Ofcom has announced the award of two new community radio licences in England.

The new stations will serve communities in Bradford and Hampshire.

Community radio services are provided on a not-for-profit basis, focusing on the delivery of specific social benefits to a particular area or community of interest.

More than 250 community radio stations are currently on air.

The two new community radio licences have been awarded to:

Radio MAC (Media Arts & Culture Limited), Bradford
Website: www.radiomac.org
Radio MAC will broadcast a community radio service to the Muslim and wider ethnic communities of Bradford.

Rush FM (Rush FM Limited), Farnborough, Hampshire
Rush FM will be a community radio service for young people aged 30 and under in Farnborough and its surrounding areas.

The licences are awarded for a five-year period. A statement setting out the main determining factors for the award of the licences may be found on the Ofcom website.