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BBC Radio 6 Music
Logo used since 2022
Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom and Internationally via Satellite andBBC Sounds
Frequency
Programming
Language(s)English
FormatAlternative/Indie music
Ownership
OwnerBBC
OperatorBBC North(Manchester)
BBC Radio(London)
BBC Radio 2
History
First air date
11 March 2002;22 years ago(2002-03-11)
Former names
BBC 6 Music (2002–2011)
Technical information
Licensing authority
Ofcom
Links
WebsiteBBC Radio 6 MusicviaBBC Sounds

BBC Radio 6 Music[1]is a Britishdigital radio stationowned and operated by theBBC,specialising primarily inalternative music.In 2002 it was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years.[2]It is available only on digital media:DAB radio,BBC Sounds,digital television,and throughout northern and western Europe through theAstra 2Bsatellite.

BBC Radio 6 Music has been described as a "dedicated alternative music station".[3]Many presenters have argued against the perception that the main focus is indie guitar music.[4]The station itself describes its output as "the cutting edge music of today, the iconic and groundbreaking music of the past 60 years and access to the BBC's wonderful music archive".[5]Its format resembleseclectic radioas seen in other countries, as while there is a programmed playlist there is a wide range of music genres played on the station withpop,rock,dance,electronic,indie,hip-hop,R&B,punk,funk,grime,metal,soul,ska,house,reggae,jazz,blues,world,techno,experimentaland many other genres played regularly on the station. Added to this is a greater degree of presenter choice in relation to the programmed playlist in comparison to other BBC radio stations but particularly compared tocommercial radio.Since 2014, an annual music festival, 6 Music Festival, has been held in different cities around the United Kingdom and broadcast live on the station. Beginning in 2023 the 6 Music Festival will be held only in Greater Manchester every year with a more scaled back event.[6][7]

In July 2010, theBBC Trustannounced it had rejected a proposal by the BBC to close 6 Music to provide commercial rivals more room.[8]The trust commented that the station was "well-liked by its listeners, was highly distinctive and made an important contribution".[9]In 2018, 6 Music was the most listened-to digital-only radio station, with an average weekly audience of 2.53 million.[10]

According toRAJAR,the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 2.5 million with a listening share of 2.5% as of March 2024.[11]

History

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BBC 6 Music was proposed in October 2000 as a "digital-only" radio station to be named "Network Y".[12][13][14][15]( "Network X" becameBBC Radio 1Xtraand "Network Z" became BBC 7, now namedBBC Radio 4 Extra).[16][17]

The BBC 6 Music logo at the time of its launch, used from 2002 to 2007

The station opened at 7 a.m., Monday 11 March 2002, with a show presented byPhill Jupitus.At the start-up, presenters includedLiz Kershaw,Andrew Collins,Tom Robinson,Gideon Coe,Janice Long,Chris Hawkins,Gary Burton,Craig Charles,Stuart Maconie,Brinsley Forde,Suggs,Clare McDonnell,Bruce Dickinson,Tracey MacLeod,Sean Hughes,andBob Harris.[18]The first record played wasAsh'sBurn Baby Burn[19]

6 Music attracted criticism for changing daytime schedules during late 2007 and early 2008, notably including replacing Gideon Coe on the mid morning slot withGeorge Lamb.[20][21]In response,Lesley Douglas,Controller ofBBC Radio 2and 6 Music at the time, said that the changes were intended to attract more female listeners. She claimed that "men tend to be more interested in the intellectual side of the music, the tracks, where albums have been made, that sort of thing".[22]This in turn brought on more criticism of perceived sexism on Douglas' part.[23]

A BBC Radio 6 Music studio in Salford

In March 2006, BBC 6 Music moved fromBroadcasting Houseto new studios in the adjacentWogan House(then called Western House) to allow the regeneration of Broadcasting House.[24]

In 2011, BBC Radio 6 Music started the process of moving some of its presenters, staff, and shows from London and elsewhere to the new studios atMediaCityUKinSalfordnearManchester.The studios are located on the ground floor of Dock House.[25][26][27]Among programmes broadcast there areRadcliffe & Maconie,The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show,andMarc Riley's andMary Anne Hobbs' shows.

Proposed closure

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The BBC Radio 6 Music logo, 2007–2022

In February 2010, in anticipation of a review by the BBC Trust, newspaper reports suggested 6 Music might be axed.[28]The review stopped short of recommending closure but noted that only one in five UK residents were aware the station existed, and that it lacked presenters with credibility as music experts.[29]The Timesclaimed thatMark Thompson,Director General of the BBC, proposed closure as part of a bid to scale back BBC operations and allow commercial rivals more room.[30]A high-profile campaign to oppose closure of the station attracted media attention and led to "#SaveBBC6Music" quickly becoming a trending topic on Twitter. A leading voice in the campaign wasJarvis Cocker,the lead singer for the British bandPulpwho presented his own show on BBC 6 Music,Jarvis Cocker's Sunday Service.[31]A Facebook group set up to oppose the proposed closure gained nearly 180,000 members.[32]A campaign was launched to get the song "Joy Division Oven Gloves"byHalf Man Half Biscuitto No. 6 in theUK Singles Charton 12 April 2010;[33][34]it entered the Singles Chart that week at No. 56 and theIndependent Singles Chartat No. 3.[35][36]

