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
SloganMore Music - The Best Mix
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, "Soul Party" presenter Tony Blackburn,[1] 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[2] dumped all of its presenters and became a non-stop music station, until changing its name to Nation Radio in June 2018[3] 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.

References
  1. https://twitter.com/tonyblackburn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E876130138274103297%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fradiotoday.co.uk%2F2017%2F06%2Fall-presenters-disappear-from-thames-radio%2F
  2. https://radiotoday.co.uk/2017/06/all-presenters-disappear-from-thames-radio/
  3. https://radiotoday.co.uk/2018/06/nation-radio-to-replace-thames-radio/

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