Dandelion Radio is an

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station founded in June 2006 with the aim of pursuing the musical legacy of the popular and influential

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. The station takes its name from the record label

Dandelion Records Dandelion Records was a British record label started on 18 July 1969 by the British DJ John Peel. History The label was started as a way to get the music Peel liked onto record. Peel was responsible for "artistic direction" and the commercial ...

founded and run by Peel between 1969 and 1972. In November 2006 Dandelion Radio was asked by Peel's former production team at BBC Radio 1 to take over the running of the annual

Festive Fifty The Festive Fifty was originally an annual list of the year's 50 (though the exact figure varied above and below this number) best songs compiled at the end of the year and voted for by listeners to John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show. It was usually do ...

listeners' chart of that year's releases. Radio 1 DJs

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and

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broadcast notice of the move to Dandelion Radio during their One Music shows.Huw Stephens 30 November 2006, 7 December 2006, 3 January 2007. Rob da Bank 1 December 2006. The 2006 Festive Fifty was broadcast on Dandelion Radio in January 2007. During Christmas week 2007 and the subsequent January 2008, Dandelion Radio continued the Festive Fifty for 2007. Dandelion Radio has broadcasting licences from

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and the

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(PPL) ensuring their legality and payment of

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to performers. It is funded by the DJs and backroom staff who contribute their time on a voluntary basis. The rolling schedule is renewed on the first day of every calendar month. Shows include exclusively commissioned sessions and live sets from both new and established artists. The station's audio idents include contributions from many artists championed by Peel, including

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and

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DJs involved in Dandelion Radio

The number of DJs involved in Dandelion Radio's schedules has been increasing steadily over time. The current line-up is: Andrew Morrison, from Portsmouth (who used to do the content warning jingles for John Peel), Dan Barrell, Radio Dubster (two Scottish DJs Stephen and Brian), Jeff Grainger, Katherine Godfrey, Marcelle van Hoof (a Dutch DJ), Mark Cunliffe, Mark Rosney, Mark Whitby, Matt Gunn, Matt Jones, Neil Jenkins, Paul Ackroyd, Pete Jackson, Peter Nelson, Rachael Neiman and Adam, Rocker (of

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), Sasser (aka SASR), Simon Higginbotham,

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(

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singer) and The Yank Sizzler (US DJ Michael Stoecker).

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