xRhythms

About xRhythms

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Frequencies & locations:

• DAB – Available on DAB digital radio in selected areas
• Online – Listen live online through Radio Player UK
• Visual Radio – Also available through the xRhythms visual radio platform

xRhythms is a youth-focused radio and visual media project connected with Cross Rhythms in Stoke-on-Trent. Its own description is clear: it is created by young people, for young people, covering lifestyle, music, mental health, hobbies, education and ambition. That makes it different from a standard local music station. It is part radio stream, part visual platform, part youth-media project, with a Christian worldview running underneath the content.

The station’s sound and output are built around positive, youth-friendly media rather than old-fashioned religious broadcasting. xRhythms uses music videos, interviews, vlogs, blogs, articles and radio programming to explore issues that affect young people day to day. That can include identity, pressure, faith, school, creativity, relationships, emotional wellbeing and ambition. The tone is designed to be accessible rather than churchy, which matters if the station is going to reach actual young listeners instead of preaching to the same tiny circle.

xRhythms also benefits from the wider Cross Rhythms background in Stoke-on-Trent. Cross Rhythms has long been involved in Christian music, FM radio, training and youth-focused media, and xRhythms feels like the younger, sharper arm of that work. For listeners in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire and beyond, it offers something specific: positive music, young voices, faith-aware conversations and visual radio content aimed at real-life issues rather than bland inspirational wallpaper.

Notable Presenters & Shows

The clearest named xRhythms strand is XRhythms itself, listed on the Cross Rhythms schedule as a radical, edgy and emotive takeover of the airwaves. The xRhythms visual radio archive also includes named contributors and interview content such as Jason Spender writing on life, safety and music themes, Ash Sanders writing about Hillsong United, Elizabeth interviewing Lecrae, Rejoice interviewing Abby Robertson and Marqus, and other short-form visual radio pieces around music, faith and youth culture. Because xRhythms is a youth-led visual radio platform, the contributor mix can change, so the safest wording is to describe it as a project with evolving young contributors rather than a fixed traditional presenter roster.

Notable shows & presenters are:

• XRhythms: A Cross Rhythms schedule strand described as radical, edgy and emotive, carrying the xRhythms youth-focused sound.
• Jason Spender: xRhythms contributor linked with blog content on life, safety, music and young people’s day-to-day issues.
• Ash Sanders: xRhythms contributor linked with music-focused written content, including features around contemporary Christian artists.
• Elizabeth: xRhythms interviewer featured in visual radio content, including an interview with Lecrae about music, new artists and identity.
• Rejoice: xRhythms interviewer featured in visual radio pieces with artists including Abby Robertson and Marqus.
• Lecrae interview: Visual radio feature in which Lecrae talks with Elizabeth about music, supporting new artists, discovery and identity.
• Abby Robertson interview: xRhythms visual radio feature with Rejoice, covering music, faith and living authentically.
• Marqus interview: xRhythms visual radio feature with Rejoice, exploring music, career direction and personal story.

Contact Information

Official website:
https://www.xrhythms.co.uk/

Studio email:
xrhythms@crossrhythms.co.uk

xRhythms / Cross Rhythms:
01782 251000

Postal address:
xRhythms
Conway House
Cheapside
Stoke-on-Trent
ST1 1HE
United Kingdom

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xrhythms/

X / Twitter: https://twitter.com/xrhythms

xRhythms FAQ

What is xRhythms?
xRhythms is a youth-focused radio and visual media project connected with Cross Rhythms in Stoke-on-Trent, created by young people for young people and covering music, lifestyle, mental health, education, ambition and Christian worldview content.

Where is xRhythms based?
xRhythms is connected with Cross Rhythms, based at Conway House, Cheapside, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 1HE.

Can I listen to xRhythms online?
Yes. You can listen to xRhythms live online through Radio Player UK.

What kind of content does xRhythms make?
xRhythms creates radio, visual radio, vlogs, blogs, interviews, music videos and articles covering young people’s lives, including music, lifestyle, mental health, education, ambition and faith-aware topics.

Is xRhythms part of Cross Rhythms?
Yes. xRhythms is connected with Cross Rhythms, the Stoke-on-Trent Christian media organisation behind Cross Rhythms radio and youth-focused media projects.