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Licences and NoVs

We issue two types of licences -  a 'Standard' licence and a 'UK Shared Wireless Microphone' licence.

UK Shared Wireless Microphone Licences are used for certain wireless microphone frequencies, and last for a period of one or two years. The Wireless Mics and Monitors section contains details of these frequencies and licences.

Standard licences last for a period of one year. They are issued to all users who use 'co-ordinated' frequencies. These are frequencies where we co-ordinate the use of frequencies between users, and other services.

The licence comes in three parts:
The Licence  which contains general licensing terms and conditions
Schedule One  which describes the terms and conditions of the frequencies listed in Schedule Two
Schedule Two  lists the frequencies that have been assigned, with technical characteristics, location or area of operation, times and dates, etc.

Users regularly require additional frequencies to be added to a standard licence. We issue a Notice of Variation (NoV) to the licence which details these changes.

The main licence conditions that apply across all radio sectors such as business radio, maritime and programme making are now covered in a new publication Wireless Telegraphy General Licence Conditions Booklet

Example copies of PMSE licenses can be viewed via the following links:
UHF Shared         VHF Shared            Standard Licence