dab 11b greater london first air date 22 november 2011 format non stop music from the 1960s audience share 0.1 % december 2012 1 owner bauer radio sister stations absolute radio absolute classic rock absolute radio 70s absolute radio 80s absolute radio 90s absolute radio 00s absolute radio extra website www.absoluteradio60s.co.uk absolute radio 60s is a british radio station dedicated to music from the 1960s . launched by absolute radio to complement its decade format radio stations it first aired on 22 november 2011 debuting a week before absolute radio 70s . the station broadcasts through digital audio broadcasting dab on the bauer radio multiplex in inverness and is also available online where it can be accessed using radioplayer . absolute radio 60s was the first uk radio station to be dedicated solely to music from the decade . contents 1 history 2 format 3 references 4 external links history edit details of absolute radio s plan to extend its decade themed radio stations were released in october 2010 following the success of absolute radio 80s and absolute radio 90s the former of which was ranked eleventh in terms of listener numbers . 1 two new stations were announced on the same day 18 october absolute radio 60s and absolute radio 70s both of which would be dedicated to the music of their respective decades . a holding website went live at absoluteradio60s.co.uk following the announcement with basic information including the proposed station schedule . it was later revealed that absolute radio 60s would share some of the dab multiplexes used by absolute classic rock with the latter reducing its broadcast capacity on each multiplex to make space available for absolute radio 60s . 2 the 60s service began broadcasting from 22 november 2011 on various dab multiplexes around the country and online . 3 absolute radio 70s launched a week later . 4 upon its launch the station was more widely available than its 70s counterpart airing on dab in london the north and west of england and scotland . 1 on 23 april 2013 the radio today website reported that absolute radio had removed absolute radio 60s and absolute classic rock from several dab platforms in england and wales but the stations continued to broadcast in london and online . 5 on 18 september 2014 it was reported that absolute radio 60s would be removed from london and the few other remaining local dab multiplexes but would be added to inverness dab . the space freed up by this move was to allow bauer to increase the coverage of its kisstory station . 6 this final reconfiguration of absolute radio 60s occurred at 1 minute past midnight on 5 january 2015 . format edit although a separate entity absolute radio 60s takes a limited amount of programming from the main absolute radio station chiefly the christian o connell breakfast show and the weekend the frank skinner show . 4 absolute 60s plays a broad mix of music from the decade although it tends to be geared towards the genre of music heard on absolute radio . tracks typically to be heard on the station include those from the beatles the rolling stones the velvet underground and motown . however other bands and artists who enjoyed success during the 1960s such as the searchers and cliff richard are not included on the playlist . 3 7 during an interview prior to the station s launch pete mitchell who would be presenting on absolute radio 60s stressed that the station would not adopt a gold format but would instead play tracks by those who had had an influence on the musicians of the present day . 7 according to the guardian the absolute radio 60s aim is to combine the swinging 60s with the sound of young america . 3 references edit a b absolute radio readies 60s and 70s stations . digital spy . 18 october 2011 . retrieved 12 august 2012 . ofcom radio broadcast licensing update for october 2011 . office of communications . hm government of the united kingdom . 1 november 2011 . a b c plunkett john 18 october 2011 . absolute radio 60s and 70s prepare for launch . the guardian . retrieved 12 august 2012 . a b absolute radio launches 60s and 70s . radio today . 18 october 2011 . retrieved 12 august 2012 . absolute radio stations dropped from dab . radio today . 23 april 2013 . retrieved 24 april 2013 . bauer to remove absolute 60s from dab radio . radio today . 14 december 2014 . retrieved 14 december 2014 . a b cliff banned from absolute radio 60s . radio today . 15 november 2011 . retrieved 26 august 2012 . 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 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