The Sunday Timesreported that following the public outcry over the proposed closure, 6 Music would be rebranded as Radio 2 Extra, retaining a similar playlist but broadcasting for only 12 hours a day[37]but Tim Davie, head of audio and music at the BBC, denied this was a possibility.[38]

Five months after rumours of closure first emerged, the BBC Trust announced that it was not convinced by the BBC Executive's plans and that the station would not be closed.[39][40][41]

In the first quarter of 2011 some BBC radio services, including 6 Music, were part of an efficiency review conducted byJohn Myers.[42]His role, according to Andrew Harrison, the chief executive of RadioCentre, was "to identify both areas of best practice and possible savings."[42]The Telegraphsuggested that this was due to 'commercial sector criticism'[42]whilstThe Guardiancited aNational Audit Officereport.[43]

BASCAwas actively circulating petitions challenging the BBC's plan to close down 6 Music.[44]

2020s

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In 2020, Paul Rodgers, the senior head of commissioning for 6 Music left the station, and was replaced by Samantha Moy as the Head of Station. Moy has made a series of schedule changes, presiding over an "undeniable culture shift at the station".[45]

Some music executives[who?]have questioned the overall strategy at the digital station since 2020, raising doubts about initiatives such as all-day pop programming, stating it to be "more typical of a commercial network rather than a BBC station",[46]with listeners commenting that themed days are "a sign that they're running out of ideas".[47]

In 2021,Shaun Keavenyleft after 14 years of presenting, saying he was "forced out onto the ice floe like an elderly Inuit relative".[48]Due to audience complaints, the BBC issued a statement that "Radio networks always evolve over time".[49]

In 2023, long-serving presentersGideon CoeandMarc Rileyhad their hours cut to make way for a new evening programme calledNew Music Fix DailywithDeb GrantandTom Ravenscroft,reducing the hours of new alternative music on the BBC weekly from 20 to eight.Stewart Leedescribed the move as "a land grab on the sound and attitude that have given the station credibility and purpose",[50]with insiders stated the move would 'rip the heart out of' the station.[51]

Some listeners believe the station changes are due to "ageism" and a drive to win younger listeners,[51]and despite the BBC's service review of 6 Music suggesting more might be done to attract older listeners,[52]the current network strategy is aimed at growing audiences aged between 25 and 44.[45]Some listeners who campaigned to save the station in 2010 believe the changes are "completely at variance to what we campaigned for, both musically and in its general tone".[53]

In September 2023,Steve Lamacqannounced he was to step down from presenting the daily drivetime programme but would return in January 2024 with a Monday drivetime programme.Huw Stephenstook over Lamacq's slot on Tuesdays to Fridays.[54]

On 11 February 2024, 6 Music broadcast from Wogan House for the final time after 18 years, withGideon Coesitting in forCerys Matthews.The station has now returned to new studios insideBroadcasting House.

Statistics

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Ratings and listenership

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In February 2010, 6 Music was reported as showing growth in its audience, winning an audience of 695,000 listeners over the first quarter, up 12.3% year-on-year.[55]However, in the quarter to December 2009, its "reach" (proportion of the adult population who listen for at least five minutes in the course of an average week) was 1%, and Total Survey Area share (of total listening time) was 0.4%.[56]

According to the BBC's service review of Radio 2 and 6 Music, published in February 2010, the average age of 6 Music listeners was 36, which led the authors to suggest more might be done to attract older listeners, considering the station played a broad range of music from the 1960s to the present day. The review also claimed that the deficiency in appeal to female listeners apparent in 2007 was still in existence, and that there should be changes to attract more listeners from ethnic minorities and lower income groups.[52]However, the review did not give details of the scale of these issues.

Followingthe proposalto close the station, online listening figures rose significantly. The number of weekly unique online listeners rose to an average of 133,653 in March 2010, up 50 per cent on the previous March.[57]When theRAJARlistening figures were released in May 2010, it was revealed that 6 Music had an average of 1.02 million listeners in the first three months of the year, compared to 695,000 the previous year.[58]

In 2011, 6 Music had a total audience of 1.3 million listeners in the three months to 27 March, up from 1.14m in the previous quarter, according to the latest data from the Radio Joint Audience Research (RAJAR) board. Buoyed by shows from high-profile DJs such as Jarvis Cocker, Huey Morgan and Lauren Laverne, 6 Music has also grown its audience from 1.02m in the first quarter of 2010.[59]The station broke more records in 2012, with a total audience of 1.62 million in the third quarter of the year.[60]For the last month of 2012 RAJAR reported 6 Music listening figures had overtakenBBC Radio 4 Extrato become the most-listened-to digital-only radio station in the United Kingdom.[61]The same report also showed that 6 Music had surpassed BBC Radio 3 in listening share, an increase of 31% from the year previously.

