242 Radio

242 Radio brings the listeners the best mix of music, old and new plus star interviews.

11/10/2025

This week's guest on AJ on your Radio on 242radio.com (11th) at 1200UK/1300CET/0700EST/0100PST/2000Tokyo/2100 Sydney is singer/songwriter Alexis Strum. The Featured Album is from rock legend Robert Plant and my Power Pick is by Olly Murs.
There’s also listener requests...keep emailing [email protected] with your choices.
PS don't forget to check the website for other show times!

27/09/2025

This week's guests on AJ on your Radio on 242radio.com (27th) at 1200UK/1300CET/0700EST/0100PST/2000Tokyo/2100 Sydney are Cole Stacey and Tasmin Archer. The Featured Album is the latest from First Time Flyers and my Power Pick is by Callum Beattie.
There’s also listener requests...keep emailing [email protected] with your choices.
PS don't forget to check the website for other show times!

20/09/2025

‘Between the Tracks’ is a two hour programme presented by Bionic Bob. Listen out on 242 Radio on Saturdays at 3pm, Sundays from 12 Noon, Tuesdays at 3am and Thursdays at 8pm.
The current edition of the show has: Mixtie-Maxtie Music, mainly from 1967 & 1971; “Facts Between the Tracks” devised and presented by Louise & Charles and a question concerning Roy Orbison; Fifties Fling with songs from 1956 and 1957; Overseas Interlude from France with a song written by Serge Gainsbourg; Train Track sung by the Seekers; Motown Monsters from Jr Walker and Diana Ross; Archive Advert for a long lost clothing chain from the British high street; NME Top 10 for 25th September 1971 and we’ll be playing out with a train track by a former ‘feline’ singer which entered the Billboard hot 100 at #88.
We’re all ready to go-go with the tremendous 242 Radio!
Listen to 242 Radio via our free apps from 242radio.com, Google Play or the Apple Store and tell your smart audio device to play ‘Two Hundred Forty Two Radio’.
242 is so much more than just a number!

13/09/2025

This week's guests on AJ on your Radio on 242radio.com (13th) at 1200UK/1300CET/0700EST/0100PST/2000Tokyo/2100 Sydney are singer/songwriter Linda Lamon and New York's finest, Nell Bryden. The Featured Album is the latest from Brian Protheroe and the Power Pick is by the son of the late,great Jackie Wilson, Bobby Wilson.
There’s also listener requests...keep emailing [email protected] with your choices.
PS don't forget to check the website for other show times!

06/09/2025

‘Between the Tracks’, is a two hour programme presented by Bionic Bob on 242 Radio on Saturdays at 3pm, Sundays from 12 Noon, Tuesdays at 3am and Thursdays at 8pm.
The current edition of the show has: Mixtie-Maxtie Music, mainly from 1973 & 1965; “Facts Between the Tracks” devised and presented by Louise & Charles and a question concerning Hall & Oates; Fifties Fling with drink as the subject; Overseas Interlude from France about a fictional gentleman burglar; Train Track sung by ABBA; Motown Monsters from Martha Reeves and Marvin Gaye; Archive Advert for a breakfast cereal; NME Top 10 for 11th September 1965 and we’ll be playing out with a one week wonder that squeezed in at #30.
So… we’re all ready to go-go with the tremendous 242 Radio!
Listen to 242 Radio via our free apps from 242radio.com, Google Play or the Apple Store and tell your smart audio device to play ‘Two Hundred Forty Two Radio’.
242 is so much more than just a number!

30/08/2025

This week's guests on AJ on your Radio on 242radio.com (30th) at 1200UK/1300CET/0700EST/0100PST/2000Tokyo/2100 Sydney are guitar legend Steve Howe of Yes & Asia fame and rock'n'roll icon Eden Kane. The Featured Album is the final studio album from Alice Cooper and Power Pick is by Remember Monday.
There’s also listener requests...keep emailing [email protected] with your choices.
PS don't forget to check the website for other show times!

25/08/2025

242 Radio, Scotland's top online station, is seeking new shows in the following genres:

Soul/Jazz Funk
Disco
'90s/00s
General '50s-present
Retro chart show.

