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13 Facts About LBC Radio

1.

Launch of LBC saw the beginning of Independent Radio News broadcasting, as LBC provided the service to independent local radio stations nationwide.

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2.

LBC Radio has a like-branded sister station – LBC Radio News – which is dedicated to rolling news, travel and weather.

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3.

LBC Radio was influenced by American broadcasting from his time as the BBC's New York organiser, and introduced a three-minute "snapshot" bulletin.

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4.

The prospective loss of the franchise brought Chelverton to the brink of collapse, and London News Radio bought LBC to keep it on air until the official handover date of October 1994.

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5.

London News Radio operated the station from LBC's former studios in Hammersmith as London News 97.

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6.

LBC Radio introduced a podcasting service called LBC Plus, and a number of premium-rate promotional opportunities to replace falling advertising revenues experienced by the radio sector.

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7.

Each multiplex region – the North West, West Midlands, Yorkshire, North East, South Wales, and the West – broadcast the London LBC Radio transmission, augmented with occasional bulletins of regional news and travel information.

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8.

On 30 January 2014, LBC Radio announced its intention to return to the DAB platform and began broadcasting nationally at 7am on 11 February 2014 under a new slogan, "Leading Britain's Conversation".

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9.

LBC Radio's appearance was part of the 'Big Conversation' initiative to promote government as being more accessible and in touch with the people.

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10.

LBC Radio station became involved in the MMR vaccine controversy after a broadcast by Jeni Barnett on 7 January 2009 in which she debated the alleged dangers of MMR vaccine with callers.

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11.

LBC Radio has held call-in shows for politicians Nick Clegg, Jacob Rees-Mogg and Boris Johnson.

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12.

LBC Radio launched a call in consumer law show, called 'The Consumer Hour' in 2013.

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13.

In September 2020 LBC Radio relaunched The Consumer Hour, hosted solely by celebrity lawyer Dean Dunham on Friday evenings at 9pm, which is regarded as amongst LBC Radio's most popular shows.

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