Asian Sound

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Asian Sound Radio
AsianSound logo.png
Broadcast area North West England, North Yorkshire
Frequency AM: 963 kHz
1377 KHz
DAB Digital Radio
TuneIn Radio
Programming
Format Asian
Ownership
OwnerLyca Media II Ltd
History
First air date
3 June 1996 (27 years ago)
Last air date
22 April 2024 (0 years ago) (renamed to Lyca Radio Greater Manchester)
Links
Website Asian Sound Radio

Asian Sound Radio was a radio station located in Broadcast House, Southall Street in Manchester. [1] It was the only 24-hour commercial radio station in the North West dedicated to the Asian community, which recently broadcast on MW across the whole region from Preston in the North to Stockport in the South. The programming is a blend of news, current affairs, interviews, competitions, music and information in English, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto Bengali and Gujarati.

The station, which launched in 1996, had beaten off competition from Buzz 963AM which had proposed a full-service English speaking station. [2]

On 22 April 2024, Asian Sound Radio was renamed Lyca Radio Greater Manchester following Lyca's acquisition of the station in 2023. [3] The output features local content and some networked programming from London.

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References

  1. "Asian Sound Radio". Ofcom . Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  2. Date set for Lyca Radio Greater Manchester to replace Asian Sound
  3. Martin, Roy (11 April 2024). "Date set for Lyca Radio Greater Manchester to replace Asian Sound Radio". Radio Today. Retrieved 11 April 2024.

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