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Soho Radio

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Soho Radio
History
First air date
May 2014
Links
Websitewww.sohoradiolondon.com Edit this at Wikidata

Soho Radio is an independent online radio station that broadcasts live from London and from New York.[1] The studios are based in Soho, London,[2] and in the Rockefeller Centre in New York[3] It was founded in 2014,[4] with the New York branch opening in November 2020.

Location

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Soho Radio broadcasts live from a street side studio in Soho, London. The original studio at 22C Great Windmill Street in Soho opened in 2014. The studio featured a shop space at the front, used to host pop up residencies, shops, brands, and events. In June 2019, they opened their second studio at 33 Broadwick Street in Soho. In December 2020, Soho Radio launched in New York, broadcasting live from the Rockefeller Centre.

Presenters

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Soho Radio has over 250 resident presenters covering all genres, including Primal Scream's Simone Marie, dub legend Dennis Bovell, Groove Armada's Tom Findlay, UNKLE's James Lavelle, Jim Sclavunos of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Metronomy’s Anna Prior, DJ Norman Jay MBE and Anton Newcombe of The Brian Jonestown Massacre.[5]

Notable hosts and guests include:

Soho Radio Vinyl Sessions

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Soho Radio host Vinyl Sessions, with artists performing two tracks live as they cut the session direct to acetate. These special dub plates are then auctioned off for charity. The Soho Radio Vinyl Session with Paul Weller raised £2500 for the charity Shelter.

Session artists include:[6]

Awards

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  • Awarded Best Online Radio Station in the Mixcloud Online Radio Awards 2016[7]
  • Awarded Event Of The Decade in Time Out magazine in 2019

References

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  1. ^ "About". Soho Radio. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  2. ^ "About – Soho Radio London". Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Soho Radio NYC". Soho Radio. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. ^ Mellor, Joe (10 November 2014). "TLE meets…Soho Radio". The London Economic. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Shows". Soho Radio. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Vinyl Sessions". Soho Radio. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Winners of the 2016 Online Radio Awards Revealed". The global community for audio culture. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
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