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| City | London |
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| Slogan | 2007-2014: "London's Biggest Conversation" Since 2014: "Leading Britain's Conversation" |
| Frequency | RDS: __LBC___, FM 97.3 MHz DAB – 12C (London) – 11D (Nationwide) Freeview: 732 Freesat: 734 Sky: 0124 Virgin Media: 919 TalkTalk TV: 627 |
| First air date | 8 October 1973 (London) 11 February 2014 (National DAB) |
| Format | News/Talk |
| Owner | Global |
| Sister stations |
Capital FM Heart Classic FM Smooth Radio Capital Xtra Radio X Gold |
| Website | lbc.co.uk |
LBC (originally the London Broadcasting Company) is a London-based national talk and phone-in radio station. It was the UK's first licensed commercial radio station, beginning broadcasting on 8 October 1973, a week ahead of Capital Radio. The launch of LBC also saw the beginning of IRN's broadcasting, as LBC provided the service to independent local radio stations nationwide.
LBC is owned by Global Radio and has a like-branded sister station – LBC London News – which is dedicated to rolling news, travel and weather, and is broadcast in London on medium-wave and DAB.
David Jessel was LBC's original breakfast presenter; he opened the station just before 6am on October 8, 1973. The original station spawned a number of stars who went on to become household names in the British media. They include Jon Snow, Julian Manyon, Peter Allen, Rosie Boycott, and Bel Mooney. LBC's programme between 10pm and 1am was called Nightline and at various times was hosted by Mike Dickin, Monty Modlyn, Jeremy Beadle, Tommy Boyd and Bryn Jones. There was also a character called Mr Nasty, who argued over the telephone with children. Beadle and Forrest went on to star in the Granada Television series Fun Factory.
Originally owned by a consortium led by the Canadian Selkirk Communications with a 46% stake, LBC was sold in 1987, beginning a turbulent commercial history. The new owners were media company Darling Downs, later renamed Crown Communications, owned by Australian entrepreneur David Haynes. Crown sold the station's original base in Gough Square near Fleet Street in the City of London and relocated to Hammersmith; and in 1989 split the station into two separate services, the news and comment station LBC Crown FM, and the phone-in London Talkback Radio on AM. The transition was not initially well received, and substantially increased costs, pushing the company into the red. In 1993 the company was sold to Shirley Porter's Chelverton Investments, after Crown got into financial difficulty.
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