Coast and County Radio 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. COAST AND COUNTY RADIO

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

▪ Coast and County Radio broadcasts as a radio station of appeal and diversity to everyone who lives and works in the Borough of Scarborough, Filey and surrounding towns and the rural villages nestled along the eastern edge of the vales of Pickering and York. The conurbations hug the coast west, north and south in an eight-mile radius The Borough of Scarborough is known as the Queen of Watering places and is Britain’s first resort, tourism is a major contributor to the local economy with £324m spent in in visitor overnight stays and 5.5m day trip visitors with a year on year increase of 4%. Scarborough is home to the last residential seaside Orchestra in Britain holding concerts in the splendour of the Victorian Spa Grand Hall. Oliver’s Mount race track hosts Internationally renowned road races. Big named concerts are held at the refurbished Open Air Theatre. Scarborough Cricket Festival is a highlight in the cricketing calendar. Filey holds its Edwardian Festival and Steam Punk gathering. The Sci-Fi Festival and Coastival winter Arts extravagancer keep the coastal towns at the forefront as must visit events. Scarborough has reasonable road and rail links to the nearby towns and cities of Filey, Whitby Pickering Malton and York. There is a refurbished indoor market which also hosts varied programmed artistic events. Scarborough is home to the Alan Ayckbourns acclaimed SJT Theatre. Information from the 2011 UK Census shows that the population of the Greater Borough of Scarborough is 61000. Scarborough has an older population than the national average with 16% of the population in receipt of various benefits. The population demographics are: 0-15 14.8% 15-24 11.8%. 25-44 20.8% 45-64 29.3% 65+ 23.2% The social grades are: AB 15.33%. C1 27.83%. C2 25.50%. DE 31.34%. Scarborough and Filey unemployment averages 10.2% with a seasonal drop between March and October, average salary £19900.PA nearly £10000.below the national average, the area is identified as a social mobility “cold spot”. There are signs of an upturn with the new Coventry University Campus, Sports Village and the nearby £1.7bn development of a potash mine

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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/0020/101459/co mmunity-radio-future-licensing-technical-policy-statement.pdf Coast and County Radio Broadcasts to the Greater Scarborough parishes, Filey and surrounding village communities. As we broadcast to a very varied geographical and rural area there are many challenges we need to address and are aware of. We want to be able to deliver a high quality stereo signal ensuring Filey and the outline villages in the Scarborough area can be properly serviced and not neglected. The Oliver’s Mount Location as plotted is based on 30m.100w. AOD146.5m The site is Lat/Long 54.267765,-0.404760. Ref;039869 YO11 2TZ

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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 service. providing a service that would: Question B relates to how your output will serve the tastes (i) cater for the tastes and interests of members of its and interests of your target community. target community or communities (or for any particular tastes and interests in those communities); Question C is about how your service will broaden the range of local (non-BBC) services available in your area. (ii) broaden the range of programmes available on non- BBC local services (commercial and community Later in this form you will be asked to draft your own ‘key stations) to members of the relevant community or commitments’. This will form the basis of your licence and communities; is what Ofcom will judge you against. It should include a summary of your proposed programme output as set out (iii) broaden the overall range of such non-BBC local below and reflect your commitment to cater for relevant services provided in the area concerned; and tastes and interests, to broaden the range of relevant (iv) have a distinct nature, or provide distinct content, from programmes and services and to provide a service with a any non-BBC local services with which it would overlap. distinct nature and content as set out in the Guidance Ofcom is required to consider the extent to which an Notes 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):

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• 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? Coast and County Radio already broadcasts 24hrs a day and provides information and entertainment which is a mixture of music and speech that is relevant to our local audience. The service can be heard www.coastandcountyradio.co.uk The music is varied and well known and the speech content is informative and diverse to encourage dialogue and gain a good, strong, loyal and local audience. We broadcast features such as, travel, weather and what’s on information together with chat and interviews with local people from the many local organisations that undertake great works in the area - groups which often go un- noticed. We intend every hour to be built in such a way that the audience will be able to predict when features are broadcast that will be of specific interest to them and their parishes, peppered with the occasional surprise! Coast and County Radio encourages the community to have pride in the local area. We promote the diversity of the varied local life around the borough. From the sounds of the busy seafront and harbour through the commercial heart of the town centre, the elongated suburban estates and the scattered villages ensuring we reflect the many events held throughout the year within the boundaries of the towns and villages. This could be as big an event as the Tour de Yorkshire, the local favourite of the Muston Scarecrow Weekend or the Filey Steampunk and Edwardian festival. We encourage local people to get involved and support all local organisations like The Street Projects, Wet Wheels, Scarborough Disability Action Group, Martin House Children’s Hospice. The areas very active Scouting and Guiding groups. We support and promote many appeals and projects “On Air”, St Leonard’s Hospice appeal for volunteers as an example via our media pages and with pre-event interviews and attendances with our Outside Broadcast stage unit at the actual events. We create and programme regular features that showcase and platform the work of the many Voluntary Action Services both large and small who champion and support the voluntary and community sector in the borough. Everyone living or working in the Scarborough Borough along the Coastal stretches and Rural enclaves have found something of interest for them on Coast and County Radio. Whatever our audience is involved in we want to bring that to life and be a pivotal part of the action. We want to hear and broadcast the real voices and the dialect that still prevails in the Scarborough district on Coast and County Radio – they could be an interviewee... or an interviewer. They maybe a presenter, a reporter, an on- air contributor, a researcher or a producer. We encourage everyone to join in, have a go and have their say. We reflect the life of the community, showcasing the accomplishments of local community groups and organisations. We support and encourage them to use Coast and County Radio as a tool to increase attendance and participation in their events and projects, informing listeners about, local services that are available to them. We have created a vibrant relationship and platform for the broadcast of young and older writers and musicians to be heard. We have regular discussions with many of them which is led by our Community Coordinator to establish the needs which may change throughout the year, to this end we have generated a strong contact base so we can provide the service needed and deserved.

