radio2XS is programmed and edited in Sheffield, England and uses the on-air slogan "New Music, Live Sessions and 60 Years of Rock’n'roll".
The station was formed in 2002 by Jeff Cooper.
radio2XS produces its own live music ('The Barn Sessions', named after the 17th century Peak District barn where many of them are recorded) and has featured such bands as Travis, Idlewild, Cornershop, Alabama 3, Catatonia, Adema, Morcheeba, The Abbots, Johnny Dowd and others. The sessions are broadcast every weekend at 1200 Saturdays and 2200 Sundays (UK times).
The station is staffed by several veteran English DJs besides Cooper, including Guy Morris, John Peters, Ed Parnell and Caroline Woodruff.
It is fully licensed from the UK by music copyright bodies PPL and MCPS-PRS.