News

 

European Klassik Rock (EKR) is back! Following a soft launch that tested both its technical facilities and its music format at www.ekr.net, EKR officially launched on Good Friday 2009. The station plans to continue expanding features and programming throughout 2009.

 

About

 

EKR originally broadcast between 1997 and 1999 on Sky Analogue via Astra and in London on DAB. Heralded by many as one of the greatest rock stations of all time, the station was thought by many to be "ahead of its time".

 

The breath of fresh air to many listeners was thought to be too radical by many in the radio industry and the station failed in its bid to the Radio Authority to win a place on the national DAB multiplex. Today, 10 years on, there is still nothing quite like EKR and the demand remains.

 

With the increasing proliferation of Internet Radio via PCs, Laptops, Tablets, Wireless Devices and mobile phones it can be argued that the "playing field" has now been levelled. In response to the many requests for EKR to return with its unique brand of music, the station finally returned this Autumn.

 

We are picking up support fast too. Our MySpace adjunct site has only been running for just a few months and has already picked up over 1,400 friends of impressive pedigree and attracted some 35,000 hits.

 

Furthermore, our rolling music test format is swiftly attracting a significant audience already. Recording artists such as Anubis, Thunder, David Gilmour, Nazareth , Steve Thorne and Raw Glory are already clamouring to get their new material played on the station – thanks guys! Burke Shelley and Budgie, amongst many others, have sent us their best wishes and said, “Thanks for the friendship. It's good to hear real music being played in this Simon Cowell dominated world."

 

To read about EKR's illustrious history in more detail, please click on the Heritage Link above.

 


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Please take a look around our new web site and let us know what you think. Now that our Easter launch has been completed, more elements will be added - so we hope you will come back often. A further redesign and update is planned before the end of Summer 2009.

 

Currently you can view our Listen Live page (from the top button bar) and decide which of our streams will suit you best which will help you set up your player of choice in readiness.

 


 

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Listen Live

 

To listen live instantly via WinAmp or Windows Media click on one of the icons below:  

WinAmp Listen Live (64k Stereo)
Windows Standard 64k Stereo Mp3 Stream
iPhone stream
WinAmp
Windows
Iphone


For more listening options, visit our Listen Live Page.

 

Listen Now

 

 

Music Format

 

European Klassik Rock (EKR) plays the greatest rock music from the past 30 years & beyond. In other words, the best from the 00s, 90s and 80s are interspersed with occasional Super Gold songs from the 70s & 60s.

 

We also play a plethora of the best new rock music around today (both signed and unsigned).

 

While we do play many popular rock songs that you will know, it is our aim to widen your horizons to selections of music you have probably never heard drawn from our massive library.

 

From Hard Rock & Metal to Pop Rock; from Acoustic to Country Rock; and from Symphonic Rock to Punk - EKR plays it all!

 

Tell Us
What You Think!

 

You can contact us any time by e-mailing us at:

 

studio@ekr.net

 

or by sending a message directly from our Contacts Page.

 


 

EKR

 

Putting The Music

Back Into Radio

 


 

 

EKR webcasts
are licensed by
PPL, PRS and MCPS

 

 

(Licences:
LE-0000817
and
PPLBSTO12)

© EKR 2008 - 2009