Alternative music station BBC Radio 6 Music is asking listeners to vote on the best song released during the station’s ten years on air. The station launched in March 2002 as one of several new digital-only outlets from the BBC. Staff and presenters have shortlisted 100 songs released between March 2002 and the end of … Read more
Comedian, author and writer Jon Holmes has been announced as the new host of Xfm’s breakfast show in London from Monday morning. Previously hosting Saturday morning’s on BBC Radio 6 Music, the Sony award winner is also part of BBC Radio 4’s The Now Show, has been heard on BBC Radio 2 and co-created Radio … Read more
Dance music station KISS has started test transmissions across the UK. The station is best known for playing music from artists Bruno Mars, Rihanna, David Guetta and Chris Brown during the day and specialist music programmes at night. KISS began as a London-based pirate radio station in the 80’s before relaunching as a legal station … Read more
From this weekend each local BBC radio station in England will broadcast a BBC Introducing programme at 8pm every Saturday night. Whilst much of the music played during the day on BBC local radio is popular mainstream music, BBC Introducing highlights local music and unsigned artists. Each station has a local presenter with knowledge of … Read more