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Listeners are actively encouraged to get involved in these local projects as Coast and County Radio turns a printed, somewhat dull poster or leaflet into something that connects with them through interviews and features. Coast and County Radio brings their printed publicity to life on the air. What music will you play? We play a well-known mix of songs and popular artistes stretching back to the 1960’s to the present day. Generally, these songs will play over a 7-day period are broken down as follows 7.00am – 6.00pm. We change direction as we move into the evenings 6.00pm – 12. Midnight. Is typically made up of specialist programs. Locally Produced. Folk. Jazz. Unsigned Live Recorded Bands. Zydeco and Cajun. Soul. Blues. Polish Connection. Wordsmiths and Poets. 50s collection. The Album Countdown. Arts What’s on Round Up. Daytime edited Repeats. Country. Rainbow LGBT Weekend Round Up. Easy Listening Classics. Studio 3 young musicians’ collective. Gaming and Video Revue. We believe it is important that everyone in the Scarborough Borough area knows there is something available for them at some point every week. We encourage our audience to tell us what kinds of specialist music shows or features it wants to hear. Where there is a demand and request we will meet that request and regularly promote the fact that our listeners can choose the music Coast and County Radio plays. We expect these kinds of shows to be broadcast during evenings or at the weekends as indicated above. What are the main speech elements of the service and how will the social gain/community benefits you propose be reflected on-air? We aim to achieve 20% of Coast and County Radio programming being speech items with a target of 25%. We expect this to be made up of - interviews with local organisations and individuals presenter links, street interviews and comments via phone ins and social media local information such as weather, “what’s on” and travel and outside broadcast events. What is the likely music to speech ratio? 80% music and aim to achieve 20% speech averaged over 7 days Will this vary at different times of the day or week (or year)? We aim to achieve our aspirations and intentions; however, we must be aware as a volunteer organisation that illness, or volunteer changes may temporally effect the service. Do you intend to broadcast live output? If so when and how much do you propose to do? We broadcast live output as much as possible – presently we broadcast a minimum of 8 hours per day and expect this to rise as the service develops. We also intend to make greater use of our fully equipped outside broadcast trailer and studio if we are awarded an FM Licence. This gets us to the heart of the districts and we cooperate with external agencies by providing a platform for advisors to be on hand and offer a leaflet information exchange. Will you broadcast in languages other than English (what languages and how much)? Coast and County Radio presently broadcasts in Polish 2 hours per week as we have identified a need for this service due to the fluctuating numbers of both resident and temporary Polish families and workers in the area, this is repeated on our night time service. Will your output be original i.e. specifically produced for your service? We expect all output to be original content except for national news. Will it be locally produced? We expect all our output will be produced locally but we may broadcast some content from other community stations in the area if it is relevant and of interest to our audience. We will be using the services provided by Radio News Hub to enhance our output and include news from across the country and around the world. Do you intend to repeat material? YES.

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Coast and County Radio is here to promote local organizations and the work and services they offer as much as possible. We want as many people in our community to hear about these activities and so we will be repeating features to achieve this.

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

21 Northway. Scarborough. YO11 1JL.

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:

Stakeholders Coast and County Radio is focused on the local community with something relevant that they can relate to. Presented in a straightforward way thereby producing an informative and entertaining listen. We are versatile and flexible in how we showcase the area. It might be a simple as presenter read of a what’s on message promoting a production of the YMCA Musical Theatre. Local Credit Union may offer all of us advice and information on financial matters or we could join the Filey Edwardian Festival group. The varied urban and rural nature of the area we will be keeping in touch with the local farming community and business groups. We take a keen interest in the success of local farming, fishing industry and commerce highlighting the various key times of the year for them all. Local Sports We reflect the strong local amateur sporting interests in a variety of sports including Scarborough and District Football Leagues. Scarborough Boxing Club. Country League Cricket. There is a strong Music and Art Groups community which we actively promote, individual authors, musicians and unsigned bands on air promoted events and concerts. Local Features The experience of our members group who present and produce shows at other community radio stations suggests that although we are keen to get local people on the air there may well be, certainly initially, a reluctance to agree to participate in a live or recorded interviews. To overcome this, our team will offer local individuals and organisations the choice of either them coming into our studios for an interview for broadcast on the radio or Coast and County Radio will create, produce and present features of profile on their behalf. Local Voices We will broadcast interviews with people on the street from the towns and surrounding villages. There will be a mix of topics from the serious to the light. Our listeners will recognise their friends and neighbours talking about local organisations and services that they are involved in. Real local voices on real local radio. We encourage our listeners to interact via the various media platforms, Twitter, Facebook, Text or email or visit us on station which is town centre based to come in have a tea or coffee and tell us what they think about issues in the district.

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:

Coast and County Radio produces a diversity of programming as described above, a diverse and variety which is not covered nor provided by the excellent regional commercial station ‘Yorkshire Coast Radio’ which services the County of North Yorkshire on DAB, the forty six mile seaboard edge of the Greater Scarborough Borough district on FM from Staithes in the far north along the coast to Whitby, Scarborough and Filey having amalgamated its separate fm licence for Bridlington in East Yorkshire this gives them an area far in excess of that which we wish to serv. \Coast and County Radio plays a well-known mix of songs and popular artistes stretching back to the 1960’s to the present day over a 7-day period. Outside Broadcasts. Featured attendances at community events. What’s on. Specialist Shows Gardeners Corner. Concert Recordings. Authority and Service Groups Q & As. Regular weekly and 6 Coast and County Radio application

monthly programmed inserts. I.e. Debt advice. Health and Wellbeing. Environmental issues. Benefit Advice. this is intended to be broadcast between 7.00am – 6.00pm. 6.00pm – 12. Midnight. Is typically made up of music and spoken word specialist programs. Locally Produced. Folk. Jazz. Unsigned Live Recorded Bands. Zydeco and Cajun. Soul. Blues. Polish Connection. Sports Round-up. Wordsmiths and Poets. 50s collection. The Album Countdown. Arts What’s on Round-up and Reviews. Daytime edited Repeats. Country. Easy Listening Classics. Studio 3 young musicians’ collective. Gaming and Video Revue. Book at bedtime. All these shows are locally produced and original. We are committed to providing a broad spectrum of listening and constantly review our output ensuring we can fulfil the demands of our listener. Coast and County Radio is providing a mixed service that is not being covered by any other regular broadcasting station and the diverse genres have not featured in the twenty-five years of the regional commercial station.

