BBC Radio 1Xtra

BBC Radio 1Xtra (also known simply as 1Xtra) is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC, broadcasting black and urban music, including hip hop and R&B. Launched at 6 PM on 16 August 2002, it had been code named Network X during the consultation period and is the sister station to BBC Radio 1. The station is broadcast from the 8th floor of Broadcasting House, shared with Radio 1 and the Asian Network. At the time, many electronic programming guides called the station ‘1 Xtra BBC’.

Since mid-2017, 1Xtra’s management has been merged with that of BBC Asian Network. Head of BBC Asian Network Mark Strippel was given joint control of both stations.