Absolute Radio Extra
51°30′44″N 0°08′13″W / 51.512248°N 0.136937°W
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| Broadcast area | United Kingdom: National (AM); National (DAB) |
| Frequency | 1215 kHz, AM Variants (Digital One) – 11D (England & Wales) – 12A (Scotland) Sky: 0107 |
| Branding | Absolute. |
| Programming | |
| Format | Part-time live football and concerts |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Bauer Radio |
| Absolute Radio Absolute Radio Classic Rock Absolute Radio 60s Absolute Radio 70s Absolute Radio 80s Absolute Radio 90s Absolute Radio 00s Absolute Radio 10s | |
| History | |
First air date | 16 July 2010 – 2012 |
| Links | |
| Website | web |
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
[edit]- Russ Williams – Saturday 1.30pm – 3pm
- Jim Proudfoot Saturday 3pm – 5pm
- Ian Wright – Saturday 5pm – 6.30pm
Frequencies
[edit]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
[edit]The sister station Absolute Radio 90s simulcasts on Absolute Radio Extra's frequencies, when the station is off air.[citation needed]