Social gain

5. Social gain Guidance Notes Community radio is required to be for the public good and Broadcasting legislation specifies a number of to bring community benefits, or social gains, to listeners ‘characteristics of community radio services’. Licence and participants. The requirement for ‘social gain,’ is one of holders need to ensure their services conform to these the key factors that makes community radio stations characteristics, including in this case the delivery of social different from other radio services. gain. Please tell us what community benefits your service will The legislation sets out social gains that stations must bring to your target community(ies) and/or the general provide. These are the achievement, in respect of public. Please include summaries of evidence to support individuals or groups of individuals in the target your answer. community, or in respect of other members of the public, of Answer in fewer than 1,500 words: the following objectives – (a) the provision of a radio service to individuals who are otherwise underserved by such services, (b) the facilitation of discussion and the expression of opinion, (c) the provision (whether by means of programmes included in the service or otherwise) of education or training to individuals not employed by the station, and (d) the better understanding of the particular community and the strengthening of links within it. Social gain may also include the achievement of other objectives of a social nature.1 Applicants are required to provide evidence that their service will result in significant social gain to the public or the target community(ies). Copies of letters or research reports etc. should not be submitted, but brief relevant extracts from them, which represent an accurate and comprehensive summary, may be included. If we wish to see the source material, we will ask for it. 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.

Provision of Service

Coast and County Radio celebrates the great work being undertaken to enhance and improve life in Scarborough and the surrounding area, enhancing and participating in existing and planned projects designed to make the community a better place to live, work and play. Our aim is to give everyone an unbiased, independent and supportive opportunity to air their views, voice their opinion and to participate in the lifeblood of the community

1 See Article 2(3) of the Community Radio Order 2004 and Ofcom’s Notes of guidance for community radio applicants and licensees. 7 Coast and County Radio application and develop media skills through voluntary placements and training in the vocational environment of an operational community radio station. We want Coast and County Radio to be used by the Scarborough community as one of the main ways to promote the great work that is carried out in the area. Our team is here to help make this a reality.

We aim to promote the hard work that many existing local individuals, charity and voluntary organisations and public agencies carry out around the Scarborough Borough area through interviews features and promotion.

There is a wealth of information available already in leaflets, posters and websites, however we want to get this information on the air so that those who would not at first glance be interested in reading it hear about it on Coast and County Radio. We can deliver this information simply, effectively and efficiently, complementing the event or campaign with interviews from the organisations involved or special features or outside broadcasts. This will enable agencies and the community to gain from genuine two-way communication and help to lead to the quicker delivery of groups and agency priorities and objectives. As an example, we already offer work experience placements to several disadvantaged groups such as YHT training and learning services, Scarborough and Whitby Disable action group, Schools and the Princes Trust and wish to further expand on the service we provide.

We are actively involved with other local community groups, local charities and other non- profit making organisations and help them to get their messages across to everyone in the area and to encourage them to become more involved and play an active role in the community.

We have held discussions with many organisations who broadcast useful and important information about the services they offer. For example, the Cava organization which is an enabler and umbrella organisation which supports many of local voluntary groups and charities across the Borough. We make available daily feature slots for them and their partner organisations to promote the great work undertaken by them and their members through interviews and profiles of specific projects.

We promote the services offered by Scarborough Town Council and the good work undertaken in the area by groups like Scarborough Rotary Club, Scarborough Lions, The Masons, Parish Councils and the much smaller not so well known groups.

Social isolation for a local resident is a major issue and we provide company in the way of a friendly voice but also encouraging those affected to get out and try some of the many local groups in their activities.

Discussion and Opinion

Coast and County Radio invite local health professionals in to our studios to talk about issues around Diabetes, Dementia and other similar health concerns. We would promote the many preventative services the local NHS Trust offers, encouraging local people to become more knowledgeable about looking after themselves and their families. This would be done through a series of interviews and features broadcast and possibly repeated regularly to spread the word to as many people as possible. These could focus on obesity, stop smoking, alcohol, drugs and teenage pregnancy and mental health issues as examples. We will use a variety of methods of communication to engage with the community. Social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook and our own website will be used to support the work we will be doing on air and promote what is happening in the community. It will also be used to encourage the involvement and participation of members of the community to talk about local issues that affects them. During programmed initiatives, we encourage participation and discussion this is undertaken in many ways pre-broadcast invitation to contribute by letter, email or text. Phone in and on-line interaction. We follow this after the event by inviting listener’s views and conclusions. The content and issues broadcast can also be discussed with the station management team and brought up at focus group meetings as to relevance or otherwise.

Training and Education Provision

We make available work experience and training positions for organisations that find it challenging to place certain young people with a variety of needs, this is an area we are presently looking to expand along with our free media training sessions. We have a small targeted area so we can provide focused information about what is happening

8 Coast and County Radio application around the borough and have the time and desire to do it. We are actively involved with organisation that enable individuals of all ages and abilities to be part of what we do by offering placements and work experience, we have been successful in helping people on various scales of the spectrums in confidence building and communication skills, for confidential reasons we have not been specific to avoid individuals and said groups. These are the groups we are actively involved with and with the granting of a licence we will be able to promote these services to the benefit of the greater communities of Filey, Scarborough and the surrounding villages.

Our Broadcast and media training will deliver and develop both informal and accredited training in the following areas covering: -

Broadcast equipment. Audio production (including use of software & hardware).

Sound engineering. Website content management Radio programme creation.

Radio feature production. Training for trainers Supervisor training Technical support.

Broadcast assistant.

The Broadcasting Code (mandatory for all our presenters and content producers).

Understanding

Scarborough, Filey and the Villages have many complex issues and Coast and County Radio realises it cannot address them. What we can do is facilitate groups, organisations and individuals to get the messages and advice to the areas needed and when specific areas and issues are raised by external enablers, we understand their requirements and act accordingly. Filey for example has been underserved and neglected by services and has many social issues. We intend to build and create a studio and hub in the heart of Filey Town, thereby giving both a physical presence and a sense of belonging. Coast and County Radio champions the residents, organisations and community projects in Filey and its surrounding Villages. The rural enclaves need to feel they belong to the Borough and to this end we have found that having a visible presence with our mobile stage and broadcasting at country events and fairs and information exchanges brings a response of being acknowledged.

