Capital London

Capital London
London; United Kingdom;
Broadcast area	Greater London
Frequency	DAB: 12C (London 1); FM: 95.8 MHz (London); Sky (UK Only): 0109;
RDS	Capital
Branding	London's No.1 Hit Music Station
Programming
Format	Contemporary hit radio
Network	Capital FM network
Ownership
Owner	Global
Sister stations	Capital Cymru; Capital Liverpool; Capital Manchester and Lancashire; Capital Mid-Counties; Capital Midlands; Capital North East; Capital North West and Wales; Capital Scotland; Capital South; Capital South Wales; Capital Yorkshire; Capital UK; Capital Xtra;
History
First air date	16 October 1973; 51 years ago
Former frequencies	AM: 557 kHz (1973–1975); AM: 1548 kHz (1975–1988);
Technical information
ERP	4 kW
HAAT	271 m (889 ft)
Transmitter coordinates	51°24′34″N 0°05′08″W / 51.4094°N 0.0855°W
Links
Webcast	Global Player
Website	www.capitalfm.com/london

Capital London is an Independent Local Radio station owned and operated by Global Media & Entertainment as part of its national Capital Network.

As Capital Radio it was launched in the London area in 1973 as one of Britain's first two commercial radio stations. Its brief was to entertain, while its opposite number, London Broadcasting (LBC), was licensed to provide news and information. In search of a larger audience in 1974, Capital Radio rapidly moved from a general and entertainment station with drama, features, documentaries and light music to a more successful pop music-based format.

In 1988 it became two stations: 95.8 Capital FM and Capital Gold. After some national expansion with the purchase of other radio stations the Capital Radio Group merged with GWR Group in 2005 to form GCap Media which in turn was taken over by Global Radio in 2008. In 2011, Capital was launched nationally, apart from the daily breakfast and weekday drivetime shows, becoming part of the Capital FM Network. In 2019, the breakfast show also became national, with 11 regional drivetime shows.