BBC 6 Music
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BBC 6 Music is one of the BBC's newest radio stations, launched on March 11, 2002 and originally codenamed Network Y. It is only available via digital media - DAB radio, the Internet and the various forms of digital television. The station plays "alternative" genres of music, including indie, classic rock, punk, jazz, funk and hip-hop, and generally provides an alternative to the more mainstream, chart orientated Radio 1 and Radio 2. The station's presenters are generally regarded as experts in their musical field.
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- Digital Audio Broadcast
- DJs/Presenters:
- Craig Charles - Funk Show
- Andrew Collins - Sunday afternoon, 6 Music Chart
- Bruce Dickinson - Rock Show
- Jane Gazzo - Jane Gazzo's Dream Ticket
- Bob Harris
- Chris Hawkins - overnight show
- Phill Jupitus - breakfast show
- Liz Kershaw - weekend mid-mornings
- Steve Lamacq - weekday afternoons
- Vic McGlynn - weekday lunchtimes
- Andrew Purcell - gig guide
- Marc Riley - Rocket Science, MINT
- Tom Robinson - Evening Sequence
- Internet radio
External links
- BBC 6 Music (http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music)
- BBC 6 Music - Live streaming (Real Audio) (http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/ram/dsatg2.ram)
- BBC 6 Music - Live streaming (Windows Media Player) (http://stream.servstream.com/ViewWeb/BBCRadio_music/Event/BBCRadio6.asx)