n 0 08 13 w 51.512248 n 0.136937 w 51.512248 ; 0.136937 absolute 80s city london broadcast area united kingdom branding absolute radio slogan the uk s only 80s radio station frequency dab 11a freesat 726 sky 0200 virgin media 951 first air date 4 december 2009 format non stop music from the 1980s audience share 0.4 % december 2012 1 owner bauer radio sister stations absolute radio absolute classic rock absolute radio 60s absolute radio 70s absolute radio 90s absolute radio 00s absolute radio extra absolute 80s is a digital radio station in the united kingdom catering for reluctant adults who want to reconnect with the tunes of their 80s youth . 1 contents 1 absolute 80s launch 2 djs 3 tuning in 4 references 5 external links absolute 80s launch edit absolute 80s launched at 7.00 pm on 4 december 2009 replacing absolute xtreme . 2 the marketing plan for absolute 80s started with targeted sampling at 80s events such as madness pet shop boys and depeche mode at the o2 arena and simple minds at wembley arena . the first track to play on the station was you got ta fight for your right to party by the beastie boys . 3 4 on friday 14 may 2010 absolute 80s launched broadcasting in mono at 64kbps on digital one national dab digital radio . on 29 february 2016 the station switched to the newly launched sound digital multiplex an upgrade to 80kbps in mono although it continued to broadcast on digital one until the end of april 2016 . 5 djs edit currently djs on absolute 80s include leona graham martyn lee and richie firth . sarah champion hosts a live friday night 80s show on sister station absolute radio that is also simulcast live on absolute 80s . the christian o connell breakfast show which also includes richie firth from absolute radio is also simulcast live on absolute 80s . matthew rudd hosts a weekend eclectic programme featuring some of the more forgotten hits of the decade such as less radio friendly charting singles by bands like orchestral manoeuvres in the dark and japan . tony hadley the lead singer of spandau ballet hosts a 2 hour show on saturdays from 6pm . tuning in edit dab digital radio throughout great britain on the sound digital multiplex . freesat channel 726 sky channel 0200 virgin media channel 951 references edit tryhorn chris 2009 11 03 . absolute radio to launch 80s station . the guardian . archived from the original on 6 november 2009 . retrieved 2009 11 04 . absolute 80s to launch tomorrow . the airwaves . 2009 12 03 . archived from the original on 2011 07 24 . absolute 80s ready to launch . radio today . 2009 12 03 . absolute readies 80s push . marketing week . 2009 12 02 . absolute 80s planet rock heat and kisstory to end dual dab transmission . a516digital.com . 2016 04 15 . external links edit official website 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 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