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Absolute Radio 70s goes internet radio only

09/06/2018

Absolute Radio 70s closed its DAB and Sky TV services on 23rd May 2018 becoming an internet only radio channel. Listeners will still be able to access the service in the following ways: Online at absoluteradio.co.uk Absolute Radio free mobile app available to download for iOS and Android phones and tablets Smart speakers/voice activated devices (e.g Amazon Echo. Say ‘Alexa, play Absolute Radio 70s’) WiFi enabled internet radios Smart TV and Apple TV apps The […]

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Digital radio overtakes AM and FM in UK

28/05/2018

50.9% of all listening in the UK was digital in the first three months of 2018 according to radio research body RAJAR. This compares to 47.2% for the first quarter in 2017. The share of radio listening by platform in the first quarter of 2018 to 17th May 2018 was: AM/FM 49.1% All Digital 50.9% DAB 36.8% Digital TV 4.8% Online/Apps 9.3% Total listening for all radio platforms during the quarter amounted to 1,025 million […]