Love Soul Radio London

Love Soul Radio London is a specialist station built around soul music and the relationship between presenters and listeners. Its founder's account describes radio as a personal companion and a place to discover music, rather than simply a sequence of familiar records. The London identity is paired with an audience able to listen from further afield.

Support for independent soul music is visible in the broadcaster's own presentation, alongside its programme schedule and opportunities to hear the station throughout the day. The musical purpose is to give soulful performances room within a dedicated service. That leaves space for discovery as well as familiar listening, with individual presenters helping to shape the selection.

Neil Greaves founded the station around his own connection with soul. Its stated repertoire extends to funk, disco, boogie, soulful house and reggae, mixing new releases with classics and rare grooves. Artists including Natasha Watts, Maysa and Shaila Prospere have acknowledged the station's support for their music; Prospere also highlights its encouragement of fellow independent performers. These links make the emphasis on discovery concrete, connecting the station's audience with artists working within the wider soul community.

The station encourages contact between its audience and team through listener chat, support and recruitment of new presenters. These activities give the project a community around a shared musical interest. Its distinction is the combination of a sustained soul focus and a personal style of radio, with the people making and following the programmes part of its identity.