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Formerly known as Virgin Radio Classic Rock, it originally was an internet-only radio station, and launched in 2000 under the name Virgin Classic by Lee Roberts, SMG Radio Director. [1] On DAB Digital Radio in London, the station launched at 12:15pm with Richard Skinner introducing Steppenwolf 's " Born to Be Wild ".
The Absolute Radio Network is a network of ten radio stations owned and operated by Bauer Radio.Bauer purchased the TIML Radio Limited network of stations in 2013. Most of the Absolute Radio stations are decade-themed services, alongside the flagship station and classic rock and country-formatted stations.
Launched as Virgin Radio Classic Rock in 2000 as part of SMG Radio's strategy to trade total network listening hours at a time when analogue listening hours had been falling. The service was rebranded as Absolute Radio Classic Rock in 2008.
Graham stayed after Virgin Radio was re-branded as Absolute Radio. She works both as a main presenter and a fill-in presenter. She can be heard every weekday from 10 am to 10 pm across three stations: main station (from 10am till 1 pm); then Absolute 80s (from 1pm till 4pm) and Classic Rock station (from 7pm till 10 pm).
It was later revealed that Absolute Radio 60s would share some of the DAB multiplexes used by Absolute Classic Rock, with the latter reducing its broadcast capacity on each multiplex to make space available for Absolute Radio 60s. [2] The 60s service began broadcasting from 22 November 2011 on various DAB multiplexes around the country and ...
In 2015 Claire Sturgess joined Absolute Radio, taking the 4-6 pm slots on both Saturdays and Sundays, the latter being a request show. She now presents Fridays 7-10 pm (Absolute '80s Greatest Hits), Saturdays 7-10pm (Classic Rock Party) and Sundays 6pm-8pm (Absolute Radio Request Show). She also presents weekdays 10 am-1 pm on Absolute Classic ...
Mojo Radio, classic rock, early pop, blues and soul; broadcast on digital TV and online; ceased broadcasting in 2008. Q Radio , rock, alternative rock; broadcast nationally on Freeview and online; closed on 7 May 2013; replaced by Kisstory .
16 October – Absolute 80s and Absolute 90s move to the DAB+ format, broadcasting in stereo. This gives Bauer the space on the semi-national SDL multiplex to carry more stations, and these include Absolute Country and Absolute Classic Rock. [97] 12 December – Absolute Radio and Absolute Radio 80s were removed from Freesat. [98]