BFBS Radio 1 Afghanistan

BFBS Radio 1 Afghanistan is the Afghan outpost of the British Forces Broadcasting Service, the network that has entertained UK service personnel and their families around the world for decades. Its job in Afghanistan was to give British troops a direct line to home: during the UK deployment it broadcast from Camp Bastion, where its presenters even hosted live link-ups with BBC Radio 1. The output is pure mainstream forces radio - current hits, chart music and familiar UK voices between the records.

Musically the station follows a Top 40 format built around the biggest pop tracks of the moment, in the same vein as the network's flagship chart shows. Although the British combat mission in Afghanistan has ended, the feed remains available as an online stream, so it can still be heard far beyond its original military audience. The broadcast can be played through the BFBS website, the free BFBS app for iOS and Android, smart speakers, and online radio directories.