radio2XS was re-branded in 2018 a
2XS Rocks It is programmed and edited in
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ...
, England and uses the on-air slogan "A.Different.Music.Mix.".
Playing "New Music, Live Sessions and 60 Years of Rock’n'roll", the station was formed in 2002 in Sheffield's Workstation arts and media space b
Jeff Cooper a former DJ and programmer at Hallam FM, Rock FM, Radio Clyde, BBC Radio and others.
The station produces its own live music ('The Barn Sessions', named after the 17th-century Peak District barn where many of them are recorded) and has featured
Travis,
Idlewild,
Cornershop
Cornershop are a British indie rock band best known for their single "Brimful of Asha", originally released in 1997 and, in a remixed version, topping the UK chart in 1998. The band was formed in 1991 by Wolverhampton-born Tjinder Singh (singe ...
,
Alabama 3,
Catatonia,
Adema,
Morcheeba, The Abbots,
Johnny Dowd
Johnny Dowd (born March 29, 1948, in Fort Worth, Texas) is an American alternative country musician from Ithaca, New York. Typical of his style are experimental, noisy breaks in his songs and strong gothic (in the sense of dark and gloomy) elem ...
and other bands.
The station is staffed by several veteran English DJs besides Cooper, including Guy Morris, Ed Parnell and Caroline Woodruff. It is fully licensed from the UK by music copyright bodies
PPL and MCPS-PRS.
References
External links
Official website"5 million and counting at station"
Sheffield Telegraph
Scarlet Blonde live session
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Radio stations in Yorkshire