- Station name Station name
- Capital XTRA
- Description Description
- It specialises in hip hop, grime and R&B music, and is a commercial competitor to BBC Radio 1Xtra. As of February 2026, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 1.9 million listeners, according to RAJAR.
- Launch date Launch date
- 1990-03-31 (as Choice FM)7 October 2013 (as Capital XTRA)
- Owner Owner
- Global Radio
- Contact Contact
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Live station profile
Capital XTRA
United Kingdom
Format
128kbps • MP3
Capital XTRA (formerly Choice FM) is a British digital radio station owned and operated by Global. It broadcasts on 96.9 and 107.1 FM in Greater London, and nationally on DAB, Global Player and television platforms.
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Station overview Station overview
| Country Country |
United Kingdom
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|---|---|
| Language Language | English |
| Source Source | Directory source |
| Stream status Stream status | Ok |
| Homepage Homepage | capitalxtra.com |
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Broadcast profile
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Service type
DAB
Coverage area
United Kingdom
Owner / network
Global Radio
First air date
1990-03-31 (as Choice FM)7 October 2013 (as Capital XTRA)
Digital service
DAB
Additional frequencies
96.9 MHz · FM
107.1 MHz · FM
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| Station ID | 13230 |
|---|---|
| Region | United Kingdom, London |
| Owner | Global Radio |
| Broadcast area | United Kingdom |
| Launched | 1990-03-31 (as Choice FM)7 October 2013 (as Capital XTRA) |
| Website | capitalxtra.com |
| Listen | capitalxtra.com |
| Schedule | capitalxtra.com |
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| HTTP status | 200 |
|---|---|
| Content-Type | audio/mpeg |
| Latency | 130 ms |
| Last check | 11 hours ago |
| Stream host | media-the.musicradio.com |
| Final host | media-the.musicradio.com |
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4 days ago
Stream checked
11 hours ago
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11 hours ago
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About station About Capital XTRA
Capital XTRA (formerly Choice FM) is a British digital radio station owned and operated by Global. It broadcasts on 96.9 and 107.1 FM in Greater London, and nationally on DAB, Global Player and television platforms.
It specialises in hip hop, grime and R&B music, and is a commercial competitor to BBC Radio 1Xtra. As of February 2026, the station broadcasts to a weekly audience of 1.9 million listeners, according to RAJAR.
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