Kerrang!

Kerrang is a cross media company which originally started as a publication. It started on the 6th of June 1981 in the UK. It focused on the New Age Rock such as AC/DC. It later launched Kerrang Australia in the 1990s.

Th Radio Station
The Kerrang radio station was founded in June 2004. The station divesified by making the music they broadcasted more main stream which didn't apeal to most readers of the publication. Despite of their change people continued to listen to the radio station as they broadcasted new undiscovered music. Viewers can request songs and enter competitions. The type of music changes as the day goes on; songs with mild swearing  would crop up and it would become heavier.


The Channel
 In 2005 the Kerrang channel was introduced to the UK. This was very popular for viewers as they could text in and request music videos. As well as many mainstream music channels it plays the count down of the most played songs but with a different genre. It sometimes censors video as they could be offencive.


Bauer Media Group and Box Television
Kerrang in owned by Bauer Media Group and Box Television. Each own 50% of Kerrang television.