Preferably shows will be 2 hours in duration. Send details and demos to [email protected].

23/08/2025

AJ's guests on AJ on your Radio on 242radio.com (23rd) at 1200UK/1300CET/0700EST/0100PST/2000Tokyo/2100 Sydney are singer/songwriter Miel and Andy Kyricou of Modern Romance. The Featured Album is the final studio album from Stephen Bishop and his Power Pick is by Cole Stacey & Midge Ure.
There’s also listener requests...keep emailing [email protected] with your choices.
PS don't forget to check the website for other show times!

23/08/2025

‘Between the Tracks’, the two hour programme presented by Bionic Bob, is here on 242 Radio on Saturdays at 3pm, Sundays from 12 Noon, Tuesdays at 3am and Thursdays at 8pm.
The current edition of the show has: Mixtie-Maxtie Music, mainly from 1970 & 1961; “Facts Between the Tracks” devised and presented by Louise & Charles and a question concerning Phil Oakley; Fifties Fling including the Can-Can; Overseas Interlude from France; Train Track with Wilson Pickett; Motown Monsters from Marvin Gaye and the Twistin’ Kings; Archive Advert for Tomato Juice; NME Top 10 for 26th August 1961 and we’ll be playing out with the song that was at the top of the American Billboard chart in the same week.
So… we’re all ready to go-go with the tremendous 242 Radio!
Listen to 242 Radio via our free apps from 242radio.com, Google Play or the Apple Store and tell your smart audio device to play ‘Two Hundred Forty Two Radio’.
242 is so much more than just a number!

16/08/2025

The guest on this week's AJ on your Radio on 242radio.com today (16th) at 1200UK/1300CET/0700EST/0100PST/2000Tokyo/2100 Sydney is singer/songwriter Alexis Strum. The Featured Album is from Craig David and my Power Pick is by Mal Pope.
There’s also listener requests...keep emailing [email protected] with your choices.
PS don't forget to check the website for other show times!

02/08/2025

‘Between the Tracks’ is a two hour programme presented by Bionic Bob, here on 242 Radio on Saturdays at 3pm, Sundays from 12 Noon, Tuesdays at 3am and Thursdays at 8pm.
The current edition of the show has: Mixtie-Maxtie Music, mainly from 1969 & 1976; “Facts Between the Tracks” devised and presented by Louise & Charles and a question concerning Van Morrison; Overseas Interlude from France with a song about England’s Isle of Wight Festival; Train Track from the Clash; Motown Monsters from The Miracles and Diana Ross; Archive Advert for a chocolate bar; Fifties Fling with Edd Byrnes and Michael Medwin/Bernard Bresslaw/Alfie Bass & Lesley Fyson; NME Top 10 published on 7th August 1976 and we’ll be playing out with a song which was given a helping hand to climb the American Billboard chart in the same week.
So… we’re all ready to go-go with the tremendous 242 Radio!
Listen to 242 Radio via our free apps from 242radio.com, Google Play or the Apple Store and tell your smart audio device to play ‘Two Hundred Forty Two Radio’.
242 is so much more than just a number!

01/08/2025

AJ's guests on this week's AJ on your Radio on 242radio.com (2nd) at 1200UK/1300CET/0700EST/0100PST/2000Tokyo/2100 Sydney are the UK's #1 swing band, The Jive Aces. The Featured Album is from Paul Weller and my Power Pick is by Brian Protheroe.
There’s also listener requests...keep emailing [email protected] with your choices.
PS don't forget to check the website for other show times!

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242 Radio broadcasts 24 hours a day from Edinburgh in Scotland. We play the best in music, old and new. There’s also interviews with established and new artists from all genres of music. We can be contacted on [email protected].

The music library at 242 Towers is one of the largest and finest in the radio industry. It contains tens of thousand of tracks on vinyl and compact discs as well digital media....there’s even audio cassettes! So any track you’d like to hear on-air (no matter how obscure) chances are we have it. Why not email [email protected] or post in the 242 Radio Users Group with your suggestions! You can also follow 242 on Twitter (@242radiouk) .

Come along and tune in. You won’t be disappointed. Thanks to our listeners, we are now the most listened to internet station in Scotland!

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