We strive to be involved and always seek advice to gain an in depth understanding from the respective organisations or groups of what they wish to achieve and how we can best serve the initiatives, this is exampled in the way we interact with the likes of; DAG, Scarborough and Whitby Disable Action Groups. The Rainbow Centre, Advice and resource centre for the homeless, benefit support advisers and Food Bank providers. CaVCA, Coast and Vale Community Action, an enabler, developer and a community empowering organisation that creates community agencies through cooperation and common goals of improving lives for all. Totally Socially is an arm of CaVCA which encourages dialogue and listening by finding out what makes communities tick. The Citizens Advice Bureau. Wet Wheels Yorkshire, from the outset of fund raising to the fruition of the building of the fully accessible boat for the disabled we were with them all the way. YT Training, we give on the job training, work experience and confidence building support for 16-25yr olds. Yorkshire MESMAC. Our Station Office are Centrally situated in the Town centre and is a Hub for all groups to have all their printed promotional material and advise leaflets available as we encourage “Drop-In” to get more information. All these groups have complex ways of operating and therefore we rely on them to give us in depth information to enable our understanding of need.

Objectives. Aims and Gains.

We encourage all our Volunteers to be objective in their approach to whatever task they undertake and be aspirational in maintaining an open mind as they integrate with all sections of the community and assist in being the voice of that community. Our aim is to give anybody the opportunity to be actively involved in Coast and County Radio in all we do, from being on air, driving the station vehicle and trailer, marketing and publicity, sales, reception and being a proud representative and ambassador of Coast and County Radio. We as a group gained a great deal of satisfaction during the past the two and half years we are proud to have been actively involved in the fund-raising promotion of “Wet Wheels” a charity that provides for severely disabled people of all abilities to get on board a boat and not only be taken for a ride but drive this high-powered boat, this is not a sedate ride bobbing 9 Coast and County Radio application

along, nor is it for the faint hearted. Coast and County Radio feels that with our involvement and small contribution of facilities and time was a gain for the volunteers that can only be measured by the delight and smiles of those who access this fabulous activity.

Access and participation:

6. Participation in the service Guidance Notes How do you propose to ensure that members of your Legislation specifies several ‘characteristics of community target community (or communities) are given radio services’. Licence holders need to ensure their services opportunities to participate in the operation and conform to these characteristics, including in this case management of the service? providing opportunities to participate in the operation and Answer in fewer than 400 words: management of the service. Ofcom requires information as to how this would be achieved. 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?

Any individual or organisation can be a member of Coast and County Radio. We encourage members to get involved in the running of the station by taking part in working and focus groups that will promote the development, fundraising, training, membership, programming and other aspects of the station. These groups will be led by the station manager of Coast and County Radio. Goals and targets will be set by the Coast and County Radio Management Team. As a volunteer, members will be invited on to the various steering and management groups and be responsible with the trustees to manage all aspects of their station any member will have access to all departments and take a lead in producing shows, presenting, content and music management. media platform and IT management, administration and sales. We will encourage all Coast and County Radio members not only in their chosen areas to take an active role in both the management and development of the radio station ensuring we are providing a fair and balanced service that the community expects. What will be the involvement of members of the target community in the radio station? Our experience of the Coast and County Radio target audience that have been with us since 2013 from an online community radio station to being awarded a DAB license on the North Yorkshire Multiplex. Shows that an FM licence will give our target audience the ability to access and can hear us on air for the first time. We will encourage them to call the radio station, visit our website and social media channels and visit us on station. Interested groups and individuals can join us and participate as much or as little as they wish. They can become a volunteer members, or serve on a Working Committee, take a Radio Training Club course or join our volunteer Army. How many volunteers do you anticipate will be involved in your service per year? We have a team of regular volunteers of between 28 - 36 on a weekly basis with many dozens of local organisations participating on the air through regular features and interviews. This number will increase considerably as we encourage more local people to be heard on Coast and County Radio in interviews and programmed features that showcase their interest, group or organisation. Coast and County Radio will be filled with local voices every hour, every day. The granting of a FM licence will see our volunteer numbers increase substantially.

7. Access to facilities and training Guidance Notes Set out the practical (formal and informal) mechanisms Ofcom is required by the legislation to have regard to the which you will use to ensure that members of your target provision each applicant proposes to make to allow for community can gain access to your facilities that would be access by members of the target community to the facilities used for the provision of your service and to receive to be used for the provision of the service and for their training in their use. training in the use of those facilities. Answer in fewer than 400 words:

Coast and County Radio will encourage local people and organisations to visit us on station on a regular basis. We will have full disabled access. We are strategically and conveniently placed in the town centre with excellent and

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accessible transport links. This also applies to our proposed Filey studios, Access to us is also available when we are out and about with our mobile unit in the villages. Training is available to anyone, organisation, youth group, i.e., Boys Brigade, Scouts and Guides, active seniors Scarborough district Disable Action Group or anyone who is a Coast and County Radio member. All volunteers and members are given the opportunity to access training courses and to complete the training process, they may then wish to take up the challenge to broadcast on the radio station. We also use our facilities to assist in confidence building, they will be supported by the Station Manager and other trained volunteers all of whom are and will be DBS checked, they will ensure the training they need and receive will be broadcast relevant and entertaining radio for our community. We run regular training courses to allow this to happen and where possible these will be accredited training schemes. We encourage the involvement of local schools, colleges and the university by providing opportunities for training of students allowing them to produce content to be broadcast on Coast and County Radio or within the confines of their School, College or University Radio. Emphasis on bringing enthusiasts, depending on experience through the training process will entail an induction to the station policies, all training will be dependent on experience but will include microphone technique, desk operation, Interviewing technique and portable equipment training. presenting, recording and editing skills and broadcast law and Ofcom rules. The station manager will lead the training and ensure mentoring by experienced presenters. We invite listeners to drop into the station and use our Listening Box giving them access to the mysteries of recording where they can voice, record and promote their own events they can express views. These recordings are inserted into shows. We encourage groups to come in on “Open Mic” days and live voice their events which brings the local recognisable voice alive.

