Radio X - Manchester

Radio X Manchester is a commercial radio station focused on alternative music, mainly indie rock with the frequency 97.7 in Manchester, United Kingdom. This station is owed by Global and has employed a vast number of DJs that have became famous such as Ricky Gervais, Karl Pilkington, Stephen Merchant, Simon Pegg, Christian O'Connell, among many others.
In the past Radio X Manchester was known as XFM. XFM was aired for the first time on 15 March 2006 and was at the time owned by GCap Media. In September 2015 Radio X replaced XFM and it became part of the Global Radio group. "Love Machine" by Girls Aloud was the first song aired by the rebranded Radio X.