La Finlandia assegna 18 nuove licenze. Una anche per una stazione sulle onde medie

Sorpresa, sorpresa. L'agenzia regolatrice finnica Viestintävirasto (FiCoRa) ha assegnato 18 licenze valide fino alla fine dellì'anno 2019. ad altrettante stazioni radio in 30 località finlandesi. Le frequenze in gioco non sono solo in modulazione di frequenza. Insieme a 36 frequenze FM, FiCoRa a ha infatti destinato una frequenza in onde medie, i 729 kHz, a Pispalan Radioyhdistys una associazione di Tampere che trasmette musica nostalgica. In origine le frequenze in onde medie da assegnare erano quattro.

New radio programming licences granted for several applicants

(Published 05.11.2015)

FICORA has granted 18 new programming licences for analogue radio broadcasting operations in 30 different localities in Finland.

In the application round for radio programming licences that ended at the end of August, 94 new frequencies and four frequency blocks for analogue FM radio broadcasting as well as four frequencies for AM radio broadcasting were available for application. The programming licences granted by FICORA cover 36 of the FM frequencies and one of the AM frequencies that were available for application. Furthermore, frequencies are allocated to Yleisradio's YLE Puhe network in Alajärvi and Kankaanpää. There were no applications for 16 frequencies, and the applications for the rest were transferred to the Government for decision because of insufficient availability of frequencies.

Two thirds of the programming licences granted by FICORA concern completely new frequency blocks. These programming licences for new frequency blocks were granted to Pispalan Radioyhdistys ry, Alueradiot Sastamala Oy, Love FM Oy, Kaimax Media Oy, Kevyt Kanava Oy and Mediatakojat Oy.

Roughly a third of the new programming licences were connected to previously granted programming licences, as requested by the applicants, by incorporating the granted frequencies into existing frequency blocks. Programming licences for extension of coverage were granted to Nordic Palvelut Oy, Kristillinen Media Oy, Oy Suomen Uutisradio Ab, Järviradio Oy, NRJ Finland Oy, Kevyt Kanava Oy and Suomen Lähiradiot Oy.

Radio broadcasting on frequencies subject to the programming licences must be started within six months of the first date of the licence period. The programming licences expire at the end of 2019.

Radio Pispalan sul proprio sito fa sapere che i 729 verranno attivati il più presto possibile, specificando di voler utilizzare i suoi nuovi canali per diffondere due programmazioni separate. L'elenco completo delle licenze e frequenze assegnate le troverete su questo pdf. Saranno da valutare le opportunità di ascolto notturno dalle nostre parti.