A new Internet radio service called UK Light Radio has started test broadcasts 24h a day. UK Light Radio is an associate station of Scottish-based Radio Six International. It describes its format as “a menu of mainly light music from dawn to dusk and throughout the night for “all ages across the ages”. UKLR aims to enlighten and reach new audiences, young and old, with music from many eras. Presenters include the former presenter of the Letterbox programme on BBC World Service, Margaret Howard. Other names well-known to older UK listeners are Pete Murray, Bob Holness and Paul Hollingdale.
The schedule is reminiscent of the old BBC Light Programme prior to its relaunch in 1967 as Radio 2.
on Aug 11th, 2008 at 18:26
Here in the Netherlands I cannot receive this station. Windows Media Player says it cannot make a connection. Hopefully they fix this problem soon.
on Aug 11th, 2008 at 23:14
It’s an MP3 stream pointed at by an ASX playlist. The direct link, for use with a player like Foobar2000, is http://uklr.radiosix.com/uklr.mp3
on Aug 19th, 2008 at 11:16
We are receiving you loud and clear in Thailand!
Good luck! its great to see UK radio expanding after the greedy so-and-so’s at the performing rights society had most UK radio taken of air last year.
on Aug 19th, 2008 at 23:19
One word will do: QUALITY
If I can help in any way please contact me
on Oct 14th, 2008 at 18:14
How can I receive this new station please? I have VHF,DAB,old fashioned medium and long wave.
on Dec 3rd, 2008 at 10:32
Their website is now announcing a December test loop, but the stream doesn’t seem to be active yet.
on Dec 3rd, 2008 at 12:46
Probably gone bust, like most of these internet stations.
on Dec 3rd, 2008 at 23:23
An email from them says they hope to run trials by this coming weekend.
on Dec 5th, 2008 at 11:37
Ah well Scotland does it again, allright for men in skirts, I mean kilts
on Dec 5th, 2008 at 11:39
Excellent stuff, maybe a job waiting for me!
on Dec 23rd, 2008 at 13:45
Just checked and UK Light Radio is now carrying programmes rather than test announcements, currently Colin Berry with Christmas lights as per their schedule.
There are four Listen Live streams listed on their webpage, the first asx stream is distorted, the two mp3 streams are reasonable quality, the Real Stream has slight distortion.
http://www.uklightradio.co.uk/
on Oct 29th, 2010 at 15:11
I’m trying to contact BBC radio legend Pete Murray for interview. Can anyone give me contact info?