Ensuring accountability:

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

Contact Coast and County Radio will encourage people to contact us in a variety of ways including the website, email, text, phone, social networking and face to face conversations in the towns and villages to let us know what they think about the service. The management team will receive this information and it will be acted on accordingly and we will periodically hold meetings for the public to attend and give us direct feedback. Details of how to do this will be published on our website, there will also be a dedicated email to the Managing Director. The information is contained in our public statement. We will publish feedback that we receive on our website and any response and action taken that will affect the sound of the radio station. Coast and County Radio will receive regular feedback from the website and social media channels as well as street surveys conducted on a regular, rolling basis by the Coast and County Radio Volunteer Army. Quarterly open meetings inviting all listeners to give us direct feedback on the service they are hearing and from this we will adapt, adopt changes that the listener has brought to our attention. Influence The Annual General Meeting will include all Coast and County Radio Members and offer them an opportunity to raise any issues with the Coast and County Radio Board. We have an open-door policy which encourages people to visit us on a regular basis. We have disabled access. To ensure we are accountable to our target listeners and able 11 Coast and County Radio application

to respond to criticism and suggestions we have ensured we have a full published set of policies and procedures which can be followed if necessary. Members of external groups and organisations will be invited to have a representative on one of our community advisory committees. Coast and County Radio is the listeners friend and uniquely placed for local people to contact an organisation that is proud to be part of the community and here to help them get the most out of their radio service by listening and responding to demands and needs.

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: COAST AND COUNTY RADIO [As in section 1 of this application] Licence area: The Greater Scarborough parishes, Filey and [State the proposed coverage area as set out in section 3 of surrounding villages 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.

Coast and County Radio will broadcast a radio station of appeal to everyone who lives and works in the Borough of Scarborough, parishes and village communities. We will showcase and reflect life in the area through interviews and features. We will provide a full-service radio station and will engage in regular conversation with local individuals, groups and organisations, offering training courses to deliver a radio service truly reflective of the local community.

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] We’ll broadcast songs from the 60s to present day. 6.00pm – Midnight. Locally Produced. Folk. Jazz. Zydeco and Cajun. Soul. Blues. The Sunday LGBT Platform. Country. Easy Listening Classics. Studio 3 young musicians.

• 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] The main speech will be presenter led and links to interviews, features with local groups, individuals and organisations, what’s on information and regular programmed specialist contributors.

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

Polish 2hrs per week.

2 e.g. mainstream pop, urban etc. 3 e.g. local news, what’s on etc. 12 Coast and County Radio application

• 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?] We broadcast a minimum of 12hrs per day original output

• 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?] 12hrs 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 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. company) Only a body corporate can hold a community radio licence. submitting this application and the type of body corporate. A body corporate is almost always a (registered) company, Please provide copies of the company’s Memorandum, although it can also include, for example, some bodies Articles of Association and Certificate of Incorporation (or, created by statute (an individual or a registered charity on where it is another type of body corporate, its founding its own is not a body corporate). documents and those which set out its objectives and rules Your application must therefore be submitted on behalf of of operation) a registered company (or other body corporate). 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

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. 13 Coast and County Radio application

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

Company (or other body corporate) name: Scarborough Radio Ltd

th Date of registration: 26 October 2018

Company registration number: 11644545

Type of company (or other body corporate): (A Not for Profit) Company Limited by Guarantee

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

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

An application team has worked on putting together this document and they will form part of the day to day management of the radio station if we are successful. The company is a not for profit entity and there are no shareholders. More members will be invited onto the board. From our research and experience we have been inspired by the enthusiasm and degree of interest in our plans and we are actively continuing to meet with local people and groups while our application is considered. Once the licence is issued we will actively seek out individuals and organisations to become Members of Coast and County Radio. Members will be able to elect further Directors to the Board of the Company. There are no external influencers or persons with individual control. The Members will meet on a regular basis to provide feedback to the Management Team. Our aim is to have a minimum of five directors with 20% equal voting rights.

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

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(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).

The Coast and County Radio management committee will consist of seven members with a variety of complementary skills and life experiences considerable experience in commercial and community radio and media production which brings great benefit to Coast and County Radio. The Management committee is the driving force of the station the instructions of the management committee will be interpreted and actioned daily by the Managing Director/ Station Manager this is Gordon Tennent. This will be a paid part position. Chairman of Coast and County Radio David MacGregor. Managing Director Gordon Tennent and Michael Hammond Vice Chairman are leading the Coast and County Radio community radio licence application Management Structure COAST AND COUNTY RADIO MANAGEMENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Responsible for ensuring Coast and County Radio operates in accordance with its mission and purpose. Ensure the legal operation of Coast and County Radio within Ofcom guidelines. Develops financial plans and approves all budgetary requirements. Approves all financial fund raising and policies for Coast and County Radio. Maintain and create policies to ensure the smooth and compliant operation of Coast and County Radio. Delegates duties and operational responsibilities to the Coast and County Radio Executive Committee The present management board is made up of David MacGregor. Chairman. Through the late sixties to mid-seventies was a presenter and commercial production producer. Since 2013 and semi-retirement he has been station manager and director of Scarborough Radio DAB Ltd broadcasting as Coast and County Radio. (Volunteer 30hrs) Michael Hammond Vice Chairman. Content advisor brings a wealth of experience having been in broadcasting since the late seventies as a Presenter and Producer and in managerial roles from Sales Director to Station Manager. (Volunteer 12hrs) Gordon Tennent. Managing Director. Brings a myriad of media skills through being an IT and Web Designer Is the Station Manager and it is a paid position and he will ensure the day to day operations of Coast and County Radio are carried out. Supported by Working Committees, the primary role is to act as the lead facilitator and trainer, enabling and training the community to develop and gain the necessary skills for themselves to broadcast on Coast and County Radio. In addition, specific duties will include senior contact with local organisations, point of contact for grant applications and airtime sales and sponsorship. (paid post 24hrs) Steven Landray. Director Designate. Technical and IT manager with responsibility for all social media and information technology. (Volunteer 12hrs) Sarah Kate MacGregor. Director. Community liaison coordinator (paid post 20hrs) Ian Whitfield Director. Designate. Scarborough and District DAG.” Disability Action Group”. Equality Coordinator Adviser. (Volunteer 4hrs) Julie Hall. Director Designate. Arts and Creative Coordinator (Volunteer 10hrs) Graham Rhodes. Director Designate. Audio supervisor and Script coordinator (Volunteer 20hrs)

