Broadcast Media
Granada TV, the BBC on Oxford Road and Key 103 have all played prominent roles in supporting and expanding various parts of the music scene in Manchester. Rock Radio is another recent addition to the local airwaves. The region is now served well by its own local radio shows, most notably via some regular weekly slots on BBC Radio GMR. London based commercial station Xfm Manchester in Manchester has also established itself, delivering a strictly indie diet to the populace and offering regular and effective exposure to local unsigned acts.
The continued development of programming by TV broadcaster Channel M (part of the Guardian Media Group) provided an opportunity for many contemporary unsigned acts to appear on live television via interview shows, in studio sessions and in-venue recordings. This boost to the profile of the North West's already diverse array of emerging talent was terminated in 2009 when the Guardian Media Group (GMG) disbanded its in-house music team and removed most of its music programming from the Channel M schedules.
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