Muslim Community Radio
{{Short description|Former Islamic radio station in the United Kingdom}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox radio station
| name = Muslim Community Radio
| logo = MCR logo.png
| city = London
| frequency = 1143 AM
| airdate = 1998
| format = Variety, Islamic radio
| owner = Islamic Forum Europe
| language = English and Bengali
| former_frequencies = 101.4 FM, 87.8FM
| website = [http://www.mcrlive.net/ www.mcrlive.net]
}}
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Muslim Community Radio (MCR) also known as Ramadan Radio{{Cite web |title=London Central Mosque Trust Ltd. & The Islamic Cultural Centre |url=https://www.iccuk.org/page.php?section=news&page=lasttendays |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=www.iccuk.org}} was a radio station based in London, United Kingdom founded in 1998. The station used to run through FM radio, at 87.7 FM (formerly 1143AM, 87.8 FM & 101.4 FM prior to that), and only broadcast annually during the holy month of Ramadan.{{Cite book |last=DeHanas |first=Daniel Nilsson |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5nl9DAAAQBAJ |title=London Youth, Religion, and Politics: Engagement and Activism from Brixton to Brick Lane |date=2016-06-23 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-106138-7 |language=en}} The slogan of the radio station is 'Ramadan Special'.[http://www.islamicforumeurope.com/live/ife.php Islamic Forum of Europe] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080815211600/http://www.islamicforumeurope.com/live/ife.php |date=15 August 2008 }}{{Cite journal |last=DeHanas |first=Daniel Nilsson |date=1 October 2009 |title=Broadcasting Green: Grassroots Environmentalism on Muslim Women's Radio |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1467-954X.2010.01890.x?journalCode=sora |journal=The Sociological Review |volume=57 |issue=2|pages=141–155 |doi=10.1111/j.1467-954X.2010.01890.x |s2cid=142581624 |url-access=subscription }}
History
The station broadcasts from the London Muslim Centre,{{Cite book |last1=Carter |first1=Bob |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k-xEAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Muslim+Community+Radio%22+london+-wikipedia |title=Nature, Society and Environmental Crisis |last2=Charles |first2=Nickie |date=2010-04-05 |publisher=Wiley |isbn=978-1-4051-9333-7 |language=en}} which is located next to the East London Mosque{{Cite book |last=Eckstein |first=Lars |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JfP4L5UpNsoC&dq=%22Muslim+Community+Radio%22+london+-wikipedia&pg=PA196 |title=Multi-ethnic Britain 2000+: New Perspectives in Literature, Film and the Arts |date=2008 |publisher=Rodopi |isbn=978-90-420-2497-7 |language=en}} on Whitechapel Road in Tower Hamlets. It started to broadcast in 1998 through a RSL, then through Spectrum in the next years, and since 2001 acquired the rights to broadcast 24 hours across east London during the holy month of Ramadan. Its presenters are volunteers. The Islamic Forum Europe runs the radio station with assistance from the Young Muslim Organisation, the Junior Muslim Circle, the East London Mosque and the London Muslim Centre.[http://www.mcrlive.net/about.php MCR Radio]
It provides programmes for women,{{Cite book |last1=Hansen |first1=Anders |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uH6eEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Muslim+Community+Radio%22+london+-wikipedia&pg=PT196 |title=The Routledge Handbook of Environment and Communication |last2=Cox |first2=Robert |date=2022-12-26 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |isbn=978-1-000-78734-4 |language=en}} children's shows, quiz shows, fiqh sessions, taraweeh prayer, and shows such as Daily Halaqa, Qur'anic class, Easy Talk, Drive Time and others, in English and Bengali[http://www.mcrlive.net/images/prog2lrg.jpg MCR Programmes] and is also popular among the Bengali community in East London.{{Cite journal |date=March 2009 |title=The Bangladeshi Muslim Community in England - Understanding Muslim Ethnic Communities |url=https://swadhinata.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Bangladeshi_Muslim.pdf |journal=Communities and Local Government: London |pages=54}}
In October 2008, Muslim Community Radio raised £1.2m along with viewers of ethnic satellite channel and Channel S for the East London mosque campaign.{{Cite web |date=2008-10-02 |title=Ramadan fund-raising tops £1,2m in East London mosque campaign |url=https://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/20953616.ramadan-fund-raising-tops-1-2m-east-london-mosque-campaign/ |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=East London Advertiser |language=en}} On the same year, East London Mosque & London Muslim Centre continued their partnership with Islamic Forum of Europe (IFE) to broadcast during Ramadan.{{Cite web |title=[PDF] Annual Report 2008 / 09. East London Mosque & London Muslim Centre - Free Download PDF |url=https://silo.tips/download/annual-report-2008-09-east-london-mosque-london-muslim-centre |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=silo.tips |language=en}}
Programmes
{{Asof|2008}}
- Daily Halaqa
- Dhikr AM
- Women's Programme
- Notun Jeeboner Shuchona (Bengali)
- Qur'anic Arabic
- Qur'an Class
- Community Matters
- Journey to Islam
- Children's Show
- Drive Time
- Iftar Programme
- Prime Time MCR Local/Global
- Easy Talk
- Suhur Programme (Bengali)
- Children's Show
- Drive Time
- Women's Hour{{Cite journal |last=Koehrsen |first=Jens |date=24 February 2021 |title=Muslims and climate change: How Islam, Muslim organizations, and religious leaders influence climate change perceptions and mitigation activities |url=https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wcc.702 |journal=WIREs Climate Change |language=en |volume=12 |issue=3 |doi=10.1002/wcc.702 |bibcode=2021WIRCC..12E.702K |s2cid=233963934 |issn=1757-7780|hdl=10852/90034 |hdl-access=free }}
- Dhikir AM
- Quranic Pearls
- Charity Fundraising
See also
References
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External links
- Archive of {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20131008181403/http://www.mcrlive.net/}}
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Category:Radio stations established in 1998
Category:Community radio stations in the United Kingdom