Force Ofcom to grant an FM licence for a radio station based in Peterborough.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Peterborough is one of the fastest growing cities in the country and does not have a radio station that broadcasts from the city.
Heart has moved to Cambridge, Connect broadcasts from Kettering and rarely mentions the city and BBC Cambs is based in Cambridge and largely ignores the city.

I worked at Hereward FM (Now Heart) in the 90's which was truly local and based in the centre of the city. I have also worked at BBC Cambs, both of these stations used to focus heavily on the city but both have now withdrawn from the city.
Connect does not even try to fulfil a local remit and does not broadcast from the city - it is in Kettering.
Peterborough, one of the fastest growing cities in the UK, needs a radio station that is forced to be based in the city and focus only on the city.

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

This is a decision for Ofcom, not the UK Government and Parliament.

Timeline

26 Jan 2018	Petition opened for signatures
1 Feb 2018	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 1 Feb 2018

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