London Turkish Radio

London Turkish Radio (LTR) is a Turkish radio station broadcasting to London on 1584 kHz AM specialising in music, news, and politics.

London Turkish Radio (Londra Türk Radyosu)
CityNorth London
Broadcast areaGreater London
Frequency1584 kHz
First air date1990
FormatTurkish language community radio[1][2]
Power200 Watts[3]
Former call signsTurkish Radio
OwnerLondon Turkish Radio
(Kirmizi Beyaz Kibris Ltd.)
Websitewww.londraturkradyosu.com

History

The radio station was launched in 1990 and was called the Turkish Radio, broadcasting to the Turkish and Turkish speaking Communities for the first time under the name of Turkish Radio, for only one hour per day between the hours of midnight to 1a.m. Because the response to the small broadcast was so successful, a licence to broadcast 24 hours a day was granted.

The name of the radio station changed in 1994 to London Turkish Radio (LTR), and has since grown in popularity, and is the only fully licensed radio station broadcasting in Turkish for a full 24hr. period outside Turkey and Northern Cyprus.

Coverage

Coverage extends over most of the London Boroughs where large numbers of Turkish and Turkish speaking communities reside. According to Ofcom (Office of Communications), LTR has over 80,000 listeners in the London Borough of Haringey alone. LTR's licence was re-awarded in November 2002 and commenced running in August 2003 until 2011.

Internet radio service

London Turkish Radio has through its online live Internet service, attracted popularity throughout the world, from the United States to Europe, and Asia, and as far as Australia and Japan.

See also

References
  1. "Public File". London Turkish Radio. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  2. "London Turkish Radio - Format Outline". Ofcom. Archived from the original (DOC) on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
  3. "Greater London". RadioStationWorld. Retrieved 6 March 2008.

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