Sunrise Radio Group
Sunrise Radio Group Limited is a UK radio broadcaster (chairman Avtar Lit), and runs Sunrise Radio. The company also owns London Media Company Limited.[1] In January 2014, Sunrise Radio Limited, owners of Sunrise Radio 1, Sunrise Radio 3, Time 107.5 and Tristar 96.6, entered Administration, and were acquired for an estimated £2m on 4 February 2014 by Lyca Media II Ltd, a subdivision of Lycamobile.[2]
Stations
The company owns and manages the following radio stations:
- Sunrise Radio
- Asia Broadcasting Corporation (Sri Lanka) - Hiru fm, Sha fm, Sun fm, Gold fm, Sooriyan fm.
It also owns 33% of Sunrise Radio Yorkshire
Former stations
These ceased broadcasting after they were sold on 22 February 2009, but the new buyer could not afford to run the stations.[3]
The stations that were sold to Lyca media in 2014 are:
Sunrise also formerly owned 65% of Radio Plymouth, but this was sold in March 2013.[4]
107.3 Radio Exe was also owned by the group until 2011.
Controversies
The company has recently come under investigation for allegedly delaying in passing on £160,000 raised for the Pakistan earthquake in 2005 and the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004.[5]
References
- ↑ sunriseradio.com
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- ↑ radiotoday.co.uk
- ↑ http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/03/sunrise-sells-shares-in-radio-plymouth/
- ↑ theguardian.co.uk
External links
- littcorp.com - Official website of owner Litt Corporation.
