Our Key Commitments

Every community radio station licensed by Ofcom broadcasts under a set of Key Commitments. They form part of our licence, and they set out the service we have promised to provide for Alton and the surrounding villages.

What Key Commitments are

Key Commitments describe the character of our service: who we are here to serve, the kind of programming we provide, and the community benefit - known in the legislation as social gain - that we deliver both on air and off air.

They are agreed with Ofcom when a licence is awarded, and they stay in force for the length of that licence. A station cannot simply change them. Any change has to be requested from Ofcom, and where it would significantly alter the character of the service, Ofcom consults publicly before deciding.

Ofcom monitors whether stations are delivering what they promised. A station that falls short of its Key Commitments can be found in breach of its licence, so these are obligations rather than aspirations.

Our Key Commitments

This is the text of the Key Commitments held in our licence, reproduced in full.

Holding us to account

Being accountable to the community we serve is itself one of our commitments. Every programme we make, every volunteer we train and every community group we give airtime to is part of delivering what is set out above, and we report to Ofcom on how we are doing.

If you think we are falling short, or you have an idea for how we could do more for Alton and the villages, we would like to hear from you.