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Capital (radio network), the Glossary

Capital is a network of twelve independent contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom, broadcasting a mix of local and networked programming.^[1]

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British radio networks

Bauer Media Audio Ireland (formerly Communicorp Group) is a media holding company based in Ireland, owned by Bauer Media Group.

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BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. Capital (radio network) and BBC Radio 1 are contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom.

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BBC Radio 1Xtra

BBC Radio 1Xtra is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC.

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Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England.

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Brighton

Brighton is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the city of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England.

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Bristol

Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region.

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BRMB

BRMB is a British radio station based in Aston, Birmingham, which is owned and operated by Murfin Music International.

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Capital Birmingham

Capital Birmingham is a local radio station owned and operated by Global as part of the Capital radio network.

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Capital Brighton

Capital Brighton was a local radio station owned and operated by Global Radio as part of the Capital radio network.

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Capital Cymru is a local Welsh-language radio station owned and operated by Global. The station broadcasts to Gwynedd and Anglesey from studios in Gwersyllt, Wrexham via the Arfon transmitting station. Previously, the station formed part of the Heart network and earlier the Marcher Radio Group. It switched to the Capital network on 6 May 2014. Capital (radio network) and Capital Cymru are contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom.

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Capital Liverpool

Capital Liverpool is an Independent Local Radio station serving Liverpool, England. Capital (radio network) and Capital Liverpool are contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom.

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Capital London

Capital London is an Independent Local Radio station owned and operated by Global Media & Entertainment as part of its national Capital Network. Capital (radio network) and Capital London are contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom.

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Capital Manchester

Capital Manchester was a local radio station owned and operated by Global Radio as part of the Capital radio network.

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Capital Manchester and Lancashire

Capital Manchester and Lancashire is a regional radio station owned and operated by Global as part of the Capital network. Capital (radio network) and Capital Manchester and Lancashire are contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom.

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Capital Mid-Counties

Capital Mid-Counties is a regional radio station owned and operated by Global as part of the Capital network. Capital (radio network) and Capital Mid-Counties are contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom.

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Capital Midlands

Capital Midlands is a regional radio station owned and operated by Global as part of the Capital network. Capital (radio network) and Capital Midlands are contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom.

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Capital North East

Capital North East is a regional radio station owned and operated by Global as part of the Capital network. Capital (radio network) and Capital North East are contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom.

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Capital North West & Wales

Capital North West and Wales is a regional radio station owned and operated by Global as part of the Capital network. Capital (radio network) and Capital North West & Wales are contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom.

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Capital Scotland

Capital Scotland (formerly known as Beat 106, XFM Scotland, and later Galaxy Scotland) is a regional radio station owned by Communicorp UK and operated by Global. Capital (radio network) and Capital Scotland are contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom.

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Capital South

Capital South is a regional radio station owned and operated by Global as part of the Capital network. Capital (radio network) and Capital South are contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom.

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Capital South Coast

Capital South Coast was a regional radio station owned by operated by Global Radio as part of the Capital radio network.

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Capital South Wales

Capital South Wales is a regional radio station owned by Communicorp UK and operated by Global as part of the Capital network. Capital (radio network) and Capital South Wales are contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom.

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Capital UK

Capital UK is a radio station broadcasting through the digital platform across the United Kingdom and is owned by Global and operates from the Capital radio network. Capital (radio network) and Capital UK are contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom.

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Capital Xtra

Capital XTRA (formerly Choice FM) is a British radio station owned and operated by Global. It broadcasts on 96.9 and 107.1 FM in Greater London, and nationally on DAB, Global Player and television platforms. It specialises in hip hop, grime and R&B music, and is a commercial competitor to BBC Radio 1Xtra.

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Capital Xtra Reloaded

Capital XTRA Reloaded, is a Global-owned radio station operated as a sister station to Capital XTRA.

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Capital Yorkshire

Capital Yorkshire is a regional radio station owned by Global as part of the Capital network. Capital (radio network) and Capital Yorkshire are contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom.

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Cardiff

Cardiff (Caerdydd) is the capital and largest city of Wales.

