Radio X (United Kingdom)

Radio X
Broadcast areaUnited Kingdom
Frequency
RDSRadio X
Programming
FormatRock/alternative
Ownership
OwnerGlobal Radio
Radio X 90s
Radio X 00s
Radio X Chilled
Radio X Classic Rock
Radio X Oasis (May–July 2025)
History
First air date
  • 1 September 1997 (as XFM)
  • 21 September 2015 (2015-09-21) (as Radio X)
Links
WebcastGlobal Player
Websitewww.radiox.co.uk

Radio X is a British national commercial radio station focused on alternative music, primarily indie rock, and owned by Global. The station launched in 1989 as a pirate radio station named Q102, before being renamed Xfm in 1992. The station became a legally licensed London-wide station in 1997, and in 2015 began national broadcasting under the name Radio X.

As of September 2024, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 2.1 million, according to RAJAR.