Asian Sound

Former radio station in Manchester, England

Asian Sound Radio
Programming

Broadcast area	North West England, North Yorkshire
Frequency	AM: 963 kHz 1377 KHz DAB Digital Radio TuneIn Radio
Format	Asian
Ownership
Owner	Lyca Media II Ltd
History
First air date	3 June 1996 (27 years ago)
Last air date	22 April 2024 (0 years ago) (renamed to Lyca Radio Greater Manchester)
Links
Website	Asian Sound Radio

Asian Sound Radio was a radio station located in Broadcast House, Southall Street in Manchester.^[1] It was the only 24-hour commercial radio station in the North West dedicated to the Asian community, which recently broadcast on MW across the whole region from Preston in the North to Stockport in the South. The programming is a blend of news, current affairs, interviews, competitions, music and information in English, Urdu, Punjabi, Pashto Bengali and Gujarati.

The station, which launched in 1996, had beaten off competition from Buzz 963AM which had proposed a full-service English speaking station.^[2]

On 22 April 2024, Asian Sound Radio was renamed Lyca Radio Greater Manchester following Lyca's acquisition of the station in 2023.^[3] The output features local content and some networked programming from London.

References

^ "Asian Sound Radio". Ofcom. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
^ Date set for Lyca Radio Greater Manchester to replace Asian Sound
^ Martin, Roy (11 April 2024). "Date set for Lyca Radio Greater Manchester to replace Asian Sound Radio". Radio Today. Retrieved 11 April 2024.

External links

Official website

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