Celebrating 50 years of local radio

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BBC Radio Leicester was launched on the 8 November 1967. 50 years on and there are hundreds of local radio stations broadcasting to their local communities up and down the country. We hear the first ever broadcast from BBC Radio Leicester and Jeremy speaks to BBC Coventry & Warwickshire presenter Trish Adudu about why local radio is so important. Picture shows station staff preparing for the launch of BBC Radio Leicester in 1967.