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Radio Caroline's 50th Birthday

EDM number 97 in 2014-15, proposed by Tracey Crouch on 12/06/2014.
Categorised under the topic of Broadcasting.

That this House congratulates Radio Caroline on its 50th birthday this year; calls on Ofcom to exhaust all avenues in making the provisions available to celebrate its birthday by broadcasting on a medium wave frequency which appears unwanted by both the BBC and commercial operators as a broadcast platform; expresses its disappointment that, having pioneered commercial radio in the UK and for the past decade being a fully licensed broadcaster, Radio Caroline, a cornerstone of British radio history, until now has been denied by Ofcom the opportunity to secure a medium wave frequency from which to broadcast; and regrets that as a result its devoted listeners are confined to listening to Radio Caroline via the internet and unable to enjoy its musical offerings in transit.

This motion has been signed by a total of 21 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Tracey Crouch12/06/2014Chatham and AylesfordConservativeProposed
Glenda Jackson16/06/2014Hampstead and KilburnLabourSeconded
Jim Dobbin16/06/2014Heywood and MiddletonLabourSeconded
Jim Dowd17/06/2014Lewisham West and PengeLabourSeconded
Caroline Lucas17/06/2014Brighton, PavilionGreenSeconded
Ronnie Campbell18/06/2014Blyth ValleyLabourSeconded
Andrew George18/06/2014St IvesLiberal DemocratSigned
Jim McGovern18/06/2014Dundee WestLabourSigned
Sandra Osborne18/06/2014Ayr, Carrick and CumnockLabourSigned
Keith Vaz18/06/2014Leicester EastLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell19/06/2014Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Bob Russell19/06/2014ColchesterLiberal DemocratSigned
John Leech23/06/2014Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Bob Blackman23/06/2014Harrow EastConservativeSigned
Martin Caton30/06/2014GowerLabourSigned
John Hemming30/06/2014Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSigned
Mike Hancock01/07/2014Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Peter Bottomley09/07/2014Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Rosie Cooper01/09/2014West LancashireLabourSigned
Valerie Vaz01/09/2014Walsall SouthLabourSigned
Joan Walley02/09/2014Stoke-on-Trent NorthLabourSigned

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