Eruption Radio Explained

Eruption Radio
Airdate:17 February 1993 (as a pirate)
17 May 2019 (online)
2 February 2021 (DAB)
Frequency:101.3 (as a Pirate)
9A (Bristol DAB)
9C (Cambridge SSDAB)
Format:House, breakbeat hardcore, happy hardcore, drum and bass

Eruption Radio is a London-based radio station that broadcasts online and on DAB playing house, breakbeat and happy hardcore, and drum and bass as well as other genres.[1] [2] Eruption Radio originally started life in February 1993 as Eruption FM, a pirate radio station broadcasting from Waltham Forest, East London, broadcasting until February 2012.[3]

Eruption returned as an online station on 17 May 2019, with many of its original DJs. As of 2 February 2021, Eruption commenced broadcasting on small-scale DAB in the Bristol area,[4] [5] and Cambridge.[6]

Notable presenters and DJs have included DJ Zinc, Billy 'Daniel' Bunter, Nicky Blackmarket, and DJ Hype.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Eruption Radio - Eruption Radio - the original sound of the underground. Eruptionradio.uk.
  2. Web site: History – Eruption – Pure UK Underground Music Est.93. Eruptionradio.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20190927152201/http://www.eruptionradio.uk/about. 27 September 2019.
  3. Web site: Crest of a rave - Waltham Forest Echo. 6 November 2019. Waltham Forest Echo.
  4. Web site: Radio broadcast update February 2021. Ofcom. 2 March 2021.
  5. Web site: Stations – Bristol Digital Radio. Bristoldigitalradio.org.
  6. Web site: Cambridge Digital Radio - The Trial Cambridge Small Scale DAB Radio Multiplex for Cambridge. Star.radio.