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The stations are so good that I can't stop listening to post new stuff!

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Wildstyle K

Hmmm not many people posting here!
I conclude it must be that everyone in the UK are enjoying their stations so much that they don't have time to post. It has to be... the only channel I can repetitively get hooked on in Sirius Satellite is BBC. I could only imagine if they had more BBC channels on there how great it could be.
 
If you like BBC that well... Judging by your taste you would love BBC Xtra-Black Music,,, but includes House, Garage, Grime,,, ETC..

Also see the link below and get the backdoor link to Kiss 100,, its a Dance friendly Rhythmic Top 40,,, with lots of specialty shows at night and weekends... Everything from Hip Hop specialty show, to House, Garage, Trance, Drum N Bass....

96.9 Choice FM is very good as well,,, Black Music, but includes House, Garage, Grime....ETC....

Their are also a number of Pirates on air in London.. I think Shine 87.9 might appeal to you most. Also check out 104.7 Subjam FM, and Ice Cold FM 103.0... they all stream, its all dance music with a street feel to it.... you like it..... trust me....
 
May I recommend two sites to look for UK web streams?

www.radiofeeds.co.uk - includes listings for all licensed UK stations, but remember a lot of stations are UK only and you won't get them through this source.

www.vtuner.com - a listing of worldwide internet radio feeds including UK stations. I just purchased a Aluratek wifi alarm clock radio which uses their listings to keep its radio up to date. The radio only supports windows media and streaming mp3, so BBC domestic stations which stream internationally using Real technology. For that I could get a Grace wifi radio. But the vtuner.com site lists the streams as being geographically restricted or not so you can know whether to bother firing them up if they're listed UK only or US only or otherwise.

Capital Gold is just known as Gold now and poses itself more as a national station on DAB with local opt outs on MW - even in London. Still not a bad station and quite a good example of how an oldies station should sound in today's market. Radio's being rationalized big time in the UK: lots of local names are disappearing and being replaced with the Heart or Magic or Gold branding. Stations are only obliged to provide 4 hours a weekday of live/local programming in peak time so stations often have PM drive local and the rest is networked. If anything, it's the BBC who is getting more local: Southern Counties Radio is being split soon into BBC Radio Surrey and BBC Radio Sussex (ironically Southern Counties Radio was formed from a merger of BBC Radio Surrey & Radio Sussex).
 
While I am not certain I'd like to see the demise of even more original programming at Sirius XM, I can agree that should it be necessary, they would do well to pick up additional BBC networks 1Xtra thru 7. I think there'd be plenty of demand for such content here in the US.
 
Mark Wooldridge said:
May I recommend two sites to look for UK web streams?

www.radiofeeds.co.uk - includes listings for all licensed UK stations, but remember a lot of stations are UK only and you won't get them through this source.

www.vtuner.com - a listing of worldwide internet radio feeds including UK stations. I just purchased a Aluratek wifi alarm clock radio which uses their listings to keep its radio up to date. The radio only supports windows media and streaming mp3, so BBC domestic stations which stream internationally using Real technology. For that I could get a Grace wifi radio. But the vtuner.com site lists the streams as being geographically restricted or not so you can know whether to bother firing them up if they're listed UK only or US only or otherwise.

Capital Gold is just known as Gold now and poses itself more as a national station on DAB with local opt outs on MW - even in London. Still not a bad station and quite a good example of how an oldies station should sound in today's market. Radio's being rationalized big time in the UK: lots of local names are disappearing and being replaced with the Heart or Magic or Gold branding. Stations are only obliged to provide 4 hours a weekday of live/local programming in peak time so stations often have PM drive local and the rest is networked. If anything, it's the BBC who is getting more local: Southern Counties Radio is being split soon into BBC Radio Surrey and BBC Radio Sussex (ironically Southern Counties Radio was formed from a merger of BBC Radio Surrey & Radio Sussex).
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Sounds very much like what is happening in the US now.
 
radioman148 said:
Mark Wooldridge said:
May I recommend two sites to look for UK web streams?

www.radiofeeds.co.uk - includes listings for all licensed UK stations, but remember a lot of stations are UK only and you won't get them through this source.

www.vtuner.com - a listing of worldwide internet radio feeds including UK stations. I just purchased a Aluratek wifi alarm clock radio which uses their listings to keep its radio up to date. The radio only supports windows media and streaming mp3, so BBC domestic stations which stream internationally using Real technology. For that I could get a Grace wifi radio. But the vtuner.com site lists the streams as being geographically restricted or not so you can know whether to bother firing them up if they're listed UK only or US only or otherwise.

Capital Gold is just known as Gold now and poses itself more as a national station on DAB with local opt outs on MW - even in London. Still not a bad station and quite a good example of how an oldies station should sound in today's market. Radio's being rationalized big time in the UK: lots of local names are disappearing and being replaced with the Heart or Magic or Gold branding. Stations are only obliged to provide 4 hours a weekday of live/local programming in peak time so stations often have PM drive local and the rest is networked. If anything, it's the BBC who is getting more local: Southern Counties Radio is being split soon into BBC Radio Surrey and BBC Radio Sussex (ironically Southern Counties Radio was formed from a merger of BBC Radio Surrey & Radio Sussex).
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Sounds very much like what is happening in the US now.
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The world is going by so fast that few even realize the ride they are on. Time marches on to the end of grace.
 
Mark Wooldridge said:
Radio's being rationalized big time in the UK: lots of local names are disappearing and being replaced with the Heart or Magic or Gold branding. Stations are only obliged to provide 4 hours a weekday of live/local programming in peak time so stations often have PM drive local and the rest is networked.
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This farce is getting stupid actually. commercial radio was formed and was called ILR (Independent Local Radio) now is mainly big groups with virtually national stations riddled with networks and automation, narrow playlists and little choice as they all seem to be middle of the road mainstream. Even Kerrang thats supposed to be Rock is pretty much weak mainstream stuff that true rock and metal fans can't stand. Google Play Radio and have a look at either play one or play two (the latter being my favorite). Internet radio at it's best from i think Winchester.
 
BBC radio 1 is very good, especially chris moyles in the mornings, another decent station is heart, apart from its regional sections lack talent
 
I wonder how many people posting in this section are actually in London? Would people in London be as dedicated to this board as people living in the U.S.? Anyway, I'll soon be in London, with a possibility of living there for a while. It shall all be extremely interesting.

Life is good for those who get excited about travelling, but much much better for those who also are even more excited because of the music and stations! This is why I'm thankful for my love for radio and music. Even what most people would dread or consider the most boring things or times of life can be transformed into a fun, interesting time, all because of a little handheld device that has the ability to pick up a frequency of light waves!
Sitting in the waiting room, riding the bus, walking...etc. So imagine how much better events that are already exciting are for me!

Anyway, as ironic as it may be, I'm soon coming to London!
 
This is a US board of course... so naturally the posters you'll get here are Anglophiles and ex-pats (like me).

The UK have their own boards - Digital Spy being the most prominent of those, and they do cover some US media related stories. There's others out there too...
 
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