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Radio community radio licence application form

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

Cannock Chase Radio

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:

We want to serve all the constituent communities of the non-metropolitan district of Cannock Chase, providing them with up to date local information and providing local individuals and organisations that would otherwise have no access to broadcast media, with a platform to promote their concerns and interests. Thereby promoting community cohesion, understanding, tolerance and providing an aid to good citizenship. The demographic of Cannock Chase consists of a registered population of 29,018, with an average age of 40 years. As of April 2015 out of work and unemployed between 18-64 stands at 1.2% that are actively claiming Job Seekers Allowance and are actively seeking employment or work based training / education. This figure does not take into account those not working but not claiming benefits or others on ESA, PIP or DLA disability benefits which are recorded differently and are therefore in addition to the 1.2% unemployed demographic. Under the socio-economic banding classification structure (Bands E – A) the average population of Cannock Chase falls under bands D and C2 (Lower to Upper middle class) This indicates a higher than average rate of home and business ownership, as well as higher than average working wage and net income (before Nat Insurance or Income Tax). 4.1% of the local demographic that makes up Cannock Chase see themselves as ‘Ethnic’. From our sources and data, ‘Ethnic’ is defined as someone who is not of ‘White Caucasian’ race or not as ‘Ethnic British’ that is to say they are the first generation to live in the UK or have a family or heredity background from overseas. This data also takes into account others of all races from eastern Europe or the Americas, such as Polish or other EU immigrants for example. Religion is not used as part of these statistics.

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

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We propose to cover the non-metropolitan district of Cannock Chase - an area encompassing Cannock, , interconnecting roads and smaller towns and villages including Huntington, , Heath Hayes, Norton Canes, Burntwood, Great Wyrley, Four Ashes, , Burntwood, Brereton, Milford and Brocton. This area has a nominal radius of around 5 miles. We primarily aim to serve the needs of Cannock Town itself from our current operational live studios and proposed transmission site in the centre of the town, (Google Map ref: 52.687940, -2.028060) Although this area lies within a 5 miles radius, on advice from broadcast experts and our own technicians we do not believe it is possible to cover it adequately from one transmission site. We believe it will need two transmitters, one situated near the centre of Cannock and the other in Rugeley. We are aware that a request for 2 transmitter sites could be problematic for Ofcom – if it is sufficient a problem to jeopardise the application we are 100% committed to working with Ofcom to find a solution – such as modifying the target area, co-channel operation etc.

Programmes and programme output: Definitions: Studio location: The studio from which the service will be broadcast should be located within the licensed area. Locally-produced: Locally-produced output is output made and broadcast from within the service’s licensed coverage area. (It is anticipated that most stations will produce the bulk of their output themselves, in the locality. However, for some target communities it may be appropriate for fairly high levels of output to originate from outside the licensed area.) Live output: is that which is produced by a presenter in the studio at the time of broadcast. (The amount of live output may vary between different services depending on the needs or expectations of the target community.) Original output: output that is first produced for and transmitted by the service, and excludes output that was transmitted elsewhere before. Original output can be live or voice-tracked. Repeat broadcasts of original output do not count towards the minimum requirement. Peak time: it may be helpful to state what material will be broadcast in ‘peak time’. If you do, please say what you consider peak time to be for your target community (this may vary from station to station). Automated output/voice-tracked material: most stations will carry automated output at some time. The amount of automated or voice-tracked material does not need to be specified in the Key Commitments. Sustaining service/third party produced material: if you intend to broadcast material produced by a different organisation please state what it is and how much (per day or week as appropriate). 4. Programming output Guidance Notes Please fill-in all three questions below The law requires applicants to state their proposals for Question A asks you to describe your programme providing a service that would: service. (i) cater for the tastes and interests of members of its Question B relates to how your output will serve the target community or communities (or for any tastes and interests of your target community. particular tastes and interests in those communities); Question C is about how your service will broaden the

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range of local (non-BBC) services available in your (ii) broaden the range of programmes available on non- 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 in the Ofcom is required to consider the extent to which an applicant’s proposals will cater for the tastes and column opposite. 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:

• What will the service sound like? Cannock Chase Radio is committed to providing an alternative sound to existing commercial or BBC radio stations. We have a much more varied playlist and pride ourselves that our ability to respond to music requests is expanding all the time. We are determined that Cannock Chase Radio will remain resolutely local, utilising local on air talent using their own distinctive regional accents. Cannock Chase Radio is determined to remain ‘About the People, For the People, By The People’. And not simply a sub commercial station without a distinctive identity.

