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GCap Media is a British commercial radio company formed from the merger of the Capital Radio Group and GWR Group. The merger was completed in May 2005. On 31 March 2008 the company agreed a takeover by Lagardère Active for £375 million. This was completed on 6 June 2008. In 2018, Lagardère sold GCap Media to Czech Media Invest, which is owned by Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

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Capital FM is a network of twenty independent contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom, broadcasting a mix of local and networked programming. The stations are owned and operated by GCap Media. As of June 2018, the stations serve a combined weekly audience of 7.4 million listeners and target a core audience in the 15–34 age group; 57% of all listeners are within this demographic.

Capital FM is the flagship station of GCap Media. It appeals to the lifestyle of 15-34 year olds in the country. The station is positioned at the leading edge of the mainstream. Capital FM is not just a radio station, but a lifestyle brand which both on air and online work closely together to maintain.

Capital FM is tuned into delivering what people want - providing mainstream entertainment in a fast paced and energetic format to a mass young market. Capital FM brings its listeners closer through key programming features, 24 hour breaking news and eye witness travel reports.

Throughout the day presenters are knowledgeable in the music - playing the biggest hits from the hottest hit music artists. Our listeners relate to our presenters who have an attitude and sense of humour that picks the listener up.

Capital FM has a narrow playlist with only a few changes per week, featuring songs from the last one to two years. Unlike BBC Radio 1, Capital FM does not play rock, classic hits or alternative music.

The vast majority of network programming is broadcast from Capital FM's studios in Leicester Square, London. Local output comprises of breakfast and drivetime shows on weekdays and mid-morning shows on weekends. Capital FM stations based in Central Scotland and Birmingham also retain local specialist programming, such as a dance music programme on Sunday mornings.

All Capital FM stations broadcast news bulletins under the name of Capital Reports, on the hour 24 hours a day, plus at half past the hour during the weekday breakfast and drivetime and weekend breakfast shows. Local news bulletins are broadcast between 5am and 7pm on weekdays and between 6am and 12pm on weekends. National bulletins from Independent Radio News are carried at all other times with bespoke networked bulletins between 7pm and 10pm on weekdays and 1pm and 4pm on weekends, originating from GCap Media's London newsroom.

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Choice FM is a GCap Media-owned radio station that broadcasts in London on 96.9 and 107.1 MHz FM; and nationally on DAB Digital Radio, Freesat, Sky, Virgin Media and online.

Choice FM is an urban contemporary music station featuring the best in contemporary grime, Hip-Hop and R&B music. Programming is dynamic and vibrant, showcasing the depth and breadth of music of black origin through specialist shows including Garage, Reggae, Soca, Gospel, Rap and UK Cuts.

Choice FM broadcasts news bulletins on the hour from 6am to 9am with half past the hour headlines - then again at 12 noon and on the hour from 4pm to 6pm with half past the hour on weekdays, and during on the hour from 8am to 3pm on weekends. Bulletins contain a mix of London, UK and world news together with sport, entertainment, weather and travel information.

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Classic FM is one of the United Kingdom's six Independent National Radio stations. The station broadcasts classical music. Classic FM was the first national classical music station to have been launched since the opening of BBC Radio 3, 25 years earlier, in September 1967, and 46 years since the opening of Radio 3's predecessor, The Third Programme, in September 1946. As of 2019, the station has a weekly audience of 5.6 million listeners.

Classic FM broadcasts nationally on FM, DAB digital radio, Freeview, satellite and cable television and is available internationally by streaming audio over the internet. In addition to playing older music, the station plays several modern film scores and video game music. However, Classic FM still claims to be "UK's only 100 percent classical music station".

Classic FM’s ethos is to provide audiences with a much-needed oasis on the UK radio dial – a tranquil, calm space where listeners can relax and unwind. The station plays familiar classical music alongside less known pieces, all chosen to uplift or soothe: simply put, it’s the perfect antidote to life in the 21st century. Classic FM’s passion is making classical music a part of everyone's lives, regardless of age or background. Presenters are lauded for their knowledge and love of classical music and for their ability to make the genre truly accessible.

Classic FM broadcasts news bulletins on the hour 24 hours a day along with headline updates during Classic FM's More Music Breakfast Show and Classic FM Drivetime on weekdays. In addition there is an extended news programme, Classic Newsnight broadcast at 6:30pm on weekdays. The programme features book reviews, a guide to new concerts and releases and interviews with the world's leading classical artists.

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Xfm is a British national commercial radio station focused on alternative music, primarily indie rock. Xfm launched nationally on 21 September 2015 on DAB digital radio. Xfm broadcasts on 104.9 FM in the Greater London, 102.2 FM in Birmingham and 97.7 FM in Manchester.

Xfm brings the newest sounds from the music scene right to its enthusiastic and loyal listeners. As evening approaches, Xfm shifts to a more specialist music selection with a mix of alternative, new music, unsigned, session tracks, whilst acknowledging the roots of current music. But Xfm is more than the on air output. The brand extends to the website - with music news, an extensive artist database, a comprehensive event guide and an archive of essential studio ‘live sessions’.

