Mr Johnson (42), who was a founder of Jersey’s commercial station Channel 103 FM, led the bid made by Original 106 FM for the licence that will now allow the station to target 1.
5 million adult listeners in Southampton, Portsmouth, the Isle of Wight and surrounding areas.
He is also now considering an offer to set up the station.
Original 106 is owned by Canadian media group CanWest, and it is the third licence that Mr Johnson has been involved in bidding for on behalf of the $5 billion conglomerate.
CanWest has interests across the world, including Australia’s Channel 9 television station, and also owns the Hollinger newspaper group.
