BBC Radio 6 Music

**BBC Radio 6 Music** is British public radio station owned by British Broadcasting Corporation. The station broadcasts lesser-known genres with a dose of archived and live concerts.

## History

**BBC 6 Music** was proposed in October 2000 as a "digital-only" radio station and named **Network Y**. (Network X became BBC Radio 1Xtra and Network Z BBC 7).

The station opened at 7 a.m., Monday 11 March 2002, with a show presented by **Phill Jupitus**. At the start-up, presenters included **Liz Kershaw**, **Andrew Collins**, **Tom Robinson**, **Gideon Coe**, **Janice Long**, **Chris Hawkins**, **Gary Burton**, **Craig Charles**, **Stuart Maconie**, **Brinsley Forde**, **Suggs**, **Clare McDonnell**, **Bruce Dickinson**, **Tracey MacLeod**, **Sean Hughes**, and **Bob Harris**. The first record played was **Ash**'s **Burn Baby Burn**. **6 Music** attracted criticism for changing daytime schedules during late 2007 and early 2008. In response, **Lesley Douglas**, Controller of BBC Radio 2 and **6 Music** at the time, said that the changes were intended to attract more female listeners. She claimed that "men tend to be more interested in the intellectual side of the music, the tracks, where albums have been made, that sort of thing". This in turn brought on more criticism of perceived sexism on Douglas' part.

In March 2006, **BBC 6 Music** moved from **Broadcasting House** to new studios in the adjacent Wogan House (then called Western House) to allow the regeneration of Broadcasting House.

In 2011, **BBC Radio 6 Music** started the process of moving some of its presenters, staff, and shows from London and elsewhere to the new studios at MediaCityUK in Salford near Manchester. The studios are located in Dock House. Among programmes broadcast there are ***Radcliffe & Maconie***, ***The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show***, and Marc Riley's and Mary Anne Hobbs' shows.

In 2016, **BBC Radio 6 Music** was the most listened-to BBC digital-only radio station, with an average weekly audience of 2.2 million.

In 2018, **BBC Radio 6 Music** was the most listened-to digital-only radio station, with an average weekly audience of 2.53 million.

## Logos

First logo (2002-2007)Current logo (2007-present)
## External links

* Official website

* National stations
* Regional stations
* Local stations

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