BBC Radio 1Xtra

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BBC Radio 1Xtra
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Radio station ( public law )
reception Satellite , DAB , Internet
Reception area United Kingdom
Start of transmission August 16, 2002
Broadcaster BBC
List of radio stations

BBC Radio 1Xtra is a digital radio station of the British Broadcasting Corporation , which is specific to African-American music has specialized. The transmitter provides a sister project of BBC Radio 1 shows and was originally on 16 August 2002 under the name Project X founded.

The program mainly includes music programs that are primarily composed of the genres Dubstep , Hip-Hop , R&B , Reggae , Bhangra , Drum and Bass , Grime , Soca , Gospel and the like and can be received via digital radio or the Internet .

In 2013, 1Xtra was voted first in the UK Drum & Bass Awards in the Best Radio Station / Internet category .

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Individual evidence

  1. Results of the Drum & Bass Awards 2013