Sunrise Radio (Yorkshire)

Last updated

Sunrise Radio (Yorkshire)
Sunrise Radio Yorkshire.jpg
Broadcast area Bradford
Frequency FM: 103.2 MHz
DAB: Calderdale
Kirklees
Bradford
Manchester
Programming
Format Asian
Ownership
OwnerBradford City Radio Ltd
History
First air date
9 December 1989
Technical information
Transmitter coordinates
53°49′58″N1°45′08″W / 53.8329°N 1.7521°W / 53.8329; -1.7521
Links
Website Official website

Sunrise Radio is an Asian radio station in Bradford, West Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom.

Contents

Availability

The station broadcasts 24 hours a day on 103.2 FM across Bradford and surrounding areas and on DAB Calderdale, Kirklees and Bradford (which includes Bradford, Huddersfield, Keighley) and Manchester. A feed is also available worldwide via the station's website. The station is also the first Asian radio station to link up with another station in another country; it partners with Sunrise FM in Pakistan to broadcast a daily show there.

Broadcasting mainly to the region's ethnic minority communities, Bradford City Radio Ltd, trading as SUNRISE RADIO (Yorkshire) was formally launched on 9 December 1989.

Format

Sunrise Radio works closely with local charities and voluntary groups and provides regular "what's on" information. The station also has regular news bulletins through the day and has "News in-focus" at 5 pm, a 15-minute in-depth report. [1] The music policy consists of "Bollywood", "Lollywood", "Bhangra", "Asian Pop", "Qawalis" and "Ghazals".

Background

The station was launched (as Bradford City Radio) in December 1989 and is the first and only commercial Asian radio station on FM in the UK.

The studios are based in Bradford City Centre and the mix of programming aims to take into account the area's diverse population, something that no other radio station in the region has previously attempted.

Sunrise Radio was named "Ethnic Media of the Year" in both 2001 and 2002 and was awarded title "Media of the Year" in 2004. [2]

Usha Parmar is the Chief Executive. Raj Parmar is Events and marketing director. He also runs Spice Entertainment.

Recognitions

Related Research Articles

BBC Radio Humberside is the BBC's local radio station serving the former county of Humberside which includes the unitary authorities of East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">BBC Radio Leeds</span> Radio station in Leeds

BBC Radio Leeds is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of West Yorkshire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">BBC Radio Sheffield</span> Radio station in Sheffield

BBC Radio Sheffield is the BBC's local radio station serving South Yorkshire and north Derbyshire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">BBC Radio Wiltshire</span> Radio station in Swindon

BBC Radio Wiltshire is the BBC's local radio station serving the English county of Wiltshire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hits Radio</span> UK contemporary radio network

Hits Radio is a network of 25 contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom, owned and operated by Bauer Media Audio UK.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sunrise Radio</span> Asian radio station in the United Kingdom

Sunrise Radio is a 24-hour Asian commercial radio station, focusing on entertainment, music and news from the Indian subcontinent. It broadcasts to the Greater London area on 963/972 AM, nationally on DAB through the Sound Digital multiplex, and via the internet.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pulse 1</span> Radio station in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England

Pulse 1 is an Independent Local Radio station based in Leeds, England, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to West Yorkshire.

Minster FM was an Independent Local Radio station serving York and the surrounding areas such as Selby, Tadcaster, Thirsk, Northallerton and Goole. The station closed on 31 August 2020 and its frequency is now a relay of Greatest Hits Radio Yorkshire. It broadcast on 104.7 FM from the Acklam Wold transmitter, near Leavening, on the Yorkshire Wolds.

Hallam FM is an Independent Local Radio station based in Sheffield, England, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to South Yorkshire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Time 107.5</span> Radio station in Romford

Time 107.5 is an Independent Local Radio station, based in Romford and broadcasting to East London and parts of Essex. The station strapline is "All Time Favourites" and the station is available in FM on 107.5 MHz in the broadcast area and online via its website, Smart Speakers and via smart phone apps.

Bauer Media Audio UK is a UK-based radio division of Bauer Media Group owning, among other brands, Absolute Radio, Greatest Hits Radio, Jazz FM, and Magic.

Bradford City Radio or BCR as it was also known, was a small radio station in the early 1990s. It used the old Pennine Radio frequency of 103.2 FM to broadcast and was one of the Independent Broadcasting Authority's incremental stations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Global Media & Entertainment</span> British media company

Global Media & Entertainment Limited, trading as Global, is a British media company formed in 2007. It is the owner of the largest commercial radio company in Europe having expanded through a number of historical acquisitions, including Chrysalis Radio, GCap Media and GMG Radio. Global owns and operates seven core radio brands, all employing a national network strategy, including Capital, Heart, Classic FM, and LBC.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nation Broadcasting</span> British media company

Nation Broadcasting is a British media company headquartered in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales. It currently owns and operates twelve Independent Local Radio stations across the United Kingdom.

Viking FM is an Independent Local Radio station based in Kingston upon Hull, England, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Hits Radio network. It broadcasts to the East Riding of Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire.

Stray FM was an Independent Local Radio station serving the western half of North Yorkshire, and sections of West Yorkshire, to the north of Leeds and Bradford, England. The original licence covered the towns of Harrogate and Ripon and the surrounding areas.. From 1 February 2012 the station expanded to cover the Yorkshire Dales.

Westside Radio 89.6FM is a community radio station based in Hanwell, Greater London broadcasting to the surrounding area of West London offering music and local information. The station was launched on 13 September 2007 after being awarded a community radio licence by Ofcom.

Raj Parmar is a British-Indian Bollywood dancer, choreographer, and television and radio personality. Best known for his work with Sunrise Radio as a presenter on the Urban Masti Show, Raj began his career as a trained media professional. Raj is a professional dancer, establishing his own dance troupe and performing in melas across the UK. In 2014 he appeared in Channel 4's reality series Big Ballet.

Incremental Radio was a new type of radio licence given out by the IBA in the United Kingdom between 1989 and 1990. In essence, these were additional radio services introduced into areas already served by an ILR station.

References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2007.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Sunrise Radio". Archived from the original on 19 January 2011. Retrieved 20 December 2010.