Dave, I misread it at first, it says the "Permission to broadcast at more than 4 KW has recently been declined by Ofcom" but I can't find another source
The 4Kw increase is what was previously approved.
Article mainly about the Solar power system, as an aside it says the power increase to 4kW has been declined by Ofcom.
https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/06/former-pirate-station-radio-caroline-goes-green-with-solar-power/
Yes, the country is in a bigger mess, than the politicos will ever admit - I've just lost my NHS dentist - it's now "go private, or go away".
If "National insurance" was a business, it would be prosecuted for not delivering on it's premiums I suppose a lot of this, is down to the Pandemic - but not all of it.
But yes Freddy, I had similar dealings to you regarding my Mum - but it was in the 1990s - not quite as bad then, I did have a very helpful social worker too, bless him.
I was thinking along the lines of a month too.
And yeah dealing with both local & national government bodies has always been a nightmare, but it's even worst now that everything has just about ceased to work in this country.
Sadly my mother was forced into a dementia care home back in March, and dealing with the likes of social services, the DWP and Court of Protection is both time consuming and extremally bloody frustrating.
I can just about cope with it, having a background in running businesses, I feel for those that don't have the sort of experience I do.
Knowing a little of the Civil Service they won't hurry, It can depend on things like some senior bod signing it off - if he/she is on their holls - it can take some time. Personally, my guess would be not before this time next month at the earliest - why not all have a guess, & who's closest gets a prize from Peter Moore
So, does anyone know roughly when OFCOM will make their decision, now the consultation period has ended?
It’s quite a vague article. My hunch is that when it talks about ‘recent’ refusal for a power increase above 4kw, it’s referring to 2021 when Caroline (I think asked for 10kw) and Ofcom agreed 4kw up from 1.
The monthly Ofcom radio update for June hasn’t even been published yet and assuming Radio Today had somehow got hold of the information prior to publication, surely they would refer to the request for an increase as ‘has just been refused ‘ rather than ‘recently’.
I suggest waiting for an official announcement either way rather than relying on an oblique magazine article. My fingers remain firmly crossed for a positive outcome!