Radio NTS Poolside

NTS Poolside is organised around a bright, relaxed musical atmosphere rather than a single genre. Balearic selections, boogie and sophisti-pop are central to its official description. The channel uses mixes from the NTS programme collection, creating an Infinite Mixtape whose connecting idea is a sunlit setting suitable for an unhurried listening session.

The Balearic approach allows different kinds of music to meet through feel and flow. Boogie contributes danceable bass and rhythm, while sophisti-pop brings polished songwriting and rich arrangements. Those elements can share space without making the channel exclusively a club selection or exclusively a pop service, giving its programme a recognisable mood across changes of style.

The channel credits material from All Styles All Smiles, Benedek, Bullion and Bell Towers' Dance Music Show. Getting Warmer with Jen Monroe, Groove In The Heart with Yuka Mizuhara and the Let's Get Yachts special add further routes through its sunny musical brief. An Eddie Fiction programme devoted to Michael Franks is another source, alongside Pender Street Steppers and System Olympia. These selections bring individual record collections and themed broadcasts into the relaxed flow of Poolside.

Poolside's theme evokes beaches and open-air listening, but the music does not require a particular season or location. It provides a route into NTS for people drawn to melodic grooves and lighter textures. The eclectic brief leaves selectors room to cross musical boundaries while keeping the relaxed, outward-looking character that distinguishes this channel from the broadcaster's darker electronic themes.