Street Sounds Radio

Street Sounds Radio draws on the heritage of the Street Sounds brand, whose identity dates to 1982. The main station brings soul, funk, jazz-funk, electro, hip-hop, disco, boogie and soulful house into a broad dance-music selection. Its interest extends from recognised classics to rarities and new releases.

Full-length versions are a stated part of the broadcaster's approach. Giving a record room to develop suits music in which a groove, instrumental passage or gradual change is central to the experience. The station also highlights forgotten material and re-edits, connecting retrospective listening with the continuing life of the styles it covers.

Graham England's Funky Fridays and Dave Bee's drivetime are examples of its presented output. The wider team includes Morgan Khan, Dr Packer and Chas Summers. Daytime music draws on a rotation the broadcaster describes as exceeding 2,500 tracks, with specialist selections becoming more prominent in evenings and at weekends. Late-night Slow Jams brings the pace down. Music from the seventies, eighties and nineties remains central, but recordings from later decades and new releases also have a place.

Presenters from different locations contribute to the programme, and previous shows can be heard through the station's catch-up pages. The main Street Sounds Radio service has a wider musical range than the brand's separate hip-hop and electro channel, bringing several dance traditions together. Its identity rests on musical continuity across generations, with knowledgeable selection bringing familiar sounds and less obvious discoveries together.