• What music will you play? Most of the daytime generic music shows will have music content consisting of mainstream pop from the 1950 – 1980’s with a selection of 1990’s pop music now being added to the playlist. The music genres covered in evening specialist music shows include local artists, new music, folk & traditional music, jazz and Motown. All our music output is covered by paid PPL and PRS licenses. • What are the main speech elements of the service and how will the social gain/community

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benefits you propose is reflected on-air? Currently our main speech items consist of interviews with local individuals representing either themselves or local organisations/charities. We have regular items such as a local business forum, a local GP and items from CAB (Citizen’s Advice Bureau) and the local police service. In addition Cannock Chase radio also devotes air time to local politicians and community leaders to discuss issues and air views affecting our local community, again voices that are simply not heard in other media.

• What is the likely music to speech ratio? Currently Cannock Chase Radios intended music to speech ratio is 80/20

• Will this vary at different times of the day or week (or year)? The station will broadcast hourly local news updates and will devote our 4 hour mid-morning shows to talk radio as well as music. Interviews can and will feature in shows which fit the individual, organisation or topic of the interview. Sports reporting will perforce, take place predominantly at the weekends.

• Do you intend to broadcast live output? If so when and how much do you propose to do? Up to 85% of content is broadcast live Between 8am and 7pm. Our core, day time presenter lead music shows feature live music programming also features local news, travel and weather updates on the hour in addition to read out announcements about local events in the Cannock area, giving regional event organizers exposure much needed they would otherwise not get if reliant on commercial or BBC networks. We are also committed to covering live sporting events and already have strong links with a number of football teams and other sporting clubs in the local area. Currently, station reporters attend matches and other events and report back live to the studio during our dedicated live sports discussion show. It is our intention to increase output in this area, with the introduction of live outside broadcasting equipment, allowing Cannock Chase Radio to cover whole sporting events such as local and none league football. Again a service no other current broadcaster is willing to provide.

• Will you broadcast in languages other than English (what languages and how much)? Currently we are broadcasting solely in English, we would be prepared to look again at alternative language productions should our audience feedback suggest it.

• Will your output be original i.e. specifically produced for your service? Cannock Chase Radio supports its own commissioned work, such as locally produced audio drama and documentary productions and has provided ‘in house’ produced content in live and pre-recorded format for other community radio services in the UK. Cannock Chase radio is committing to supporting the wider community radio industry with internally produced syndicated content as well as sourced Syndicated shows between the hours of 7pm and 3am.

• Will it be locally produced? Where possible we will always seek to produce shows locally as part of our ongoing commitment to training and supporting new local talent. Cannock Chase Radio, already and will continue to offer a wide range of locally produced content ‘in English’ hence offering a professional alternative to the BBC and commercial networks. Cannock Chase Radio also devotes late night and over-night transmission hours to international syndicated content, allowing independent production houses exposure on a much wider scale, this also allows us to bring a broad mix of high quality and different content to our listeners as opposed to just relying on automated music play out or dead air.

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• Do you intend to repeat material? Yes, Cannock Chase Radio will look to repeat some material at differing times of the day in order to maximise the number of potential listeners. We will also provide a ‘listen again’ feature as part of our digital output, for items and interviews and shows of specific interest. We are also intending to work with local educational establishments to recruit and set up our own ‘hyper-local’ News team to write and produce a weekly magazine show featuring items of local interest. The service currently broadcasts 24 hours a day with live output from 6am – 11pm on an average day. Weekends and bank holidays may vary. www.cannockchaseradio.co.uk

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

Unit 2 Wynn’s Venture Centre, Broad Street, Bridgetown, Cannock, Staffs, WS11 0XL

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:

Cannock Chase Radio aims to broadcast a range of exciting, innovative and accessible programming, to promote the cultural, educational and economic well-being of the people in the community we serve. We aim to do this by presenting programmes which:

• Are of the highest possible standard to the widest possible audience

• Reflect the culture of the area to its fullest degree, and offering a showcase for that culture by providing a platform to local individuals and organisations to reach a wider audience.

