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| Broadcast area | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Sky Digital: 0113 Virgin Media: 961 |
| Programming | |
| Format | Jazz |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | GCap Media |
| History | |
First air date | 25 December 2006 |
Last air date | 31 March 2008 |
| Links | |
| Website | thejazz |
theJazz was a British jazz digital radio station run by GCap Media that started on Christmas Day of 2006[1] on Digital One, DAB ensemble, Sky Digital, Virgin Media,[2] and the internet.[3]
The station played blues and traditional and modern jazz[2] and stopped broadcasting on 31 March 2008 on DAB. The station was a generic automated two-hour loop on Sky, Virgin, and online without disc jockeys.[4] This was closed down and removed from Sky and Virgin on 3 November. Chill started on Digital TV using theJazz's old channel numbers on both Sky and Virgin.
- ^ Xmas Day launch for GCap Jazz Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. Published by Radio Today on 28 November 2006. Accessed 28 November 2006.
- ^ a b GCap Media Press Release for theJazz. Released 28 November 2006. Accessed 28 November 2006.
- ^ Welsh, James. GCap's jazz station gets Christmas launch, published by Digital Spy on 28 November 2006. Accessed November 29, 2006.
- ^ Sherwin, Adam (2008-05-02). "Jazz station wins record audience after scrapping DJs". The Times. Archived from the original on May 17, 2011. Retrieved 2008-05-10.