Absolute Radio Country previously launched as Country Hits Radio in 2019 before being rebranded on 17 May 2021. Will be interesting to see if this is a success - but also I do wonder why Bauer went this route, seemingly made something of a success of it, but changed anyway. If I seem to like the station will be dipping in and out of the station as well as listening to other music.

The 1215 kHz frequency (247 metres) was used, in selected areas only, by the BBC Light Programme until 1967.Reflecting the massive popularity of Irish country music, ‘Absolute Irish' will broadcast from its base in Waterford 24 hours per day, seven days a week. From Abbey Road to Shepherd’s Bush Empire, from Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club to St Paul’s Cathedral, Absolute Radio Live is responsible for some of the most spine-tingling live music moments in modern memory. Virgin Radio launched aiming at a target group of 24- to 44-year-olds [64] and with a focus on album music, arguing that "singles chart shows on Radio 1 and local commercial radio were outdated because albums outsold singles by three to one. Absolute Radio is a British independent national radio station owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Absolute Radio Network.

The management team therefore set itself on a strategy to sell the business three years ahead of schedule. The Radio Authority was mandated to award three INR licences, one of which (INR1) had to be for a "non-pop" station (which was awarded to Classic FM), and one of which had to be for a predominantly speech-based service (this would be advertised later as INR3 and would be awarded to Talk Radio). Mildly amusing the first time I heard it, but hearing it 97 times in an hour where the app constantly drops is annoying. Take control of your Absolute Radio listening experience - with the ‘Listen later’ queue, you can build your playlist and listen to the best of Absolute Radio when you want it. Virgin Radio Viva, which was due to launch on the new 4 Digital Group platform (which ultimately never launched), was due to be a popular music station aimed at 15- to 29-year-old females.

I couldn’t catch all the lyrics either because I was on a bloody train and the signal cut-out after about a minute. Carried on Astra 2A, it launched on the channel 917 of the Sky EPG, [116] and then could be found on Astra 2G as Absolute Radio on channel 0107 of SKY UK EPG. Never miss an exclusive interview, live session or show, as the ‘Absolute Radio Recommends’ feed keeps you in-the-know. From 5 October 1998, Virgin Radio started simulcasts of the breakfast show on Sky One each morning for an hour between 7. Later that year, TV-am lost its ITV franchise [7] and its stake in the radio station was sold in March 1993 [8] to Apax Partners, JP Morgan Investment Corporation and Sir David Frost.

With Rod Stewart, David Bowie and Prince as highlights of the station's broadcast, it plays music originating from the 1970s.

Just tried station on my Echo Show 5 in my bederoom and it seems for now you will have to ask it to play Country Hits Radio. FM's Absolute Country, playing non-stop crooners and banjos, dance-tunes and fiddles, ballads and harmonicas. DJs are clearly instructed to talk incessantly about the app, jingles nag constantly about the app, and 'standard' advertising the app is then jammed on top! In partnership with Absolute Radio's premiere Country music radio station, this collection showcases 63 huge tracks by some of the genre's most well-loved stars that feature on the playlists at Absolute Radio Country.

Rock station that is finally on a roll: The wrong music policy and poor reception gave Virgin a shaky first year". Chief executive John Pearson, who had been with the station since before launch, resigned in April 2005, [47] and was replaced by Fru Hazlitt, who had previously been managing director of Yahoo! Evans' ownership of Virgin Radio started well, with a breakfast show audience increase of 660,000 to 2. On 12 April 2007, it was announced that SMG plc was to sell Virgin Radio, to enable the company to focus on its television station, STV. The last song to be played on Virgin Radio was " American Pie" by Don McLean and the first to be played on Absolute Radio was " A Day in the Life" by The Beatles.The Absolute Radio family of stations is made up of Absolute Radio, Absolute Classic Rock, Absolute Radio Country, Absolute Radio 60s, Absolute Radio 70s, Absolute 80s, Absolute Radio 90s, Absolute Radio 00s, Absolute Radio 10s and Absolute 20s. They share their personal struggles, to shine a light on men's mental health and the help that is out there. His show started on 13 October 1997, the same day that Zoë Ball started as Evans' replacement on Radio 1.