Yorkshire Radio was a British digital

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serving

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on DAB. The station was owned by Leeds United A.F.C. and broadcast live coverage of all first-team games, alongside pop music from the 1960s to 2013.

History

Yorkshire Radio began test transmissions on 26 June 2006 and launched on 10 July 2006 on the

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multiplex, replacing jazzfm.com. The first and last song to be played on the station was ''

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'' by Leeds band the

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. The station's studios were based at Lowfields Road, behind the east stand of Leeds United's stadium, Elland Road in the Centenary Pavilion. Alongside Leeds United commentaries, Yorkshire Radio also carried coverage of Super League, Leeds Carnegie RUFC and

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. The station closed at 6 pm on 30 July 2013. On 16 December 2013, broadcasting regulator Ofcom partly upheld a complaint on behalf of former Leeds United director Melvyn Levi, who alleged that Yorkshire Radio had treated him unfairly in a number of broadcasts.

References

External links

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Official Leeds United news article

Yorkshire Post article on Yorkshire Radio

Yorkshire Radio launches on Sky Digital
Digital-only radio stations Leeds United F.C. Mass media in Leeds Radio stations in Yorkshire Defunct radio stations in the United Kingdom Radio stations established in 2006 Radio stations disestablished in 2013 {{UK-radio-station-stub