IPC And Channel 4 Could Bid For Second Multiplex

IPC Media could join forces with Channel 4 to bid for the second national digital multiplex.

According to reports in the trade press, the pair will launch an NME branded radio station on the multiplex if Channel 4 wins the bid to operate the licence.

Ofcom announced last week that the UK’s second national digital radio multiplex will be available from this month, with the potential for up to 10 new national digital radio stations by the start of 2008 (see Second National Digital Radio Multiplex Shortly Up For Grabs).

The reports quote an unnamed IPC insider as confirming that it is in discussions with “one of the bidders” about how an NME station “can play a part” in the bidding process.

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