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LBC (originally the London Broadcasting Company) is a British phone-in and talk radio station owned and operated by Global and based in its headquarters in London. It was the UK's first licensed commercial radio station, and began to broadcast on Monday 8 October 1973, [1] a week ahead of Capital Radio.
LBC News is a British digital radio station owned and operated by Global. The sister station of LBC , it broadcasts rolling news 24 hours a day nationwide on DAB and Global Player. The station used to broadcast on analogue radio in Greater London on 1152 AM until Wednesday 30 October 2024.
1970. 6 October – BBC Radio London launches, becoming the first legal radio station broadcasting to London. 1971. No events. 1972. No events. 1973. 8 October – LBC becomes the first legal Independent Local Radio station in the United Kingdom when it begins broadcasting at just before 6 am, providing talk radio to the London area.
LBC is a news and talk radio station, focusing on stories and issues from across the UK and internationally by phone-in discussion programmes. It launched on 8 October 1973 as the UK's first licensed commercial radio station, with Capital Radio launching a week later on 16 October. Since 2014, LBC has been broadcasting nationally on DAB ...
6 February – Global Radio sells eight of its regional stations to Irish media holdings firm Communicorp. [23] 11 February – LBC 97.3 launches nationally on the Digital One platform, taking over the slot formerly occupied by Jazz FM. The station also secures a sponsorship deal with the Financial Times. [24] [25]
24 March – The five radio stations owned by YMC Ltd (3TR FM, Bath FM, Brunel FM, Quay West 102.4/100.8 and Quay West 107.4) are closed by administrators after multiple refusals on the part of regulator Ofcom to transfer the licenses, following a number of financial issues at the stations after TLRC's sale. [62] 5 April –
A radio show hosted by shadow foreign secretary David Lammy on LBC is being investigated by Ofcom following complaints. The media watchdog said it was looking into whether the programme on March ...
In 1989, LBC split into two frequencies; LBC Crown FM and London Talkback Radio on AM. Cameron co-presented the breakfast programme with Bob Wellings on London Talkback. [ 14 ] The new station employed a number of celebrities to present new programmes, with Cameron later remarking, "If people like that bring in money at the box office, then ...