Ofcom announces FM licences for Ramadan
Ofcom has announced the successful applicants who have been awarded short-term restricted service licences (SRSLs) during Ramadan and Hajj period.
Ofcom said where there was a high demand for the FM frequencies and had more than one application, draws were put in place to decide winning candidate. At the end of April 2015 Ofcom held a draw for SRSLs for the period of June/July 2015.
Draw 1
Atiq ur Rehman
Iqbal FM
Accrington
Draw 2
Jannat Ul Firdaus
Ramzan FM
Bradford
Draw 3
Nadir Ahmed
Radio Ramadan
Huddersfield
Draw 4
Shakila Hanif
Radio Ramadhan
Keighley
Draw 5
Abdul Hameed
Ramzaan Radio
Leeds
Draw 6
Aftab Najib
Ramadan Special
Leicester
Draw 7
Leon Martin Sarkar
IBSA Convention
Milton Keynes
Draw 8
Mehrban Khan
Radio Ramadhan
Oldham
Draw 9
Basharat Hussain
Ramadan FM
Stoke on Trent
Draw 10
Fayaz Ghafoor
Radio Ramadan
London -Southall
Draw 11
Adeel Dar
Ramadan Radio
Slough
Draw 12
Tariq Abbasi
Ramadan Radio
London – Greenwich
Draw 13
Lal Hussain
Radio Ramadan Sutton
London – Carshalton
A draw was also held for SRSLs for Hajj (September 2015) and that was given to:
Shazia Mehmood
Hajj FM
Bradford