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Classic Rock Digital Radio Station PLANET ROCK To Close

February 11, 2008

According to BBC News, GCap Media, the UK's biggest commercial radio broadcaster and owner of Classic FM, will close digital radio station Planet Rock as it focuses on key outlets.

Planet Rock, which broadcasts classic rock music, has had rock stars such as Ian Anderson, Tony Iommi, Fish, Gary Moore, Phil Manzanera and Rick Wakeman doing their own weekly radio shows. From July 2006, Planet Rock also broadcast the syndicated Alice Cooper breakfast show.

In January 2008, Planet Rock reached a new height of 563,000 weekly listeners putting it further ahead of BBC's 6 Music. In addition to Planet Rock's sucess, the Planet Rock forum also reached 4,000 members.

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