LBC

LBC

LBC, which stands for the London Broadcasting Company, is a national talk and phone-in radio station located in London. It holds the distinction of being the first licensed commercial radio station in the UK, starting its broadcasts on 8 October 1973, just a week before Capital Radio. The launch of LBC also marked the start of IRN's broadcasting, as LBC offered this service to independent local radio stations across the country.

National
English
Radio

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Domain Authority
81
Ranking

Global

#13585

United Kingdom

#609

Arts and Entertainment/Music

#7

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  • 18 hours ago | lbc.co.uk | Danielle Desouza

    Incoming MI6 chief related to Nazi spy with nickname ‘The Butcher’ 27 June 2025, 14:01 | Updated: 27 June 2025, 14:03 The grandfather of incoming MI6 chief Blaise Metreweli was a leading Nazi spy, reports have said. Picture: Alamy. Picture: Alamy By Danielle Desouza The grandfather of incoming head of MI6 Blaise Metreweli was a Nazi spy known as 'The Butcher,' reports have claimed.

  • 20 hours ago | lbc.co.uk | Danielle Desouza

    Snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan weds Footballers' Wives star Laila Rouass mere months after split Ronnie O'Sullivan and Laila Rouass have tied the knot. Picture: Instagram/lailarouass. Picture: Instagram/lailarouass By Danielle Desouza Ronnie O'Sullivan and Footballers' Wives star Laila Rouass have finally become husband and wife 10 months after their split. The couple have been together for 13 years but briefly split last year and then rekindled their relationship in January.

  • 21 hours ago | lbc.co.uk | Danielle De Wolfe

    Breaking News Four arrested over Palestine Action break-in at RAF Brize Norton 27 June 2025, 11:22 | Updated: 27 June 2025, 11:26 Four arrested over Palestine Action break-in at RAF Brize Norton. Picture: Alamy A 29-year-old woman and two men aged 36 and 24 have been arrested on suspicion of a terror offence following a break-in at RAF Brize Norton. Two Voyager aircraft were damaged after activists broke into the RAF base and sprayed red paint into the engine of an aircraft.

  • 22 hours ago | lbc.co.uk | Danielle Desouza

    More Technology News One child per classroom is now IVF baby, new data shows Calls hit by Three mobile phone network outage Data theft possible in Glasgow City Council cyber attack One in seven people ‘have lost money to fraud in past year’ Experts warn of risks linked to period tracker apps Uber to launch self-driving taxis in London next spring Alphawave agrees £1.8bn takeover by America’s Qualcomm ‘Significant challenges’ in use of AI within UK screen sector Amazon UK commits to working...

  • 23 hours ago | lbc.co.uk | Danielle De Wolfe

    Cheryl Tweedy's stalker who terrorised star back in court after breaching restraining order following jail release Cheryl Tweedy's stalker Daniel Bannister has been jailed. Picture: Alamy/Social media Cheryl Tweedy's stalker, who terrified the Girls Aloud singer by repeatedly turning up at her home, has returned to court - just months after being jailed.