Peter Eckersley used
Freedom of Information (FoI) Requests to discover Ofcom's position on the
licensing of HF broadcast stations in the UK
Ofcom's latest reply on
August 6 said:
Regarding your
e-mail dated 23 July, your understanding is correct that HF frequencies require
to be co-ordinated internationally, and that Ofcom has no plans to license any
new shortwave frequencies. This is because the government’s stated policy is for
broadcast radio to gradually move away from analogue transmission towards
digital means of transmission, and DAB in particular.
One factual
correction I would like to make from our previous response on this issue….Ofcom
licenses the HF transmissions of the BBC World Service under the Wireless
Telegraphy Act 2006, and not under powers granted to Ofcom in the BBC's
Charter.
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