Radio X (United Kingdom)
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"XFM" redirects here. For other uses, see XFM (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Radio Exe.
Radio X is a British national commercial radio station focused on alternative music, primarily indie rock, and owned by Global. The station launched in 1989 as a pirate radio station named Q102, before being renamed Xfm in 1992. The station became a legally licensed London-wide station in 1997, and in 2015 began national broadcasting under the name Radio X.[1]
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RDS | Radio X |
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Format | Alternative music |
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Owner | Global Radio |
Capital FM Capital XTRA Capital Dance Classic FM Gold Heart Heart 70s Heart 80s Heart 90s Heart 00s Heart Dance LBC LBC News Smooth Radio Radio X Classic Rock | |
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Webcast | Global Player |
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As of December 2023, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 2 million, according to RAJAR.[2]