Capital XTRA is a radio station broadcasting in London on 96.9 and 107.1 in the FM band since 1990. Nowadays, it is also available on DAB Digital Radio, Freesat, Sky, Virgin Media and online. Capital XTRA belongs to Global media and it broadcasts urban contemporary music, more specifically contemporary Grime, Hip Hop and R'n'B music. This station, originally known as Choice 96.9 began as an independent company, broadcasting for the first time on 31 March 1990 from studios in Trinity Gardens, Brixton. It was Britain’s first 24-hour black music radio station with a licence, covering South London. On 7 October 2013, Choice was rebranded as Capital XTRA and today it reaches 1.8 million people across the UK.
