Selector Radio

Selector Radio is a weekly two-hour radio show produced by Audio Always for the British Council. It covers a variety of music genres, ranging from grime, indie, soul, and dance and features live sessions and DJ mixes.

Selector Radio
GenreMusic Show
Running time120 minutes (approx)
Country of originSyndicated Worldwide
Language(s)English
Hosted byJamz Supernova
Produced byHayley Clarke
Recording studioLondon
No. of episodesover 1,000
Websitewww.selector-radio.com

Launched in 2001, as The Selector, the show is now broadcast in more than 30 countries. In 2011, The Sunday Times likened Selector Radio to "the best of John Peel".[1]

The show is aired in many countries.

Presenters

From the launch of Selector radio in June 2009, the presenter was Andrea Oliver. From June 2009 to September 2019, the presenter was DJ Goldierocks.

On Friday 4 October 2019, Jamz Supernova was announced as the new presenter.[2]

Audience and global reach

With an audience estimated to be in excess of 4 million listeners, Selector is syndicated to over 30 countries around the world including Mexico, China, Malawi, Cuba, Spain and Ukraine.

Content and production

Each edition of Selector Radio includes a guest DJ mix. The show regularly features interviews and live sessions. Guests have included Tinie Tempah, Metronomy, Ghostpoet, Jessie Ware, Foreign Beggars, Egyptian Hip Hop, Chvrches, Errors, Daughter, Smoke Fairies and Dog Is Dead.

Selector Radio is produced by Audio Always.[3] Previously, the independent production company Folded Wing produced the show between 2010 and 2023 and, before that, the show was produced by Somethin' Else when the show began in 2001. The show is currently produced by Hayley Clarke and has previously been produced by Matthew Broderick, Pippa Brown, Cassidy Baille, Pete Linney and many others.

Awards
  • In 2015, Selector Radio won World's Best Online Music Radio Show at the Mixcloud Awards.[4]
  • In 2005 Selector received a gold award at the Sony Radio Academy Awards for Weekly Music Show Of The Year.[5]
  • In 2011 Selector was named 'International Radio Show of the Year' at the International Radio Festival in Zurich and won bronze for Best Regularly Scheduled Music Program at the New York Festivals Awards.

Airing and partner radio stations

The English version of Selector Radio is presented by Jamz Supernova

The show airs internationally. It is also syndicated in a kit form, allowing non-English speaking presenters to create unique versions of the show in their native language. The show is also sometimes recorded overseas – in 2010 it was recorded together with partner stations in Mexico, Mauritius and Kazakhstan.

Selector is currently broadcast in the following countries:

CountryStationBroadcast (Local Time)
AlbaniaClub FMFriday - 18:00-21:00
ArmeniaRadio Van
ArgentinaFuturock FMThursday 19:00 - 20:00
AustriaFreirad 105.9
AustraliaFBi Radio 94.5 FMWednesday 12:00 - 13:00
AzerbaijanIreli RadioWednesday 16:00 - 18:00
Bosnia & HerzegovinaRadio Sarajevo 90,2, EFM (Sarajevo) & Vesta RadioSaturday 18:00 - 20:00 (EFM) Friday 20:00-22:00 (Vesta)
BulgariaRadio FreshSunday 22:00 - 23:00
BurmaMandalay FM / Pyinsawaddi FM
ChinaPhoenix Radio (Shenzhen) & FM101.8 (Beijing)Friday 23:00 - 00:00 (Phoenix) Saturday 23:00 - 01:00 (FM101.8)
ColombiaRadionicaSaturday 08:00 - 10:00 (Radionica)
CroatiaRadio Zona & Radio Laus & Radio 101Monday 20:30 - 22:00
Czech RepublicRadio WaveSaturday 20:00 - 22:00
EgyptNile FMFriday 15:00 - 17:00
GeorgiaFortuna Plus FM 103.4
GreeceSpam Radio & Thessaloniki Municipality Radio FM 100.6Friday 13:00 - 15:00
HungaryMR2-Petofi RadioSaturday 20:00 - 22:00
IndonesiaTrax 104.4 FMThursday 20:00 - 22:00
Ireland2XM
IsraelRadio 88FMFriday 23:00 - 01:00 Kobi Menora
JordanRadio AlBalad
KazakhstanEnergy FM 102.2 FMWednesday 22:00 - 00:00
LibyaRadio ZoneSaturday 20:00 - 22:00
MalawiPower FMSaturday 18:00 - 20:00
MalaysiaBFM 89.9Sunday 21:00 - 23:00[6]
MexicoIbero 90.9FMFriday 15:00 - 17:00 and Sunday 14:00 - 16:00
MauritiusMusic FM - Mauritius Broadcasting CorporationFriday 18:00 - 20:00
MontenegroAtlas Radio
OmanFM90.4 Radio SultanateThursday 22:00 - 00:00 and Sunday 23:00 - 00:00
PhilippinesJam 88.3Saturday 9:00-10:00 (originally 10:00AM–12:00PM)
PolandAkademickie Radio KampusSunday 14:00 - 16:00
PortugalMEOSWSaturday 10:00 - 12:00
QatarQBS RadioSunday 16:00 - 18:00
RomaniaCluj-Napoca University Radio
RussiaMegapolis 89.5FMSaturday 20:00 - 21:00
SeychellesParadise FMSunday 19:00 - 21:00 & Repeated Tuesdays 23:00 - 00:00
SlovakiaRádio FMSaturday 08:00 - 10:00
SpainRNE 3
SyriaArabesque FMSaturday 20:00 - 22:00
TurkeyYasam Radyo – 89.4 (Istanbul), Radyo A (Eskisehir) and Radio KTU (Trabzon)
UgandaTouch FM
UkraineTysa FMSunday 16:00 - 18:00 & Repeated Tuesday 22:00 - 00:00
VietnamVoice Of Vietnam

References
  1. Glass, Katie (2011-11-20). "Little voice". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  2. "1Xtra's Jamz Supernova takes over Selector Radio". RadioToday. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  3. "Selector Radio". British Council Music. 11 September 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
  4. "Online Radio Awards 2015". International Radio Festival. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  5. Guardian Staff (2005-04-06). "Sony Radio Academy Awards Nominations 2005". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  6. https://www.britishcouncil.my/programmes/arts/work/selector
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