Classic FM is the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country in western Europe, and a member of the British Commonwealth and European Union. Usually known simply as the United Kingdom, UK or, inaccurately, as Great Britain or Britain, the UK has four constituent parts. Three of these parts... United Kingdom's first national commercial radio station, broadcasting This article is about the broad genre of classical music in the Western musical tradition. For the period of music in the 18th century see Classical music era, for articles on classical music of non-Western cultures, see: List of classical music traditions Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise... classical music in a popular and accessible style.

It broadcasts nationally on The abbreviations FM, Fm, and fm may refer to: Electrical engineering Frequency modulation (FM) and its most common applications: FM radio, used primarily to broadcast music and speech at VHF frequencies FM synthesis, a sound-generation technique popularized by early digital synthesizers Science Femtometre (fm), an SI measure of length... FM and Digital radio describes radio technologies which carry information as a digital signal. See also software radio for a discussion of radios which use digital signal processing. Examples of one-way digital radio: Digital television broadcasting: DVB 8VSB Digital audio broadcasting: Eureka 147 (branded as DAB) in-band on-channel (branded... digital radio and is available internationally by Streaming media is just-in-time delivery of multimedia information. It is typically applied to compressed multimedia formats delivered over the Internet. It does not try to reassemble as many bits associated with video content as binary computer file formats do. (Compare AVI) Streaming allows data to be transferred in... streaming audio over the This article is about the Internet, the extensive, worldwide computer network available to the public. An internet is a more general term for any set of interconnected computer networks that are connected by internetworking. Graphic representation of the WWW information network structure around Wikipedia, as represented by hyperlinks The Internet... Internet.

Classic FM's definition of what constitutes classical music is somewhat idiosyncratic: the station plays several modern A film score is the background music in a film, generally specially written for the film and often used to heighten emotions provoked by the imagery on the screen or by the dialogue. In many instances, film scores are performed by orchestras, which vary in size, from a small ensemble... film scores, but not the Savoy operas of Playwright/lyricist William S. Gilbert (1836-1911) and composer Arthur S. Sullivan (1842-1900) defined operetta in Victorian England with a series of their internationally successful and timeless works. Their first major hit was HMS Pinafore (1878), satirizing the Royal Navy and the British obsession with social status. The Pirates... Gilbert and Sullivan, for example.

Its presenters include Nick Bailey, Simon Bates (born Birmingham, 1947) is best known for being a disc jockey in the UK. Between 1976 and 1993 he worked at BBC Radio 1, spending the vast majority of his time at the station presenting the weekday mid-morning show. He is now a regular on Classic FM... Simon Bates, John Brunning, This article is about singers. For the popular HBO television drama series about the Mafia see The Sopranos. In music, a soprano is a singer with a voice ranging approximately from middle C to the A a thirteenth above middle C (above the treble clef). In four part chorale style... soprano Lesley Garrett (April 10, 1955 in Doncaster, South Yorkshire) is an internationally renowned English soprano singer. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, Garrett won the Kathleen Ferrier Prize in 1979, thereby launching her career. During her stint as Principal Soprano at English National Opera, she was noted for... Lesley Garrett, In music, a baritone is a male singer whose vocal range falls somewhere between that of a bass and a tenor. A typical baritones range will extend from around the A a tenth below middle C to the F above middle C. Types A high baritone, bordering the tenor... baritone Aled Jones, (born 29 December 1970, Bangor, North Wales) is a Welsh singer and television personality who first came to fame as a boy soprano. He joined the choir of Bangor Cathedral when aged 9 and was Head Chorister within two years. During this time the purity of his voice... Aled Jones, and The Right Honourable David Mellor (born 12 March 1949) is a British Conservative politician and barrister. Political Career He attended Christs College, Cambridge. He became a barrister in 1972. He became the MP for Putney in 1979, and was made Queens Counsel in 1987, before becoming Chief Secretary... David Mellor. Past presenters include Stephen Fry on the cover of his autobiography Stephen John Fry (born 24 August, 1957) is a British comedian, author, actor, and director. He is the son of Alan and Marianne Fry. He was educated at Stouts Hill, Uppingham and Queens College, Cambridge. He lives in Norfolk, London, and... Stephen Fry, Paul Matthew Gambaccini (born April 2, 1949, New York) is a radio and television presenter in the United Kingdom. He studied at Dartmouth College, where he also worked in radio, and at University College, Oxford. He became publicly known in Britain as a disk jockey presenting American music on BBC... Paul Gambaccini and For the recipient of the Victoria Cross, see Henry Kelly (VC). Henry Kelly is an Irish television presenter and radio DJ. In the 1990s he presented Going for Gold, a lunchtime TV quiz show, and Classic FMs Breakfast Show, before being replaced by Simon Bates. He is now the... Henry Kelly.

Classic FM is known for its annual Hall of Fame, comprising the 300 most popular pieces, voted for by the listeners. The Number 1 spot in the last few years has been occupied consistently by Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff, also Sergey Rachmaninov or Serge Rakhmaninov (Серге́й Васи́льевич Рахма́нинов), (April 1, 1873 – March 28, 1943) was a Russian composer, pianist... Rachmaninoff's Second Piano Concerto.

Classic FM named a composer in residence in 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) Elections were held in 73 countries during 2004. See a list of elections... 2004, Jobybot Tal. Talbot created a brand new piece of classical music, scored for up to five instruments, each month for the year of his residence. The compositions were also premiered and playlisted on Classic FM. The twelve compositions will form part of a larger piece, to be recorded for CD release in 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January Iraqi police officers hold up their index fingers marked with purple indelible ink, a security measure to prevent double voting. Worldwide aid effort continues to develop in response to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. January 3... 2005.

Other media

Classic FM also runs a Digital television (DTV) uses digital modulation and compression to broadcast video, audio and data signals to television sets. Introduction A major use of DTV can be to carry more channels on the same amount of bandwidth. Another can be high-definition programming. The digital signal eliminates common artifacts from analog... digital TV channel playing classical music videos, Classic FM TV.

Classic FM publishes a monthly magazine, Classic FM Magazine, which presents news and reviews.

Ownership

The station is owned by the The GWR Group is a United Kingdom radio company. Major assets include Classic FM. Between 1996 and 1999 the group was a major shareholder in London News Radio, which owned and operated Londons LBC and News Direct radio stations. These stations were sold to Chrysalis Radio in 2002. GWR... GWR Group.

External links

• Classic FM website (http://www.classicfm.com/)
• Classic FM Magazine website (http://www.classicfm.com/index.cfm?nodeId=355)