Sunrise Radio Group
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Sunrise Radio Group Limited was a UK radio broadcaster (chairman Avtar Lit), and ran Sunrise Radio. The company also used to own London Media Company Limited.[1] In January 2014, Sunrise Radio Limited, owners of Sunrise Radio 1, Sunrise Radio 3, Time 107.5 and Tristar 96.6, fell into administration, and were acquired for an estimated £2m on 4 February 2014.[2]
Stations
The company owned and managed the following radio stations:
- Sunrise Radio
- Asia Broadcasting Corporation (Sri Lanka) - Hiru fm, Sha fm, Sun fm, Gold fm, Sooriyan fm.
It also owned 33% of Sunrise Radio Yorkshire.
Former stations
These ceased broadcasting after they were sold on 22 February 2009, but the new buyer could not afford to run the stations.[3]
The stations that were sold are:
Sunrise also formerly owned 65% of Radio Plymouth, but this was sold in March 2013.[4]
107.3 Radio Exe was also owned by the group until 2011.
Controversies
The company came under investigation for allegedly delaying passing on £160,000 raised for the Pakistan earthquake in 2005 and the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004.[5]
References
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External links
- littcorp.com - Official website of owner Litt Corporation.