Capital XTRA
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| First air date | 31 March 1990 |
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| Owners | Global |
| Slogan | UK |
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| ID | 2143557 |
About Capital XTRA
Capital XTRA is a Global-owned radio station that began broadcasting from London on 96. 9 and 107. 1 MHz in the FM band in 1990; alongside DAB Digital Radio, Freesat, Sky, Virgin Media and online nowadays. It is a radio station that exclusively broadcasts contemporary grime, hip hop and R&B music.
Rema, the Afrobeats star who does not intend to calm down
... " Me, I know how to hustle, to hustle and work alongside my team, " he said in a 2020 interview with UK s Capital Xtra after revealing that he managed to buy a car for his mother when he was only 17...
Tim Westwood interviewed a fourth time by police
... That same month, from his Capital Xtra radio show...
Tim Westwood: Police investigate a sixth report about ex-Radio 1 DJ
... Westwood then went on to present a Capital Xtra radio show but stepped down in April last year...
Tim Westwood interviewed under police caution again
... The DJ stepped down from his Capital Xtra radio show in April last year...
Tim Westwood hotline receives 'important information'
... " Westwood, 65, stepped down from his show on Capital Xtra in April last year and strongly denies the allegations...
Phone line opens in ex-BBC DJ Tim Westwood investigation
... The DJ joined Capital Xtra in 2013 after leaving the BBC...
Ex-BBC and Capital DJ Tim Westwood interviewed under caution
... The DJ stepped down from his Capital Xtra radio show after the allegations emerged...
Tim Westwood review issues call for evidence
... The independent inquiry is expected to last six months and the BBC wants to include Westwood s other employers, MTV and Global - owner of Capital Xtra, which the DJ joined after leaving the BBC...
Tim Westwood interviewed under police caution again
By Chi Chi Izundu and Ruth EvansUK Insight
Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has been questioned for a third time under police caution over alleged sex offences, Bbc News understands.
In a statement, the Metropolitan Police confirmed they are investigating five accusations of non-recent sexual offences, alleged to have taken place in London between 1982 and 2016.
Detectives say they interviewed a 65-year-old man under caution on 15 March, 4 April, and 11 July this year.
There has been no arrest.
This comes after Bbc News and Guardian investigations uncovered multiple allegations from 18 women of serious sexual misconduct and abuse by Tim Westwood . He denied those allegations.
In April 2022, A Number of women accused Mr Westwood, who also worked as a Dj On BBC Radio 1Xtra, of predatory and unwanted sexual behaviour and touching, in incidents between 1992 and 2017.
They also accused him of abusing his position in the Music Industry . Some of The Women told Bbc News they encountered Mr Westwood when they were under 18. One said that she was only 14 when Mr Westwood first had sex with her.
The DJ stepped down from his Capital Xtra radio show in April Last Year .
An external report, by KC Gemma White, looking at what The Bbc did and did not know about Mr Westwood's conduct during his near 20-year employment with The Corporation , is due to be published this year.
Bbc News has tried to contact Mr Westwood for comment.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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