It is understandable that reservations were expressed, having regard to the backdrop against which the report was formulated. There was a furore in various areas in regard to stations with existing licences whose renewal applications were unsuccessful. A classic situation pertained in regard to North West Radio when the seemingly successful station was unsuccessful in renewing its licence, which was instead granted to Ocean Radio. Ocean Radio carried out market research, the results of which presented North West Radio as "drab, unexciting, old.", etc. This was unjust and was taken up by the station's listenership, some 7,000 of whom, as Senator MacSharry is aware, marched in Sligo to support it. This station was a classic example of the efficiency and success of local radio.