Ofcom has announced the award of nine new community radio licences in England and Wales.

Licences have been awarded to the following:

• Cannock Chase Radio - Cannock and Rugeley, Staffordshire
• Dean Radio - Cinderford, Forest of Dean
• Keynsham Town Community Radio - Keynsham, Somerset
• Purbeck Coast FM - Swanage, Dorset
• Ninesprings FM - Yeovil, Somerset
• Radio Newquay - Newquay, Cornwall
• Rhondda Radio - Rhondda, South Wales
• Ridgeway Community Radio - Dorchester, Dorset
• West Somerset Radio - Minehead, Somerset

Ofcom is also today inviting ‘expressions of interest’ from people and groups that are interested in applying for a community radio licence.

The deadline for ‘expressions of interest’ is 5pm on Wednesday 6 December 2017.