citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message bbc radio 1xtra broadcast area united kingdom nationally via digital audio broadcasting dab slogan bbc radio 1xtra hip hop rnb grime dancehall afrobeat drum n bass championing uk and international underground diverse music frequency dab 12b freeview 701 freesat 701 sky uk only 0137 virgin media 907 first air date 16 august 2002 format urban and hip hop r & b soul drum and bass dancehall and garage audience share 0.6 % september 2015 1 owner bbc sister stations bbc radio 1 webcast web stream http progressive streams worldwide stream shoutcast 128 kbps mp3 hls streams worldwide stream 48 kbps aac worldwide stream 96 kbps aac uk only stream 128 kbps aac uk only stream 320 kbps aac hds streams worldwide stream 48 kbps aac website www.bbc.co.uk 1xtra bbc radio 1xtra also known simply as 1xtra is a digital radio station in the united kingdom from the bbc specialising in urban music . launched at 18 00 on 16 august 2002 it had been codenamed network x during the consulation period and is the sister station to bbc radio 1 . the station is broadcast from the 8th floor of new broadcasting house shared with radio 1 and the asian network . the current station controller is ben cooper who took over from predecessor andy parfitt on 28 october 2011 . 1 contents 1 music policy 2 news and speech 3 audience profile 4 notable presenters 4.1 current presenters 4.2 former presenters 5 references 6 external links music policy edit typical music includes largely british north american caribbean and african hip hop grime bassline garage dubstep drum and bass uk funky house dancehall soca reggae gospel music bhangra soul and r & b. it is available on digital radio dab digital satellite television digital terrestrial television freeview and the internet . the first ever track played on 1xtra was a specially created track produced by dj skitz and rodney p and featuring beverley knight and blak twang . the show was presented by the rampage dj collective and the station s then breakfast show host female dj kc . 2 news and speech edit as part of its public service broadcasting remit 1xtra is required to carry a significant amount of news information and speech content . 1xtra had its own news service 1xtra news formerly known as tx which was operated as a subsidiary of radio 1 s newsbeat operations . the tone and style of the news presentation is in keeping with the station s overall target audience young and predominantly urban . 3 initially in addition to regular hourly bulletins tx had a flagship weekday two hour news features and discussion show under the title tx unltd pronounced unlimited . 4 this show initially broadcast in a 5pm 7pm slot rated poorly however and was later absorbed into a mixed music and speech format similar to that used by jeremy vine on radio 2 which aired in mid afternoon 2pm 4pm and was named after its host female dj max . 5 in 2009 the bbc trust agreed to a further change to the scheduling of news content on 1xtra such that it could use the same format successfully operated by radio 1 s newsbeat two 15 minute news bulletins one in the middle of the day and another in the early evening with other speech features profiles and social cultural specials being broadcast on an ad hoc basis within music led shows and with regular hourly news bulletins also continuing . the trust required that 1xtra s main bulletins not air at the same time as those on radio 1 . 6 when the new bulletins were introduced in late summer 2009 they aired at 12noon and 5pm with radio 1 s bulletins remaining at 12.45 pm and 5.45 pm . as of summer 2009 it was reported that radio 1 and 1xtra were carrying shared news bulletins at weekends ; 7 weekday news output remained separate . september 2012 saw a substantial increase in newsbeat bulletins simulcast with radio 1 . weekday breakfast bulletins at 06 00 07 30 08 00 08 30 and 09 30 remain bespoke 1xtra broadcasts . from 10 30 bulletins are shared with radio 1 including the 15 minute newsbeat magazines at 12 45 and 17 45 . in the first quarter of 2011 1xtra was part of an efficiency review conducted by john myers . 8 his role according to andrew harrison the chief executive of radiocentre was to identify both areas of best practice and possible savings . 8 audience profile edit 1xtra s typical audience is between 15 and 30 years old . 9 the upper age range is deliberately lower than sister station radio 1 which is closer to 35 . according to the submission to the secretary of state s review of digital channels in march 2004 radio 1xtra provides music output 24 hours a day punctuated by bespoke bbc news bulletins and other speech output designed specifically to be pertinent to the audience . notable presenters edit current presenters edit ace sian anderson benji b nick bright diplo a. dot yasmin evans friction mistajam monki trevor nelson annie nightingale david rodigan semtex charlie sloth jamz supernova toddla t twin b seani b remel london cover presenter dj target weekday evening shows begin with mistajam helming a three hour multi genre show followed by six hours of specialist output tailored to a particular genre e.g. uk garage dancehall etc. between october 2009 and spring 2010 the 4am 6am slot housed a replay of selected weekend specialist programming ; this and the one hour morning mix programme were dropped in spring 2010 and a new six days a week early breakfast show 4am 7am hosted by nick bright was introduced . the saturday 4am replay of target s friday night show was also axed to make room for bright s sixth show this has now itself been replaced by a rerun of the previous week s overnight mix show from 4 7 am giving nine hours of specialist output . saturday evening content 7pm 6am is now simulcast entirely with bbc radio 1 this allows radio 1 s flagship urban content to air on 1xtra . former presenters edit a list of past presenters is shown below clara amfo diggz adele roberts sarah jane crawford ayesha asantewaa g money gemma cairney jason and iyare reggie yates ronnie herel cameo marcus bronzy claira hermet cover presenter dev kelly rowland ms. dynamite zena vis tim westwood agent x crissy criss dj blakey dj excalibah heartless crew dj q rodney p skitz ras kwame robbo ranx panjabi hit squad terror danjah mim shaikh references edit ben cooper is appointed bbc radio 1 s new controller . bbc news newsbeat . 28 october 2011 . retrieved 31 october 2011 . wells matt 19 august 2002 . bbc enlists raw talent for radio station to woo black audience . the guardian . london . retrieved 3 may 2009 . 1xtra news homepage . bbc.co.uk . 1970 01 01 . retrieved 2012 08 04 . bbc governors report includes a reference to tx unltd max s 1xtra page . bbc.co.uk . retrieved 2012 08 04 . bbc trust review of youth audiences 2009 pdf includes approval of 1xtra news changes pdf . retrieved 2012 08 04 . digital spy forums radio 1 and 1xtra share news . digitalspy.co.uk . retrieved 2012 08 04 . a b andrews amanda 28 nov 2010 . bbc enlists commercial sector help to shake up radio . the telegraph . london . retrieved 2011 03 12 . https web.archive.org web 20050321174427 http www.bbc.co.uk info policies pdf dig rev 1xtra.htm . archived from the original on 21 march 2005 . retrieved 21 august 2006 . missing or empty title help bbc 1xtra . archived from the original on 25 february 2007 . retrieved 5 april 2007 . youngs ian 16 august 2003 . bbc news entertainment tv and radio 1xtra celebrates birthday presence . bbc news . retrieved 5 april 2007 . external links edit official website v t e bbc radio 1xtra news newsbeat related articles 1xtra chart bbc radio 1 v t e bbc radio bbc uk stations nationwide radio 1 radio 2 radio 3 radio 4 radio 5 live digital only 1xtra radio 4 extra radio 5 live sports extra radio 6 music asian 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