The recent news of David Rodigan leaving Kiss FM after a long 22 years came as a shock to many. Rodigan, who is known for his infamous sound clashes and his spot on knowledge and understanding of the reggae culture, has had qualms about the time slot of his show which is the only one dedicated to reggae on the network. On his website Rodigan’s Reggae, he wrote :

“I write this to inform you that today I have resigned from my position as a broadcaster on Kiss FM. I’ve been with station for 22 years, shared some wonderful times with many fantastic artists and members of staff and its with great sadness that I’ve come to this decision. Due to their continued marginalisation of reggae music into the twilight zone of radio scheduling, it has left me no option but to make a stand for my passion and the music I love so dearly.

As Bob Marley famously said “the stone that the builder refused will be the head corner stone.” Reggae was originally played on the streets, not on radio, and Kiss’ refusal to schedule the only reggae show on their network to a socially accessible time has resulted in this decision. Reggae is worthy of more respect and so are the fans and lovers of this music.”

David Rodigan will continue to do his show on BBC Radio 2, which he won “Best Specialist Music Programme” at the Sony Radio Academy Awards earlier in the year, his third award.