Radio X streams a mix of hip-hop, jazz, news and talk live from Cagliari, the capital of Sardinia, branding itself as "Cagliari Social Radio" on 96.8 FM. Press play on Radio Shuffle and it streams instantly, free, with no account or app download required.
A station built around "social" programming
Radio X leans hard into the "social" half of its own branding. According to the station's own schedule, shows like Akua'ba, which covers parenthood, and Oltre le Barriere, focused on inclusion, sit alongside its music and news output, treating community and social issues as core programming rather than occasional segments. That mix extends to Radio X Social Club, a live music venue series the station runs in Cagliari, tying its on-air identity directly to events happening in the city itself.
Jazz with deep local roots
Among the station's music programming, Jazz Alarm! stands out for pulling in Sardinian musicians directly, including live recordings and summer sessions with local ensembles such as the Paolo Carrus Big Band. Rather than running jazz as a generic overnight format, Radio X treats it as a showcase for Cagliari's own jazz scene, a choice that gives the genre a specifically Sardinian identity on the station rather than a purely international one.
Sardinian language on the air
Radio X also runs programming IN SARDU, in the Sardinian language, alongside its Italian-language shows. Sardinian is a distinct Romance language spoken across the island, and giving it dedicated airtime is a meaningful choice for a commercial-feeling FM station, one that signals Radio X sees its mission as serving Cagliari's specific linguistic identity rather than defaulting entirely to standard Italian.
Daily news from the same local lens
That same local focus carries into Extralive!, the station's daily news program running every morning from 8 to 9, and into Un Caffè a Radio X, a show built around interviews with figures from Cagliari's own community. Between the news, the interviews and the jazz sessions, Radio X positions itself less as a national music brand and more as a dedicated civic voice for one Sardinian city.
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Radio X streams around the clock, and Radio Shuffle carries the feed live with nothing to install and no subscription required. Press play for hip-hop, jazz, and the social and local programming that keeps Cagliari connected.