Global launches Radio Plus subscription offering
September 23, 2026



Global, the Media & Entertainment group, has announced the launch of Radio Plus, giving audiences access to some the UK’s most popular music brands, just with more music and no commercial breaks.

Available for a monthly or annual fee, Radio Plus can be accessed through Global Player, linked to Alexa smart speakers, in-car apps and Apple TV. Subscribers also receive benefits tailored to each brand, including priority event access, weekly competition entries, exclusive presenter newsletters and merchandise discounts.


Plus is available in three packages:

Brand Plus, £4.99 a month or £49.99 a year: ad-free Live, Replay and Catch Up across one music brand family. Heart Plus, for example, includes Heart UK, Heart 70s, Heart 80s, Heart 90s, Heart 00s, Heart 10s, Heart Dance, Heart Love, Heart Musicals and Heart Xmas.

LBC Catch Up Plus, £4.99 a month or £49.99 a year: ad-free Catch Up from LBC and LBC News. Live and Replay continue to carry advertising.

Radio Plus, £9.99 a month or £99.99 a year: ad-free Live, Replay and Catch Up across Global’s UK music radio stations, plus ad-free Catch Up from LBC and LBC News.

Ashley Tabor-King CBE, Founder & Executive President of Global, commented: “Radio Plus gives listeners a new way to enjoy the stations they love: live, energetic radio with the sense of time, place, occasion and curation only live radio delivers, but with more music and no commercial breaks. Plus keeps everything that makes radio so special, from brilliant presenters and big shared moments, to news, competitions, events and listener interaction. Global Player is still completely free, and nothing changes on our normal streams, FM and DAB. This is simply a new exciting choice for our listeners. With radio reaching record audiences in the UK, this is the perfect moment to offer listeners an exciting new way to experience their favourite Global brands.”

Global Player will remain free and Global’s brands will continue to carry advertising on existing streams, FM and DAB.