- Asian Sound
Infobox Radio station
name=Asian Sound Radio
airdate=3 June 1996
frequency= 963, 1377 KHz & DAB Digital Radio
area= EastLancashire
format =Asian
owner = Asian Sound Radio LtdAsian Sound Radio is a
radio station based in Globe House, Southall street inManchester [http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/rau/radio-stations/analogue/AL183-1.htm] . The station broadcasts Music, News and Information to the Asian Communitiy in EastLancashire .Controversy
On
17 June 2003 , Asian Sound Radio was fined £3,000 by The Radio Authority for breaking rule 92(2)(a) of theBroadcasting Act 1990 (and the Authority's Advertising and Sponsorship Code), which prohibits "anadvertisement being broadcast which is directed towards a political end", and section 90(3)(b) of the Broadcasting Act 1990 (and of the Authority's News and Current Affairs Code), which requires that "undue prominence is not given by a local licensee in its programmes to the views and opinions of particular persons or bodies on political matters" [http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/archive/rau/newsroom/news-release/03/pr079.htm] .In April 2007, Asian Sound Radio's website along with that of
Sunrise Radio was strongly criticized for displaying out of date information and rarely being updated [http://www.mediauk.com/radio/news/14/asian-sound-radio] .External links
* [http://www.asiansoundradio.co.uk/ asiansoundradio.co.uk] - Official site.
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