‘Abbey FM’ Closes In Barrow: The Tip Of The Iceberg Of Local Commercial Radio Stations Licensed By Ofcom To Fail

Commentary on the closure of UK local commercial radio station 'Abbey FM' in Barrow after two years on-air as a symptom of media regulator Ofcom licensing new small local radio stations that can never become commercially viable.

[First published by Grant Goddard: Radio Blog as 'Abbey FM – The Tip Of An Iceberg', 31 January 2009.]