The media in Bradford

Hundreds of thousands of people rely on the media in our area.

It makes sense for Christians to use these outlets as part of our witness.

Telegraph & Argus, with a net circulation per issue of 34,000+ and that's before you consider that most people share the paper with friends and family and that the T&A has a very successful website: www.telegraphandargus.co.uk  Also part of the same family of newspapers is the Target free paper (94,214) and Asian Eye

The Yorkshire Post has a net circulation per issue of 45,718 and a dedicated Bradford reporter as well as lots of feature opportunities – www.yorkshirepost.co.uk

BBC TV Look Northhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/looknorthyorkslincs/

ITV Calendarhttp://www.itv.com/yorkshire/

BBC Radio Leeds (92.4 FM / 103.9 FM & DAB):  13% of the population listen for, on average, more than six hours a day* – www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/local_radio/

The Pulse radio (102.5/97.5 FM & DAB) has 121,000 listeners* – www.pulse.co.uk

Pulse 2 radio (DAB & 1278/1530 MW) has 29,000 listeners* –  http://www.pulse2.net/ Has, among other things, the Full Breakfast Show, hosted by Colin Lowther and “our Yvonne” and has lots of fun but thought-provoking content including testimonies called "the toaster challenge".

Radio Aire http://www.radioaire.co.uk//Article.asp?id=248934

Real Radio (106-108 FM & DAB) has 313,000* listeners – http://www.realradioyorkshire.co.uk/news-sport-showbiz/ This station carried advert-style Christmas short pieces in 2008 inviting people to be part of the action at church.

Yorkshire Radio has 52,000* listeners – www.yorkshireradio.net

BCB Radio (106.6 FM) is our community station available city-wide. They “don’t do religion” but are more than happy to interview anyone newsworthy – even if they talk about God! – www.bcbradio.co.uk

Sunrise FM (103.2 FM) has a variety of programmes aimed at the Asian communities and includes news programming as well as a Christmas address by the Bishop of Bradford each year. – www.sunriseradio.fm )

Galaxy Yorkshirehttp://galaxyyorkshire.co.uk/

*RAJAR (Radio Joint Audience Research Limited)

BBC news in Bradford website – www.bbc.co.uk/bradford/

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