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Playing the freshest hip-hop, grime, garage, R&B and afrobeats.

Capital XTRA is the UK’s leading national station for its genre. Presenters include Tim Westwood, DJ Semtex, Yinka, Shayna Marie, Manny Norte, DJ TiiNY, Afro B and Robert Bruce.

Listeners can also enjoy Capital XTRA Reloaded – the ultimate throwback to the biggest hip-hop and RnB anthems of the nineties and noughties.

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The freshest hip-hop, grime, garage, RnB and afrobeats

Non-stop old skool anthems

audience

Capital XTRA’s audience are young, social, vibrant and diverse. They don’t just love the music, they live the lifestyle too.

1.9m

weekly UK listeners

UK

nationwide

national DAB

Available nationally on DAB digital radio, Capital XTRA & Capital XTRA Reloaded are available from Land’s End to John O’Groats.

FM coverage

  • London
    96.9/107.1

listen on mobile

Listen to Capital XTRA & Capital XTRA Reloaded on Global Player, featuring My Capital XTRA where you can skip songs on live radio, and a world of playlists & podcasts, wherever you go. All for free.

The free app is available on iOS, Android, Sonos and Alexa devices.

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discover online

capitalxtra.com is the home of the UK’s biggest radio station for hip-hop, grime, garage and R&B music.

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live events

18 May 2018•Electric Brixton

Capital XTRA Reloaded Live

29 July 2019•Boxpark Croydon

Capital XTRA Homegrown Live

Capital XTRA’s Homegrown Live was an unmissable event, bringing together the UK’s hottest hip-hop, R&B and grime artists including Not3s, Steel Banglez…

1 November 2019•Electric Brixton

Capital XTRA Reloaded Live

26 November 2019•Boxpark Croydon

Capital XTRA Homegrown Live

Capital XTRA’s Homegrown Live was an unmissable event, bringing together the UK’s hottest hip-hop, R&B and grime artists including Stefflon Don, Wretch…

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