• Broadcast events which are not easily accessible through other organisations or by other media, by means of innovative programming and a commitment to new work by individuals and organisations within our community.

• Provide programming that caters directly for the interests of our listenership

• Actively ensuring equal opportunities for all sections of the wider public to experience and enjoy the programming of the station

• Encouraging public participation in the station throughout the year by a series of collaborative events and outside broadcasting.

• Ensuring the Station has adequate core funding to its mission and address its sustainability Cannock Chase Radio is acutely aware of our responsibilities to communities that are often under- represented in the media and so we are already establishing links with organisations representing the elderly, autistic adults and various youth groups, to ensure we are as inclusive as possible in our programme output, this inclusivity leading directly to social gain through increased community cohesion. As previously mentioned in addition to our news and music output local sport and current affairs continue to play an imported at key part of our programming schedule. With many in our area affected by issues we cover or/and keen followers of our local football and other sporting clubs. In addition we have on our books, well-known local people who work within our community and now present live content on our service, giving greater voice to our community and a way for the to listen to real truly local programming and events. We see listener feedback as an ongoing and integral part of the growth and development of the station and are in the process of developing listener feedback forms to take out into the community and promote online and we are intending to set up listener focus groups so that we can develop our programming in line with our listeners needs and demands.

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

Currently in relation to travel information and music output and excluding national radio services, Cannock Chase Radio is most likely to have overlapping or duplication of content with : Free Radio Signal 1 Absolute Heart Community stations WCRFM and FM do border our region but don’t officially serve it, their terrestrial transmission output can, depending on atmospheric conditions be received, however their remits and official transmission zones DO NOT cover Cannock chase. Content other than music, provided by the larger as mentioned commercial stations, tends to be centralized on , with both Free Radio and Signal 107 carrying a lot of syndicated content from other parts of country from sister stations and networks Our music policy is aimed at a much older audience than any of the commercial stations, All our local content is from Police, Dementia awareness, and all local issues that arise

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

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

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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.

Cannock Chase Radio will continue to work in partnership with a wide variety of local community and voluntary organisations, interested parties and volunteers and to develop new networks across the broadcast area in order to organise and/or attend a number of socially inclusive community outreach events for all inhabitants of our broadcast area, such as open days and roadshows, which will have the following outcomes:

• To increase and extend partnership working between Cannock Chase Radio and the local voluntary and community sector

• Encourage and promote the voice of the community, and offer an accessible outlet for community creativity,

• To provide a platform and voice for all members of the community through which local voluntary and community groups can access Cannock Chase Radio

• To encourage and provide the opportunity for local people to access voluntary and community groups

• To facilitate the communication of ideas that inspire, uplift, educate, impact on and change people’s lives, to help them discover and develop their unique gifts and talents.

• To increase the number of volunteers accessing Cannock Chase Radio

• To increase the membership of Cannock Chase Radio

• To increase public awareness of Cannock Chase Radio

• To increase and diversify our listenership

• Develop Music & Arts within the community and provide a platform of expression and opportunity for local people.

• Explore & Improve Community Cohesion. Cannock Chase Radio will continue with our policy of engaging with the community we serve by organising or participating in a variety of projects, and forging links with other organisations serving the local community. Cannock Chase Radio already has an established and dedicated events team who have forged links with a number of local events and festivals and as public awareness of the station increases we will seek to maintain and develop these as well as increasing our participation in new events. (This could also be produced by and for speakers of English as a second language: either as a distinct entity or as an additional arm to the original project).) Music in the Community Cannock Chase Radio will, in partnership with local musicians and artists, identify the different musical heritage that the Cannock Chase area is heir to. Organise a series of workshops, concerts and events to promote that diversity and encourage people to experience music from other cultures. With a series of recorded programs, live concerts and CDs to be produced by those taking part. Links: Local Youth organisations Local musical societies Local musicians/ businesses Original Comedy at the Chase Comedy Show,

