Absolute Radio Extra
51°30′44″N 0°08′13″W / 51.512248°N 0.136937°W / 51.512248; -0.136937
- London
National (AM);
National (DAB)
(Digital One)
– 11D (England & Wales)
– 12A (Scotland)
Sky: 0107
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Absolute Radio Extra was a part-time radio service similar to BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra. The station was launched to broadcast the live coverage of the Premier League Games under the Rock n Roll Football brand, also broadcast on the main Absolute station and Absolute Radio 90s. The station also used to broadcast live and pre-recorded uninterrupted sets from artists and bands under the Absolute Radio Live brand, In 2010 the station broadcast live sets from festivals such as V Festival. Also comedy sets are broadcast by Frank Skinner and Dave Gorman. When off air on DAB, 'Absolute R Extra' pointed listeners to Absolute Radio 90s.
Presenters
- Russ Williams – Saturday 1.30pm – 3pm
- Jim Proudfoot Saturday 3pm – 5pm
- Ian Wright – Saturday 5pm – 6.30pm
Frequencies
Absolute Radio Extra is available on Saturday afternoons on Absolute Radio's AM Frequencies between 1.30 and 6.30[citation needed] In a number of areas, particularly in areas where the signal from the main 1215 transmitters overlap with each other,[citation needed] Absolute Radio Extra operates a number of filler transmitters on different frequencies :-
- 1197 kHz – Brighton and Hove, Cambridge, South Devon, Dorset, South Essex, Gloucester, Oxford, Nottingham and Derby, Medway, Merseyside
- 1233 kHz – Berkshire, North Essex, Northampton, Sheffield, Swindon, Gatwick
- 1242 kHz – Teesside, Dundee, Peterborough and Lincoln and around the Wash (Boston transmitter), North Staffordshire and South Cheshire (Stoke)
- 1260 kHz – Guildford, East Kent
Absolute Radio 90s
The sister station Absolute Radio 90s simulcasts on Absolute Radio Extra's frequencies, when the station is off air.[citation needed]
References
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- Dave Berry
- Ben Burrell
- Andy Bush
- Sarah Champion
- Richie Firth
- Matt Forde
- Leona Graham
- Jason Manford
- Chris Martin
- Danielle Perry
- Matthew Rudd
- Claire Sturgess
- Jon Richardson
- Nick Abbot
- Danny Baker
- Robin Banks
- Rob Beckett
- Vicki Blight
- OJ Borg
- Vicki Butler-Henderson
- Alun Cochrane
- Ray Cokes
- Jonathan Coleman
- Martin Collins
- Mark Crossley
- Gary Davies
- Daryl Denham
- Pete Donaldson
- Chris Evans
- Neil Francis
- Alan Freeman
- Dave Gorman
- Janey Lee Grace
- Kevin Greening
- Clare Grogan
- Tony Hadley
- Nicky Horne
- Polly James
- JK and Joel
- Mitch Johnson
- Ben Jones
- Gary King
- Jeremy Kyle
- Allan Lake
- Iain Lee
- Martyn Lee
- Geoff Lloyd
- Tim Lovejoy
- Graham "Suggs" McPherson
- Jayne Middlemiss
- Pete Mitchell
- Al Murray
- Christian O'Connell
- John Osborne
- Lynn Parsons
- Steve Penk
- Annabel Port
- Vic Reeves
- Jo Russell
- Holly Samos
- Harriet Scott
- Tim Shaw
- Frank Skinner
- Richard Skinner
- Graeme Smith
- Kelly-Anne Smith
- David Tennant
- Tommy Vance
- Clive Warren
- Russ Williams
- Ronnie Wood
- Ian Wright
- Jack FM
- Glide FM
- Absolute Radio Extra
- Absolute Xtreme
- Virgin Radio Groove
- Dabbl
- Bauer Media Audio UK
- TIML Radio
- STV Group
- Golden Square
- Timeline of Absolute Radio