Exclusively Dire Straits

Some stations program music. Exclusively Dire Straits from the UAE programs one artist across their entire broadcast day, and that commitment creates something genuinely novel in radio. The station rotates through Dire Straits' catalog - deep cuts, live recordings, solo work - with enough depth to reveal how vast the band's actual discography runs. Most casual listeners only know maybe six songs. This station uses deep knowledge to reframe how those songs relate to each other. You'll hear how Sultans of Swing connects to later work, how the band's approach to guitar tone evolved across decades…