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Weekly topical comedy broadcast showcasing local writers and comedians/actors. Radio Theatre A showcase for local writers/directors/actors/technicians. Cannock Chase Radio believes there is a wealth of talent in and around our local area that at present has no outlet or opportunity to thrive. We see it as part of our social responsibility to make a platform for the creative arts a central plank of our commitment to the community. Training in all areas and aspects of broadcasting: Our induction training will be both comprehensive and accessible; we believe that our training will provide those undertaking it with enhanced CVs, thereby promoting their employment prospects, increased self-esteem and self –confidence. We will also provide training in association with a number of external organisations such as: Local Youth groups Colleges & schools Adult education Cannock Chase Radio, our directors, management team and volunteers remain focussed on our responsibilities to maintain the standards of our broadcasting output whilst at the same time ensuring we honour our commitments to the listening public, organisations and individuals without whom the station could not exist. The directors of Cannock Radio Ltd have already invested extensively in creating a community service using on line mediums, the key commitment is to recognise and promote local events and organisations and to promote community activities. Grant funding is required to create a training ‘academy’ for people to learn about media and broadcasting (hopefully in Apprentice or College linked format) whilst actually delivering a ‘live’ service. It is therefore central to the ethos of Cannock Chase Radio that we continue to train, encourage and support our volunteers, strengthen our links and networks with other organisations throughout the community and continue to promote and reinforce Cannock Chase Radio’s role as an integral part of that community. In order to facilitate this we have set ourselves the strategic aim of making a positive contribution to the sustainable working life of people within the Cannock Chase area and therefore bring about a reduction in social exclusion, We aim to do this via achieving a number of objectives: • To provide a realistic experience of working within the broadcast and media industry. • To provide relevant and ongoing media training in conjunction with and complimentary to existing academic courses in media training. • To improve the target user groups prospects of long term employment. • To provide individual project users with valuable experience in all aspects of the workplace. • To enable individuals to learn the values of working within a team and the ethics of the workplace. • To instil individual users with confidence and a positive attitude towards their future employment. • To achieve outcomes to all the specific tasks undertaken by Cannock Chase Radio e.g.: presentation days, production of documentary, drama, comedy, music broadcasts. • To provide an exciting and vibrant workplace which the project users will be able to use as a stepping stone towards their long term future employment goals. The continuing growth and development of the station will necessarily incorporate the ongoing involvement of volunteers, providing many people with an opportunity to undergo quality broadcast training which will enhance their CV, their self-confidence and self-esteem. The fact that the one of the stations key commitments is our undertaking to provide a voice for ALL members of our community, providing a platform for many who may feel disenfranchised or isolated, inevitably promotes community cohesion and understanding and increases the sense of worth and well-being

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for many within our community.

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?

The Radio station is managed and operated by Volunteers – Local events will be hosted and supported by the event organisers. The office will be open to inputs and support from volunteers and community members. Cannock Chase Radio will continue in our efforts to work with many ‘partner’ organisations including, voluntary and charitable groups of differing sizes, aims and demographics, educational establishments of many differing types as well as statutory agencies and local business. Cannock Chase Radio is therefore, a project designed to promote the aims and objectives of the many disparate organisations which make up our community (and consequently their client groups) through the development of a multi-platform media outlet incorporating FM broadcasts and social networking, which will provide training, education, experience and enjoyment for volunteers from many of our ‘partner’ organisations and beyond. Moreover, a core belief of the project is that it will be listener-lead and will inevitably develop and mature in directions that directly result from their involvement, feedback and commitment to the station.

