NME Radio

NME Radio
NME Radio
Slogan "Thirst for music"
First air date 2008
Format New and alternative music
Owner IPC Media (Time Warner) & Town & Country Broadcasting
Website nmeradio.com/

NME Radio is the radio station from NME magazine, that broadcasts in a new commercially oriented alternative music format. It first began broadcasting on 24 June 2008.

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History

After approach by DX Media, IPC Media agreed a contract to allow DX to launch a radio station under the NME brand.

NME Radio was created to 'fill the void' that was created after XFM London was bought out by Capital Radio, when some believe it turned into a second version of Virgin Radio in 1998. The station's co-founder and Managing Director was the creator of XFM, Sammy Jacob.[1][2]

Operated from studios in the Blue Fin Building on London's South Bank, also home to IPC Media, NME Radio was launched on 24 June 2008 with its first played song being "Knights of Cydonia" by British rock band Muse.[2][3]

On Friday 11 June 2010 it was announced on the Guardian news website that NME Radio was to cease broadcasting on DAB digital radio, Sky, Virgin Media and Freesat TV networks, and would revert to an online only "Jukebox" format - no DJs or adverts, after DX Media has terminated the agreement to produce digital radio station.[4][5] NME Radio was removed from Freesat on 16 June and Virgin Media on 1 July 2010 but remained on Sky.

On 21 July 2010, IPC Media signed a deal with local radio group Town and Country Broadcasting.[6] NME Radio relaunched in September and returned to some regional digital audio broadcasting (DAB) multiplexes. It also returned to Freesat between 1 December 2010 and 30 June 2011, as well as having an iPhone app launched. A return to national DAB platform Digital One may also follow. NME Radio is dually sited at IPC Media's London HQ and Town and Country Broadcasting's station in south Wales, Nation Radio.

Programming

NME Radio formerly featured 16 hours of live broadcasting from IPC Media's London HQ. Following the take over by Town and Country Broadcasting all DJs were dropped only retaining a voice tracked evening show.

Availability

  • Sky EPG – Channel 0184
  • Online
  • DAB Radio – Cardiff & Newport Multiplex, Berkshire & North Hampshire Multiplex.

Surrey & North Sussex Mux – launch date to be announced.[7]

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