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Hit40uk

hit40uk is a networked Top 40 chart show. Broadcasting on around 130 UK

United Kingdom

Commercial broadcasting

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radio

Radio

Radio is the transmission of signals, by modulation of electromagnetic radiation with frequency below those of visible light.Electromagnetic radiation radio propagation by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space....
stations every Sunday from 4pm to 7pm. It is produced in house by Global Radio

Global Radio

Global Radio is a United Kingdom commercial radio company, the largest in the country following acquisitions of Chrysalis Radio in July 2007 and GCap Media in June 2008....
(formerly GCap Media).

radio show counts down the top 40 songs in the chart. Unlike the official UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
broadcast at the same time by BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a United Kingdom international radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in current popular music throughout the day, with a slight bias to Rock music & Independent music music....
, the hit40uk chart includes only the digital downloads and airplay in the UK

United Kingdom

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Background

The radio show counts down the top 40 songs in the chart. Unlike the official UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

BBC Radio 1

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
, whereas the official chart includes physical and download sales with no radio airplay. The show has enjoyed higher audience figures than Radio 1's Official Chart Show since 1993, except for a brief period of 2006, when a weak commercial radio sector caused hit40uks share to fall below that of its rival.

Hit40uk descends from The Network Chart Show

The Network Chart Show

The Network Chart Show was a radio programme launched across Independent Local Radio in the UK on September 30 1984....
, which was hosted by David Jensen
David Jensen

David "Kid" Jensen , is a Canada-born British radio DJ....
on the commercial radio network from September 30, 1984 to July 25, 1993, sponsored from 1985 onwards by Nescafe
Nescafé

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. On August 1, 1993, Pepsi
Pepsi

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began their sponsorship of the show and Neil Fox became its host; it was known as the Pepsi Network Chart before becoming the Pepsi Chart
Pepsi Chart (UK)

The Pepsi Chart networked on Sunday afternoon Top 40 Music chart on Uk radio stations that started life in July '93 with Neil Fox hosting the show live from the Capital Radio studios in London....
around 1996. Pepsi ended their sponsorship of the show on December 29, 2002, and the hit40uk name was adopted on January 5, 2003, but Fox remained the host until May 30, 2004. On June 6, 2004 Simon Hirst
Simon Hirst

Simon Hirst is a United Kingdom radio presenter best known for hosting Hit40UK, the national commercial chart show which rivals the UK Top 40 on the BBC....
and Katy Hill
Katy Hill

Katy Hill is a England television presenter, most famous for presenting BBC children's magazine show Blue Peter....
became co-hosts of hit40uk; Hirst later hosted the show on his own.

In March 2006, Hit40uk began broadcasting worldwide on the U-Pop
U-Pop

U-Pop was a satellite radio channel programmed by Washington, DC based 1worldspace. U-Pop can be heard globally on WorldSpace's Afristar and Asiastar satellites....
satellite channel. The international version of the show is hosted by Mark Daley
Mark Daley

Mark Daley is a Northern Irish-born American broadcaster. He is the American and international host of BRIT40 and the music and pop culture show The Daley Planet on UPOP, XM Satellite Radio and WorldSpace Satellite Radio....
. It can be heard on XM Satellite Radio across the US and around the planet on WorldSpace Satellite Radio.

On October 12 2006, it was announced that the programme was to be relaunched on October 22, with a new presenter, Capital Radio's Lucio Buffone. A new logo was also introduced to replace their old look. Emap
EMAP

EMAP is a United Kingdom media company, specialising in the production of business-to-business magazines, and the organisation of business events and conferences....
dropped their Smash-Hits! Chart to broadcast the relaunched version of the hit40uk show across their Big City Network
Big City Network

Big City Network is the name given to a network of Independent Local Radio stations across Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland all owned by Bauer Radio....
of stations. In the same week, a dance and urban chart, the Fresh 40
Fresh 40

Fresh 40 was a networked dance and urban music singles chart show broadcast on a number of United Kingdom Commercial broadcasting radio stations every Sunday from 4pm to 7pm....
, hosted by Dynamite MC
Dynamite MC

Dynamite MC, is an Master of Ceremonies from Gloucester, England. He originally gained prominence in jungle /drum and bass, working with Roni Size and Reprazent, but has also released hip hop music material....
, was introduced to commercial radio's dance and urban stations, such as those in the Galaxy Network
Galaxy Radio

Galaxy Radio is a radio station brand owned by Global Radio and broadcasts across the United Kingdom on FM in regional areas of England and Scotland, through the digital platform with Sky and DAB and online respectively....
and the Kiss Network
Kiss Network

Kiss is a brand of a group of Dance music radio stations, a TV Channel & Music Merchandise in the UK....
.

Hit40UK can also be seen on TV on 4Music
4Music

4Music is a music Television channel in the Television in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. It is the only channel within the Box Television Network to be branded under Channel 4 and the only channel in the network to be broadcast in widescreen....
Tuesday's at 8pm & on The Box Wednesday's at 7pm, with various repeats throughout the week.

Sister chart shows
In 2005 the UK commercial radio industry announced that it would launch two new chart shows to complement the main hit40uk show. Both would also air Sundays 4pm - 7pm.

The A List
The A list

The A list is the second album by British boy band a1 ....
(Adult Contemporary) was the first to launch in February 2006 on stations including Heart
Heart Network

Heart is the brandname of a number of radio stations operated by Global Radio in the UK....
, Real Radio
Real Radio

Real Radio is a brand of independent local radio stations in the United Kingdom owned by GMG Radio. The brand was developed by John Myers in the year 2000, who was also responsible for the similar early format of Century FM....
and Century Radio
Century Radio

Century Radio, also marketed as Century 100 and later Century FM, was an early short-lived national commercial radio station in Republic of Ireland ....
. At launch it was presented by Melanie Sykes
Melanie Sykes

Melanie Sykes is an England television presenter and Model ....
and Nick Snaith. The show ended on Sunday 23 December 2007.

Fresh 40
Fresh 40

Fresh 40 was a networked dance and urban music singles chart show broadcast on a number of United Kingdom Commercial broadcasting radio stations every Sunday from 4pm to 7pm....
(Dance and Urban) was next to launch nearly a year later in March 2007. It was presented by Kiss 100
Kiss 100 London

Kiss 100 is a radio station broadcasting to London on 100.0 MHz FM specialising in hip hop music, R&B, Mainstream Urban and dance music. It also broadcasts on Digital radio in the United Kingdom in other parts of the UK on Digital audio broadcasting and nationally on Freeview , Sky Digital and Tiscali TV....
's Dynamite MC
Dynamite MC

Dynamite MC, is an Master of Ceremonies from Gloucester, England. He originally gained prominence in jungle /drum and bass, working with Roni Size and Reprazent, but has also released hip hop music material....
, and was broadcast on the Kiss
Kiss Network

Kiss is a brand of a group of Dance music radio stations, a TV Channel & Music Merchandise in the UK....
and Galaxy Network
Galaxy Radio

Galaxy Radio is a radio station brand owned by Global Radio and broadcasts across the United Kingdom on FM in regional areas of England and Scotland, through the digital platform with Sky and DAB and online respectively....
's, plus a few local stations.

External links

(Contains an up-to-date list and map of stations participating in the show.)

(Where hit40uk chart is compared with the current week's Official UK Top 40.)