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Muslim Community Radio 
City of license London Slogan Ramadan Special Frequency 1143 AM First air date 1998 Format Variety Language English and Bangla Former frequencies 101.4 FM, 87.8FM Owner Islamic Forum Europe Website www.mcrlive.net 
Mosque and London Muslim Centre
Muslim Community Radio or MCR, is a radio station based in London, United Kingdom founded in 1998. The station runs through an AM Radio, at 1143 AM (formerly 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'.[1]
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 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YMO), the Junior Muslim Circle, the East London Mosque and the London Muslim Centre.[2]
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 Bangla.[3]
Programmes
As of 2008[update]
- Daily Halaqa
- Dhikr AM
- Women's Programme
- Notun Jeeboner Shuchona (Bangla)
- Qur'anic Arabic
- Qur'an Class
- Community Matters
- Journey to Islam
- Children's Show
- Drive Time
- Iftar Programme
- Prime Time MCR Local/Global
- Easy Talk
- Suhur Programme (Bangla)
References
Categories:- Radio stations established in 1998
- Community radio stations in the United Kingdom
- Radio stations in London
- Islamic culture
- Religious radio stations in the United Kingdom
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