The Essential Selection was a radio show on Friday evenings on BBC Radio 1, hosted by Pete Tong. It started in early 1991 and showcased the latest electronic dance music, with an emphasis on house. The show initially aired from 7.30pm to 10.00pm but was subject to scheduling adjustments over the subsequent fifteen years, varying in duration from 2 hours to 3.5 hours, broadcast within the timeframe from 6.00pm to 10.00pm. Since changing from a three hour show to two hour show on September 29, 2006, the show has been entitled simply, "Pete Tong" (although the feature "Essential New Tune" remains), and is currently broadcast from 9.00pm to 11.00pm.
In addition, a one hour Sunday edition of the programme was broadcast at 7.00pm from April 1992 to April 1993, also hosted by Tong, and called "The Essential Selection - Part 2".
Versions of the show are exported outside of the UK. In Vancouver, Canada, the show, under its original name, had been aired Saturday evenings from 8:00pm–10:00pm on The Beat 94.5FM, but has been taken off air since the Summer of 2008. In China, the show is aired Saturday evenings from 10:00pm–12:00pm (2:00pm - 4:00pm UTC) on CRI Hit FM under its original name from 5 May 2012. So it can be listened at Beijing (FM 88.7MHz) and Shanghai (FM 87.9MHz)
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