Absolute Radio 10s is a
spin-off
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service from
Absolute Radio
Absolute Radio is a British digital radio station owned and operated by Bauer Media Audio UK as part of the Absolute Radio Network. It broadcasts nationally across the UK via digital audio broadcasting.
The station focuses on alternative ...
. The station is a rolling music service which airs music from the period 2010–2019. It launched at 10.00am on 18 November 2019. It is the sixth decades themed station to be launched by Absolute's parent company,
Bauer Radio
Bauer Media Audio UK is a UK-based radio division of Bauer Media Group owning brands; Absolute Radio, Greatest Hits Radio, Jazz FM, Hits Radio, KISS, Planet Rock, Magic, Kerrang! Radio and Heat Radio.
History
In early 2008, German ma ...
, but unlike most of its sister stations, it launched exclusively online at launch.
Following an announcement that the service was to be made available in the DAB+ format in the London area from May 2021, Absolute Radio 10s began broadcasting in DAB+ on the CE London digital multiplex (co-owned by Bauer and
Global
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) on 26 April 2021; at the same time the London feed of Absolute Radio was removed from CE (in preparation for the switch of the 105.8 FM frequency it relayed to
Greatest Hits Radio
Greatest Hits Radio (GHR) is a classic hits radio network in the United Kingdom, owned and operated by Bauer Media Audio UK. It currently includes 18 local and regional radio stations operating over 50 FM and DAB licences in England, Scotl ...
in May).
In autumn 2024, alongside other changes to the Bauer portfolio, Absolute Radio 10s and
Absolute Radio 00s
Absolute Radio 00s is a national digital radio station owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Absolute Radio Network. It broadcasts locally on Bauer's Inverness DAB Multiplex. It broadcasts nationally via smart speaker streaming and onli ...
were rolled out more widely on DAB, through their addition to various local-area digital radio multiplexes, largely in place of other existing Bauer stations.
2024 archives, ''DAB Ensembles Worldwide''
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Absolute Radio
Radio stations established in 2019
2019 establishments in the United Kingdom
2010s-themed radio stations
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