Editing Kerrang! Radio (section)

===FM radio station: 2004–2013===
Kerrang! Radio first went on air in June 2004, following Kerrang!'s successful bid for the West Midlands regional FM franchise the previous October.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2003/oct/03/arts.radio |title=Kerrang! returns West Midlands to its rock roots |first1=Richard |last1=Wray |first2=Julia |last2=Day |date=3 October 2003 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> The station was based at new dedicated studios located in Lionel Street, Birmingham, officially opened by Black Sabbath's guitarist [[Tony Iommi]].<ref name=BhamLive2013 /> Broadcasting on the new 105.2 FM Midlands frequency, Kerrang! Radio replaced the prior digital Kerrang! Radio on DAB, TV platforms and online. The new station's format mixed modern and classic rock with speech content targeted at a young adult rock audience. In the FM era the station ran a somewhat more mainstream, adult-rock tone of daytime output than the magazine, featuring more [[Indie rock|indie]] and [[alternative rock]] than the magazine, which traditionally focused on heavier rock genres. The night shows were conversely very much fuelled by the traditional Kerrang! Magazine sound, with a wider and less mainstream style, playing a mix of [[Punk rock|punk]] and [[heavy metal music|metal]] bands.

In October 2007, as part of a major overhaul of Kerrang! Radio's program schedule and line-up of hosts, former [[Big Brother (British TV series)|''Big Brother UK'']] contestant [[Kate Lawler]] was taken on as co-presenter of the "Morning After" breakfast show, alongside [[Tim Shaw (presenter)|Tim Shaw]]. Another new appointment at this time was [[Nick Margerrison]], who became one of the regular presenters of the "Night Before" late night show.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/sep/13/radio |title=Kate Lawler to present on Kerrang! Radio |first=John |last=Plunkett |date=13 September 2007 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>

By 2009, the station had changed the style of music it played in order to appeal to a wider audience, and radio industry listening figures published in March of that year revealed that the station was broadcasting to 374,000 people across the West Midlands. Kerrang! Radio won a Gold Award in the Station of the Year category at the 2009 Sony [[Radio Academy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-live.co.uk/business/creative/kerrang-radio-close-birmingham-news-3944222 |title=Kerrang! Radio to close Birmingham news room |date=10 Jun 2009 |website=BusinessLive}}</ref>

==== Rock Dog ====
March of 2013 saw Kerrang! partner with [[The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association|Guide Dogs]] charity to have a [[black Labrador]] canine, dubbed Rock Dog host a radio show on Sundays. The radio programmer at the time reported "People seem to be having trouble believing us, but it really is a dog. Like, an actual dog. It's a programme for people who love rock music. And dogs".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kerrang! Radio gives show to a dog {{!}} Complete Music Update |url=https://completemusicupdate.com/article/kerrang-radio-gives-show-to-a-dog/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=completemusicupdate.com}}</ref> [https://soundcloud.com/marklislemedia/kerrang-work-exp-rock-dog Clips of the show] are archived on the internet. Rock Dog continued through May of 2013, after which changes in the station eliminated the show.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-06-13 |title=Life after FM for digital Kerrang! Radio |url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/06/life-after-fm-for-digital-kerrang-radio/ |access-date=2023-04-17 |website=RadioToday |language=en-GB}}</ref>