Lyca Radio

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Lyca Radio
Lycaradio NEWBG002.jpg
Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom
Frequency MW: 1458 kHz (London - Brookmans Park)
963 kHz (London - Haslington)
1377 kHz (Manchester - Ashton Moss)
DAB: 11B [DRG LONDON]
Ownership
OwnerLyca Media
History
First air date
2014 (2014)
Links
Website www.lycaradio.com

Lyca Radio is a commercial radio station in the United Kingdom. [1] It broadcasts music and other content for British Asians on 1458 medium wave (from Brookmans Park transmitting station) in Greater London, on 963 medium wave (from Haslington transmitting station) and on 1377 medium wave (from Ashton Moss transmitting station) in Greater Manchester.

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As of March 2024, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 110,000, according to RAJAR. [2]

History

Lyca Radio launched in 2014 after Lyca Media, the company that owns mobile operator Lycamobile, purchased Sunrise Radio's license for frequency 1458 kHz. Sunrise was re-launched on the 963 and 972 AM frequencies. [3]

On 22 April 2024, Lyca Radio Greater Manchester launched, following Lyca's acquisition of Asian Sound in 2023. [4] The output mixes local content with some networked programming from London.

Sister stations

Lyca Gold is a sister station that broadcasts on 1035 AM and is billed as the UK's first retro Asian music station. [5] It was launched in September 2021 as a rebranding and format change from Dilse Radio. [6]

As of March 2024, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 68,000, according to RAJAR. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "About". Lyca Radio. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
  2. ↑ "RAJAR". www.rajar.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  3. ↑ "Sunrise radio takeover being led by Tory donor facing £14m fraud trial". TheGuardian.com . 23 March 2014.
  4. ↑ Martin, Roy (11 April 2024). "Date set for Lyca Radio Greater Manchester to replace Asian Sound Radio". Radio Today. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Lyca Gold launches in London following format change". 13 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Dilse Radio to be rebranded as retro service Lyca Gold". 28 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "RAJAR". www.rajar.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-18.

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