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4 unusual facts about Absolute Radio


Andy Vilk

Andy wrote a weekly column for Rugby Times magazine and Sportpost.com on life and rugby in Italy, and regularly contributed to Absolute Radio's Rock and Roll Sports podcast.

Jordan Prentice

Prentice appeared on British TV in a series of nine commercials for British radio station Absolute Radio, with DJ Christian O'Connell, as Doug, the station's new music-mad security guard with attitude.

Louis Ferrante

Ferrante has been a guest on Tim Shaw's Absolute Radio show, Absolution, several times, including a September 4, 2009 half-hour interview over the phone discussing his life in the Mafia and the criminal lifestyle.

Paull

Paull also has a small Medium Wave transmitter site from which the signals for BBC Radio Humberside, Absolute Radio and TalkSPORT are transmitted.


Chasing Owls

'We Began' enjoyed extensive press coverage at both a regional and national level with repeated airplay across BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music complemented by the support of media heavyweights such as The Scotsman, BBC Radio Scotland, Central FM and Absolute Radio.

Chris Lowe

Lowe along with Tennant presented a radio cover show at Absolute Radio on 15 March 2009, while DJ Geoff Lloyd was on holiday.

Frank Skinner

From March 2009, Skinner started to present the Saturday Morning Breakfast Show on Absolute Radio with his co-hosts Emily Dean and Gareth Richards (who was replaced by Alun Cochrane in June 2011).

Geoff Lloyd

Geoff Lloyd (born 20 April 1973 in Withington, Manchester) is a British radio presenter best known for his radio shows on Virgin Radio and Absolute Radio, including the Pete And Geoff Breakfast Show (January 2003 to December 2005, alongside Pete Mitchell), The Geoff Show (January 2006 to September 2008, with his co-host Annabel Port) and Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show (September 2008 to present, again with Port).

Trafficlink

In partnership with Global Traffic Network it provides traffic and travel information to the majority of UK commercial radio stations including Bauer Radio, Global Radio, Absolute Radio and GMG Radio.


see also

Absolute Radio 60s

Absolute Radio 60s is a British radio station dedicated to music from the 1960s.

The Times Group

On 29 July 2013, The Times Group sold off Absolute Radio to Bauer Media for £22.0 million, making a loss of £31.0 million in 5 years.

Xpress Radio

Ex-members include Vicki Blight (Absolute Radio), Jen Long (BBC Radio One), Sony Award-winner Luke Franks and Roop and Tom.