Monthly Archives: October 2009

The Podcasting Revolution Rolls On by Paul Sylvester

Podcasting has been around for a few years now, but in the last 12 months we have seen a massive leap in terms of understanding and in the quality/volume of content available from media owners and independent producers alike… podcasting was even recognised by the Sony Radio Awards 2009. A year ago, we had a [...]

Absolute Radio launches CompareMyRadio.com by Duncan Amey

Today, the One Golden Square Labs team is thrilled to share a brand new beta service with you : CompareMyRadio.com CompareMyRadio.com tracks what UK radio stations are playing, how often songs get repeated and what their most played artists are. No matter what your musical tastes, it can tell you what station you should be [...]

The Song That’s On Fire by David Lambert

On Monday the big quest to find the song of the decade begins and with so many for everyone to choose from, the eventual result will undoubtedly be intriguing, fascinating and perhaps even controversial. However, one thing we can be certain about, is that Kings Of Leon will be in the mix. A band who [...]

Playlist: 14th October

The playlist is out now. Florence And The Machine – You’ve Got The Love (16th November) One of 2009’s big success stories, Florence releases her excellent version of ‘You’ve Got The Love’ from her Top 5 album ‘Lungs’. The song was originally a hit for Candi Staton & The Source. ‘Lungs’ is the biggest-selling debut [...]

One Year On by James Curran

We recently celebrated our first year as Absolute Radio which recalled for those in the Programming Team frantic, but energised, evenings and weekends in Sep 2008 spent readying the station for its name change and a redefined music position. One year on as part of our continuing review of the music we play we have [...]