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Dread Broadcasting Corporation, also known as DBC, was a 1980s
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History

It broadcast from the
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areas, and was founded by DJ Lepke (born Leroy Anderson) in the Autumn of 1980. Originally broadcasting on AM, it moved to FM at the end of 1981. DBC would play
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, and funk. Ranking Miss P (sister of Lepke) would originally start out on DBC, eventually moving onto a long career at the
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. Guest shows would include the likes of
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. Miss P, commenting on the station at the time: "There's never been a station run like DBC. Our format allows us to play music that would otherwise never be heard publicly. We create movement within the industry." The station featured on the
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programme in January 1982. DBC would eventually cease broadcasting in autumn 1984.


Discography

* ''Striving To Be Free / It's A Sign'' 12" (DBC, 1982) * ''Dread Broadcasting Corporation'' 2xCD (
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References

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