City London Frequency 1143 AM Format Variety | Slogan Ramadan Special First air date 1998 Language(s) English and Bengali | |
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Muslim Community Radio or MCR, is a radio station based in London, United Kingdom founded in 1998. The station runs through FM Radio, at 87.7 FM (formerly 1143AM, 87.8 FM & 101.4 FM prior to that), and only broadcasts annually during the holy month of Ramadan. The slogan of the radio station is 'Ramadan Special'.
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Description
The station broadcasts from the London Muslim Centre, which is located next to the East London Mosque on Whitechapel Road in Tower Hamlets. It started to broadcast in 1998 through a RSL, then through Spectrum in the next years, and since 2001 acquired the rights to broadcast 24 hours across east London during the holy month of Ramadan. Its presenters are volunteers. The Islamic Forum Europe runs the radio station with assistance from the Young Muslim Organisation, the Junior Muslim Circle, the East London Mosque and the London Muslim Centre.
It provides programmes for women, children's shows, quiz shows, fiqh sessions, taraweeh prayer, and shows such as Daily Halaqa, Qur'anic class, Easy Talk, Drive Time and others, in English and Bengali.
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As of 2008
As of 2013