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:

A training ‘academy’ linked to Cannock College is to prepare people on formal and informal media and broadcasting training and presentation. It is hoped that the formal courses will prepare people for access to mainstream media and commercial broadcasting or to continue supporting the local station. Initially Cannock Chase Radio will undertake to provide induction and ongoing training aimed at three different levels of volunteer: Level 1: for beginners that have no technical or radio presentation experience: Level 2: designed for those with limited radio experience and those who want to move on. Level 3: for fully competent broadcasters wanting an advanced training course to promote and develop their existing skills. There is a website www/chasemediatraining.com and a Facebook page that will be used to engage

Cannock Chase Radio community radio licence application form with the local communities and schools CONTENT: How Radio works: Licenses: FM, RSL, community, digital, internet Roles: station manager to broadcast assistant 24 hour scheduling, Ofcom requirements etc. Programming: music, news, features; station idents the importance of show content, etc. Play out software and the desk Show Elements: The opener: introducing yourself, creating atmosphere Writing and presenting links Segues: when and how to use them Creating features for an audience Planning Your Show: Identifying your audience Music policy - playlist or specialist? Creating idents and slogans Timing: using the clock to plot out your show Interviews & Running Order: Approaching and booking the interviewee The importance of preparation Different types of interview and how to approach them Interview tips, tricks and pitfalls Establishing your own style Vox Pops & OB interview techniques What is a vox pop? Finding a subject and phrasing your questions Portable recorders and how to use them Mic recording and interview techniques OBs & Roadshows Show layout, preparation and presentation Public performance techniques Technical knowledge Writing for Radio Radio drama & comedy: engaging your audience Creating trailers: brief, concept and message Writing a script

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Dialogue, music and sound effects Documentaries & Reporting Planning and research Editing, Production and mix down Creating a radio package Broadcast journalism Cannock Chase Radio will seek to work with many partner organisations including, voluntary and charitable groups of differing sizes, aims and demographics, educational establishments of many differing types as well as statutory agencies and local business. The fundamental aims and objectives of the station are to ensure that all members of our community, without fear or favour and regardless of experience or aptitude are afforded the opportunity to be involved in and benefit from access to local broadcast media in this ever changing and fast moving digital age.

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:

Cannock Chase Radio will operate from an office within Cannock, people from the community will have email, telephone, social media and direct access to the administration office and will be able to put forward requests and suggestions, or volunteer and present directly. Any criticisms will be dealt with according to the procedures laid down in the staff handbook and handled by the management team and, should it prove necessary, ultimately by the Directors, both verbally and in writing. Social networking allows communities greater access than they’ve previously had to a wide variety of organisations. Cannock Chase Radio is alive to the possibilities of this ‘instant feedback’ facility and has a cultivated a safe and reliable social networking presence that enables us to interact directly with our listenership on a daily basis. In addition we aim to continue to develop other, more traditional types of listener feedback as we are aware that not all of our listeners may be IT proficient or they may have English as a second language. Therefore feedback leaflets have been developed to be distributed through local libraries, community centres, and educational establishments. We will also instigate a number of listener feedback forums and station open days when we can interact face to face with the public to find out from them not only what we are doing well, but what we are doing badly or if we are not covering areas of need or concern. The directors and management of Cannock Chase radio will continue to address listener concerns and public feedback as part of the ongoing growth and development of the station.

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In addition Cannock Chase Radio will undertake to conform to all the requirements placed upon it as an Ofcom licence holder, a limited company and a community organisation. Having in place requisite policies for Health & Safety, Children and Vulnerable Adults and responsible officers to ensure these policies are carried through. Cannock Chase Radio will hold an Annual General Meeting open to all members and non-members.

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 Cannock Chase Radio [As in section 1 of this application] Licence area [State the proposed coverage area as Cannock Chase, Staffordshire 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 Metropolitan District of Cannock Chase the main purpose of the service Cannock Chase Radio aims to broadcast a range of exciting, innovative and accessible programming, to promote the cultural, educational and economic well-being of the people in the community we serve. - The station’s primary functions or activities. We aim to do this by presenting programmes which are of the highest possible standard to the widest possible audience, and reflect the culture of the area to its fullest degree, providing programming that caters directly for the interests of our listenership

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: [60‘s, 70’s, 80’s Soul and Motown, Reggae, Rock, Country and Dance Music and specialist shows • Speech. The main types of speech output3 broadcast over the course of each week are: [Interviews, Local news breaking news, news bulletins and a magazine programme. Forums with local businesses, GPs, police, local politicians and other relevant parties. Local Sport, travel and weather

