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| Broadcast area | London |
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| Frequency | 100.3/100.4 FM (pirate) 106.8 FM/9A DAB (legal) |
| Programming | |
| Format | Music radio, UK-centric urban dance music |
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First air date |
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| Links | |
| Webcast | Rinse Player, Stream |
| Website | rinse |
Rinse FM is a London-based community radio station, licensed for "young people living and/or working within the central, east and south London areas".[1] It plays garage, grime, dubstep, house, jungle, UK funky and other dance music genres popular in the United Kingdom.
The station was founded in 1994 and operated as a pirate radio station until it was awarded a broadcast licence in June 2010. Rinse FM has been described as London's biggest pirate radio station.[2][3] It provided first exposure to grime artists Dizzee Rascal and Wiley[4] and later provided a home for dubstep DJs such as Skream, Kode9, and DJ Oneman.[5] DJ Geeneus is the station's head.[5][6]
- ^ Community radio licence: key commitments
- ^ Michaels, Sean (18 June 2010). "Rinse FM awarded broadcasting licence". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ Hancox, Dan (18 June 2010). "Rinse FM finally gets the recognition it deserves". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Pitchfork Feature: Column: The Month in Grime / Dubstep". Pitchforkmedia.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
factwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Webb, Adam (18 October 2007). "Is GarageBand top of the pops?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2016.