BBC Launches Three New Stations, First Since 2002

BBC launches three new stations, first since 2002

The new stations launched on BBC Sounds as streams last year, and are now available to listen to on DAB+ radio

BBC launches three new radio stations: "It's all about the audience"

Twenty-three years since it last launched new national radio stations – BBC 6 Music, 1Xtra and Asian Network – the BBC has three starting on the same day.Previously available since November 2024 as live streams on BBC Sounds, Radio 1 Anthems, Radio 1 Dance (which has been on Sounds since 2020) and Radio 3 Unwind passed full competition assessments undertaken by the industry’s regulatory body Ofcom in July of this year and will start broadcasting…

BBC launches new radio stations on DAB+

The BBC has launched its first DAB+ music stations. The three new station extensions from Radio 1 and Radio 3 are the first to be added to the BBC’s music portfolio since 2002 – when the BBC launched 6 Music, 1Xtra and Asian Network. Radio 1 Anthems, Radio 1 Dance and Radio 3 Unwind launched […]

BBC officially launches three new music stations on DAB+ radio

The BBC has officially launched three new digital music stations on DAB+ today. Radio 1 Dance, Radio 1 Anthems and Radio 3 Unwind are now available on DAB+ across the UK, following their debut as streams on BBC Sounds last year. The plan was to launch five new stations, but BBC Radio 2’s extra service, and an improved 5 Sports Extra station faced objections from Ofcom following campaigns from the commercial radio sector. Radio 1 Dance offers 24-…