Rinse FM
London-based radio station, critical in the emergence of dubstep and grime / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rinse FM is a London-based community radio station, licensed for "young people living and/or working within the central, east and south London areas".[1] It plays garage, grime, dubstep, house, jungle, UK funky and other dance music genres popular in the United Kingdom.
Broadcast area | London |
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Frequency | 100.3/100.4 FM (pirate) 106.8 FM/9A DAB (legal) |
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Format | Music radio, UK-centric urban dance music |
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Webcast | Rinse Player, Stream |
Website | rinse |
The station was founded in 1994 and operated as a pirate radio station until it was awarded a broadcast licence in June 2010. Rinse FM has been described as London's biggest pirate radio station.[2][3] It provided first exposure to grime artists Dizzee Rascal and Wiley[4] and later provided a home for dubstep DJs such as Skream, Kode9, and DJ Oneman.[5] DJ Geeneus is the station's head.[5][6]