2 E.g. mainstream pop, urban etc. 3 E.g. local news, what’s on etc?

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• [Languages other than English, if relevant] Over the course of each week programming in [list all language(s), including English] is broadcast. - English • Over the course of each week programming is broadcast in [list all language(s) other than English, if relevant] • The service provides original output4 for minimum of [11] hours per day. [What are the minimum hours per day that the service will broadcast original output?(14) • The service provides locally-produced output5 for a minimum of [11} hours per day. [What are the minimum hours per day that the service will broadcast locally-produced output?{14} [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. yes 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.

[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 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

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. yes

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successful the licence will be awarded to the body corporate (e.g. company) submitting this application.

Company (or other body corporate) name: Chase Media Training CIC

Date of registration: 26th June 2015

Company registration number: 9659844

Type of company (or other body corporate): C.I.C

Where your body is not a company, please explain how it meets the requirement to be a body 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.

Mr Martin Evans 50% Mr David Hughes 25% Mr Andrew Buck 25% Mrs Jane Hughes Member Mr Rob Hughes Member

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).

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Mrs Jane Hughes (Head of Administration) Voluntary 20 years radio experience Full Time Mr Rob Hughes (Chairman), Voluntary 20 years radio experience Full Time Mr Andrew Buck Director Managing Director) Voluntary 24 Years of running his other IT businesses. Part time Mr Martin Evans Head of Studio/Station Manager Voluntary ,10 years of radio broadcasting and programming Mr Robin Black Head of Training Voluntary, 30 years of working in the media industry. Part Time Dan Weeks Head of Drama And Comedy Voluntary, 1 years’ experience as a presenter Part Time

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]).

DIRECTOR 1 Mr David Hughes Employment Warehouse Operative Other directorships None Relevant experience or qualifications Got 3 years’ experience in presenting a sport show

DIRECTOR 2 Mr Andrew Buck Employment Self Employed IT Consultant Other directorships Syncronicity Limited (03563803), Associated Consultancy and Support Services LLP (OC400792) Relevant experience or qualifications, 24 years in running his own business in IT

DIRECTOR 3 Mr Martin Evans Employment Carer Relevant experience or qualifications 10 years of engineering and presenting in radio, Started at WCRFM and was also trained there and have been training presenters, Editing Shows, maintenance of studio equipment. Other directorships

Head of Administration Mrs Jane Hughes Employment Carer Other directorships Cannock Radio Ltd Relevant experience or qualifications, Presenting radio shows for the last 20 years, Started at Stone FM going on to present at WCRFM for 3 years and then started Cannock Radio Ltd and have been running the station ever since

Chairman Rob Hughes

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Employment Retired Other directorships None Relevant experience or qualifications, Presenting radio shows for the last 20 years, Started at Stone FM going on to present at WCRFM for 3 years and then started Cannock Radio Ltd and have been running the station ever since

Head of Training Mr Robin Black Employment Retired Other directorships None Relevant experience or qualifications, Over 30 years’ experience in the media industry writing stories and interviewing the stars for Magazines and the Express and Star

Head of Drama And Comedy Dan Weeks Employment Unemployed/Disabled Other directorships None Relevant experience or qualifications, Over 5 years’ experience in finance at Chasewater Railways and over 12 months experience as a presenter

If any individuals (not necessarily directors) have been identified for management roles please state what experience identified individuals have to undertake the role in question.

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

Owners/Company Directors: (voluntary) PART and FULL TIME between 12 – 36+ hours per week Jane Hughes Head of Administration: (Voluntary) FULL TIME Hours 36+ Robin Black Head of Training: (voluntary) Part-Time 12 Hours per week I Hickling from Transplan Broadcast Transmission Engineers (3rd Party service) Bought it on paid Contract. (Will be on 24/7 call when live FM/AM Transmissions commence) Andrew Buck Web/Marketing/Sales: (voluntary) Part-Time 5 Hours per week Accounting (3rd Party service) Brought in on paid contract. Legal (3rd Party service) Brought in on paid contract. Jane Hughes Head of HR 48 Hours Per Week Voluntary Andy Buck Head of Community Development 12 Hours Per Week Voluntary Dan Weeks Head of Drama And Comedy 12 Hours Per Week Voluntary Application/Fundraising (3rd Party service) brought in on paid contract.

