Radio 80s Rhythm

80s Rhythm revisits the music and popular culture of the 1980s, with a nostalgic identity aimed at listeners across the south of England. Operated by Southdown Media, it brings the mixtape era into a radio service whose interests extend beyond familiar records. Its regional presence includes Brighton and Portsmouth, while the music remains the central attraction.

The programme includes a breakfast show and themed selections such as Forgotten Anthems, which invites listeners to remember favourites that receive less frequent airplay. Weekend floorfillers concentrate on the decade's dance music. These strands give the station a mixture of everyday company, rediscovery and more energetic listening rather than one undifferentiated run of eighties hits.

Simon Osborne, whose radio career includes Radio Mercury in the eighties, presents a six-hour Saturday Floorfillers programme. Soul, funk and disco sit alongside extended 12-inch versions and records played from vinyl. The breakfast strand balances its music with weather, travel and local stories. Its Forgotten Anthems challenge asks listeners to identify a less familiar track, turning the search for overlooked favourites into an interactive part of the morning.

Nostalgia also appears in the broadcaster's wider editorial material, with features exploring toys, television comedy and films associated with the period. Those subjects place the songs within the everyday experiences of growing up during the decade. For listeners who enjoy returning to that cultural setting, 80s Rhythm offers both recognisable music and prompts to recall its surrounding fashions, entertainment and memories.