UTV Awarded National DAB Multiplex Radio Licence

27 March 2015 UTV AWARDED NATIONAL DAB MULTIPLEX RADIO LICENCE UTV Media (GB) Limited a subsidiary of UTV Media plc (UTV) - along with its twoSound Digital consortium partners Bauer Media and Arqiva - has been awarded theUK's second national DAB multiplex licence by the communications regulatorOfcom. Sound Digital combines two of the UK's leading commercial radio broadcastersUTV and Bauer Media with the UK's leading provider of broadcast transmissionservices Arqiva. Each of the participants is also a long-standing operator ofDAB digital radio multiplexes in the UK. Sound Digital has committed to launching its network within 12 months ofOfcom's decision and UTV plans to launch four new radio stations on thisservice in 2016. These include three original speech radio stations -talkRADIO, talkSPORT 2 and talkBUSINESS - to complement talkSPORT and build onUTV's track record in speech broadcasting and the return of Virgin Radio undera 12 year licence agreement between UTV and the Virgin Group. UTV will invest in the region of £4m in 2016, including capital expenditure of£1m, to set up the stations. Following a further investment of approximately £1m in 2017 the stations are expected to move into significant profitthereafter. John McCann, Group Chief Executive, UTV Media plc said: "Today's announcement is wonderful news for our staff and our business and withour partners Bauer Media and Arqiva represents an exciting opportunity for thecommercial radio industry to offer listeners a distinctive new range of digitalstations in the coming years. I'm confident that our heritage and experience inradio broadcasting will make these stations a success." Scott Taunton, Chief Operating Officer, UTV Media plc, said: "Ofcom is not expected to advertise any further national DAB multiplex licencesso our participation in this successful bid provides a unique platform for UTVto expand its radio business in the UK. Nearly 50% of households now own a DABset, and our new stations will ensure we are ideally positioned to capitaliseon this growth in listener demand for digital radio." A brief description of the new UTV stations and their target audiences isprovided below: * talkRADIO - News, current affairs and general speech with a target audience of 25-54 year olds. * talkSPORT 2 - Complementary live sport and sports talk aimed at 18-54 year old males. * talkBUSINESS - Business and finance for 25-64 year old ABC1s. * Virgin Radio - Rock and pop music for 25-44 year olds with a slight male bias. For further information contact: UTV Media plc: Orla McKibbin, Director ofCommunications Tel: +44 (0) 2890 262188 or +44 (0) 7879 666427