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===BBC Radio London, Radio 5 and XFM=== In 1989, she joined London station [[BBC Radio London]] (then known as Greater London Radio), taking over from [[Nick Abbot]] on the breakfast show.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Kohler|first=Renate|date=September 1989|title=The Long Road to Radio|url=https://twitter.com/lccmunicipal/status/1320029357130371073|magazine=Radio Times|issue=3434 Saturday 30 September β Friday 6 October 1989|access-date=26 December 2021}}</ref> At the time GLR was being run by future BBC Radio 1 controller [[Matthew Bannister]] and future Radio 1 executive [[Trevor Dann]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chriscountry.co.uk/on-air/trevor-dann/|title=Trevor Dann|website=Chris Country}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiorewind.co.uk/radio1/matthew_bannister_page.htm|title=Radio Rewind - BBC Radio 1 People - Axeman Matthew Bannister|website=Radiorewind.co.uk}}</ref> Long left the breakfast show <!-- can't verify this, yet: "of her own volition" --> but continued to work for the station, where she took over a weekend show.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Janice Long|url=http://www.6thvision.com/artists/janice-long/|access-date=26 December 2021|website=6th vision|archive-date=26 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226173159/http://www.6thvision.com/artists/janice-long/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In addition to this, she was heard presenting and producing occasional shows on the old [[BBC Radio 5 (former)|BBC Radio 5]].<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Daniel|last2=Wright|first2=Benjamin|date=26 December 2021|title=BBC radio presenter Janice Long dies aged 66|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/bbc-radio-presenter-janice-long-22575965|access-date=26 December 2021|website=WalesOnline.co.uk|language=en}}</ref> Long became involved with [[Xfm|XFM]] in London when it had a [[Restricted Service Licence]] (RSL), and played a crucial part in its bid for a permanent licence.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|date=20 July 2018|title=University honour for Janice Long|url=https://www.goodnewsliverpool.co.uk/2018/07/20/university-honour-for-janice-long/|access-date=26 December 2021|website=Good News Liverpool|language=en-GB}}</ref>
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