Atlantic 252

Music radio stations should play music. The New Atlantic 252 does just that. And it does it well. I remember 252 from its early days. They used to play about five records in sequence all day, and every three weeks the records would change. It was great if you liked the songs, but when the charts were crap so was the staion. Things have improved. 252 still play chart music, but they do now lean towards the remixes (the Don't Stop Moving remix by S Club 7 is excellent) and alterative versions which freshens up the station completely. It's still plagued by hundreds of adverts which is a pain in the arse, and the DJ's still all have ...

Atlantic 252 has long since been my favourite Radio Station. The reasons for it are simple. The DJ's are friendly, and you can talk to them easily, the songs are alwyas great and there are very interactiive on the web. As soon as you tune into Atlantic 252, you hear them rant and rave over 12 songs in a row. You wonder, well done you can play music, but soon you realise that this 12 in a row is the best fourty minutes of music in the radio-every hour! Every hour they play 12 songs in a row Advert Free, so its just pure music. There's also no news, and only the Traffic is a serious addition to any show. Although I am slightly bias, I have won ...

I have recently retuned to what was known in the early nineties as 'The Long Wave Giant'. The station is now sounding very fresh and upbeat, with 12 songs in a row every hour, without any commercial breaks. Broadcasting from Ireland, the station can be heard throughout the mainland of the uk in daylight hours on 252khz on the long wave band. It can also be heard at night, but is susceptible to signal fade, especially in the south east of England. Current play list includes songs like Ian van Dahl, Destinys child, Artful Dodger, Fragma,D12. Basically playing anything with a dancy or RnB feel to it. Djs include Tony Wrighton, Matt Mckie, and the presenters in ...