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TIML Radio Ltd.
No. 1 Golden Square
London W1F 9DJ, United Kingdom
Tel. +44-20-7434-1215
Fax +44-20-7434-1197

Type: Private
On the web: http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk
Employees: 77

TIML Radio (formerly Virgin Radio) is a leading commercial radio broadcaster serving more than 2.5 million listeners in the UK under the Absolute Radio banner. The company broadcasts on AM and FM in London and nationwide through digital radio signals. It offers mostly a wide spectrum of music, from classic rock to more modern music and chart toppers. In addition to its terrestrial and digital radio services, Absolute Radio broadcasts programming online and through mobile phone networks. Launched in 1993, the company was acquired in 2008 by Indian media conglomerate Bennett, Coleman & Co., which publishes The Times of India.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $50.2M

Officers:
Chairman: Richard N. L. Huntingford
CFO: David Palmer
Business Development Manager: Kristy Houtman

Competitors:
Bauer Radio
BBC
Global Radio

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Virgin Radio is a brand owned by the Virgin Group used by a number of different radio stations worldwide under licence from Virgin. Despite the name, Virgin Radio stations in each country are usually owned independently of the Virgin Group, and indeed of each other.

The stations generally carry independent programming, but have access to some shared programming, usually linked to other Virgin entities such as the V Festival. Virgin Radio stations are normally classified as rock music or contemporary hit radio stations.

Stations include:

Former stations:

  • UK: Virgin Radio UK (renamed Absolute Radio on Monday 29 September 2008)
  • UK: Virgin Radio Classic Rock (renamed Absolute Classic Rock on Monday 29 September 2008)
  • UK: Virgin Radio Xtreme (renamed Absolute Xtreme on Monday 29 September 2008)
  • UK: Virgin Radio Groove (Closed April 4, 2008)

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