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

Director: Mr David K MacGregor Employment: Semi Retired Other directorships: Managing Director of Gridstock Ltd. Winking Willy’s Rest Ltd. Relevant experience or qualifications: Financial Officer of above named Companies, DAB Ofcom Licence Holder. Station Manager of Coast and County Radio 2016 to Date. David MacGregor has been involved in commercial radio and production since the late sixties and early seventies. Was among the founding members of the community radio group since 2012 and recently been station manager of Coast and County Radio both on DAB and the community internet radio service

Director: Mr Gordon Tennant Employment: Graphic Designer Other directorships: None Relevant experience Graphic Designer and website developer. Founding member of the original community online radio station 2013-to-date. Responsible for all platform content and technical manager.

Director: Ms Sarah Kate MacGregor Email address: [email protected] Employment: Office Administrator PT. Other directorships: None. Relevant Experience: Office administrator. Volunteer Community Coordinator Coast and County Radio since 2016.

None director: Michael Hammond Email address: [email protected] Employment: Sales Manager Other directorships: None Relevant experience: Former Commercial Radio Manging Director and Station and Sales Manager. Independent advisor to Coast and County Radio 2016 – to-date.

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 indicate applicant’s ability to maintain the proposed service (as well whether the individual will be paid or will work in a as to ensure the applicant is fit and proper to hold the voluntary capacity, will be full or part-time (indicate the licence). As well as its ownership, management and number of hours for part-time posts). This may be provided as a diagram or organisation chart.

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Answer in fewer than 400 words, plus organisation chart operations, the proposed staffing of the station is relevant (optional): to these considerations.

COAST AND COUNTY RADIO BOARD OF DIRECTORS – Details in Section 11 MANAGING DIRECTOR/STATION MANAGER – Details in Section 11 Coast and County Radio Working Committees The Coast and County Radio Working Committees support the Managing Director/Station Manager in delivering the day to day operations of the radio station. The chairs of these Committees will be led by either the Chairperson or the Managing Director/Station Manager. Each is a small team of 5 or 7 people who formulate and implement action plans in fund raising, membership, programming, training and strategic community development. This will allow individual members to have a direct input in to how the radio station operates to positively affect Scarborough Filey and the village communities. Coast and Count Radio Community Advisory Board Members of the Community Advisory Board will support the work that is necessary to operate the radio station on a day to day basis in an unpaid capacity. This will be a group of 7-10 people who are representative of the community. It operates independently from Coast and County Radio’s Board of Directors. It will serve as an important and vital liaison between Coast and County Radio and the community by providing input on policy and programming goals. It regularly evaluates whether the programming output, website information and other policies meet the needs of the community and it will hold four open meetings a year. Coast and County Radio Volunteers Volunteers play a vital role in the successful operation, whether they are answering phones during our shows and membership drives, assisting at special events or performing key administrative tasks. They will catch a fascinating behind-the-scenes glimpse of community radio at work. We will create ‘volunteer slots’ – a flexible way for any individual to give around three hours a week of their time on a regular basis. We anticipate these volunteer opportunities to be particularly attractive to those who have retired but as one of our objectives is to help to create jobs in our community we will be applying for grants for placements to be made available to train people in all of aspects of general office administration, giving those who need it the key skills to apply for real jobs in our community. Opportunities will be created to enable any students from the University, Collages and Schools to be actively involved. COAST AND COUNTY RADIO TRAINING GROUP Members of Coast and County Radio will be invited to join the training group – a practical way for local individuals and organisations to be trained in the media skills they will need to broadcast to their community, confidence building and enhanced social skills. We have established this and all our present team have participated and completed the courses. We are in the process of establishing different models and levels of training in anticipation of OFCOM granting us a license. All our trainers are DBS checked. Coast and County Radio Members These volunteers support the radio station on and off air in the local community and are the artery’s that serve the groups and organisations. Members of these committees will be invited to join the Board.

14. Applicant’s experience Guidance Notes Please describe the history of your group, and any relevant Ofcom is required to consider whether an applicant has the experience of the group, or the individuals within the ability to run a community radio station for the licence group, by answering the questions below. 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.

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Answer in fewer than 300 words:

In 2013 a small group of radio enthusiasts convened to start an internet community radio station with the main objective of getting local issues aired and giving the community an alternative of radio listening, variety and locally orientated product, a truly local voice which was sorely needed in the Filey, Scarborough and surrounding Village. We have a broad skill base of twenty-eight volunteers and applied for and were successful in securing a DAB licence on the North Yorkshire Multiplex and operated this for twenty-six months as a community station bringing groups and organisations together. Many of the original team are still in place and looking to carry the service forward on FM. Since 2013 we have built up a trusted relationship with many groups and statuary bodies who are solidly behind our application. We have built two studios on our premises both are live enabled and we have a studio dedicated to recording and training. We also have an off-station studio for training, recording and back up, plus we have purpose built six-metre trailer which we use for outside broadcasts and station attendances at events, Christmas Tree Lightings, Summer Fairs, Country Shows, Sports Days. This has been achieved through fund raising, event promotions, equipment hires and generous patron support.

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

Mike Hammond has many years’ radio experience both on air and in station management since the late seventies for major radio groups. David MacGregor has been involved in commercial radio and production since the late sixties and more recently station manager of Coast and County Radio both on DAB and an internet radio service. Gordon Tennent has vast experience in maintaining the digital integrity of the station a task he has undertaken since 2013. Jeremy Powell is a former BBC Radio Engineer and is our independent technical advisor. Tim Moon brings twenty-six years of community radio experience to us and holds a BA in Radio Production and lectures in radio production. We have a wealth of experience with presenters and an engineering team that brings (RSL. Internet and FM) experience from other stations both regional commercial and BBC services.

