Absolute Radio Country... The Ultimate Collection

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I think if I hear that guy saying if you like country we'll get along fine several times an hour I will go mad. From the 2010–11 to the 2015–16 seasons, Absolute Radio broadcast live commentary of 32 Premier League games on Saturday afternoons. The listeners will stream instead rather than people cosying up to Frank Skinner and his sidekick bumlickers on a Saturday morning. On 1 September 2008 it was announced that Virgin Radio would be rebranded as Absolute Radio on 28 September.

The Radio Authority decided, however, that 105–108 MHz would be licensed to new local and regional stations [18] and Virgin Radio applied for [19] and won one of the new FM licences advertised in London as a result.Absolute Radio is a British independent national radio station owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Absolute Radio Network. David Campbell, previously managing director of one of Virgin's post-production television companies, [14] was the chief executive at launch. Based on a number of Rock Star Babylon stories by former Now Show comedian Jon Holmes, the series featured the voices of Shaun Keaveny, Jon Culshaw and Jake Yapp. 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. You probably know Joanna Lumley, but you may not be aware that her husband Stephen Barlow is a famed conductor, composer and musician - and the pair of them are passionate about classical music.

Mildly amusing the first time I heard it, but hearing it 97 times in an hour where the app constantly drops is annoying.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. No use to me on an internet radio but I wonder if Absolute Radio Country Hits could be a premium offering on planet radio in the future.

Never miss an exclusive interview, live session or show, as the ‘Absolute Radio Recommends’ feed keeps you in-the-know. I lived in Dublin for a while and I could access Absolute there on the app, I was away for a short break in Paris recently and it's there too, anywhere I go on holiday, it's there. With so many stations already, Absolute will struggle to get to the magic number of 20 premium stations. The station closed on AM at midnight on Friday 20 January 2023, with " Absolute Beginners" by David Bowie being the last ever song being broadcast on its AM frequencies. The 1215 kHz frequency (247 metres) was used, in selected areas only, by the BBC Light Programme until 1967.Listen for free to all 10 of our radio stations, playing the best music from the 60s to the present day, as well as exclusive podcasts, documentaries, and guests from the likes of Liam Gallagher and Dave Grohl, to Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence. In each episode Gemma’s joined by an expert who helps us make sense of some of the curve balls life can throw. If you would like to see more radios' schedules simultaneously, please visit the general Schedule page.