Launch of Leicester Radio Carnival FM, 11th July 1994

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Title

Launch of Leicester Radio Carnival FM, 11th July 1994

Subject

Afro-Caribbean Carnival
Radio Carnival
Music

Description

The original logo of Leicester's community-led Radio Carnival FM, launched in the summer of 1994 in the run-up to the 10th anniversary of the annual Caribbean Carnival.

The short-lived station was launched to broadcast Afro-Caribbean music and political discussions for 18 hours a day for 28 days over August 1994. The station was based in Highfields at the Imani Ujima Centre.

Creator

Leicester Mercury

Source

Leicester Mercury Archive at the University of Leicester

Publisher

Leicester Mercury

Date

1994-07-11

Rights

“© Leicester Mercury. You may use this item in accordance with our licence https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Type

Printed Image

Coverage

Leicester

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