Sabras Radio

Infobox Radio Station
name = Sabras Radio


city =
area = Leicester
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airdate = September 7 1995
frequency = 1260 kHz
format = Asian
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owner = Sabras Sound Ltd
website = [http://www.sabrasradio.com/ www.sabrasradio.com]

Sabras Radio is a commercial radio station in Leicester, England specialising in South Asian music and culture.

The radio station itself is located within the Belgrave area of the city; broadcasting on 1260 kHz, DAB Radio and also via the net. Also from July 5th 2005 station output could be heard in London on 558 kHz, during the hours 7am-1pm weekdays, 7am-noon weekends on Spectrum Radio.

Although the majority of the schedule is presented in Hindi and English - there are speciality shows broadcasting in Bengali, Gujarati and Punjabi.

History

The station actually started out as a radio show in the late eighties on 'GEM-AM' broadcasting on the same frequency (1260 kHz) in the evenings.

External links

* [http://www.sabrasradio.com sabrasradio.com]