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Chill-out music

Chill-out (shortened as chill; also typeset as chillout or chill out) is a loosely defined form of popular music characterized by slow tempos and relaxed moods.

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Chiltern Radio Network

Chiltern Radio Network (never known as Chiltern Radio Group -if you believe this to be wrong please cite your sources) was the parent group of several Independent Local Radio stations in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Contemporary hit radio

Contemporary hit radio (also known as CHR, contemporary hits, hit list, current hits, hit music, top 40, or pop radio) is a radio format that is common in many countries that focuses on playing current and recurrent popular music as determined by the Top 40 music charts.

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Digital Audio Broadcasting

Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) is a digital radio standard for broadcasting digital audio radio services in many countries around the world, defined, supported, marketed and promoted by the WorldDAB organisation.

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Digital One

Digital One is a national commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, owned by Arqiva.

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Electronic dance music

Electronic dance music (EDM), also referred to as club music, is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres originally made for nightclubs, raves, and festivals.

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Faze FM

Faze FM Radio Ltd was the owner of two dance music radio stations in the North of England.

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FM broadcasting

FM broadcasting is a method of radio broadcasting that uses frequency modulation (FM) of the radio broadcast carrier wave.

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Freesat

Freesat is a British free-to-air satellite television service, first formed as a joint venture between the BBC and ITV plc and now owned by Everyone TV (itself owned by all of the four UK public service broadcasters, BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5).

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Freesat from Sky

Freesat from Sky (FsfS) was a British satellite television service from Sky UK.

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Freeview (UK)

Freeview is the United Kingdom's sole digital terrestrial television platform.

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Galaxy (radio network)

Galaxy was a radio network owned by Global Radio and broadcast across the British Isles on FM in regional areas of England and Scotland, through the digital platform with Sky and DAB and online respectively.

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GCap Media was a British commercial radio company formed from the merger of the Capital Radio Group and GWR Group.

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Glasgow

Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland.

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Global Media & Entertainment Limited, trading as Global, is a British media company formed in 2007.

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GWR FM

GWR FM was a network of three radio stations in the south west of England broadcasting to Bristol, Bath, Wiltshire and surrounding areas.

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Heart (radio network)

Heart is a network of thirteen independent adult contemporary radio stations in the United Kingdom, broadcasting a mix of local and networked programming. Capital (radio network) and Heart (radio network) are British radio networks.

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Heart Cheshire and North East Wales

Heart Cheshire and North East Wales (formerly Marcher Sound and previously MFM 103.4) was an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to north east Wales and Cheshire from its Mold Road studios in Gwersyllt, Wrexham, also shared with Gold and Heart Wirral.

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Heart Dunstable

Heart Dunstable (formerly 97.6 Chiltern FM) was an Independent Local Radio station based in Chiltern Road in Dunstable, Bedfordshire.

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Heart Peterborough

Heart Peterborough (formerly Hereward FM) was an Independent Local Radio station serving Cambridgeshire, south Lincolnshire and west Norfolk.

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Independent Local Radio

Independent Local Radio is the collective name given to commercial radio stations in the United Kingdom.

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Kiss 101

Kiss 101 was a radio station in Bristol, England that broadcast to South Wales and the West of England, playing pop, dance, hip hop, urban, R&B and electronic music.

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Kiss 102

Kiss 102 was a dance music radio station based in Manchester, England.

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Kiss 105

Kiss 105 was a dance music radio station based in Leeds, West Yorkshire.

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LBC

LBC (originally the London Broadcasting Company) is a British phone-in and talk radio station owned and operated by Global and based in its headquarters in London. Capital (radio network) and LBC are British radio networks.

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Leeds

Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England.

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Leicester Sound

Leicester Sound was an Independent Local Radio station which broadcast to Leicestershire.

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Leicester Square

Leicester Square is a pedestrianised square in the West End of London, England.

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Liverpool

Liverpool is a cathedral, port city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Manchester

Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England, which had a population of 552,000 at the 2021 census.

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MistaJam

Peter Dalton (born 19 January 1983), known professionally as MistaJam, is a British DJ and radio presenter.

