Emap Launches Radio Q

Emap is to launch its monthly music magazine, Q, on the radio.

Radio Q will launch on 6 October and will broadcast round the clock on 87.9FM in the run up to Emap’s Q Awards 2001, which take place on 29 October.

The station, which will be broadcast across North London on a restrictive service licence, will feature a mixture of original programming, continuous music and special features on the Q Awards.

Editor of Q, Danny Eccleston, said: “Radio Q will provide a much needed opportunity to hear decent music on the radio. It will provide an up-to-date mix of current chart singles, top 40 album tracks and catalogue songs from Q‘s pantheon of great artists.”

Emap have recruited a number of DJ’s including Gary Crowly from GLR and Mark Sheldon from Xfm. The station will also feature guest presenters and live sessions from bands including the Stereophonics and the Manic Street Preachers.

Eccleston added: “There is simply nowhere on the dial that provides a consistent mix of savvy humour, knowledge and passion for music. Radio Q sets out to change that.”

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