BBC 6 Music

Launched on 11 March 2002, BBC 6 Music is a digital (DAB) only radio station broadcasting from London to the whole of the UK (and the world!) 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
6 Music plays the music that matters from the last 30 years to the present day. Our mission is to champion new music, celebrate heritage music and open up the amazing BBC Music archive to listeners. You're as likely to hear Sly Stone or the Clash as a red hot band discovered by Steve Lamacq yesterday.
By using a music database of over 3,000 tracks from the past 40 years (including BBC archive sessions from the Light Programme in the 60s to John Peel in the 90s) and a contemporary and influential playlist, 6 Music is the nearest a radio listener will get to the unpredictability and enjoyment of the shuffle feature on an iPod. 6 Music puts the music of today into context with the great music of the past.
The most recent RAJAR audience figures (Q3:07) gave 6 Music a weekly reach of 485,000.
Thank you for choosing 6 Music!!
Listen to us in the UK on DAB Digital Radio, or through your digital telly (eg, Freeview Chanel 707).
In the UK or the rest of the world listen to us right HERE !
Here's an interview with Gossip in the 6 Music Hub:
Click on the blue link in the player above for more Hub video sessions.
We asked our presenters for their top festival survival tips. Here's what they had to say - some suggestions are slightly more sensible than others...
Our Music News team bring you all the latest music stories throughout the day.
6 Music presenters include:
Shaun Keaveny for breakfast
Bruce Dickinson is the rock god
George Lamb brings live sessions to The Hub
Steve Lamacq champions new music from 4 - 7pm
Gideon Coe delves into the archive to unearth some of the best sessions and live sets recorded for the BBC.
Stephen Merchant is here for a music exchange on a Sunday afternoon
Bob Dylan brings is fantastic Theme Time Radio Hour to the UK every Friday night from 9
Marc Riley performs Brain Surgery from Wednesday - Friday Share your sandwiches with Nemone , lunchtimes Monday - Friday
Don Letts brings his eclectic mix to Saturday nights
Tom Robinson has even more sessions and guests Monday & Tuesday evenings and his Introducing... Fresh On The Net show in the early hours of a Sunday. Contact details below
Liz Kershaw livens up Saturday from noon til 2
while Jon Holmes fills Saturday lunchtime with comedy
Philipa T.J. presents the 6 Music Chart
Stuart Maconie worships at the broad church of the Freak Zone
Elbow's Guy Garvey shares his finest hours from 10pm on Sunday
Chris Hawkins is the insomniacs friend with the overnight show
and Natasha provides the only accompaniment you need to waking up at the weekends
Russell Howard eases into a Sunday with a chuckle or ten
While Queens Of Noize are here to warm you up for saturday night!
Adam and Joe bring their song wars to Saturday mornings at the Big British Castle
6 Mix brings you the toast of the nation's DJs and artists to cook up a storm every weekend whilst the Listeners 6 Mix invites you to take over the airwaves and wow us all
NOTE TO BANDS/ARTISTS:

I'm sorry, but due to the sheer volume of messages we can't listen to all the tracks we're asked to check out here on MySpace.
6 Music does have a two hour show specifically for music on MySpace and similar pages recommended by listeners: Tom Robinson's "BBC INTRODUCING: FRESH ON THE NET" at midnight on Saturday nights. Tom and the team do listen to every single track that's nominated and the show features their pick of each week's suggestions. Because of sheer volume these have to be made via Tom's Recommend Music page - where listeners and artists are welcome to suggest anybody they like, including themselves. You can hear Tom's most recent BBC Introducing show here
There are other specific slots on 6 Music where we play demos/tracks by unsigned bands. Each Friday Steve Lamacq plays a demo in our 6 Music Unsigned feature. To submit a demo, please send a CDR and a biog to Steve Lamacq at this address:
BBC 6 Music
Room 540
Western House
99, Great Portland St
London, W1A 1AA
You can also contact Steve Lamacq here on MySpace: He's got his own page, and his unsigned page which is here . This is a great way of getting in touch with The Man Lamacq.
Upcoming artists are also featured on Shaun Keaveny's Band Aid feature... a simple concept. He plucks a new act on the cusp of stardom and asks listeners whether their record is worthy of a play and a 'big up' on the breakfast show.
Good Luck!
Love From
The 6 Music MySpace Monkey xx