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Radio station in London

Solar Radio
Programming

Broadcast area	London
Frequency	9A (London DAB)
Format	Soul, jazz-funk, house
History
First air date	4 November 1984 (Pirate) 1 June 1999 (Satellite) 29 October 2015; 9 years ago (2015-10-29) (London DAB)
Links
Website	www.solarradio.com

Solar Radio is a London-based radio station, which originally started life as a pirate radio station. Solar broadcasts primarily soul to London on DAB and online.

Solar (originally short for Sound of Londons Alternative Radio) first broadcast as a pirate radio station in October 1984, and was founded by DJ Tony Monson, who later joined Kiss FM. Solar ceased broadcasting in October 1988 as an unlicensed operator.

On 1 June 1999, Solar returned through satellite broadcasting, initially broadcasting on Astra 19.2°E, and then Astra 2 (used by Sky TV) from 9 August 2000 where they stayed until 31 May 2019. From 29 October 2015, Solar also commenced broadcasting on the Trial London DAB MUX.

Presenters on Solar include Tony Monson, Clive Richardson (from the original 1984 roster) Gary Spence, Steve Hobbs, Mike Gee, Lisa I'Anson, Ralph Tee, Ian Jons, John Osborne, Louie Martin, Kid Batchelor, and Steve Johns. Robbie Vincent has occasionally guested on the station.

References

"About Solar Radio - The emphatic history of soul radio". Solarradio.com.
"Solar Radio - London pirate radio history - AM/FM". Amfm.org.uk. 17 August 2014.
"Sixty small-scale radio stations take to the air in Ofcom trials". Ofcom. 12 June 2015.
"Ofcom sets out licensing plans for small-scale DAB". Ofcom. 7 April 2020.

External links

Official website

Radio stations in Greater London, England

AM stations

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FM stations

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Capital Xtra 96.9, 107.1
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Smooth London 102.2
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Resonance FM 104.4
Radio X 104.9
Magic 105.4
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Heart London 106.2
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Reprezent 107.3
Time 107.5
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Internet stations

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