[citation needed] BBC Radio 1Xtra's music includes largely British, North American, Caribbean and African hip hop, grime, drill, UK garage, drum and bass, UK funky, house, R&B, comtemporary R&B, soul, dancehall, soca, reggae, afrobeats and amapiano.

[2] As part of its public service broadcasting remit, 1Xtra is required to carry a significant amount of news, information and speech content.

The tone and style of the news presentation is in keeping with the station's overall target audience - young and predominantly urban.

[8] His role, according to Andrew Harrison, the chief executive of RadioCentre, was "to identify both areas of best practice and possible savings.

As part of the change, the BBC curated a free grime night in the venue's Sackler Space.

[10] According to the "Submission to the Secretary of State's review of digital channels" in March 2004, Radio 1Xtra "provides music output 24 hours a day, punctuated by bespoke BBC news bulletins and other speech output designed specifically to be pertinent to the audience."