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: Mike Hammond has a background in media and sales training. David MacGregor heads a large local family catering business, property developing company and has interests in the local fishing industry. Prior to this he was involved in entertainment management and media and broadcast training. Gordon Tennent is actively involved in local arts organisations that are grant aided. Victoria Wilkinson has a back ground in fund raising and training in the voluntary sector.

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: Greg Scott thirty years’ commercial radio and television experience. External Production advisor and trainer for on air talent. Chris Curtis thirty years of commercial radio experience music content advisor. Mike Lynskey recording and sound engineering, responsible for all outside broadcast and event engineering. Steven Landray Broadcast systems and technology assistant. Internet and DAB. Came through our trainee programme. Graham Rhodes Fund raising author and contributing application compiler.

Evidence of demand:

15. Demand and/or support Guidance Notes Please provide a summary of evidence of demand and/or When considering community radio licence applications, support for your proposed service. Ofcom is required to take into account the extent of local

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This may include a variety of information, for example: demand for, or support for, the provision of the proposed • summary of support from statutory or voluntary service. sector organisations which expect to contribute It is for applicants to decide what evidence of demand or practically and/or financially to your operations, or support they wish to submit. However, Ofcom does not which would expect to collaborate with you in joint believe that generic support for the establishment of a new activities; radio service is as meaningful as evidence of considered • evidence of interest generated through radio activity support for a specific applicant’s proposals. This means that (e.g. RSLs, internet radio), community activity, Ofcom does not attach great value to numerous examples training, voluntary sector work etc.; of similar generic or form letters of support by your group, or to petitions. • results of research; Copies of letters or research reports etc. should not be • summary of support from local politicians, councils, submitted. However, your response here may include brief educational or religious bodies etc.; relevant extracts from such material and must represent an • summary of support from local business or other accurate and comprehensive summary of any such sectors; supporting evidence. If we wish to see the source material, we will ask for it. • evidence of support from your proposed target community. Answer in fewer than 1,000 words: Coast and County Radio has a strong presence on the media platforms of Facebook with an average of 11596 weekly post reach. Likes of 5155 and 5064 followers and rising. twitter followers 1269 and our website visits of 1400. Rajar weekly average hours for Q2 and Q3 (2018) were 11.2hrs. and 13. 0hrs.respectively. Our email and text messaging interaction is very strong with an average of 300 weekly responses. Groups and organisations based in Scarborough and Filey area can see the potential benefits that this radio station already brings to their community and the further benefits it can bring to the area with the granting of an fm licence and have shown a great deal of enthusiasm to our plans. The Board of Directors has applied to OFCOM for a community radio licence to enable local individuals and organisations an opportunity to talk directly with the people they serve – we are facilitators and trainers. We will continue to hold these meetings with groups and build on our relationships until a licence to broadcast is issued, encouraging people and organisations to join us as a Coast and County Radio Member. We already deliver a very popular on line version of Coast and County Radio which has stimulated interest. This has been voiced by the many groups and organisations already actively involved and those we have spoken to about this application. we have received strong support from Town Councils of Scarborough and Filey and the Parish Councils in the surrounding villages. The many service providers and voluntary groups all believe the service will be well received in the area and already spread the word of the positive things happening in the proposed broadcast area. We expect many more of the organisations in the Scarborough Filey area to take advantage of this unique way of connecting with the community. Disabled community action. I am writing to express my thanks to the whole team at Coast and County Radio for all the support that you have given Wetwheels Yorkshire over the past two years. From the point that I first approached you about our project to bring a specially adapted, fully accessible power catamaran to the Yorkshire coast, to enable local people with disabilities to access the sea, you have proved to be vocal supporters. This helped us raise awareness of our project in such a way as to ensure our inaugural season, which included a naming ceremony by HRH, Princess Anne, a resounding success with almost 1,000 people coming on board. I look forward to continuing to work alongside the team. P Richardson Chairman Wetwheels Yorkshire CIC Hero’s Welcome Community initiative Major J. Senior MBE

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Supports the application for a community FM licences and sees Coast and County Radio as an asset to the area, Major Senior led an Initiative that is deigned to welcome service veterans to towns and cities the length and breadth of the country. Within five months there were 350 businesses involved across the Scarborough and Filey area Hero’s Welcome continues to grow and Coast and County Radio is an integral part of our campaigns Guiding and Young People Through advertising our fundraising events and opportunities for new volunteers via Coast & County Radio it has not only meant a better outcome with regards to footfall at events but also sent out a great message about Girl guiding in our local area we are looking forward to the opportunity for young people and volunteers to go to the station with a view to producing their own programs now that Guiding has a new development program in place. We pride ourselves on our links with the local community, Coast & County Radio supports us with this and enables us to reach a wider audience easily. G Armstrong Division Commissioner Girl guiding Scarborough West Division Environment NYCC Thank you very much for giving the North Yorkshire Rotter’s the opportunity to promote our waste prevention campaigns last year and on Monday 4th March 2019. The presenter was excellent in helping us to chat about the campaigns the 'Rotter’s' promote – live on air! He showed a lot of interest in the love food hate waste and home composting campaigns and it felt as if we were just having a conversation in a café - rather than live on air to thousands of listeners! He made the interview enjoyable and fun. We fully support the community FM licence application and feel that Coast and Country radio has a community approach which shows genuine commitment and is interested in what is going on locally and supports many local people and interests. J Coates North Yorkshire Rotter’s Volunteer Coordinator Transport, Waste and Countryside Services North Yorkshire County Council. Advocacy Alliance A voice and ear in the community Coast and County Radio has been excellent in helping support Advocacy Alliance raise awareness of our Silent Art Auction. They have also given us the opportunity to promote volunteering opportunities within Advocacy Alliance and helped us make people aware of our services and the need for us to raise funds for projects. We support their application for a Community FM licence and the benefits to the area this will bring. H Beevers Chief Executive Advocacy Alliance Goldwing Local Initiative Air Ambulance We would like to thank you for your past support of our Scarborough charity event through your broadcasting in the Scarborough and Filey areas. We fully support your application for a much-needed Community FM Licence. Thank you for supporting and broadcasting our events, which in turn has raised much needed funds for the two lifesaving charities we have collected for … the RNLI and currently the Yorkshire Air Ambulance Kind Regards J Bates Scarborough Goldwing Light Parade Event Organiser Town and Parish Councils Filey Town Council. Newby and Scalby. Staintondale. Burniston. Hackness and Staintondale parish councils. The need for a community radio service will actively encourage groups in the parishes to use the service. “There is a definite need to increase awareness at grass roots to generate involvement in the suburban and rural areas”.

