Sabras Radio

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Sabras Radio
Broadcast area Leicester
Frequency 1260 kHz
First air date September 7, 1995
Format Asian
Owner Sabras Sound Ltd
Website www.sabrasradio.com

Sabras Radio is a commercial radio station in Leicester, England specialising in South Asian music and culture.

The radio station itself is located within the Belgrave area of the city; broadcasting on 1260 kHz, DAB Radio and also via the net. Also from July 5th 2005 station output could be heard in London on 558 kHz, during the hours 7am-1pm weekdays, 7am-noon weekends on Spectrum Radio.

Although the majority of the schedule is presented in Hindi and English - there are speciality shows broadcasting in Bengali, Gujarati and Punjabi.

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The station actually started out as a radio show itself. As part of it broadcast remit in the late eighties 'GEM-AM' broadcasting on the same frequency (1260 kHz) across the East Midlands feature an Asian show called Sabras on Sunday night?

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