Newstyle Radio and Podcast

Name

Newstyle Radio and Podcast

Legal name

New Style Radio

Website

https://newstyleradio.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Radio Broadcasting

NAICS

Radio Broadcasting Stations (516110), Radio Broadcasting Stations (51611)

SIC

Radio Broadcasting Stations (4832)

akta.pro primary industry

Internet Radio & Streaming Broadcast Stations (Simulcast/Online-only) (MPAIAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Podcast Networks & Studio Platforms (MPAIADAC), Podcast Live & Interactive Podcast Platforms (Live Shows, Call-ins) (MPACADAJ)

Keywords

• Community radio broadcasting
• African Caribbean music
• Podcast distribution
• Live event promotion
• Community media streaming

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Direct donations from community listeners via Stripe payment processing, supporting the community radio station's operations.
2. Event Ticketing: Ticket sales for live events and concerts featuring artist performances promoted through the station.
3. Merchandise Sales: Sale of merchandise through the station's shop feature.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Newstyle Radio and Podcast is a community radio station broadcasting on 98.7FM in Birmingham, UK, serving as the first and only legal Black Radio Station in the city. It delivers scheduled DJ-led music programming across genres including R&B, Soul, Dancehall, Reggae, Soca, Afrobeats, and Gospel, alongside talk shows covering community news, politics, and current affairs. The station also operates the Live Lounge podcast series featuring artist interviews and promotes live music events featuring touring artists such as J. Cole, Jill Scott, and Beverley Knight.

Product overview

Newstyle Radio & Podcast is Birmingham's first and only legal Black Radio Station, operating on 98.7FM as a community radio station serving the African and Caribbean community. The station offers a multi-platform media experience combining traditional FM radio broadcasting with on-demand podcast content. Core offerings include live radio programming across diverse genres (R&B, soul, reggae, gospel, house), the Live Lounge podcast series featuring artist interviews and performances, and live events promotion for concerts and music events throughout the UK. The station features a roster of DJs and presenters delivering scheduled shows 24 hours a day, along with community-focused programming addressing politics, current affairs, and financial topics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rinse FM: London-based pirate-turned-licensed radio station specializing in urban music genres including grime, dancehall, and R&B. Comparable target audience and genre mix to Newstyle, with similar community-roots positioning and live DJ programming.
• Colourful Radio: UK-based community radio station serving Black and minority ethnic audiences with music, talk, and cultural programming. Directly comparable as a community-led station addressing similar African/Caribbean diaspora listeners with similar operating model.
• Unity Radio: Manchester-based community radio station broadcasting urban music genres (R&B, hip-hop, dancehall, Afrobeats) to the North West African and Caribbean community. Closely comparable model to Newstyle but in a different UK region.
• Select Radio: Leeds-based urban music community radio station with similar target audience of Black music enthusiasts in a UK regional market. Comparable community-led GTM and genre specialization.
• Reprezent FM: London community radio station focused on underrepresented voices and youth culture with multi-genre music and talk programming. Comparable as a UK community radio licensee targeting diverse urban audiences with artist and event features.

Emerging players

• NTS Radio: Community-driven online radio platform with global live broadcasts and an extensive on-demand archive, including dedicated shows for Afrobeats, dancehall, and other genres Newstyle programs. Comparable as an emerging music-discovery channel for the same cultural audiences.

Others

• SoundCloud: User-generated audio platform where Newstyle hosts content including podcast episodes and DJ mixes. Functions as a complementary distribution channel, but also a competing on-demand alternative for listeners seeking African and Caribbean music outside traditional radio.
• Mixcloud: Audio streaming platform used by Newstyle as a distribution channel for DJ mixes and shows. Ecosystem participant/enabler rather than competitor, but represents the broader shift toward on-demand audio consumption that affects community radio distribution.

Broad incumbents

• Capital XTRA: UK commercial national DAB radio station focused on R&B, hip-hop, and urban music. Comparable genre mix to Newstyle but with national commercial scale, making it a broad incumbent rather than a direct community-licensed peer.
• BBC Radio 1Xtra: BBC's national digital station for hip-hop, grime, R&B, Afrobeats, and Caribbean music. Overlaps heavily with Newstyle's content categories but operates nationally with significantly larger budget and reach, serving as the mainstream incumbent in the same audience space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/newstyleradio
• Facebookfacebook.com/newstyleradio
• Instagraminstagram.com/newstyleradio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/new-style-radio

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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