Eruption Radio is a

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-based

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that broadcasts

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and on DAB playing

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and

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, and

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as well as other genres. Eruption Radio originally started life in February 1993 as Eruption FM, a

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station broadcasting from

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, broadcasting until February 2012. Eruption returned as an online station on 17 May 2019, with many of its original DJs. As of 2 February 2021, Eruption commenced broadcasting on small-scale DAB in the Bristol area, and Cambridge. Notable presenters and DJs have included

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, Billy 'Daniel' Bunter,

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, and

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External links

Official website
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