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History

The roots of what was to become Cross Rhythms go back to two separate sources which merged in 1991. In 1983, broadcaster Chris Cole started a 30-minute weekly Christian music radio show on Plymouth Sound, a local radio station in Plymouth, England. Originally titled The Solid Rock of Jesus Christ, the programme aired every Sunday evening until 1996. Plymouth Sound, or just The Sound, is a bay at Plymouth in England. ... Plymouth is a city in the South West of England, or alternatively the Westcountry, and is situated within the traditional county of Devon. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the British Isles Languages English (de facto) Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st...

Meanwhile, in 1990, music journalist Tony Cummings founded Cross Rhythms Magazine, the first use of the name Cross Rhythms. In 1991, publication of the magazine was taken over by Chris Cole's publishing company, Cornerstone House. The radio show was renamed the Cross Rhythms Experience in 1992 and became a syndicated show in 1993.

Also in 1991, Cross Rhythms took over the organisation and management of what had previously been the Umberleigh Rock Gospel Festival. The event was renamed to the Cross Rhythms Festival, and continued to be held annually until 2003.

A major change in emphasis occurred in 1998 when Cross Rhythms, in partnership with United Christian Broadcasters, launched a satellite radio channel broadcasting to the UK and Europe via the Sky Television network. At the same time, Cross Rhythms moved base from Plymouth to Stoke-on-Trent to share facilities with UCB. The partnership continued until 2002, when Cross Rhythms was granted a pilot licence for a new form of local radio, then called Access Radio but now known as Community Radio. Cross Rhythms City Radio went on air in February 2002 and now has a full five-year licence. link titlelink titleThe name Sky Television may refer to: British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) in the United Kingdom SKY Network Television in New Zealand This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Plymouth is a city in the South West of England, or alternatively the Westcountry, and is situated within the traditional county of Devon. ... This page is about Stoke-on-Trent in England. ... UCB can refer to a private and catholic university in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, see Bayamon Central University a public university in Berkeley, California (USA), see University of California, Berkeley a sketch comedy group, see Upright Citizens Brigade a Belgian company, see UCB (company) [1] This is a disambiguation page — a... Community radio is a type of radio service that caters to the interests of a certain area, broadcasting material that is popular to a local audience but is overlooked by more powerful broadcast groups. ... Cross Rhythms City Radio is a UK Community Radio station broadcasting to Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. ...

At the same time as obtaining the FM licence for Cross Rhythms City Radio, Cross Rhythms moved out of UCB's HQ and into Conway House, the former home of BBC Radio Stoke. Cross Rhythms City Radio is a UK Community Radio station broadcasting to Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. ... BBC Radio Stoke is the BBC Local Radio service for the English city of Stoke-on-Trent and surrounding areas including north and mid-Staffordshire and south Cheshire. ...

With the focus of the organisation changing to a greater emphasis on radio, the last Cross Rhythms Festival to bear the name was held in 2003 and Cross Rhythms Magazine ceased publication in 2005. The festival was subsequently re-launched as a partnership with Gilead Foundations under the new name of the Arrow Festival, while the editorial content of the magazine is now carried by the Cross Rhythms Website. In order to help finance the expansion of the radio aspect of the organisation, Cross Rhythms Direct was launched in 2003 as an online Christian music shop and is now one of the UK's leading Christian music retailers.

External links

• Official page
• Cross Rhythms Direct