In 2014, a report was released stating that BBC Radio 6 Music had overtakenBBC Radio 3in numbers of listeners per week for the first time. The digital station's weekly average was 1.89m listeners (up 5.5% on 2013) while BBC Radio 3's average weekly listenership was 1.884m.[62]

In 2018, BBC Radio 6 Music was the 10th most popular radio station as measured by weekly reach – betweenTalksportandAbsolute Radio– and the 6th most popular as measured by listener hours – betweenBBC Radio 5 LiveandKiss.[63]

Listener figures peaked at 2.8million in 2022,[64]with figures in 2023 down slightly to 2.7 million,[65]remaining at 2.7million in 2024.[66]

Press coverage

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Nominations and awards

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Several of BBC 6 Music's presenters and shows have wonSony Radio Academy Awards.In 2006 presenterMarc Rileywon a Silver award for The Music Radio Personality of the Year.[67]In April 2008, comedy duoAdam and Joe's 6 MusicSaturday morning showwon theBroadcasting Press Guildaward for Radio Programme of the Year.[68]George Lambalso won the Sony 'Rising Star' award. In May 2009, Adam and Joe won three Sony Radio Silver awards.[69]

Following the announcement that 6 Music was to be closed, Adam and Joe won the best comedy prize at the Sony Radio Academy Awards in May 2010, withJarvis Cockerwinning the rising star award, voted for by listeners, for their 6 Music shows.[70]Two years later, the station was named UK Station of the Year at the Sonys, with the judges citing its "confidence across its schedule that not only reflects a real passion for music but also a firm understanding of the audience they are broadcasting to."[71]

Controversies

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In 2007 BBC 6 Music was in the press because of scandals over rigged competitions. It emerged that in 2006 theLiz Kershaw Showfaked a competition by using producers and their friends as "competition winners", leading to the firing of a junior producer.[72]On 20 September 2007, it was announced that the Head of Programmes, Ric Blaxill, had resigned.[73]

In May 2008George Lambwas reprimanded for using his programme to back Conservative candidateBoris JohnsonforLondon mayor.[74]

Events

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6 Music Festival

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In January 2014 the BBC launched 6 Music Festival, a new music festival featuring artists that "share the alternative spirit of the network".[75]The festival takes place in a different city each year, with the first edition held in Manchester in February 2014 and headlined byDamon Albarn.[75]Tickets sold out in six minutes for the event, but Albarn's headline set was criticised and it was claimed that the festival "just didn't work".[76][77]

6 Music Festival returned in 2015 inNewcastle upon TyneandGateshead,with performances fromNeneh Cherry,Royal Blood,The CharlatansandHot Chip.[78]The festival was praised as a "triumphant celebration of the left-field",[79]and compared favourably to the 2014 event.[77]The 2016 event was held across three venues inBristolwith performances fromFoalsandBloc Party.[80]The daily capacity was 5,000.[81]

The 2017 edition took place in March of that year (unlike previous festivals, which took place in February) inGlasgow,and included major sets fromFuture Islands,Sparks,Depeche Mode,The ShinsandBelle and Sebastian.It again included evening gigs, daytime gigs, talks and screenings.[82]No festival took place in 2018. However, the station did curate the Belfast event of theBiggest Weekend.

The 2019 edition of the festival took place inLiverpool.[83]It ran for three days across four different venues and included sets fromThe Good, the Bad & the Queen,Anna Calvi,John Grant,Idles,Fontaines D.C.andShe drew the gun.

The 2020 edition was held at theRoundhouseinChalk Farm,London.[84][85][86][87][88]

The 2022 edition took place inCardiff.[89]Róisín Murphyheadlined the Saturday night event.[citation needed]

The 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music Festival[90]was held in Manchester atthe O2 Victoria Warehouse(headline acts),Band on the Wall(BBC Music Introducing showcases) and RAMONA (DJ mix show).[91]Acts taking part includedTim Burgess,Christine and the Queens,Hot Chip,Lava La Rue, Phoebe Green, Antony Szmierek, Afflecks Palace,Arlo Parksandthe Big Moon.[92][93]

Presenters

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Stand-in presenters

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Station management

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Current

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  • Samantha Moy – Head of 6 Music, 2020–present
  • Bob Shennan– Network Controller, Radio 2 and 6 Music, 2009–2016[94]
  • James Stirling – Head of Programmes, 6 Music, 2012–[95]
  • Jeff Smith – Head of Music, Radio 2 and 6 Music[96]/ head of the weekly playlist meeting[97]
  • Lorna Clarke – Controller of Pop (Radio 1, 1Xtra, Radio 2, 6 Music, Asian Network) 2019–present, Head of Production, Radio 2 and 6 Music, 2017-2019 and Network Manager, Radio 2 and 6 Music, 2010–2017[98][99]

Former

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  • Paul Rodgers – Head of 6 Music, 2016–2020[100]previously Editor, 2008–2012, and Head of Programmes, 2013–2016
  • Lesley Douglas– Network Controller, Radio 2 and 6 Music, 2004–2008
  • Ric Blaxill– Head of Programmes, 2004–2007

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