Paradise City Radio (PCR) – Bradford

Following a raid in 1988, Leeds pirate station Music City Radio (MCR) decided return even bigger. They did this by adding a second transmitter on 104.9 for Bradford. This new service started on Monday 8th August 1988, and was not a relay but a completely new service. On the 1st October this new service changed its name to Paradise City Radio (PCR).

The new station carried on much like it’s original sister station with a format of soul, dance and reggae music. At first, broadcasts were mostly heard at weekends, but Paradise later began broadcasting throughout the week. The raids soon started and there were a number of court cases, but the station carried on.

PCR had a nightly 2 hour Asian programme, but as 1989 progressed, there were other Asian stations on 24/7. PCR thought they were losing listeners and advertisers to these new stations, so they decided to expand their Asian show to a station in its own right. Asian Paradise Radio (APR) was first heard in July 1989 and used 105.5 FM.

PCR continued to broadcast through the 90s while APR outlived PCR by several years.

In February 2008, a station from Bradford did an RSL under the name of Asian Paradise Radio – thought to be connected with the 1990’s pirate of that name (although not confirmed).

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PCR – 104.9 – DJ Ahmed Al-Falah Crew – 1989	47 mins
PCR – 104.9 – Juice Crew – 1989	41 mins
PCR – 104.9 – Ray Hollis – 10/10/89	91 mins
Paradise FM – 105.1 – 6/8/90	32 mins
PCR – 105.1 – DJ Hostyle – August 1992	10 mins
PCR – 105.1 – DJ Hostyle & Warren Savage Sound – October 92	44 mins
Asian Paradise Radio – 105.5 – Bangra Music – 3/8/93	93 mins
PCR – 104.9 – Vonn Trapp Family – Aug 94	33 mins
Paradise FM – 105.1 – DJ SPB – Aug 94	48 mins
Paradise FM – 105.1 – DJ 24/7 – 1995	19 mins
Paradise FM – 105.1 – Beat Frequency Crew – March 95	33 mins
Paradise FM – 105.0 – DJ Hostyle – 19/3/95	145 mins
Paradise FM – 105.1 – Jack Daniels – April 95	57 mins
Paradise FM – 105.1 – DJ Fox & J Lee – Summer 95	93 mins
PCR – 104.8 – DJ Hostyle & Jamie – April 1998	65 mins
Paradise FM – 105.1 – July 1998	93 mins
Paradise FM – 105.1 – DJ Sammon – July 98	46 mins