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UK: Ofcom approves first Muslim radio

By  |  March 29, 2015

The British media regulator has awarded a license for new radio stations, including the first national radio directed to Muslims in the country.

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    “DAB as a whole has added a lot of additional choice on the air,” James Cridland, an expert on the UK radio industry, told Financial Times, referring to Sound Digital, a consortium of Arqiva, Bauer and UTV Media.

    The news was announced on Friday when Ofcom, the UK media regulator, said it has awarded new licenses to DAB.

    The decision doubles the number of commercial radio stations that are available on a nationwide basis to listeners on DAB radios.

     

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