BBC Radio 1Xtra
Broadcast area	United Kingdom - National
Slogan	On air. On the ground.
Frequency	DAB : 12B Freeview : 701 Freesat : 701 Sky : 0137 Virgin Media : 907 Tiscali TV : 601 Live Stream Real/WM
First air date	16 August 2002
Format	Mainstream urban , electronica , soul , R&B
Audience share	0.3% [1] (September 2008)
Owner	BBC , BBC Radio
Sister stations	BBC Radio 1
Website	www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra

BBC Radio 1Xtra (also known as 1Xtra ) is a digital British contemporary black music station from the BBC . The station was launched at 6pm on 16 August 2002. It was called Network X during the planning period. It is the complement station to Radio 1 and is broadcast from the same building as Radio 1 - Yalding House in central London . This is part of the BBC's massive Broadcasting House complex of radio studios and other offices.

Music policy [ change | change source ]

The playlist generally includes British, Caribbean, African and North American hip hop , grime , bassline , garage , dubstep , funky , drum and bass , bashment , soca , reggae , gospel music , bhangra , soul and R&B . It is available on digital radio ( DAB ), digital satellite television, digital terrestrial television ( Freeview ), and the Internet . It has its own news team: 1Xtra News .

Audience profile [ change | change source ]

1Xtra's audience is usually aged between 15 and 30 years old. ^[2] The upper age range is deliberately lower than sister station Radio 1 which is closer to 35.

According to the "Submission to the Secretary of State's review of digital channels" in March 2004, 1Xtra "provides music output 24 hours a day, punctuated by bespoke BBC news bulletins and other speech output designed specifically to be pertinent to the audience."

References [ change | change source ]

• "BBC NEWS - Entertainment - TV and Radio - 1Xtra celebrates birthday presence" . Retrieved 2007-04-05 .

Other websites [ change | change source ]

• BBC 1Xtra at bbc.co.uk
• BBC 1Xtra - UK Music Podcast Archived 2007-02-10 at the Wayback Machine at bbc.co.uk
• "BBC NEWS - In Depth - Photo Gallery - In Pictures: 1Xtra's first year" . Retrieved 2007-04-05 .