Independent Local Radio

Independent Local Radio

These three projects bring together archives of Independent Local Radio from 1973 to 1996.

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This page lets you search across all ILR databases. For details of the individual resources see below.

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LBC/IRN

The LBC/IRN Audio Archive

The Independent Radio News/London Broadcasting Company radio archive consists of 7,000 reel-to-reel tapes in a collection that runs from 1973 to the mid-1990s. This project focuses on the most noteworthy content - approximately 4,000 hours of recordings relating to news and current affairs.

ILR Sharing

The Independent Local Radio Programme Sharing Scheme 1983-1990: The Felicity Wells Memorial Archive

Between 1983-1990 the Association of Independent Radio Companies operated the Independent Local Radio Programme Sharing Scheme to share excellent drama, documentaries, features and current affairs between Independent Local Radio stations. Search and enjoy over 1150 programmes from this unique collection.

ILR South

Central Southern England Independent Local Radio 1975 to 1990 Digitisation Project

This resource, c1300 individual programmes is a unique opportunity to listen again to programmes that were fortunately deposited with the Wessex Film and Sound Archive [WFSA] at the Hampshire Record Office in Winchester by independent local radio stations [ILRs] in the Central Southern (Dorset, Hampshire and Berkshire) area. A slice of culture, politics and events with a local perspective.