Rinse FM
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| Programming | |
| Format | Music radio, UK-centric urban dance music |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Rinse FM Ltd |
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Former frequencies | 100.3 and 100.4 MHz (as a pirate) |
| Links | |
| Webcast | Rinse Player Stream |
| Website | rinse |
Rinse FM is a London-based community radio station, licensed for "young people living and/or working within the central, east and south London areas". It plays garage, grime, dubstep, house, jungle, UK funky and other dance music genres popular in the United Kingdom.
The station was founded in 1994 and operated as a pirate radio station until it was awarded a broadcast licence in June 2010. Rinse FM has been described as London's biggest pirate radio station. It provided first exposure to grime artists Dizzee Rascal and Wiley and later provided a home for dubstep DJs such as Skream, Kode9, and DJ Oneman. DJ Geeneus is the station's head.