Muslim Community Radio or MCR, is a radio station based in London

London

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, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 founded in 1998. The station runs through an AM Radio, at 1143 AM (formerly 87.8 FM & 101.4 FM prior to that), and only broadcasts annually during the holy month of Ramadan

Ramadan

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which lasts 29 or 30 days. It is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex during daylight hours and is intended to teach Muslims about patience, spirituality, humility and...

. The slogan of the radio station is 'Ramadan Special'.

Description

The station broadcasts from the London Muslim Centre, which is located next to the East London Mosque

East London Mosque

The East London Mosque, situated in the inner London Borough of Tower Hamlets between Whitechapel and Aldgate, serves one of the UK's largest Muslim communities. It lies near the edge of the City of London, the capital's busy business area, and just a couple of miles from the fast-expanding London...

 on Whitechapel Road

Whitechapel Road

Whitechapel Road is a major arterial road in the East End of London, England. It connects Whitechapel High Street to the west with Mile End Road to the east and forms part of the A11 road. It is a main shopping street in the Whitechapel area of Tower Hamlets and has a street market...

 in Tower Hamlets. It started to broadcast in 1998 through a RSL, then through Spectrum

Spectrum

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 in the next years, and since 2001 acquired the rights to broadcast 24 hours across east London during the holy month of Ramadan

Ramadan

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, which lasts 29 or 30 days. It is the Islamic month of fasting, in which participating Muslims refrain from eating, drinking, smoking and sex during daylight hours and is intended to teach Muslims about patience, spirituality, humility and...

. Its presenters are volunteers. The Islamic Forum Europe

Islamic Forum Europe

The Islamic Forum of Europe is an Islamic organisation based in London with branches throughout the United Kingdom. Its website states it has branches in "most of the European countries including: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden...

 runs the radio station with assistance from the Young Muslim Organisation (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YMO), the Junior Muslim Circle, the East London Mosque

East London Mosque

The East London Mosque, situated in the inner London Borough of Tower Hamlets between Whitechapel and Aldgate, serves one of the UK's largest Muslim communities. It lies near the edge of the City of London, the capital's busy business area, and just a couple of miles from the fast-expanding London...

 and the London Muslim Centre.

It provides programmes for women, children's shows, quiz shows, fiqh

Fiqh

Fiqh is Islamic jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the code of conduct expounded in the Quran, often supplemented by tradition and implemented by the rulings and interpretations of Islamic jurists....

 sessions, taraweeh prayer, and shows such as Daily Halaqa, Qur'anic class, Easy Talk, Drive Time and others, in English

English language

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 and Bangla

Bengali language

Bengali or Bangla is an eastern Indo-Aryan language. It is native to the region of eastern South Asia known as Bengal, which comprises present day Bangladesh, the Indian state of West Bengal, and parts of the Indian states of Tripura and Assam. It is written with the Bengali script...

.

Programmes

• Daily Halaqa
• Dhikr AM
• Women's Programme
• Notun Jeeboner Shuchona (Bangla)
• 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 (Bangla)