Kismat Radio was a

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broadcasting from the

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in south-east

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Background

Kismat Radio was part of the

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, aimed at an audience of

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s and

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aged 30+. Programme formats comprised Asian Talk and music. The station could be heard on 1035 AM in London,

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across Bradford and Huddersfield,

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channel 0173, and also broadcast a live web stream from its website. The station was removed from Sky on 20 March 2013, having gone silent the previous day. The station continued broadcasting on AM and the website, but closed in early 2014 or before. The 1035 AM band was taken over by DilSe radio.

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