LBC News 1152

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**LBC News 1152AM**

Broadcast area	London
Slogan	Non-stop news for London
First air date	5 October 1994
Frequency	1152 kHz
Format	News
Owner	Chrysalis Group
Website	www.lbc.co.uk

LBC News 1152 is a 24 hour news and information radio station broadcasting in Greater London. It carries travel news, business news, sports and showbusiness news.

This station was previous News Direct 97.3 FM until it was acquired (along with LBC 1152 AM) in September 2002 by the Chrysalis Group. In January 2003 the station relaunched as LBC News 1152.

During Christmas and New Year 2002/2003 an LBC News-branded rolling news service was carried on both 97.3FM and 1152AM prior to the full launches of LBC 97.3 and LBC News 1152.

Since the Chrysalis takeover the station's editorial director has been Jonathan Richards.

The station's suppliers include Bloomberg and Sky News Radio (and, latterly, IRN).

1 Programming
2 Presenters
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Programming

A live service of continuous news coverage is provided between 6am and 6.30pm on weekdays. Other than during the breakfast sequence, the short news bulletins every 30 minutes are simulcast with LBC 97.3.

Between 5am and 6am the station carries Bloomberg Business Breakfast, a digest of the latest financial news.

At 6.30pm on weekdays the station carries the LBC Nightly News, a simulcast with LBC 97.3 and the station's flagship news programme. This is followed at 7pm by Nightly News Extra, 30 minutes of showbiz, sport and local politics. At 7.30pm the 'Live London' programme provides information on events in the city.

The Soccer Saturday programme presented by John Cushing and Kenny Sansom on Saturdays between 3pm and 6pm is also shared with LBC 97.3

The overnight service between 8pm and 5am carries live bulletins every 30 minutes with an automated service of recorded interviews and features filling the rest of the airtime.

[edit] Presenters

Current presenters include James Hartigan, Sue Mansfield, Michael Traboulsi, Martin Weedon, Richard Midson and Emily Littlemore.

Past presenters include Douglas Cameron, Peter Deeley, Sandy Warr, James Hirst, Russell Hookey and Kim Michaels. Former Sky News anchorman Bob Friend was a guest presenter on the station at the time of the 2005 British general election.