The regulatory Ofcom has authorised the BBC to continue with Radio 3 Unwind, the classical station’s slow-paced subsidiary.
The sub-channel will remain on BBC Sounds and will now become available on DAB+ digital radio.
The BBC said: ‘“We are pleased that Ofcom is set to approve Radio 1 Anthems, Radio 1 Dance and Radio 3 Unwind. The extensions with their brilliant programming have already proved popular on BBC Sounds and will now reach even more listeners on DAB. However, we are disappointed that in a thriving audio market, we are not able to launch the new Radio 2 extension or expand the content offer on Radio 5 Sports Extra.’
Ofcom said: ‘For the BBC’s planned Radio 1 Dance, Radio 1 Anthems and Radio 3 Unwind stations, we found these stations would have a limited impact on fair and effective competition, which would be justified by the public value of the proposals. Therefore, we provisionally conclude that the BBC could proceed with its plans for these stations.’
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