Muslim Community Radio
Muslim Community Radio was a radio station based in London, United Kingdom founded in 1998. The station used to run through FM radio, at 87.7 FM, and only broadcast annually during the holy month of Ramadan. The slogan of the radio station is 'Ramadan Special'.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, the Junior Muslim Circle, the East London Mosque and the London Muslim Centre.
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 Bengali.Programmes
As of 2013
