17 February 2024
Scala Radio announces more targeted music curation as it unveils new schedule
The changes come into effect from March 2nd
Scala Radio is evolving its schedule from next month to offer audiences a broader range of music programming. From 2nd March, the station which promises 鈥榗lassical music for modern life鈥� will be introducing a new 鈥楳indfulness Hour鈥� between 1-2pm each weekday which offers a commercial free non-stop sweep of music to bring calm to your day, followed by Scala鈥檚 greatest hits in 鈥楳ore Music Afternoon鈥� from 2-6pm. The station will also be introducing its up-beat classical music 鈥楥lassical Bangers鈥� sub-brand as a regular weekday programme.
As we head into the weekend, on Saturdays Hannah Cox moves to 8am-12pm, Ayanna Witter-Johnson moves to 12-3pm, Jack Pepper moves to 3-7pm and Darren Redick moves to 7-9pm. On Sundays Hannah Cox is in the studio again from 8am-10am followed by Scala original Simon Mayo (10-12pm) and MOBO winning YolanDa Brown (12-3pm), with Jack Pepper moving to 3-7pm and Darren Redick in for Sunday Night Scala from 7-9pm.).
Scala Radio and Jazz FM Content Director Nick Pitts said, 鈥楢t Scala Radio we鈥檙e continually looking at how we can review and update our offering to provide something new for our audiences and with these new programmes and curations, we鈥檙e really pleased to be offering even more music to accompany them across the day.鈥�
The changes do mean that the station will say farewell to Mark Forrest, Mark Kermode, Luci Holland, Richard Allinson and Sam Hughes as they leave in line with the new schedule.
Nick Pitts added 鈥業鈥檇 like to extend a huge thank you to each one of these impeccable broadcasters who have who all played an amazing and important part on Scala Radio鈥檚 journey so far, as well as Danielle Perry who has been hosting Saturday mornings ahead of the new schedule, and we wish them all the best for the future.鈥�
The new schedule is as follows:
Weekdays (Mon-Fri)
1am-5am 鈥� Night Music
5am-7am 鈥� In the Park
7-10am 鈥� Charles Nove (including Screentime at 9am)
10am-1pm 鈥� Penny Smith
2-6pm 鈥� More Music Afternoon
6-8pm 鈥� Classical Bangers
8-9pm 鈥� Peaceful Piano
9-10pm – Screentime
10pm鈥�1am – The Space
Weekends (Sat-Sun)
Saturdays
1am-5am 鈥� Night Music
5am-8am 鈥� In the Park
8am-12pm 鈥� Hannah Cox
12pm-3pm – Ayanna Witter-Johnson
3-7pm – Jack Pepper
7-9pm 鈥� Darren Redick鈥檚 Classical Bangers
9-10pm 鈥� Scala at the Movies
10pm-1am 鈥� The Space
Sundays
1am-5am 鈥� Night Music
5am-8am 鈥� In the Park
8am-10am 鈥� Hannah Cox
10am 鈥� 12pm 鈥� Simon Mayo
12pm-3pm 鈥� YolanDa Brown
3pm 鈥� 7pm 鈥� Jack Pepper
7pm 鈥�9pm – Darren Redick鈥檚 Sunday Night Scala
9pm 鈥� 10pm 鈥� Scala at the Musicals
10pm 鈥� 1am 鈥� The Space
