Bandit Rock is a

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which plays

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and heavy metal. The station, now a part of the

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, was founded by American ex-pat

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and began broadcasting in

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in 1994. Under McAlevey's leadership,

Bandit Radio Bandit Radio or Bandit 105.5, the "Rock Home of Stockholm" was one of the first commercial broadcasting radio stations in Sweden. It began transmitting throughout greater Stockholm on January 30, 1994. History Bandit Radio was founded by CEO ...

, “The Rock Home of Stockholm”, quickly achieved cult status. McAlevey and a group of private investors sold the station to the

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(previously CLT Multi Media) in 1996. Since that time the station has changed owners, modified its format, relaunched as the present ‘Bandit Rock’ in 2004, and expanded its broadcasts to include

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in 2005 and

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in 2008. The stations broadcasts reaches 1.5 million listeners. According to

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5.5% of the covered public or - 91,300 people - listen to Bandit daily. It's the most popular radio station among men. In 2006 Bandit Rock was awarded the "Stora Radio Priset" in the category for "Årets PLR-Station" by Radioakademin (the Swedish Radio Academy).

Frequencies

*Stockholm - 101.9 MHz https://lyssnarservice.ilikeradio.se/hc/sv/articles/115000306411-Bandit-Rock-Frekvenser *Uppsala 101.1 MHz

References

External links

Bandit RockMTG Radio
{{Modern Times Group Radio stations in Sweden