The Government has launched an independent review into the future of local radio stations.The review was one of the key issues of Lord Stephen Carter's interim Digital Britain report. It will look at the current requirements needed to sustain these stations because various operators are struggling to make ends meet in the economic downturn.Since 2005 six local radio licences have been returned to media regulator Ofcom. A representative for Ofcom said it had seen no rise in the number of licences returned.

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