Radio X Classic Rock

Radio X Classic Rock puts established guitar music at the centre of its programme. The station launched in 2023 as a specialist service within the Radio X family, with a repertoire that crosses decades rather than following a single ten-year period. Queen, Guns N' Roses, Blondie, Thin Lizzy, the Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen are among the artists named by the broadcaster as defining its sound.

Those performers bring several strands of rock into the selection. Large-scale choruses and hard-edged guitar parts share space with tighter, pop-aware songs and the storytelling associated with Springsteen. The variety is held together by the prominence of bands, recognisable voices and guitar-led arrangements. Its classic-rock focus gives established recordings more space than a programme centred on the newest alternative releases.

Presenter and music journalist Sunta Templeton fronts a weekday programme, listed from 11am to 3pm. Her work in music broadcasting and interviews provides a specialist connection with the artists and records around which the station is built. Presented radio is therefore part of the service alongside its wider musical selection.

Operated by Global, Radio X Classic Rock is available nationally on digital radio and through Global Player. It sits alongside Radio X's main rock and alternative station and its decade-based services, but follows the longer history of established rock. The advertised artist range reaches from the Rolling Stones and Thin Lizzy to Blondie and Guns N' Roses, allowing contrasting songwriting and production styles to meet in a programme shaped by classic guitar records and enduring rock performances.