The east London and Essex radio station, based in Romford, was acquired by Nation Broadcasting on August 1.
It has since been rebranded as Nation Radio London.
Romford MP Andrew Rosindell has joined others – including the chief executive of a non-profit radio station in east London – in raising concerns that the new station will not have the same Havering-focused programming.
In a letter to Ofcom, he called Time 107.5FM a “vital source of local news and community engagement”, fearing that this content has been “significantly reduced” since the takeover.
Mr Rosindell said: “Its locally produced content and community-focused broadcasting has been an essential part of its public value for many years.”
“The station now primarily broadcasts networked content from other Nation broadcasting outlets.”
He asked if Ofcom could clarify whether the new programming is consistent with the original licence obligations of the station and what review process is in place for when significant changes occur.
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The Romford MP has also submitted a series of parliamentary questions to Lisa Nandy, the secretary of state for culture, media and sport.
These ask whether her department has assessed the impact of the sale of Time 107.5FM and what steps the department is taking to ensure that local radio stations continue their commitments to produce local content under the Media Act 2024.
This paper previously asked Nation if local programming would remain after the takeover but it did not answer.
Nation’s founder Jason Bryant said: “The ability to launch Nation Radio on FM to a large part of the capital alongside DAB, presents an attractive opportunity to increase the reach of the station and to market our wider range of services, including the Nation Player app, to London.
Time 107.5FM was previously owned by Lyca Media II Ltd.
The company’s chief executive Raj Badhan previously said: “Whilst we continue investing in our south Asian radio stations, our time as owners of 107.5 is ending, we wish the station’s employees and clients well as it becomes part of the Nation Broadcasting Group.”
