Press Releases 2007

13th DECEMBER 2007

 

BCI ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF ORAL HEARING FOR MULTI-CITY LICENCE

A public hearing of the applications for a new Classic Gold/Easy Listening/Smooth multi-city service on the FM band will be held in the Conrad Hotel, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin this coming Monday (December 17th, 2007).  The hearing, which will take place in the Conrad Ball room, will commence at 3.00p.m sharp.

The following applicants will present to the Commission:

 

Proposed Station Name	Company Name and Address	Public Contact Name and Details
4 FM	Choice Broadcasting Limited,  18, Upper Fitzwilliam Street,   Dublin 2	Martin Block Tel: 01 676 4925 Fax: 01 676 1025               Mob: 087 2577527 E-mail: martinblock@eircom.net
MORE FM	TV3 Television Network Limited,                       Westgate Business Park, Ballymount,                      Dublin 24	Peter Ennis Tel: 01 419 3333 Fax: 01 419 3300           E-mail: peter.ennis@tv3.ie

 

The purpose of the public hearing process is to afford the applicant groups an opportunity to present their case for the licence in a public forum and to allow the Commission to clarify certain issues in the applicants’ submissions. 

The applications received can be viewed on the BCI’s website, www.bci.ie or by appointment at the BCI’s offices at 2 – 5 Warrington Place, Dublin 2.

 

It is anticipated that a decision with regard to the award of the licence will be made at the Commission’s meeting in late January.

 

 

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Media Queries to:

Catherine Logan                               or                               Aoife Clabby
Q4 Public Relations                                                             BCI
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