Radio Licencing:Can anyone explain this...?

Hi All,
I'm really looking for your opinions or for someone to explain what may be occurring here.Please look at these radio licencing updates from Ofcom to do with re-licencing Dover/Folkestone(106.8mhz/96.4mhz) and Canterbury(106mhz) all at 100watts erp:

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ifi/rbl/car/readvertisement/notices/canterbury/

http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radio/ifi/rbl/car/readvertisement/notices/doverfolk/

Notice that the licencees are refered too as CTFM Ltd and South East Radio Ltd. However by Ofcoms own published information, declarations of intent appear to have been received from completely different 'licencees' the change obviously occurring within the month, this published today 8/5/2008 at 1052 BST:

Canterbury and Dover/Folkestone
 
Ofcom has received one declaration of intent for each of the Canterbury and Dover/Folkestone local commercial radio licences from the current licensees, KMFM Canterbury Limited and KMFM Folkestone Limited respectively. Ofcom is therefore inviting the incumbent licensees to reapply for the licences under the 'fast-track' procedure as set out in Ofcom's guidelines.

Is there some aspect of business law or radio licencing that I've missed here? Has the office junior at Ofcom made a mistake?
Can licencees change during the time declarations of intent are called for? If they changed;How did they change..?
Please help with your suggestions.I come to you first looking for an explaination.. Thanks,
Jim.
n.b.-of course I had no idea that this was to occur; but you may like to read my posting under 'Brian May&investing in Caroline' thread.

Jim D. shorewayradio <...> said:

Has the office junior at Ofcom made a mistake? Can licencees change during
the time declarations of intent are called for?

They're both part of the Kent Messenger newspaper group, and they took control of those stations at different times – Now, I assume, they have re-named the Limited companies to make them more consistent. Not being too familiar with the radio geography of Kent (or wanting to trawl Ofcom's website), I'd say the original names quoted were those that first obtained the licenses.

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Charlie

Charlie Davy <...> said:

They're both part of the Kent Messenger newspaper group, and they took
control of those stations at different times – Now, I assume, they have
re-named the Limited companies to make them more consistent. >

Thanks Charlie;
Having considered this;it occurs to me then that the newly 'named' Companies;having to undergo the same incorporation rules as any company,must be, legally, a new entity not previously connected to the original licence holding companies, and therefore don't they have to undergo the full licence application instead of being 'fast-tracked'?

 Surely KMFM (Canterbury)Ltd (ex CTFM Ltd) and KMFM (Folkestone)Ltd (ex South East Radio Ltd) should be paying the full £15,000 intent fee's and £60,000 application fee's for these licences to be awarded to these 'new' companies,even if (as were told) that no other parties submitted letters of intent? Of course the system is designed to be ambiguous;we assume that the 'licences' means all 3 in the Dover/Folkestone case and 2 at Canterbury.ie Programme licences and frequency licences. Regards,
Jim.

Jim D. shorewayradio <...> said:

Having considered this;it occurs to me then that the newly 'named'
Companies;having to undergo the same incorporation rules as any
company,must be, legally, a new entity not previously connected to the
original licence holding companies, and therefore don't they have to
undergo the full licence application instead of being 'fast-tracked'?

'fraid I'm not really qualifed to answer that one, suffice to say that where only 1 application is received for a licence renewal, the "fast-track procedure" is the only real viable option – Unless of course Ofcom think the company/group are not a fit entity to hold a broadcase licence ;)
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Charlie