Dire Straits — Where to Listen on the Radio

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Origin: Deptford, United Kingdom
Active since: 1977–1995

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About Dire Straits

Dire Straits is a rock, soft rock and classic rock artist from Deptford, United Kingdom, active since 1977. ArtisFind has detected 18 plays of Dire Straits on 13 radio stations in Brazil, Switzerland and Italy, most recently on 1.FM - Classic Rock Replay Radio 1d ago. The song heard most often on air is “Money for Nothing”.

Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals, lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Pick Withers (drums, percussion). The band was active from 1977 to 1988 and again from 1990 to 1995.

Their first single, "Sultans of Swing", from their 1978 self-titled debut album, reached the top 10 in the UK and US charts. It was followed by a series of hit singles including "Romeo and Juliet" (1981), "Private Investigations" (1982), "Industrial Disease" (1982), "Twisting by the Pool" (1983), "Money for Nothing" and "Walk of Life" (both 1985). Their most commercially successful album, Brothers in Arms (1985), has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide; it was the first album to sell a million copies on CD and is the tenth-best-selling album in UK history. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Albums, as of 2005, Dire Straits had spent over 1,100 weeks on the UK Albums Chart, the fifth-most at that time.

Dire Straits drew from influences including country, folk, the blues rock of J. J. Cale, and jazz. Their stripped-down sound demonstrated a roots rock influence which emerged from pub rock. The band experienced several personnel changes, with Mark Knopfler and Illsley the only members to remain throughout its history. After their first breakup in 1988, Knopfler told Rolling Stone: "A lot of press reports were saying we were the biggest band in the world.…

Dire Straits on the radio in numbers

18
Plays detected: 13
Stations: 9
Countries: Jun 2026
First detected

Stations that played Dire Straits

1.FM - Classic Rock Replay Radio
Switzerland
Last played: 1d ago
“Money for Nothing”
Rádio Ouricuri
Brazil
Last played: 6d ago
“Sultans of Swing Best RemiX Ever !!!”
Radio 91 Rock
Brazil
Last played: 8d ago
“WALK OF LIFE (live)”
FM Kompakt
Germany
Last played: 39d ago
“Southbound Again”
92.5 The River - WXRV
United States
Last played: 41d ago
“Sultans of Swing”
LolliRadio Soft
Italy
Last played: 41d ago
“Private investigations”
De La Costa Radio
Argentina
Last played: 59d ago
“Skateaway.”
Spoon Radio
France
Last played: 74d ago
“Romeo and Juliet | SPOON ROCK - LA VIE EN ROCK”
Radio Lac
Switzerland
Last played: 93d ago
“WALK OF LIFE”
Radio Dimensione Stereo
Italy
Last played: 100d ago
“Walk Of Life”
AND Radio
United Kingdom
Last played: 138d ago
“Money For Nothing”
Rádio Conquista
Brazil
Last played: 144d ago
“so far away”
Cool D Radio Electronica
Colombia
Last played: 155d ago
“Money For Nothing (Edit)”