Kool FM's 1st Birthday Party | DJ Red Alert & DJ Buzz | 1992 Hardcore Classics | Sat 28th Nov 1992
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Kool FM's 1st Birthday Party | DJ Red Alert & DJ Buzz | 1992 Hardcore Classics | Sat 28th Nov 1992
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Kool FM was one of London's and the UK most successful Jungle/Drum & Bass pirate radio stations of the 90s and 2000s eras. Broadcasting on 94.5FM dial for decades they catered for Junglists, Junglettes, ravers, electronic music enthusiasts and inspired several generation of DJs, MCs and producers, not only from the Jungle scene but from the emerging UK Garage, Grime, Dubstep and Techno scenes. They broadcast from East London to the greater London area. Organising some of the Jungle scene's most talked about rave nights like: Jungle Fever @The Sanctuary, Jungle Brothers @Brewery Rd, Jungle Dawn & Kool FM @Brewery Rd, Club Kool @Lazerdrome, Kool Skool '96 @The Powerhouse, and, Kool Day @Lazerdrome, Jungle Fever Presents Tenner Fever @Gracelands (London SE1), Heat & Jungle Fever Part @The Astoria (Charing Cross Rd), United Dance vs Jungle Fever @Bagleys (Kings Cross), Easter Fever 99 @The London Astoria. Also working with rave nights like Club Telepathy, Innersense, Heat, Pure Science, and, 0-dB. Kool FM hosted raves at the The Warehouse (Curtain Rd), The Edge (Coventry), Rage (Leicester), Roller Express (Edmonton), The Angel Centre (Tonbridge, Kent), The Powerhouse (Stratford), The Astoria, The Sanctuary (Milton Keynes), Club UN (Tottenham), Stevenage Ice Arena, Stratford Rex, Bagleys (King Cross), Gracelands (London Bridge), The Coronet (Elephant & Castle), Hastings Pier, Heaven, and many well known landmark clubs in London and across the UK.
In the mid 90s they set up their own record label called K Power Records, with releases from their in-house DJs and setting up their own DJ and MC agency, called the Jungle Fever Agency. Setting up the Jungle Fever Record Shop, in Clapton, Hackney, East London.
They ran successful under 18 Kool Skool event for the local youth which allowed the likes of MC Stormin (RIP), to be discovered.
The Kool FM Hit Squad was one of Britain's most celebrated array of DJ, MCs, producers and artists: A Team Supreme Team (DJ Ron, DJ SL, MC Moose & MC 5ive-0), MC Navigator, Ragga Twins (Deman Rocker & Flinty Bad Man), MC Strings (Pappa Strings), DJ Footloose, DJ Wildchild, DJ Younghead, DJ Slippery, DJ Dark Angel, DJ Easy D, DJ Pressure X, MC Times Two, MC Remadee, MC Co-Gee, MC Gold Chain, Freddy Supreme (MC Supreme), DJ Trace, MC Ryme Tyme, DJ Crazy legs, MC Foxy, DJ Funky Flirt, MC Skibadee & MC Shabba D (SASASAS), MC Shockin B, DJ Brockie & MC Det, DJ Nicky Blackmarket & MC Stevie Hyper D (RIP), DJ Rodney T, DJ Kane (Trouble On Vinyl), DJ Marley Marl, DJ Magic (Prisoners Of Technology, Fresh Kutt Records), DJ Ash-A-Tack, DJ Ital, MC IC3, MC Riddla, MC Foxy, MC Blusey G (MC Gee), DJ Dark Angel, DJ Crissy Chris (War On Silence), DJ Profile (360 Showcase), DJ Probe, DJ Ice, MC I.D., MC Stingray, MC PSG (Da Click), DJ Easy D, DJ Baby Face Ragga (RIP), DJ Ash (Boogie Times Records), DJ Jinx, DJ Buzz, DJ Smurff, DJ Kutlus, MC Teka, DJ Devious D, DJ Bryan Gee, DJ Mampi Swift (Charge Recordings), DJ Krome (Tearin Vinyl), Cool Hand Flex (Mac II Recordings), DJ Pugwash ((Dream Team) Joker Records), DJ Cabbie (DJ Cab-E), DJ Hoodlum, DJ Trend, DJ Wagner, DJ Chase, DJ Jack-Knife, DJ Live-0, MC Fun, DJ Ruffstuff (The UNCZ), DJ Papa Gee, DJ Protocol, MC Curse, MC Junglist, DJ Filthy Dirty Rich (Filth Recordings), DJ Pitch, MC Nice, MC Lok-I (aka Jamaican English), MC A1, MC Maxwell D (Pay As You Go Cartel), DJ Nicky Slim Ting (East Co), MC Piper, MC Fatman D (New Breed Crew), DJ Logan D & MC Eksman (Problem Central), MC Herbzie, DJ Majistrate, DJ Nicol, DJ Guv, DJ Connie Con, DJ Smokester (DJ Smokey Joe (Smokers Inc label)), DJ Law, DJ Fashion, DJ Sebel, DJ Lase, DJ Origin, DJ Uno, DJ Rio Sky, DJ Trickles, DJ Pleasure, DJ Elegance, DJ Verb, DJ Fashion, DJ Spice, Social Security, DJ Scanner, DJ Tomi Kain, DJ Runtings, DJ Matty P, DJ Sparxx, Lady MC, DJ Sly, MC Shaydee (Shadow Demon Coalition), MC Kray Z B, MC Teknikov, MC K-Eye, MC Five Alive, MC TT Ace, MC Illmatika, DJ Sub, DJ BF Jay, T-Lite & Slim D, and many household names.
In 1996, Kool FM set up a sister station in the Midlands which broadcast during the weekend on the 105.6FM dial and later moving to 92.4FM, in 2001. The station held events in the Midlands area like, Velocity @The Que Club (Birmingham). Kool Midlands showcased the best talent from Midlands, with the like of: DJ Ellis Da Menace, DJ Devize, DJ Jay La Roc, DJ Astro Jay, MC Biggie, MC Jay, DJ DubMaster, MC Phantom, DJ Jazzy, DJ Crazy T, DJ Shaggy, DJ Escape, DJ Ascend, DJ Warren B, DJ Rolz, MC General, DJ FuZion, DJ Dutche, DJ Skitty, DJ Snave, DJ Jock Lee, DJ Hussey, DJ Splash, DJ Kenny K-Go, DJ Glen Aston, DJ Kieran Jay, and many others.
In the late 2000s Kool FM moved to the 94.6FM dial before switching over to a digital radio platform, in 2010, where they've consistently remained broadcasting online via www.koollondon.com.
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