Mi-Soul
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| Broadcast area | London |
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| Frequency | 12A (London DAB) |
| Programming | |
| Format | Soul / R&B / House / Reggae |
| History | |
First air date | 27 June 2015 (DAB) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | mi-soul |
| Website | mi-soul |
Mi-Soul, is a radio station on DAB and online playing soul, R&B, house and other genres including hip-hop, reggae and DnB.
Mi-Soul was founded by Gordon Mac (formerly Kiss FM and Colourful Radio), with long-time business partner Martin Strivens.[1] Having left Colourful in June 2011, Mac launched Mi-Soul as an internet radio station in July 2012.[2] It commenced broadcasting on the Switch London 2 digital radio network on 27 June 2015.[3][4]
Mi-Soul presenters and DJs include some of the UK's legendary names, including: Lindsay Wesker, Jazzie B, Jumpin Jack Frost, Brandon Block, and Dave VJ (formerly of Kiss); Femi Fem, Mastermind, Greg Edwards (formerly Capital Radio); George Kay, Craig Williams, Jigs, Jon Jules, Calvin Francis, and Natty B (formerly Choice FM); Ronnie Herel, and Michael Angol (formerly Solar Radio); and Mike Vitti (formerly Jazz FM). Other presenters to have appeared include the late Colin Faver and Paul Trouble Anderson.
As of December 2023, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 161,000 listeners, according to RAJAR.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bringing soul back to the airwaves". Voice Online. 2 August 2015.
- ^ Mi Soul Starts Live Broadcasts Archived 14 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Adam Sherwin, "New station brings soul to the airwaves", The Independent (Media Column), 28 June 2015.
- ^ Alex Lawson, "Entrepreneurs: Soul man aiming to make a song and dance by taking his MiSoul radio station digital", Evening Standard (Business), 10 August 2015.
- ^ "RAJAR". www.rajar.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2023.