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UK commercial radio station targeting British Asians

Lyca Radio
Programming

Broadcast area	United Kingdom
Frequency	MW: 1458 kHz (London - Brookmans Park) 963 kHz (Manchester - Haslington) 1377 kHz (Manchester - Ashton Moss) DAB: 11B
Format	Asian
Ownership
Owner	Lyca Media
History
First air date	2014 (2014)
Links
Website	www.lycaradio.com

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Lyca Radio is a commercial radio station in the United Kingdom. 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, and on DAB Digital Radio in Leicester.

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

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.

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

On 11 October 2024, the station began broadcasting in Leicestershire.

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. It was launched in September 2021 as a rebranding and format change from Dilse Radio.

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

References

"About". Lyca Radio. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
"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.
Martin, Roy (11 April 2024). "Date set for Lyca Radio Greater Manchester to replace Asian Sound Radio". Radio Today. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
"Lyca Radio Network expands with the launch of new station in Leicester". Radio Today. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
"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.

External links

Radio stations in Greater London, England

AM stations

LW	BBC Radio 4 198
MW	Panjab Radio 558 BBC Radio 5 Live 909 Sunrise Radio 963, 972 Lyca Gold 1035 Talksport 1089 Premier Christian Radio 1305, 1413 Lyca Radio 1458 Desi Radio 1602

FM stations

BBC Radio 2 88.8, 89.1
Westside 89.6
BBC Radio 3 91.0, 91.3
Hayes FM 91.8
BBC Radio 4 93.2, 93.5
Select Radio 94.4
BBC Radio London 94.9
Capital London 95.8
Maritime Radio 96.5
Capital Xtra 96.9, 107.1
LBC 97.3
BBC Radio 1 98.5, 98.8
KISS 100.0
Classic FM 100.6, 100.9
Flex FM 101.4
Smooth London 102.2
London Greek Radio 103.3
Resonance FM 104.4
Radio X 104.9
Magic 105.4
Greatest Hits Radio London 105.8
Heart London 106.2
Rinse FM 106.8
Reprezent 107.3
Time 107.5
Radio Jackie 107.8

DAB

CE London	Absolute Radio 00s Absolute Radio 10s Absolute Radio Country Capital London Gold Greatest Hits Radio Heart London Heart Xmas Hits Radio Pride KISS Kiss Fresh Magic Chilled Magic Radio Magic Soul Magic at the Musicals Smooth Chill Smooth London
Switch London	Absolute Radio 70s Adventis Radio AsianFX BBC Radio London Centreforce Chris Country Fix Radio Hits Radio Jazz FM LBC News Mi-Soul Nation Radio UK Radio Maria Smooth Country Virgin Radio Groove
DRG London	Absolute Classic Rock Athavan Radio Bloomberg Radio Boom Radio Colourful Radio Gaydio Lyca Gold Lyca Radio Matryoshka Radio Panjab Radio Premier Gospel Polish Radio London Sout-al-Khaleej Unity DAB Voice Of Islam Radio
U.DAB Trial	Angel Vintage Asian Star Atlantis The Beat London Delite Radio Desi Radio Fun Kids Junior Kool FM London Greek Radio Mixer Radio NME 1 NuSound Radio Podcast Radio Radio Caroline Rainbow Radio Resonance FM Rinse FM Riverside Radio Ruach Radio Shine 879 Solar Radio THC Radio
MuxCo Surrey & South London	Point Blank Radio Release Radio Shine 879

Internet stations

See also: List of radio stations in the United Kingdom

Radio stations in Greater Manchester, England

AM stations

LW	BBC Radio 4 198
MW	BBC Radio 5 Live 909, 693 Talksport 1089, 1053 Radio Cavell 1350 Lyca Radio Greater Manchester 1377, 963

FM stations

Gaydio 88.4
BBC Radio 2 89.3, 89.8
Legacy FM 90.1
Heritage Radio 90.6
BBC Radio 3 91.5, 91.9
Unity Radio 92.8
BBC Radio 4 93.7, 94.1
Salford City Radio 94.4
BBC Radio Manchester 95.1, 104.6
Greatest Hits Radio 96.2
Bolton FM 96.5
ALL FM 96.9
Crescent Radio 97.0
Wythenshawe FM 97.2
Radio X 97.7
BBC Radio 1 98.9, 99.3
Oldham Community Radio 99.7
Smooth North West 100.4
Classic FM 101.1
Capital 102.0
Greatest Hits Radio 102.4
Hits Radio Manchester 103.0
Tameside Radio 103.6
Greatest Hits Radio 104.9
Heart 105.4
XS Manchester 106.1
North Manchester FM 106.6
Greatest Hits Radio 107.4
Your FM 107.8

DAB

CE Manchester (12C)	Absolute Classic Rock Absolute Radio Country BBC Radio Manchester Capital Manchester and Lancashire Greatest Hits Radio Gold Heart North West Hits Radio Manchester Lyca Radio Greater Manchester Magic Chilled Magic Soul Smooth Country Smooth North West
Manchester small-scale trial (10B)	Asian Star Radio Care Radio Cheesy FM Cosoro Radio Eirewave Gaydio Happy Radio Heritage Radio Hope FM LGR Love 80s Manchester Mom's Spaghetti Panacea Soul Pie Radio Podcast Radio R360 Radio Radio Africana Radio Diamond Sami Swoi Radio Skylab Radio Strawberry Radio Sunrise Radio Tomorrowland One World Radio Ultimate Beats Radio Unity Radio Voice of Islam XS Manchester

Former

See also: Radio Regen; List of radio stations in the United Kingdom

Notes: The FM BBC Radio stations are broadcast from two transmitters, Holme Moss and Saddleworth.

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