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https://www.ofcom.org.uk/manage-your-licence/radiocommunication-licences/pmse/pmse-licence-info
If you don't move offstage I would advise using wired IEMS's ... they have better sound quality, very cheap and a lot less hassle
There are license-free bands, but most do not allow the transmission of music (either recorded or live) so double-check before using them.
Rift Amplification
Brackley, Northamptonshire
www.riftamps.co.uk
preferably I’d go license-free as I gig twice per month or so (not a professional!)
wrt wireless.. not planning on going roaming much but the idea of being tethered doesn’t appeal too much..
Being tethered isn't that noticeable, the cable to feed your IEM's can be 3mm in diameter or less. To get near the performance of a tether stereo feed you would need to spend upwards of £600 or so ... and still get problems
Cheap IEM's transmitters and receivers are awful, it's one of those areas you can't really go cheap on.
Ch 70 (called Band E on Sennheiser kit) is, as Danny said, the free to use block, but can be congested by other users, and is limited in terms of how many simultaneous systems you can get to play nicely.
Ch 38 (Band GB in Sennheiser world) is covered by the OFCOM PMSE license as above, and is reserved for what OFCOM call "Programme Making And Special Events", so it's gigs, filming etc. The annual £80ish license fee allows you to freely use whatever is available within Ch 38. You can also apply for time/location limited site specific licenses for frequencies, but that's generally something done on larger events, or on festivals where multiple artists will turn up with lots of radio kit and frequency use needs to be tightly managed.
Nowadays I actually get to play to some big stages but I'm still on a Dr Watson IEM combiner system. Wireless is nice but even at the £700 upwards Senn G4 and such systems you still get more noise than you do with a good wired system.