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J Marley CiLCA Clerk to the Parishes Other groups and organisation from the smallest village show are all of equal importance and we are committed to the ethos of being local and accessible. We actively and regularly get involved with calls to action, volunteer campaigns and fund raising.

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. CONFIDENTIAL

Please note the categories listed below are examples for guidance only and may not be relevant to all applications (and others may be relevant to your application and in which case they must be listed) X  Tick this box if you request Ofcom to withhold this information from the public copy of your application. YES

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). CONFIDENTIAL

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

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 CONFIDENTIAL X  Tick this box if you request Ofcom to withhold this information from the public copy of your application. YES

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). CONFIDENTIAL Please note the categories listed below are examples for guidance only and may not be relevant to all applications. Please add further items if required. X Tick this box if you request Ofcom to withhold this information from the public copy of your application. YES

20. Year 1 financial information – commercial activities on air The legislation for Community Radio places limits on the amount of income annually from the sale of on-air advertising and sponsorship that can be generated. CONFIDENTIAL X  Tick this box if you request Ofcom to withhold this information from the public copy of your application. YES

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:

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We do not foresee any situation that would create a shortfall. However, we can call upon Directors loans were there to be a necessity.

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

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

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

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

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?

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Transmission site What is the postal address and post code: YO11 2TZ address: The NGR is a reference code comprising two letters and two groups of three numbers (e.g. SW 123 456). It is TA 039 869 available from Ordnance Survey. What is the height of the site, in metres, Above Ordnance 146.5mts Datum (AOD)? National Grid In metres, what is the total height of the mast / building 30mts Reference (NGR): Above Ground level (AGL)? About the site’s What is the height, in metres, of the transmitting antenna 30mts dimensions: AGL?

Please supply photographs of the transmitter mast / X  Tick if enclosed YES building and aerial location. Is this site already used for broadcasting and if so by Rural Broadband Service whom? About the Delete as appropriate the yes/no answers which describe transmission site: your situation regarding proposed site (it may be that you cannot answer all four questions): Site identified? Yes Transmission site Provisional agreement with site owner in place? Yes availability: Or under negotiation? No Applicant group owns site? No Other – please specify. 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 applications, and enquiries from the press and public and the contact from time to time statements which may include public contact details for them. details, on its website. A point of contact is required to deal with press and other enquiries from interested parties. Name: Mr David MacGregor

Email: [email protected] Website: www.coastandcountyradio.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

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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 and/or By a director a shareholder or (section 12 of this application member form) (section 11 of this application form) a) Local authorities None None b) Bodies whose objects are wholly or mainly of a political None None nature, or which are affiliated to such a body c) Bodies whose objects are wholly or mainly of a religious None None nature d) An individual who is an officer of a body falling within None None (c) above e) A body corporate which is an associate (as defined in paragraphs 1(1) and 1(1a) of Part I of Schedule 2 to the None None Broadcasting Act 1990) or a body falling within (b) or (c) above) f) An advertising agency or an associate of an advertising None None agency g) Other broadcasting interests (including radio, television, None None satellite and cable broadcasting and allied 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)

None Other matters 3. In pursuance of its duties under Section 86(4) of the Broadcasting Act 1990 (as amended), Ofcom requires that the applicant should notify Ofcom of any matters which might influence Ofcom’s judgement as to whether: (i) the applicant; (ii) any director of the applicant; (iii) any individual, or any director of a company, who will have an interest of 5 per cent or more in the applicant; may not be considered a 'fit and proper person' to participate in a radio licence. Such matters would include, for example, the following (whether they occurred in the UK or any other country): any unspent criminal conviction, any undischarged insolvency and/or bankruptcy orders, any disqualification from being a director of a limited company, and any adverse findings made by Ofcom (or its predecessor broadcast regulators), any other regulatory authority and/or any court or tribunal in respect of any regulatory matters.

None Do you confirm, to the best of your knowledge and belief, that: 4. The applicant is not a disqualified person in relation to the licence by virtue of the provisions of section 143 (5) of the Broadcasting Act 1996 (relating to political objects); 5. The applicant is not otherwise a disqualified person in relation to the licence by virtue of Part II of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1990 or any other rule prohibiting its holding the licence; 6. No director, member or other person involved directly or indirectly in the management of the applicant group is the subject of a disqualification order as defined by section 145 (1) of the Broadcasting Act 1996; 7. No person (body corporate or individual) involved in the application has been convicted within the past five years of an unauthorised broadcasting offence and that the applicant will do all it can to ensure that no person (body corporate or individual) so convicted will be concerned in the provision of the service, the making of programmes

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included in it, or the operation of the radio station if the applicant is granted a licence; and 8. Any matters which might influence Ofcom's judgement as to whether the directors or members of the applicant group are fit and proper persons to participate in a radio licence have been made to Ofcom. Applicants should note that Ofcom reserves the right to revoke a licence if at any time any material statement made is found to be false and to have been made by the applicant or any member or officer thereof knowing it to be false, and that in the circumstances of section 144 of the Broadcasting Act 1996, the provision of false information or the withholding of relevant information with the intention of misleading Ofcom could incur a criminal conviction and a disqualification from the holding of a licence. X Please tick this box to confirm that the applicant agrees with the above statements. Please tick the boxes below to indicate which additional documentation is included as part of this application. We are not willing to accept additional information with this application, other than that set out below: X Memorandum & Articles of Association X Certificate of Incorporation X Application Payment (UK £ 600.00) non-returnable X Photographs of the transmitter mast / building and aerial location.

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

Mr David K MacGregor (Name of person) Chairman (Title or position in the applicant group) 20/03/2019 (Date)

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