Capital Xtra
British radio station / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the newspaper formerly known as Capital Xtra, see Xtra Ottawa.
Capital XTRA (formerly Choice FM) is a British digital radio station owned and operated by Global. It broadcasts on 96.9 and 107.1 FM in Greater London, and nationally on DAB, Global Player and television platforms. It specialises in hip hop, grime and R&B music, and is a commercial competitor to BBC Radio 1Xtra.
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Broadcast area | United Kingdom |
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Frequency |
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RDS | CAP XTRA |
Programming | |
Format | Hip hop, grime, R&B |
Ownership | |
Owner | Global Radio |
Capital XTRA Reloaded Capital FM Capital Dance Capital Chill | |
History | |
First air date | 31 March 1990 (1990-03-31) (as Choice FM) 7 October 2013 (as Capital XTRA) |
Links | |
Webcast | Global Player |
Website | CapitalXtra.com/radio |
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As of March 2024, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 1.6 million listeners, according to RAJAR.[1]