Chill (radio station)
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| Broadcast area | United Kingdom |
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| Frequency | DAB: 11B (Greater London) / (Leicester) |
| First air date | 21 February 2005 |
| Format | Ambient; Chill-out |
| Audience share | 0.1% (March 2008, ) |
| Owner | Global |
| Sister stations | The Arrow, Capital, Capital Xtra, Classic FM, Gold, Heart, LBC, Real Radio, Real Radio XS, Smooth Radio, XFM |
| Website | www |
Chill is a British digital radio station dedicated to chill out, ambient and trip hop music.
Chill Radio broadcasts online and via numerous mobile applications, and on DAB in London, Leicester and Nottingham. The station's aim is to help listeners relax. It is owned by Global Radio.
It broadcasts 24 hours a day and, as of July 2009, features no news bulletins or commercials, although there is some sponsored programming. Chill originally had no presenters, interspersing tracks with pre-recorded links featuring messages voiced by Davinia Palmer that reinforced the laidback atmosphere of the station. One of these memorably described the station as "T'ai chi for your ears".
In August 2006, the station launched its first regular programmes on weekday evenings, "The Garden of Delights", presented by Pete Lawrence and "The Deep End", presented by Paul Noble, two of the organisers of The Big Chill festival. It also introduced a nightly programme made up of listener requests, and inherited the Chiller Cabinet sequence from its sister station Classic FM, which plays "ambient soundscapes, movie soundtracks and classically inspired chillout music".
The station encourages interaction with its listeners, who suggest new songs and artists for the playlist, as well as relaxation techniques, via the Chill website and Myspace. In March 2012 it attracted 229,000 listeners per week.
It was announced on 28 August 2009 that Chill Radio would be replaced in Edinburgh and Glasgow by LBC Radio.
The station was launched in early 2005 although it's argued Chill went live as early as December 2004, as a means of filling empty slots on DAB multiplexes owned by GWR prior to its merger with Capital Radio. Group Corporate Development Director Gregory Watson and Programme Director Bern Leckie devised a format for a relaxing, ambient station, aimed at 18- to 35-year-olds.
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