Listeners mirror the station's personality; young, articulate, opinion forming, independent individuals with high levels of disposable income and social influence. Although Xfm’s targeting is mindset driven, as opposed to demographic, the majority of listeners are young, upmarket men.

Xfm broadcasts national news bulletins on the hour from 6am to 12pm and 4pm to 6pm Monday to Friday, plus 20/20 news updates between 6am and 9am Monday to Friday and on the half hour between 4pm and 6pm. On weekends, news bulletins are broadcast on the hour from 7am to 12pm.

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Capital Gold is a network of oldies radio stations in the United Kingdom. The network started in London in 1988 on Capital Radio's AM frequency, as the Government urged radio stations to end simulcasting (broadcasting the same programmes simultaneously on AM and FM) and threatened to remove one of their frequencies if simulcasting continued. On 3 August 2007, the network began broadcasting on former Classic Gold Digital Network stations.

Broadcasting across the UK in twenty seven analogue areas and through digital platforms including DAB, Sky and online, Capital Gold targets the grown-up, big spending 35-54 year old demographic.

The Capital Gold network plays the greatest songs from the last six decades - soul, motown, disco, ballads and also the latest tracks by both established and current ‘legendary’ artists. Capital Gold understands through their breadth of music and knowledgeable DJs such as David ‘Kid’ Jensen, Mike Read and Simon Bates, that they can impress and entertain their listeners.

Capital Gold is more than a radio station; ‘Legends Live’ gives listeners the chance by invite only to see their favourite acts, whilst Capital Gold Legends compilation albums such as Love Legends and Guitar Legends have been very succesful. Capital Gold is a legendary station for listeners who are passionate about their music.

Each Capital Gold station produces and broadcasts local programming from local studios from 6am-10am on weekdays. The remainder of Capital Gold's output is produced from London.

Capital Gold broadcasts news bulletins on the hour from 6am to 7pm and on the half-hour between 6:30am and 9:30am and 4:30pm to 6:30pm on weekdays. These bulletins contain a full mix of local, national and world stories, along with sport, weather and entertainment news. At the weekend, bulletins containing local, national and world news are broadcast from 7am to 12pm along with additional bulletins at 7:30am and 8:30am. National bulletins from Independent Radio News are carried at all other times with bespoke networked bulletins between 7pm and 10pm on weekdays and 1pm and 4pm on weekends, originating from GCap Media's London newsroom.

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Planet Rock is a radio station in the United Kingdom which broadcasts classic rock music from the 1960s onwards. It is available via DAB in selected areas of the UK, nationally on Sky, Virgin Media, Freesat and online.

Classic Rock isn’t simply an era or a musical genre, it's an attitude; self-assured, intelligent, energetic and a little bit tongue-in-cheek. Planet Rock and its listeners are the passionate embodiment of that attitude.

Album based and guitar driven. Energetic, rebellious, forceful, masculine, musically demanding and very, very loud. Planet Rock programming is the living, breathing, kicking screaming personification of Classic Rock. A place where even the most seasoned aficionado can discover new classics.

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Capital Disney is a British digital radio station aimed at 8 to 16 year olds which broadcasts across the UK on DAB Digital Radio. The station is operated as a joint venture between GCap Media and The Walt Disney Company.

Fast paced and fresh, its music mix primarily features current hits and pre-release new songs. The station is interactive and engaging with unmissable features, contests and essential news. The presenters are the listeners’ best friends, from first thing in morning through home-time and during homework time; Capital Disney entertains, educates and inspires its audience all day, every day.

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Chill is a British digital radio station dedicated to chill out, ambient and trip hop music.

In a world of hard work, sandwiches at the desk, telephones with 128-page user manuals and technology going mad, we all need a space to chill out. Chill started as a home-made demo compilation, and grew in 2005 as DAB test transmissions spread by word of mouth.

Chill is dedicated to pure music on air, and conversation online. Special weekly shows from The Big Chill and The Chiller Cabinet complete a rich musical offering. Chill's natural, relaxed, fun and uplifting style appeals to creative individuals needing inspiration, friends needing a soundtrack for socialising, and anyone else who wants an antidote to stress.

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theJazz is a British jazz digital radio station run by GCap Media that started on Christmas Day of 2006.

24 hours a day, seven days a week, theJazz plays the best of jazz in its many forms. There is no other station in the UK doing what we do; playing nothing but credible, authentic jazz - whether that be bebop, swing, cool jazz, trad, blues, soul-jazz, modern jazz or smooth/fusion.

Operating as a sister service to Classic FM, the UK's most popular commercial radio station, theJazz will do for jazz what Classic FM has done for classical music, in making the genre accessible to a UK-wide audience. Jazz is the only genre which didn't have its own dedicated station. This is where theJazz comes in.