Radio 1521

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Radio 1521 (later Heartbeat 1521) was a radio station based in County Armagh, Northern Ireland from 1996 to 1999. The station broadcast from Craigavon and covered much of mid-Ulster.

The station launched in 1996 before being bought by Belfast station Belfast CityBeat in 1998 and rebranded to "Heartbeat 1521".[1] At the end of 1998, with 9,000 listeners per week, it was one of the two smallest commercial broadcasters in the UK.[2] The station and its sister station Goldbeat 828 ceased broadcasts on 22 May 1999.[3]

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  1. ^ O'Rouke, Colm (2001). "From Downtown to out of town". Transdiffusion Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Commercial stations' silver celebrations". BBC News. 8 October 1998. Retrieved 13 November 2008.
  3. ^ "A Guide to stations off the air". Radio-now.co.uk. Steven Hooper. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 13 November 2008.

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