Global reveals refreshed Capital network schedule and new Capital XTRA shows fronted by the brand's biggest rising stars

01 April 2022 - Press release

New shows for Rio Fredrika, Jay London, Niall Gray, Chris Ros, Kamilla Rose & Kemi Rodgers plus Global Academy graduate Dynamic

 

Capital, the UK's no.1 hit music station, and Capital XTRA, the home of the biggest Hip Hop and RnB tunes, have revealed refreshed schedules for the Spring with new shows fronted by some of the brand's brightest rising stars. The new shows launch on air and on Global Player from this weekend, starting Saturday 2 April.                  

Rio Fredrika, who hosts weekday breakfast on Capital Dance, will present a brand-new Saturday morning show across the Capital network from 9am – 12pm.

Jay London joins Capital's weekend line-up as the new host of Saturday and Sunday afternoons, 12pm – 4pm, bringing listeners the biggest tunes. Jay will continue to host his Capital XTRA early breakfast show on Thursdays and Fridays.

Niall Gray becomes the new host of weekend breakfast on Capital, taking over from Will Cozens on Saturdays and Sundays from 5am – 9am, waking up listeners with the biggest weekend anthems.

Kamilla Rose returns to her Sunday night show on Capital (10pm – 1am), plus she becomes the brand-new host of Saturday afternoons from 4pm – 7pm.

Kemi Rodgers will host Mondays - Thursdays from 1am – 4am on the Capital network, bringing listeners the biggest hits to keep the party vibes going, in addition to her weekend shows on Capital XTRA.

Elsewhere on the Capital schedule, Chris Ros will take over from JJ on Friday mornings from 1am – 4am. He also takes the reins of early breakfast on Capital XTRA, Mondays – Wednesdays, as well as Sundays 9am - 1pm.

Dynamic, aka D'angelo Briscoe, signs for Capital XTRA as the host of Monday to Fridays, 1am – 4am. Dynamic began his career as a programming apprentice with Capital in 2018 after graduating from Global Academy, the school founded by Global to help reduce barriers to entry into the media industry and prepare young people for a career in the creative and broadcast industries.

Brent Tobin, Managing Editor of the Capital Brand, said: "It's an exciting time for Capital and Capital XTRA as we launch a refreshed schedule across both stations. We have some incredibly talented rising stars within the team who've proved hugely popular with our listeners. It's particularly rewarding to see Dynamic secure his own show on Capital XTRA. He's been a highly valued member of the team since he graduated from Global Academy four years ago, as well as a brilliantly talented DJ, so it's fantastic to see him land a new show. I'm delighted to welcome everyone on board as Capital and Capital XTRA brings a big new sound for the Spring."

"We'd also like to thank JJ and Will Cozens for all their hard work on Capital. They're brilliant members of the team and we wish them all the very best."

Capital and Capital XTRA's brand new schedules launch from this Saturday 2^nd April.

Capital is the UK's no.1 hit music brand with 7.6m weekly listeners and Capital XTRA is the home of Hip Hop and RnB with 1.5m listeners.

 

Listen to Capital across the UK on FM, DAB digital radio, on Global Player on your smart speaker ("play Capital"), iOS or Android device and at capitalfm.com.

 

Listen to Capital XTRA on 96.9 - 107.1 FM, on DAB digital radio right across the UK and on Global Player on your smart speaker ("play Capital XTRA"), iOS or Android device and at capitalxtra.com