Lyca Radio
UK commercial radio station targeting British Asians
Broadcast area | United Kingdom |
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Frequency |
MW
: 1458 kHz
DAB : 11A |
Ownership | |
Owner | Lyca Media |
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First air date
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2014 ( 2014 ) |
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Lyca Radio is a national commercial radio station in the centre of the United Kingdom. It broadcasts music and other content for British Asians on 1458 medium wave (from Brookmans Park transmitting station ) and on DAB ( Sound Digital multiplex).
As of June 2023, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 113,000, according to RAJAR . [1]
History
Lyca Radio launched in 2014 after Lyca Media, the company that owns mobile operator Lycamobile , purchased Sunrise Radio and the license for frequency 1458 kHz. Sunrise was re-launched on the 963 and 972 AM frequencies. [2]
The radio station went national in 2018. [3] Its AM and DAB transmission covers almost the entire UK and can be received from parts of the European mainland.
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. [4] It was launched in September 2021 as a rebranding and format change from Dilse Radio. [5]
As of June 2023, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 71,000, according to RAJAR. [6]
References
- ↑ "RAJAR" . www.rajar.co.uk . Retrieved 2023-05-18 .
- ↑ "Sunrise radio takeover being led by Tory donor facing £14m fraud trial" . TheGuardian.com . 23 March 2014.
- ↑ "Lyca Radio going national on Sound Digital" . 10 January 2018.
- ↑ "Lyca Gold launches in London following format change" . 13 September 2021.
- ↑ "Dilse Radio to be rebranded as retro service Lyca Gold" . 28 July 2021.
- ↑ "RAJAR" . www.rajar.co.uk . Retrieved 2023-05-18 .
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Greater London
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England
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