Heart UK
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Heart UK (formerly Heart Extra) is a digital radio station owned and operated by Global as a national version of Heart, and broadcast from studios at Leicester Square in London.
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Frequency | DAB+: 11D/12A Digital One, 12A Channel Islands |
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Language(s) | English |
Format | Hot AC |
Ownership | |
Owner | Global |
History | |
First air date | 29 February 2016 (2016-02-29) (as Heart extra) 12 March 2020 (2020-03-12) (as Heart UK) |
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Website | www |
On 2 February 2016, Global announced that the station would launch as Heart Extra on national DAB on 29 February.[1][2] As Heart Extra, the station broadcast a presenter-free music sequence from 10am-4pm on weekdays, and simulcast Heart London programming outside this time.[3]
On 14 March 2017, Heart Extra was removed from the Sky and Virgin Media TV platforms in favour of new sibling Heart 80s.[4][5] Heart Extra continued to broadcast on DAB and online as before. Global closed Heart Extra on 12 March 2020 and replaced it with a full-time 'Heart UK' national feed.[6]