Absolute Radio Country... The Ultimate Collection

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Nickelback, The Offspring, Aerosmith, The Rolling Stones, Biffy Clyro, The Beatles, David Bowie, Nirvana, The Police and Blur. 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. A radio station on DAB, Virgin Media, Sky and the internet playing classic rock from the 1960s to the 1990s.

Originally I only listened to Classic Rock and it was always around 10 in the evening till about midnight. Ten minutes before going off air, the station played a tribute to their former AM frequencies, starting with clips from BBC Light Programme, BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 3, through its life as Virgin 1215 and ending with the relaunch as Absolute Radio. With The Beatles and The Rolling Stones as highlights of the station's broadcasts, it plays music originating from the 1960s.However, the delay in approval of the Capital acquisition would ultimately lead to the deal not going through.

We open our doors for intimate sessions from stars such as Vampire Weekend, Blossoms, Paul Weller and Richard Ashcroft, The Courteeners and Supergrass.Absolute Radio is a British independent national radio station owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Absolute Radio Network. Bauer launched a subscription streaming service for Absolute Radio and KISS, [145] which included five new advert-free radio services under the Absolute Radio brand, alongside the original ten Absolute Radio channels. Virgin Radio was also among the first to explore the opportunities for delivering its services to mobile phones.

If you would like to see more radios' schedules simultaneously, please visit the general Schedule page. Intelligent streaming gives you CD quality on a WiFi connection and prevents audio-stuttering when you’re out and about. From midnight on Friday 20 January 2023, a closedown loop carried information advising listeners stating that Absolute Radio "is no longer available on AM" and redirecting listeners to DAB, and the Absolute Radio mobile and smart speaker applications. The service also offers five exclusive stations: Absolute Radio Acoustic, Absolute Radio Classic Country, Andy Bush's Indie Disco 24/7, Through the Decades and Haven't Heard It for Ages.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. In Autumn 2012 it launched the Opus Streaming Trial [124] as part of the Listen Labs, including streams for all seven stations in 24, 64 and 96 kbit/s.