BBC Radio 6 Music (also still known as BBC 6 Music or BBC 6) is one of the
BBC's
digital radio stations. It was known officially as
BBC 6 Music from its launch on 11 March 2002 until April 2011. 6 Music was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years. It is available only on digital media:
DAB radio, the Internet,
digital television, and in northern Europe through the
Astra 2B satellite.