Muslim Community Radio

Muslim Community Radio

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City of license	London
Slogan	Ramadan Special
Frequency	1143 AM
First air date	1998
Format	Variety
Language(s)	English and Bengali
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 FM Radio, at 87.7 FM (formerly 1143AM, 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'.

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 2008

• Daily Halaqa
• Dhikr AM
• Women's Programme
• Notun Jeeboner Shuchona (Bengali)
• 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 (Bengali)

As of 2013

• Children's Show
• Drive Time
• Women's Hour
• Dhikir AM
• Quranic Pearls
• Charity Fundraising