News - August 2004

Ofcom have released details of a new proposed radio service called Community Audio Distribution System, or CADS for short.
This service is to allow religious and community groups to broadcast services and information to their local community, using the old UK-only CB frequencies with the same power level. Ofcom may restrict the height of antennas for this service to 10 Metres above street level.
Due to the nature of the religious broadcasts, these may last up to several hours. As there are no plans to restrict content, these transmissions could even include music such as hymns and Gospel music.
Ofcom intends to give this new service a one year trial in Leeds, Bradford, and Northern Ireland. Decisions about the future of the band and of CB licensing will NOT now be made until some time after that trial has been completed.

Information about this change, along with the full document, can be obtained from Ofcom.