MUMBAI: Absolute Radio is all set to launch a new digital station in June, Absolute Radio 90s, and take its existing digital service Absolute 80s nationwide.
The station, which will be accessible only on the London digital audio broadcasting (DAB) network in its primary stage, will play the finest music from the nineties as well as tracks from the likes of Oasis, Blur, Manic Street Preachers and Beautiful South. This is the second digital-only station the corporation has launched in the preceding year.
Absolute 80’s went nationwide on the DAB platform Digital One on 14 May. Already available via the internet, the station debuted with an average weekly reach of 264,000 listeners in the first three months of this year, according to Rajar figures published on 14th.