hit40uk

hit40uk, Commercial Radio, Web, Channel 4, Podcast

Producing the UK's biggest chart show has provided Somethin’ Else with a great opportunity to flex our cross-platform muscles, as well as a chance to work at the heart of pop culture!

We currently produce the radio and web platforms for the show, and also produced the TV version for Channel 4. On top of this hit40uk is syndicated out worldwide to stations in Europe, America, Asia, Russia and Africa.

The Radio Show

Hosted by Lucio and broadcast on Sundays between 4-7pm across 122 local commercial stations, hit40uk reaches 2.3million listeners every week, up from 2.1million at the start of the year.

At the show’s core are the 40 biggest tunes in the UK, uniquely compiled through sales, airplay and downloads. The inclusion of download sales in the chart since 2005 has ensured that the music mix continues to surprise, and airplay influence means hit40uk is always a fresh listen with many records entering the chart before their official release.

To maximize music sweeps, we keep the music flowing with pre-produced features from artists mixed over their records. These features contain gossip, facts and stories from artists about themselves and their thoughts on other artists, providing ‘star-dust’ without interrupting the music.

We work hard to ensure the biggest showbiz names feature every week, not just in pre-produced features but also live in the studio. At Somethin’ Else we have worked extremely hard to build relationships with record labels to guarantee our listeners big guests and exclusives, such as live ‘acoustic’ sessions and exclusive ‘first-plays’. All interviews are archived and accessible to listeners at any time at www.hit40uk.com.

Website – hit40uk.com

Somethin' Else have designed a website that is at the heart of listener interactivity on the show. hit40uk.com offers listeners a connection to chart content throughout the week and allows them to interact fully throughout the show on a Sunday, with Lucio reading out listener feedback on current chart tracks and new releases.

TV – Channel 4

This series ran for 18 months on T4 and 4Music on Channel 4. It was a weekly 30 minute round up of hit40uk. It was produced in conjunction with the Somethin’ Else teams behind the radio show and the website.

Podcasts

Every Monday fans of hit40 can download a 10 minute podcast, which offers them behind the scenes glimpse of the UK's biggest official chart show.

It features the top-five chart update, artist profiles, music news and reviews plus all the bits that aren't broadcast!!

hit40uk is broadcast across the Commercial Radio network every Sunday between 4pm and 7pm

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