Liberty Radio is a
internationalInternational or internationally most often describes interaction between nations, or encompassing two or more nations, constituting a group or association having members in two or more nations, or generally reaching beyond national boundaries...
radio station based in
London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
broadcasting on satellite and the
internetThe Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standardized Internet Protocol Suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
.
The station began life on 3 July 1995 as
Viva 963, a service of talk and pop aimed at women devised by
public relationsPublic relations is the practice of managing the communication between an organization and its publics. Public relations gains an organization or individual exposure to their audiences using topics of public interest and news items that do not require direct payment...
consultant
Lynne FranksLynne Franks is a United Kingdom-based public relations consultant, and commentator on women's issues, sustainability, and consumer lifestyles....
. It broadcast on 963kHz on medium wave from a transmitter at Lea Bridge Road,
LeytonLeyton is an area of East London and part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, located north east of Charing Cross. It borders Walthamstow and Leytonstone; Stratford in Newham; and Homerton and Lower Clapton in the London Borough of Hackney....
. A second transmitter, broadcasting on 972kHz, was later added at Glade Lane,
SouthallSouthall is a suburb in the London Borough of Ealing, West London. It is situated west of Charing Cross. Neighbouring places include Yeading, Hayes, Hanwell, Heston, Hounslow, Greenford and Northolt...
,
MiddlesexMiddlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
.
In May 1996, the station was sold to
HarrodsHarrods is a department store located on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, England. The Harrods brand also applies to other enterprises undertaken by the Harrods group of companies including Harrods Bank, Harrods Estates, Harrods Aviation and Air Harrods.The store occupies a site and has...
owner, and chairman of Fulham Football Club, Mohammed Al Fayed, who renamed the station
Liberty Radio.
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Liberty Radio is a
internationalInternational or internationally most often describes interaction between nations, or encompassing two or more nations, constituting a group or association having members in two or more nations, or generally reaching beyond national boundaries...
radio station based in
London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
broadcasting on satellite and the
internetThe Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standardized Internet Protocol Suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
.
History
The station began life on 3 July 1995 as
Viva 963, a service of talk and pop aimed at women devised by
public relationsPublic relations is the practice of managing the communication between an organization and its publics. Public relations gains an organization or individual exposure to their audiences using topics of public interest and news items that do not require direct payment...
consultant
Lynne FranksLynne Franks is a United Kingdom-based public relations consultant, and commentator on women's issues, sustainability, and consumer lifestyles....
. It broadcast on 963kHz on medium wave from a transmitter at Lea Bridge Road,
LeytonLeyton is an area of East London and part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, located north east of Charing Cross. It borders Walthamstow and Leytonstone; Stratford in Newham; and Homerton and Lower Clapton in the London Borough of Hackney....
. A second transmitter, broadcasting on 972kHz, was later added at Glade Lane,
SouthallSouthall is a suburb in the London Borough of Ealing, West London. It is situated west of Charing Cross. Neighbouring places include Yeading, Hayes, Hanwell, Heston, Hounslow, Greenford and Northolt...
,
MiddlesexMiddlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
.
In May 1996, the station was sold to
HarrodsHarrods is a department store located on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, England. The Harrods brand also applies to other enterprises undertaken by the Harrods group of companies including Harrods Bank, Harrods Estates, Harrods Aviation and Air Harrods.The store occupies a site and has...
owner, and chairman of Fulham Football Club, Mohammed Al Fayed, who renamed the station
Liberty Radio. For a time, it broadcast commentaries of Fulham's games home and away.
Since then, it has been broadcasting a mix of pop, r'n'b, easy listening music and a variety of talk shows on the internet, Sky Digital and the Eurobird satellite. The station claims to have the widest music variety in the UK.
Former presenters
- Adrian Allen
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- Toby Anstis
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- Nicholas Pandolfi
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(actor)
- Zoe Ball
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- Simon Bates
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- Sean Bolger
- Dave Cash
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- Nino Firetto
- David Hamilton
- Charlie Jordan
- Diana Luke
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- Carol McGiffin
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- Richard Skinner
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Current presenters
- Celebrity Richard Andersone (Breakfast Show)
- Isha Lewis (Freewoman)
- Caroline Walker (Chart Show)
- Jenny Mills (VYG Hour)
- Nathan Izie (VYG Hour)