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Radio London was not amongst the first tranche of experimental BBC locals, not coming on air until 1970.

The BBC local radio journey had been a complex one, not least in the Capital, where after the off-air trials in the early 60s, it was even felt that \\u2018borough stations\\u2019 rather than a London-wide one might be the right answer. That idea was to resurface again later in the station\\u2019s challenging life. Running a traditional local station in a big city was always to be hard work, as it proved too in Birmingham and Manchester. Maybe that\\u2019s one reason why the station has enjoyed so many different names, becoming variously Radio London, Radio London 206, GLR, LDN, London Live \\u2013 and \\u2013 in October 2015, as heard here, it returned to \\u2018Radio London\\u2019.