n 0 08 13 w 51.512248 n 0.136937 w 51.512248 ; 0.136937 absolute classic rock broadcast area united kingdom slogan home of the great british guarantee frequency dab 11b greater london virgin media 952 sky 0203 first air date 2000 format classic rock audience share 0.2 % june 2013 rajar owner bauer radio sister stations absolute radio absolute radio 60s absolute radio 70s absolute radio 80s absolute radio 90s absolute radio 00s absolute radio extra website www.absoluteclassicrock.co.uk absolute classic rock is a radio station part of the absolute radio network broadcasting to london via dab virgin media sky and worldwide on the internet . 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 launch time presenter and song though not the artist were identical to its parent station virgin radio . on 1 september 2008 it was announced that virgin radio classic rock would be rebranded as absolute classic rock on 29 september 2008 . 2 the station was removed from freesat channel 725 on 8 december 2011 because of economic realities . 3 contents 1 dab expansion 2 schedule 3 former djs 4 references 5 external links dab expansion edit on 10 december 2010 absolute classic rock expanded on dab from london taking over from global radio owned gold on dab in the north of england where there were 10 million potential new listeners on dab in newcastle sunderland darlington middlesbrough leeds hull scunthorpe grimsby york huddersfield doncaster harrogate bradford sheffield blackburn preston blackpool bolton lancaster liverpool chester wrexham north wales and warrington on 20 december 2010 absolute classic rock launched on dab to a potential new 3 million new listeners in ayr bath cardiff coventry and exeter . in 2011 it was confirmed by ofcom that to accommodate the launch of new sister station absolute radio 60s the reduction of the broadcast bitrate of absolute classic rock would be permitted on the various multiplexes on which it broadcasts . 4 schedule edit monday to thursday 00 00 absolute classic rock 06 00 christian o connell breakfast show syndicated from absolute radio 10 00 chris martin 13 00 leona graham 16 00 claire sturgess 20 00 absolute classic rock friday 00 00 absolute classic rock 06 00 christian o connell breakfast show syndicated from absolute radio 10 00 chris martin 13 00 leona graham 16 00 claire sturgess 20 00 absolute classic rock saturday 00 00 absolute classic rock 10 00 chris martin 12 00 absolute classic rock 19 00 absolute classic rock party with claire sturgess syndicated on absolute radio 22 00 absolute classic rock sunday 00 00 absolute classic rock 10 00 chris martin 12 00 absolute classic rock former djs edit richard skinner tommy vance gordon loncaster selena harrington bernard doherty alice cooper guy jagger and russ williams . references edit virgin launches online classic . broadcast . 2000 12 04 . barnett emma 2008 09 01 . plans revealed to rebrand virgin radio as absolute . brand republic . archived from the original on 7 september 2008 . retrieved 2008 09 01 . changes to absolute classic rock and absolute radio 00s . one golden square . 21 november 2011 . ofcom radio broadcast licensing update for october 2011 published 1 nov 2011 archived 3 april 2012 at the wayback machine . external links edit official website absolute classic rock last.fm page showing a complete listing of most tracks played . v t e absolute radio sister stations absolute radio 60s absolute radio 70s absolute radio 80s absolute radio 90s absolute radio 00s absolute radio extra absolute classic rock absolute radio djs rob beckett sarah champion pete donaldson leona graham geoff lloyd annabel port frank skinner ian wright former djs nick abbot danny baker robin banks vicki butler henderson robin burke jonathan coleman martin collins gary davies daryl denham chris evans alan freeman neil francis janey lee grace kevin greening dave gorman tony hadley nicky horne jk and joel ben jones gary king jeremy kyle allan lake iain lee tim lovejoy pete mitchell al murray lynn parsons steve penk vic reeves joanna russell holly samos harriet scott graeme smith tim shaw suggs david tennant tommy vance clive warren russ williams ronnie wood shows the christian o connell breakfast show sunday night show former iain lee s 2 hour long late night radio show the geoff show former geoff lloyd with annabel port pete and geoff former related other jack fm oxfordshire glide fm absolute xtreme virgin radio groove dabbl bauer radio timl radio limited stv group plc golden square v t e bauer media group publishing consumer titles australia apc australian geographic the australian women s weekly cleo cosmopolitan dolly empire fhm grazia harper s bazaar motor nw ok people the picture 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