Broadcast outside your licence area

You may apply to broadcast or retransmit radio services outside your normal licence area if you are a:

• commercial licence holder
• community broadcasting licence holder

The Broadcasting Services Act 1992 (Schedule 2) allows this. 

Listeners with poor radio reception cannot apply. They must contact the broadcast licence holder that provides the service.

To apply to transmit TV out of area, go to retransmit TV channels.

Complete form B58 - Assessment of inadequate reception of broadcasting services (out-of-area reception).

We will tell the licence holder of the 'out of area' broadcast licence about your application. They have 28 days to object to us.

The process takes 8 to 12 weeks to complete.