The same great live radio. Just without the ads

Global’s new subscription service, Plus, provides more choice for audiences, with commercial breaks replaced by more music across its UK music radio portfolio

  • Plus is Global’s new subscription service, offering ad-free Live radio, Replay and Catch Up across its UK music brands.
  • It’s the same great live radio stations, with all of the great qualities of live radio and presenters, just without the ads.
  • Listeners can choose one ad-free brand family, for example, Heart Plus, for £4.99 a month, where you get all of the stations in that brand family ad-free…or….
  • Enjoy all of Global’s UK music brands with Radio Plus, for £9.99 a month.
  • Subscribers also receive priority event access, weekly competition entries, merchandise discounts and exclusive presenter newsletters.
  • Available where listeners already are: Global Player, in connected cars, on Alexa smart speakers and Apple TV.
  • Subscribe on Global Player in app or on the web. 
  • Link your Global Player account to your Alexa account to enjoy your Plus subscription on Alexa devices.  
  • You can also log in to your Global Player account with your Global ID on the Apple TV app to enjoy Plus. 

Global, the Media & Entertainment group, today (Wednesday 23 September) announced the launch of Radio Plus, giving audiences more choice and a new way to enjoy the same great live radio from the UK’s best-loved music brands, just with more music and no commercial breaks.

For the first time, listeners can hear Global’s UK music stations live and ad-free, while still enjoying everything that makes live radio special, including star presenters, news, travel, competitions, listener calls, major interviews and shared moments. Commercial breaks are simply replaced by more music.

Available for a monthly or annual fee, Plus can be accessed through Global Player, linked to Alexa smart speakers, in-car apps and Apple TV. Subscribers also receive benefits tailored to each brand, including priority event access, weekly competition entries, exclusive presenter newsletters and merchandise discounts.

Plus is part of Global’s new range of subscription products spanning radio, podcasts and YouTube video, with packages starting from £4.99 a month.

What are the ad-free options available? 

Plus is available in three packages through Global Player, with subscriptions purchased through Global Player.

  • Brand Plus, £4.99 a month or £49.99 a year: ad-free Live, Replay and Catch Up across one music brand family. Heart Plus, for example, includes Heart UK, Heart 70s, Heart 80s, Heart 90s, Heart 00s, Heart 10s, Heart Dance, Heart Love, Heart Musicals and Heart Xmas*.
  • LBC Catch Up Plus, £4.99 a month or £49.99 a year: ad-free Catch Up from LBC and LBC News. Live and Replay continue to carry advertising.
  • Radio Plus, £9.99 a month or £99.99 a year: ad-free Live, Replay and Catch Up across Global’s uk music radio stations, plus ad-free Catch Up from LBC and LBC News.

“Radio Plus gives listeners a new way to enjoy the stations they love: live, energetic radio with the sense of time, place, occasion and curation only live radio delivers, but with more music and no commercial breaks.

Plus keeps everything that makes radio so special, from brilliant presenters and big shared moments, to news, competitions, events and listener interaction.

Global Player is still completely free, and nothing changes on our normal streams, FM and DAB. This is simply a new exciting choice for our listeners.

With radio reaching record audiences in the UK, this is the perfect moment to offer listeners an exciting new way to experience their favourite Global brands.”
Ashley Tabor-King CBE, Founder & Executive President of Global

The launch sits alongside a broader subscription offering, including podcast subscriptions (Podcast Plus) such as LBC’s Nick Abbot – The Whole Show, F1 podcast show Up To Speed and YouTube Channel Memberships such as Scroll Deep, which are already live. Further “Podcast Plus” packages will be added soon.

*In Season only

“Plus” radio subscriptions are available now nationally across the UK via Global Player.

Global Player will remain free and Global’s brands will continue to carry advertising on existing streams, FM and DAB.