Christian is now one the UK’s most senior music programmers and will be responsible for the music output at all 5 Galaxy stations, with station Music Managers having a direct reporting line to him.
Vaughan Hobbs, Chrysalis Radio Head of Music said I am very pleased to appoint Christian to his new position. His continued hard work for the Galaxy brand has been an integral part of the networks continued growth over the past 2 years, and he has demonstrated the skills to take on this role with its added responsibilities.
Of his appointment, Christian Smith said, I am delighted to take up this role. The Galaxy network is massively successful and I look forward to ensuring that the Galaxy network flies the flag for quality dance music well into the future.
Official figures show that Galaxy is the country’s biggest commercial dance music network with 2.2 million listeners tuning in every week. Over the past year almost a quarter of a million new listeners have made the switch (Source: RAJAR weeks 26-50 1999 and 2000).
