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Licences and NoVs

We issue two types of licences -  a Standard Licence and a UK Wireless Microphone Licence.

UK Wireless Microphone Licences are used for certain wireless microphone frequencies, and last for a period of one or two years.  They are issued to all users who use 'shared' frequencies.  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 'coordinated' frequencies. These are frequencies where we coordinate 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  which includes a list of the frequencies that have been assigned, with technical characteristics, the location or area of operation and times and dates

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