Radio X (United Kingdom)
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]
"XFM" redirects here. For other uses, see XFM (disambiguation).United Kingdom
- DAB 11D/12A Digital One
- FM 104.9 MHz London
- FM: 97.7 MHz Manchester
- Sky (UK only): 0113
- Freesat: 723
- TalkTalk TV: 621
- Virgin Media: 960
- Virgin Media Ireland: 923
Radio X
- 1 September 1997 (as XFM)
- 21 September 2015 (as Radio X)
The stations which formerly comprised the Xfm network were:
Current Presenters on the network include:
Former presenters on the network include:
Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM[edit]
In 2022, Signature Entertainment[28] released Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM,[29] a documentary by The Wee Man's Ray Burdis co-directed with Ian Jefferies, about the history of Xfm. The film features interviews with former Xfm presenters like Gary Crowley, Ricky Gervais, Steve Lamacq, Stephen Merchant and Claire Sturgess, as well as musicians like The Libertines' Pete Doherty and Carl Barat, Alan McGee and Sonya Madan.[5]
