Radio X 90s, the station dedicated to the biggest anthems of Britpop, today announced that Manchester radio legend Rob Ellis will present a brand new show, each weekday 11am to 2pm.
The new mid-morning show will launch on Monday 24th February, at 11am, live from Global’s Broadcast Centre in Manchester and available on 106.1 FM in Manchester and across the UK via Global Player and on smart speakers.
“The 90s is one of the best decades to have lived through, and the biggest reason is – THE MUSIC! The 90s was my era, these are my tunes and radio is my trade. I’m absolutely buzzing, and couldn’t feel more lucky to be part of Radio X 90s. To be broadcasting nationally from Manchester, the seminal home of 90s music, it couldn’t be more perfect. One word for it, MINT!”
ROB ELLIS, HOST OF MID-MORNINGS ON RADIO X 90S
Launched in September 2024 as a spin-off station to Radio X, the UK’s leading radio station for rock and alternative music, Radio X 90s, is a station dedicated to 90s anthems from the likes of Oasis, Blur, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, Manic Street Preachers, R.E.M., Pulp, Radiohead, Supergrass, Stereophonics and many, many more. It launched with 129,000 listeners in its first RAJAR survey (Q4, 2024).
Radio X 90s in Manchester will be owned and operated under a brand licence by Communicorp UK.
Communicorp UK is already a brand licensee for the three largest brands in commercial radio: Heart, Capital and Smooth, and now adds Radio X 90s to its portfolio. Radio X 90s in Manchester will broadcast on 106.1 FM Manchester from City Tower in Manchester’s city centre, and will be based in the XYZ building in the Spinningfields district of Manchester.
Radio X 90s is available across the UK – on DAB Digital Radio in London on London 3, on Global Player via app, globalplayer.com, on smart speakers by saying “play Radio X 90s”, and at radiox.co.uk.
