Voice of Africa Radio

Coordinates: 51°31′45.6″N 0°1′19″E / 51.529333°N 0.02194°E / 51.529333; 0.02194
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Voice of Africa Radio (also known as VOAR) was a

Heads of State.[1]

Voice of Africa Radio finally won its bid for a five-year permanent

FM licence in London on 16 February 2006, after six years of campaigning, making it the first and only legally licensed African radio station in the UK. Its offices are based in Plaistow.[2]

The station went live on 20 August 2007, with a range of

phone–in
programmes which discuss issues that are pertinent to Africans at local, national and international level.

After experiencing problems with

carrier frequency to 94.0 MHz which took effect in February 2011.[3]

The station lost its license in March 2016 after being unable to broadcast for a lengthy period of time.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Voice of Africa to launch on FM". Radio Today. 22 February 2006.
  2. ^ "Change of Frequency". Voice of Africa Radio. December 2009.
  3. ^ "Ofcom revokes Voice of Africa Radio's licence". Radio Today. 21 March 2016.

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