Broadcast area | United Kingdom: National (AM/DAB); London, West Midlands (FM) |
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Branding | Absolute. |
Slogan | "Where Real Music Matters" "The home of the no-repeat guarantee" |
Frequency | 1215 kHz, AM Variants 105.2 MHz (W. Midlands) 105.8 MHz (G. London) DAB – (Digital One) – 11D (England, Wales & Northern Ireland) – 12A (Scotland) Sky: 0107 Virgin Media: 915 Freeview: 727 Freesat: 724 Orbit Network: 127 Usen (Japan): CG3 |
First air date | 30 April 1993 (Virgin) 29 September 2008 (Absolute) |
Format | Modern adult contemporary |
Audience share | 1.2% (National) 2.3% (London) (December 2012, ) |
Owner | Bauer Radio |
Sister stations |
Absolute siblings Heat Radio The Hits Kerrang Radio Kiss Magic Planet Rock |
Website | Absolute Radio |
Coordinates: 51°30′44″N 0°08′13″W / 51.512248°N 0.136937°W
Absolute Radio is one of the UK's three Independent National Radio stations. The station rebranded to its current name at 7:45 am on 29 September 2008.
The station is based in London and plays popular rock music. It currently broadcasts on medium wave and DAB across the UK, on 105.8 FM in London and 105.2 FM in the West Midlands, Sky (channel 0107), Virgin Media (channel 915), Freeview (channel 727) and Freesat (channel 724). It is also available in other parts of the world via satellite, cable, and on the Internet. As of 31 December 2013, international streaming via the internet has been discontinued. Absolute Radio is a patron of The Radio Academy.
Absolute Radio is owned and operated by Bauer Radio of Hamburg based Bauer Media Group, it forms part of Bauer's National portfolio of radio brands.