Xfm is a brand of commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie, and owned by GCap Media in the United Kingdom. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of In Popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous GCap Media was a British commercial radio company formed from the merger of the Capital Radio Group and GWR Group The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Xfm was created in 1997 in London, but has since expanded to several stations. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Each station produces its own content, with little syndication. XFM is now available across most of the country via DAB
On 11 February 2008 GCap Media announced that they would be selling the analogue licences for the Manchester, Scotland and South Wales stations[1], retaining only XFM London. GCap Media was a British commercial radio company formed from the merger of the Capital Radio Group and GWR Group This was decided in an attempt to shore-up profits and concentrate on 'winning brands'.
Current stations include:
- Xfm London has been broadcasting since 1997. Xfm London is a commercial Radio station in the United Kingdom.
- Xfm Manchester was launched on 15 March 2006. Xfm Manchester is a commercial Radio station broadcasting "alternative" music to Manchester in North West England. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- Xfm Scotland, previously known as Beat 106, was launched on 4 January 2006. XFM Scotland is a regional Radio station broadcasting to Scotland 's Central Belt, an area surrounding the two cities of Glasgow Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- Mi Xfm, a 'personalised radio player' with no commercials or DJs was launched in February 2007.
Former stations included:
- Xfm South Wales which broadcasted to Cardiff & Swansea between 29th November 2007 and 30 May 2008. XFM South Wales was a UK Regional Radio Station owned by GCap Media broadcasting alternative music to an 18-25 audience in South Wales
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- ^ DAB 'not economically viable'. Retrieved on 2008-02-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
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