The eXpat Chart is a syndicated radio-based Top 40 (radio format) chart show broadcast across the globle on English speaking radio stations. It is based on the UK Top 40 format, and is derived from airplay from subscriber English-language radio stations across Europe and the Middle East. The programme is aimed at English expatriate

Expatriate

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s and tourists visiting popular holiday

Holiday

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 destinations across Europe

Europe

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 and the Middle East

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

.

The programme is broadcast currently to over ten regions including Spain

Spain

Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

, Cyprus

Cyprus

Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...

, Italy

Italy

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, Gibraltar

Gibraltar

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, Oman

Oman

Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...

, Dubai

Dubai

Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...

, Malta

Malta

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, Aruba

Aruba

Aruba is a 33 km-long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, located 27 km north of the coast of Venezuela and 130 km east of Guajira Peninsula...

 and New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

, as well as appearing on selected internet radio

Internet radio

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 stations.

The programme is hosted by Spencer James, and is produced by Fourway Media

Fourway Media

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The eXpat Chart is broadcast every Sunday, with the [ website] updated as the programme airs. The website also has the showbiz news headlines, forums for discussion of the songs in the chart, and about life in the expat community.

Also there is a weekly showbiz news bulletin, with the main news in the world of entertainment, and a look back at previous hits over the years on the chart in the "Rewind" section of the programme.

Broadcast stations

The eXpat Chart is broadcast to over 40 radio stations across the globe. All times are local to the location of broadcast. Some of the stations include:

On Radio Napa in Cyprus - 106.3fm and online at http://www.radionapa.net - Sundays from 4pm.

On Ace FM in Alhaurin & Coin in mainland Spain - 106.8fm and online at http://www.acefm.info - Sundays from 5pm.

On Bay Radio

Bay Radio (Spain)

Bay Radio is an English language radio station for expats in the Valencian Community. It serves the majority of the Costa Blanca, broadcasting from Valencia to Torrevieja. The station is on-air 24 hours a day....

 in the Costa Blanca - 88.4, 88.8, 89.2, 89.4 & 98.5fm and online at http://www.bayradio.fm - Sundays from 6pm.

On Coast FM in Tenerife - 89.2 & 100.8fm and online at http://www.coastfmtenerife.com - Sundays from 4pm.

On UK Away FM in Lanzarote - 99.4 & 99.9fm and online at http://www.ukawayfm.com - Saturdays from 5pm.

On Spectrum FM in Spain - 105.5 & 92.6fm and online at http://www.spectrumfm.net - Sundays from 4pm.

On Radio Effedue in Italy - On fm and online at http://www.radioeffedue.com - Sundays from 4pm.

HiFM in Oman - 95.9fm and online at http://www.hifmradio.com - Thursday's & Fridays from 4pm.

88.6 Island FM in Zante - 88.6fm and online at http://www.islandfm.gr - Sundays from 8pm.

Energy FM in Malta - 96.4fm and online at http://www.energyfm964.com - Thursdays from 6pm.

www.myexpatradio.com in Dubai - Online at http://www.myexpatradio.com - Sundays from 7pm.

A full listing of stations that broadcast the programme is available on the programme website - http://www.expatchart.com/where

Spin off programmes

In December 2008 and December 2009, Fourway Radio, the producers of The eXpat Chart, presented a Christmas Special called The eXmas Chart. This was hosted by Spencer James, and co-hosted by Martin Jefferies who is the Showbiz news editor for the programme, and Adam Williams, who is one of the journalists in the showbiz newsroom. it has been announced that the programme will return for another broadcast in 2010, with a slight change to the format of the programme.

Following the death of Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...

in June 2009, There was a special commemorating Jacksons musical history, playing the top 40 songs of his career.