<div dir="ltr"><h1>Radio Caroline gets AM licence</h1><p>                      Ofcom has announced that <strong>Radio Caroline</strong> has been awarded an AM licence. The new service should cover Suffolk and Essex <br><br>                      The award of five new community radio licences for medium wave (AM) services was announced.<br><br>                      Licences have been awarded to Ark AM in Glasgow, Carillion Wellbeing Radio in West Leicestershire, Radio Caroline in Suffolk and northern parts of Essex, Radio Ninesprings in Yeovil and the south Somerset District and Radio Seerah in Leicester.<br><br>                      Community radio services are provided on a not-for-profit basis and focus on delivering specific social benefits to a particular local area or community of interest.<br><br>                      See Ofcom news release on the award of the new licences <br><a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2017/ofcom-awards-five-new-am-community-radio-licences" target="_blank">https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2017/ofcom-awards-five-new-am-community-radio-licences</a><br><br>                      Five AM community radio licence awards: May 2017 PDF <br><a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/102044/Five-AM-community-radio-licence-awards-May-2017.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/102044/Five-AM-community-radio-licence-awards-May-2017.pdf</a></p></div>