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Presenters /Producers (voluntary) hours vary between 2 – 12 hours per week, depending on number and duration of show output.

Head of Administration Jane Hughes

STATION MANAGER Martin Evans

Chairman Rob Hughes

Programme Technical Sales Human Resources Community Development Controller Director Manager Coordinator

Programme Controller Martin Evans

Head of Sport Head of News Head of Music

OB & match reporters News team Music policy panel

Technical Controller

Technical team/ OB Technicians

Managing Director Andrew Buck

Head of Marketing Press/PR

Street Team IT

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Human Resources Manager Jane Hughes

Training/ Recruitment Volunteer Representative

Volunteers

Community Development Co-ordinator

OBs & Roadshows Martin Evans and Jane Hughes

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:

Chase Media Training CIC was formed in the 3rd quarter of 2015 and began operating a full time 24 hour Linear service by November 2014, At time of writing this live service has continued every day since and will continue. The company was set up by former creditors of an online media venture based in Wolverhampton and is made up of staff and volunteers from a number of different sources including BBC, commercial sector and former community sector broadcasters www.cannockchaseradio.co.uk

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

Cannock chase Radio’s personal portfolio is made up of Former presenters of Beacon Radio (Now Free Radio) Former staff (Producers & Presenters) of other community networks: WCR, Stafford Radio, Nova FM, The Source FM (), Bridge Radio (Stourbridge). We have one member of our team holding an OFCOM amateur radio license, in addition to a

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freelance producer with BBC Radio 4, and persons employed by Capital Radio, Technicians, web designers and computer programmers.

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:

Our group contains persons from local business, teaching/training, relevant degrees from education, and Law both UK and MEDIA. We also have volunteers with extensive experience in the ‘third sector’ as management, volunteers and directors of a variety of charities and voluntary organisations. Areas not directly covered are bought it from the private sector. Accounting Legal Fundraising / Grant Application submission

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:

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:

The support for our service has been huge from the outset both from local government, and commerce. Even as an online station listenership is regularly over 500 per hour. Cannock Chase Radio has had strong support from local enterprise both public and private sector.

• “The railway has had a great reaction since advertising with CCR” - D Weeks from Chasewater Railway,

• “Business has improved since advertising with CCR and we monitor new clients asking where they have heard about us and a good 80% say CCR”- C from Green Dog Vaping, • “Really pleased with the advertising the business is doing good” - R Ahmed Spice Bazaar,

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Hence we carry a number of locally produced advertisements which helps keep the station ticking over. As a result the company is not in any debt and won’t be carrying any going forward. The demand for airtime has also been high, with a number of experienced presenters and producers joining us from other networks as well as syndicated content programmes asking for transmission time on our service. Key local politicians of all parties (and civil servants (Such as the heads of Police and Fire services) have been keen to use our truly local service to get across messages or to discuss real grassroots community issues.

