Capital UK is a

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station broadcasting through the digital platform across the United Kingdom and is owned by

Global Global means of or referring to a globe and may also refer to: Entertainment * ''Global'' (Paul van Dyk album), 2003 * ''Global'' (Bunji Garlin album), 2007 * ''Global'' (Humanoid album), 1989 * ''Global'' (Todd Rundgren album), 2015 * Bruno ...

and operates from the Capital radio network. Capital UK is available nationally on digital radio, and instead of having local programming, news and adverts like the local Capital stations, it broadcasts the local London shows nationally, and the rest of the time the networked shows, with station-specific national adverts. It also occasionally broadcasts links exclusive to that station which are not broadcast on

Capital London Capital London is a radio station owned and operated by the Global media company as part of its national Capital FM Network. As Capital Radio it was launched in the London area in 1973 as one of Britain's first two commercial radio stations. ...

. On the networked and London shows. But normally it shares links with Capital London. In January 2011, as part of a brand relaunch,

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stations across the UK were combined with

and the stations of the

Hit Music ''Hit Music'' was a weekly British chart newsletter; sister publication to ''Music Week''. ''Hit Music'' existed for almost nine years, supplying the official UK music charts (as compiled by Gallup and later OCC/CIN). The founding editors were ...

network to form the new multi-station Capital network. Galaxy Digital was replaced by Capital in most areas, except where Capital already broadcast alongside Galaxy (in London on DAB and nationally on digital TV platforms). On Digital TV platforms it is available on:Capital London
Media UK *

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Virgin Media Virgin Media is a British telecommunications company which provides telephone, Cable television, television and Internet access, internet services in the United Kingdom. Its headquarters are at Green Park in Reading, Berkshire, Reading, Engla ...

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Capital - How to Listen - TV
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