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Newcastle upon Tyne

Newcastle upon Tyne, or simply Newcastle (RP), is a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England.

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News Broadcasting

News UK Broadcasting Limited, trading as News Broadcasting (formerly Wireless Group Limited and UTV Media plc), is a radio and digital broadcasting network with headquarters in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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Nottingham

Nottingham (locally) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England.

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Nottingham Arena

Nottingham Arena (known for sponsorship reasons as the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham) is a multi-use indoor arena, part of the National Ice Centre in the Lace Market district of Nottingham, England.

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Ofcom

The Office of Communications, commonly known as Ofcom, is the government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, telecommunications and postal industries of the United Kingdom.

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Playlist

A playlist is a list of video or audio files that can be played back on a media player, either sequentially or in a shuffled order.

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Radio Today (website)

Radio Today is a UK-based website providing news, features, photos and reviews related to the radio industry in the United Kingdom.

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Ram FM

Ram FM was an Independent Local Radio station, which broadcast to central and southern parts of Derbyshire on 102.8 FM. Capital (radio network) and Ram FM are contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom.

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Rhythmic contemporary

Rhythmic contemporary, also known as Rhythmic Top 40, Rhythmic CHR or rhythmic crossover, is a primarily American music-radio format that includes a mix of EDM, upbeat rhythmic pop, hip hop and upbeat R&B hits.

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Richard Attenborough

Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, (29 August 192324 August 2014) was an English actor, film director, and producer.

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Segensworth

Segensworth is a business park near Whiteley and Fareham in Hampshire in England.

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Sky UK

Sky UK Limited, trading as Sky is a British broadcaster and telecommunications company that provides television, internet, fixed line and mobile telephone services to consumers and businesses in the United Kingdom.

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Sound Digital

Sound Digital is a semi-national commercial digital radio multiplex in the United Kingdom, owned by Arqiva, Bauer Media Group and News Broadcasting.

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South Wales

South Wales (De Cymru) is a loosely defined region of Wales bordered by England to the east and mid Wales to the north.

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South West England

South West England, or the South West of England, is one of the nine official regions of England in the United Kingdom.

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Taylor Swift

Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter.

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The Eras Tour

The Eras Tour is the ongoing sixth concert tour by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift.

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The Hit Music Network

The Hit Music Network was a collection of five Independent Local Radio stations operating in the United Kingdom and owned by Global Radio. Capital (radio network) and the Hit Music Network are contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom.

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The Official Big Top 40

The Official Big Top 40 from Global is a radio chart show broadcast every Sunday from 4 to 7pm on Global's Capital and Heart networks, presented by Will Manning.

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The One Network

The One Network was the collective name for thirty-eight regional Independent Local Radio licences operated by GCap Media in the United Kingdom. Capital (radio network) and the One Network are contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom.

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Timeline of Capital Radio

This is a timeline of Capital London, previously known as Capital Radio, 95.8 Capital FM or similar variations, from its initial period as an Independent Local Radio station for Greater London to the present day CHR network serving most of the UK.

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Trent FM

Trent FM was an Independent Local Radio station which broadcast to Nottinghamshire. Capital (radio network) and Trent FM are contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom.

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Virgin Media is a telecommunications company from Britain, founded in 2007, which provides telephone, television and internet services in the United Kingdom.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_(radio_network)

Also known as 95-106 Capital, Capital (Taylor's Version), Capital Chill, Capital FM (radio network), Capital FM Network, Capital Taylor's Version, Capitalfm.com, The Capital FM Network.

, Kiss 105, LBC, Leeds, Leicester Sound, Leicester Square, Liverpool, London, Manchester, MistaJam, Newcastle upon Tyne, News Broadcasting, Nottingham, Nottingham Arena, Ofcom, Playlist, Radio Today (website), Ram FM, Rhythmic contemporary, Richard Attenborough, Segensworth, Sky UK, Sound Digital, South Wales, South West England, Taylor Swift, The Eras Tour, The Hit Music Network, The Official Big Top 40, The One Network, Timeline of Capital Radio, Trent FM, Virgin Media, Welsh language, Wrexham, 2BR.

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British radio networks

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