Comments on: Absolute Radio to launch 80s station

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 17:04:23 +0000

Really disappointed that dabbl is only available in London on DAB from 7pm. I listened to Absolute Extreme all the time – bring it back or improve the availability of dabbl!!!

By: Chris Martin

Chris Martin — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:44:21 +0000

Disappointed that Absolute 80′s didnt make it onto Digtial 1 DAB, there seems to now be a right old ball selection on Digital One, Only the three national stations have any quality programming, surely the is a bigger market for an 80′s station than 2 Christian Stations …

By: kimsy

kimsy — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:47:39 +0000

I don’t want the 80′s I want xtreme. Absolute keep going on about playing new music and what do they do? They get rid of xtreme and replace it with absoute 80′s. the 80′s have been and gone its NOT new

By: Adrian in Devon

Adrian in Devon — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:54:32 +0000

I live outside London so will have limited access to Absolute 80s. With AM being the natural home for oldies why not simulcast Absolute 80s nationally via 1215, keeping the Absolute main service on DAB? That would give the whole country an additional choice of Absolute stations.

By: Dominic Small

Dominic Small — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:26:26 +0000

Two of my favourite genres of music are alternative and 80s, so whilst I am gutted to lose the excellent Xtreme, it was operating in a crowded market and it will be good to have an all-80s station, something which hasn’t really existed in the UK before. Good to hear that dabbl will take on some of the Xtreme brief, so that the baby ain’t thrown out with the bathwater completely!

By: Jason B

Jason B — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:03:23 +0000

I’m disappointed that we’re going to be losing Absolute Xtreme – it was one of my favourite radio stations and much preferred to it to XFM during the daytime as it played a much broader scope of tracks. I might try out NME Radio…

I hope this doesn’t mean we’ll be losing Geoff’s Sunday night Absolute Xtreme show as it’s great to hear the new/classic alternative/indie tracks he plays on the main radio station.

And… will Absolute 80s get a simulcast of Christian O’Connell and Geoff much like Xtreme and Classic Rock? If so, why?

By: Rob Waters

Rob Waters — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:59:15 +0000

As I’m outside of the UK, I can’t listen to dabbl. Does this also mean I won’t be able to listen to Absolute Extreme?

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:13:43 +0000

I am excited about Absolute 80′s but I listen to Absolute Xtreme over here in the states all the time and with it going away it means one less station to listen too. I can’t get dabbl in the states.

By: Thomas Northall

Thomas Northall — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:40:20 +0000

This is a great move but I live in the West Midlands and thus wont be able to listen why the London bias? I thought Absoute was a national station once again Absolute goes down in my estimation.

By: Marty from new yawk

Marty from new yawk — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:28:27 +0000

Will there be presenters on the Absolute 80s station?