Mi-Soul

Mi-Soul is an independent UK digital radio station and web broadcaster founded in London by Gordon Mac in 2012. It has been broadcasting across London and Brighton on DAB+ since 2015 and streams globally online, focusing on soulful music for mature audiences and 80s and 90s underground club veterans.

Veteran DJs anchor the schedule. Ronnie Herel drives the afternoon slot with R&B curation, while Jon Jules and Stretch Taylor handle regular shows.

The playlist mixes classic soul and 90s grooves with underground releases. Tracks like Lalah Hathaway's 47th Street and Jarrod Lawson's Midas Touch sit alongside soulful house and neo-soul.

Mi-Soul pulls around 116,000 weekly listeners according to RAJAR data for Q2 2026, marking a 10% decrease in reach compared to the previous year. Despite fewer listeners, overall engagement remained steady with audiences tuning in for an average of 5.6 hours per week, maintaining the same listening depth as 2025. Listeners stick with it to dodge chart pop and enjoy proper underground music.

Compared to Jazz FM or BBC Radio 1Xtra, Mi-Soul offers underground authority. Its reliance on DAB and digital platforms limits casual analog car-radio discovery outside major UK hubs. Listeners choose Mi-Soul for its focus on niche sub-genres that commercial radio ignores.