Title | Highest Position | Date | Download |
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The Xfm Josh Widdicombe Podcast | 27 | 09 Jan 2015 | buy |
Tom Craine's Story Show - an XFM podcast | 63 | 18 Mar 2015 | buy |
Xfm was founded in 1992 by Sammy Jacob and Chris Parry. They began broadcasting from a house in Charlotte Street on the same day that Princess Diana died. The early DJ line-up included Sir Bob Geldof, Gary Crowley and Keith Cameron. Xfm's music policy is largely dominated by indie-guitar music, although they have broadcast specialist shows covering hip-hop, dance music, heavy rock and electronica.
In 1998 Xfm was sold to Capital Radio Group plc - which then became GCap Media and subsequently Global Radio.
The station has been home to a number of well-known radio presenters including: Zoe Ball, Christian O'Connell, Lauren Laverne, Eddy Temple-Morriss, Shaun Keaveny and Ricky Gervais. Additionally, a number of well-loved comedians have appeared on the station: Simon Pegg & Nick Frost, Danny Wallace, Jimmy Carr, Russell Brand and Simon Amstell.
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