Radio: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 21682 · Tabled 3 Jan 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 13 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Alicia Kearns
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she plans to support new FM licences for radio stations in (a) Rutland, (b) Mid-Wales and (c) other rural areas.
Answer
Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 13 Jan 2025
The growth and development of digital radio and changes in listener behaviour have resulted in a clear shift away from analogue listening - digital listening now accounts for 74% of all radio listening (RAJAR Q3 2024). Although AM/FM platforms remain impo...