• “This is what the Chase needs - a local platform to be able to meet the needs of the Cannock Chase Area”, - Amanda Milling MP CCR is keen to develop these contacts and extend them to a variety of other local organisations, both statutory and voluntary, as the profile of the station increases. Local Authorities in the broadcast area have utilised the growing reputation of Cannock Chase Radio to boost events such as Christmas lights switch on, local gala’s and festivals and Cannock Chase have received many invites to attend with our OB/Roadshow unit. We are constantly establishing new contacts with many third sector agencies through our broadcasting, roadshows, OB’s and ongoing commitment to networking. The support we are receiving from our existing contacts is indicative of the value these organisation place upon the media access and programming we provide. Inspiring Healthy Life Styles, Council, Rugeley Town Council, CAMRA, Local events and festivals are keen to be involved and we have attended music festivals and gigs throughout our time as a broadcaster to much acclaim. Staffs Fest, VE Day, Hednesford Town Christmas Light’s Switch on, Newlife Santa Dash, Katharine House Winter Walk, Hednesford Carnival, Rugeley Charter Fair. Social media and direct feedback has been a pillar of the station’s ongoing development since we first started to broadcast and the instant access this has provided has proved extremely popular with our ever-growing listenership. CCR will continue to develop and expand our social network profile alongside the broadcasting arm of the station as a way of maintaining a direct link with our community and listeners thereby allowing us to respond quickly where appropriate, to concerns, criticisms and plaudits Since our inception we have supported local educational establishments and have attended a variety of events. Our involvement has been met with enthusiasm and a demand for more St Peter’s School Hednesford Take Over Day, Five Ways School Heath Hayes Summer Fete, to name a few. Our ongoing online broadcasting has had overwhelmingly positive feedback and we continue to recruit new volunteers directly as a result of people listening in to what we do. “Absolute pleasure to be working Voluntary with a fantastic station with a great listenership” - M Lynch Presenter

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.

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

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

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Broadcasting engineering:

Engineering notes We require preliminary radio frequency (r.f.) engineering information and applicants are advised that this section is not intended to be exhaustive. We are asking for the basic engineering parameters necessary to determine the extent of frequency availability in an applicant’s chosen area (after taking account of the requirements of neighbouring broadcasters); and to determine whether the proposed service area can be adequately served from this site. As a result, applicants should note the importance of identifying a transmission site that is suitable for the area they wish to serve. While Ofcom would not wish applicants to go to unnecessary expense (we do not guarantee the availability of a suitable frequency and/or our ability to allocate it for broadcasting from the chosen transmission site), we do require precise details about the transmission site chosen. The questions following relate to this. Applicants should provide evidence of negotiations or agreement with the site owner (e.g. whether a provisional agreement is in place). Any licence award will be based on the coverage area from the site identified in the application. If a licence is offered, Ofcom may not be able to agree to a change from the site put forward in this application (and any request for a change will need to be justified). Applicants should read and be aware of the relevant part of the Ofcom Site Engineering Code which may be found at: http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/broadcasting/guidance/tech-guidance/eng_code/ 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: Cannock Chase District address: Council, Civic Suite, Beecroft Rd, Cannock WS11 1BG

The NGR is a reference code comprising two letters and Site 1: SJ981105 two groups of three numbers (e.g. SW 123 456). It is available from Ordnance Survey. Site 2: SK045179 What is the height of the site, in metres, Above Ordnance Site 1 162m Datum (AOD)? Site 2: 76m National Grid In metres, what is the total height of the mast / building Site 1 21m Reference (NGR): Above Ground level (AGL)? Site 2: 8m About the site’s What is the height, in metres, of the transmitting antenna Site 1:22m dimensions: AGL? Site 2: 12m Please supply photographs of the transmitter mast / / Tick if enclose building and aerial location. Who owns the site and what are their full contact details? Is this site already used for broadcasting and if so by No whom? About the Delete as appropriate the yes/no answers which describe transmission site: your situation regarding proposed site (it may be that you cannot answer all four questions): Site identified? Yes for site 1 and 2 Transmission site Provisional agreement with site owner in place? Yes site 2 availability: Or under negotiation? Yes site 1 Applicant group owns site? No Other – please specify. Applicant group owns site? No (Note: we cannot consider an application if no site has been identified.)

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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: Jane Hughes Email: [email protected] Website: www.cannockchaseradio.co.uk

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, anybody or individual is (and if so identify that body or individual) involved in any of the activities set out in the table below, and the extent of the involvement or interest. For these purposes, the applicant includes associates of the applicant (i.e. directors and their associates and other group companies): (Note: if none of the following categories in this section apply, this must be clearly indicated by writing “none” in any appropriate box.) Activity/involvement By the applicant By a director and/or a shareholder (section 12 of this or member application form) (section 11 of this application form) a) Local authorities 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:

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

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.

Jane Hughes (Name of person) Director (Title or position in the applicant group) 15.05.17 (Date)

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