Nation Radio UK

Nation Radio UK is a quasi-national radio station in the UK, broadcasting online and on DAB. It is owned and operated by Nation Broadcasting.

Nation Radio
Broadcast areaVarious
FrequencyDAB: 12A Switch London
Programming
FormatMainstream pop and guitar music
Ownership
OwnerNation Broadcasting
History
First air date
4 June 2018 (2018-06-04)
Links
WebcastRadioplayer
Websitenationradio.london

The digital station was launched in June 2016 as Thames Radio with a line-up of former BBC and Capital presenters such as breakfast host Neil Fox, Dean Martin, Tony Blackburn, Alex Lester, Pat Sharp and Neil Francis, with all presenters broadcasting from 'virtual studios' (as Thames Radio had no physical studio premises of its own).

In June 2017, Thames Radio[1] dropped all of its presenters and became a non-stop music station, until changing its name to Nation Radio in June 2018.[2] This was because the company behind Thames Radio had acquired a radio licence from Rock Radio Scotland (which was being unused) and wanted to launch a more 'national' service which would also include a station in Wales in time.

In 2021, DJs broadcasting on Nation Radio UK included Russ Williams and Neil Francis, with Mike Read broadcasting The Heritage Chart every Sunday at 5pm.[3][4][5]

Presenters

Current presenters

Past presenters
  • Dave Brown
  • Paul Newman
  • Mike Read
  • Adam English

References
  1. "All presenters disappear from Thames Radio". radiotoday.co.uk. 17 June 2017.
  2. "Nation Radio to replace Thames Radio". radiotoday.co.uk. 4 June 2018.
  3. Gilsenan, Liam. "The Heritage Chart". Nation Radio London.
  4. Cooper, Matthew. "Schedule". Nation Radio London.
  5. Cooper, Matthew. "Home". Nation Radio London.

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