Radio Xtra

Radio Xtra brings together popular hits from the 1980s through to current chart music, with presenters providing entertainment around the songs. Its Home of the Hits identity runs through a service reaching communities across eastern England, including parts of Hertfordshire, Essex, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. Music sits beside news and weather, giving listeners both familiar company and information during the day.

Breakfast and drive programmes provide presented strands, while Xtra Music and Xtra Dance give different musical interests their own space. The selection therefore moves between a general hits mix and more focused dance entertainment. Older favourites and newer releases remain connected by the station's interest in recognisable, energetic music rather than one narrow period.

Simon Knight's breakfast show includes a listener survey and a look at musical history, while David Gilbert presents the brunch programme. Peter James takes the afternoon and Lee Thwaites follows with Xtra Drive. Later strands include Emma's evening programme, City Lights with Pierre and Xtra Love with Lily Love. The named shows add different kinds of presentation to the hits format, from breakfast features and daytime conversation to love songs after midnight. They also make the station's personality-led approach more specific than a general promise of familiar music.

The local side includes reporting for Cambridgeshire, East Hertfordshire and West Essex, Peterborough and King's Lynn. Interviews, travel news and information about events add other ways for the audience to keep in touch with nearby activity. Studio messages let listeners contact the team, while the station's roadshow brings its entertainment into an event setting beyond the regular programme.