nurture talent from within the community. As a local business, I welcome the idea and I support the cause and will provide my efforts in supporting the community and the good cause’. H Ahmed (ACCA) Managing Director City Accountants Chartered Certified Accountants ‘Here at Solihull Dental Practice, we have been providing dental care for the local community for the last six years. I am very happy to support the application by Radio Central for an FM station for the Pakistani Community in Birmingham’. T Nadeem

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Dentist Solihull Dental Practice ‘Latif & Sons is a Discount Store, started trading 52 years ago. We have four bases across the Midlands, and are based in Birmingham City Centre. I welcome the application by Radio Central to broadcast to the Pakistani Community. I have pleasure in supporting worthy causes. You will find me right behind yours’. I Latif Managing Director Latif & Sons Department Store A few examples of further letters of support. Please note, more letters can be provided to show support if requested. We have also sent over 200 letters to local businesses and community faith groups who have all agreed to support our application. We are still awaiting responses from these mostly, local organisations. We have also conducted a small petition for Radio Central, and have obtained just under 500 signatures in under two weeks with very little effort. This further demonstrates that there is a large appetite for this type of service. We are confident that we can easily obtain over 5,000 signatures if we went on a campaign trail. There are a number of large businesses providing financial support to Radio Central by offering donations, and have requested their details to be kept confidential. We will provide evidence of this financial support if requested. We have simply provided a snapshot of support available for our proposed service in this application from all sectors of the community. More letters of support and correspondence can also be made available if required.

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.

 Tick this box if you request Ofcom to withhold this information from the public copy of your application.

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).  Tick this box if you request Ofcom to withhold this information from the public copy of your application.

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 (We have Used Example 2)  Tick this box if you request Ofcom to withhold this information from the public copy of your application.

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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).  Tick this box if you request Ofcom to withhold this information from the public copy of your application.

20. Year 1 financial information – commercial activities on air  Tick this box if you request Ofcom to withhold this information from the public copy of your application.

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:  Tick this box if you request Ofcom to withhold this information from the public copy of your application.

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:  Tick this box if you request Ofcom to withhold this information from the public copy of your application.

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:  Tick this box if you request Ofcom to withhold this information from the public copy of your application.

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:

 Tick this box if you request Ofcom to withhold this information from the public copy of your application.

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

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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/

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: Studley Tower, address: Birmingham B12 0YZ The NGR is a reference code comprising two letters and two groups of three numbers (e.g. SW 123 456). It is SP 080854 available from Ordnance Survey. What is the height of the site, in metres, Above Ordnance 130 metres Datum (AOD)? National Grid In metres, what is the total height of the mast / building Reference (NGR): Above Ground level (AGL)? 191.3 metres About the site’s What is the height, in metres, of the transmitting antenna 3 metres dimensions: AGL? Please supply photographs of the transmitter mast / Tick if enclosed building and aerial location. Is this site already used for broadcasting and if so by N/A 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): Yes (See Engineering Site identified? Appendix. Attached) Transmission site Provisional agreement with site owner in place? Yes availability: Or under negotiation? No Applicant group owns site? No Other – please specify. Signed Agreement 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: Anjum Rafiq Email: [email protected] Website: www.radiocentral24.com

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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 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, any body 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 NO NO b) Bodies whose objects are wholly or mainly of a NO NO political nature, or which are affiliated to such a body c) Bodies whose objects are wholly or mainly of a NO NO religious nature d) An individual who is an officer of a body falling within NO NO (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 NO NO to the Broadcasting Act 1990) or a body falling within (b) or (c) above) f) An advertising agency or an associate of an NO NO advertising agency g) Other broadcasting interests (including radio, television, satellite and cable broadcasting and allied NO NO 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:

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

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regulatory matters. Answer:

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.  Please tick this box to confirm that the applicant agrees with the above statements. 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: Memorandum & Articles of Association Certificate of Incorporation Application Payment (UK £ 600.00) non-returnable 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.

Anjum Rafiq (Name of person) Head of Operations (Title or position in the applicant group) 24th October 2017 (Date)

Please return this form and any additional electronic information by email to: [email protected] If there is any paper-based material associated with this application, please send it to: Community Radio Licensing Team, 5th Floor Ofcom Riverside House 2A Southwark Bridge Road London SE1 9HA Please make sure you keep a copy of this form for your records.

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