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.
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom |
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| RDS | Radio X |
| Programming | |
| Format | Alternative music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Global Radio |
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| Webcast | Global Player |
| Website | www |
The station has employed a number of personalities that have since gone on to greater fame, including Russell Brand, Karl Pilkington, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant, Simon Pegg, Christian O'Connell, Justin Lee Collins, Adam and Joe, Alex Zane, Tim Lovejoy, Dermot O'Leary, Jon Holmes and Josh Widdicombe.
As of December 2023, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 2 million, according to RAJAR.