Virgin Radio
Broadcast area	United Kingdom: Britain (AM); London (FM)
Slogan	"Connect With Music"
Frequency	1215 kHz 105.8 MHz (G. London) DAB - (Digital One) - 11D (England & Wales) - 12A (Scotland) Virgin Media: 915 Freeview: 727 Tiscali TV: 620 Sky Digital: 0107/0203 WightCable: 851/9 Orbit Network: Channel 127
First air date	April 30, 1993
Format	Pop and Rock
Audience share	3.2% ( September 2007, [1])
Owner	SMG plc
Website	www.virginradio.co.uk

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Virgin are based in London and play popular rock music. The station currently broadcasts on mediumwave and DAB across the UK, on 105.8 FM in London, on Virgin Media (channel 915), Freeview (channel 727) and Sky Digital (channel 0107). It is also available in other parts of the world via satellite, cable, and on the Internet. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For the music genre, see Pop music. ... This article is about the genre. ... Mediumwave radio transmissions serves as the most common band for broadcasting. ... Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), also known as Eureka 147, is a technology for broadcasting of audio using digital radio transmission. ... In telecommunications, frequency modulation (FM) conveys information over a carrier wave by varying its frequency. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about artificial satellites. ...

Origins

Virgin Radio was originally called Virgin 1215 when it was launched nationally on 1215 kHz (although some regional transmitters used other frequencies) at 12.15pm on 30 April 1993. is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...

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Some months later after the station launched, it also began broadcasting in stereo on satellite via Sky Television. This has continued with the switchover to digital broadcasting. Virgin Radio later acquired a local FM franchise for London, allowing it to broadcast on 105.8 FM in that area. This service launched on 10 April 1995 and initially carried regional programming for the London area, although this has now ceased. British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB — formerly two companies, Sky Television and BSB) is a company that operates Sky Digital, a subscription television service in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. ... In telecommunications, frequency modulation (FM) conveys information over a carrier wave by varying its frequency. ... The abbreviations FM, Fm, and fm may refer to: Electrical engineering Frequency modulation (FM) and its most common applications: FM broadcasting, used primarily to broadcast music and speech at VHF frequencies FM synthesis, a sound-generation technique popularized by early digital synthesizers Science Femtometre (fm), an SI measure of length... is the 100th day of the year (101st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...

Ginger Media Group and SMG

The station was then sold to Ginger Media, owned by Chris Evans, who was a mainstay on the station, presenting a breakfast show from 1997 until 2001. Evans sold Ginger Media to SMG plc for £225 million GBP in March 2000 and was subsequently fired by his new employer in 2001 for failing to report into work for 5 consecutive days while reportedly partying with his then wife Billie Piper.^{[1] [2]} For other persons of the same name, see Christopher Evans. ... SMG plc (formerly Scottish Media Group) is a Scottish media company. ... GBP redirects here. ... Billie Paul Piper (born Leanne Paul Piper[1] on 22 September 1982) is an British actress. ...

On June 13, 2006 SMG plc signed a deal with YooMedia to make Virgin Radio available on Freeview. It has always placed a great emphasis on other methods of transmission than medium wave, as the 1215 kHz frequency suffers from considerable interference, particularly after dark - BBC Radio 1, which used 1215 kHz for its first eleven years on air, moved to higher-quality medium wave frequencies (now used by talkSport) in 1978 mainly for this reason. Interference is thought to come from around Europe, particularly Russia, which has a station on this frequency. is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... BBC Radio 1 (commonly referred to as just Radio 1) is a British national radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music and speech and is aimed primarily at the 14-29[1] age group. ... talkSPORT is one of the United Kingdoms three terrestrial analogue Independent National Radio broadcasters, offering a commercial sports and talk radio service from London to the United Kingdom. ...

Presenters

Current Presenters include:

• Sarah Champion - Saturday Late Nights
• Robin Burke - Early Breakfast
• Nick Jackson - Drivetime and Saturday Breakfast
• Tony Hadley - Virgin Party Classics
• Ben Jones - Most Wanted and Sunday evenings
• Tim Lichfield - Overnights (Mon-Thu)
• Geoff Lloyd - The Geoff Show
• Christian O'Connell - The Breakfast show
• Neil Francis - Afternoon Tea
• John Osborne - Overnights (Fri), Saturday early mornings and Sunday Breakfast
• Russ Williams - Mid Mornings
• Leona Graham - Sunday Afternoons (Includes The Album Chart 1-3pm)
• JK & Joel - Weekend Mornings
• Iain Lee - Sunday Nights
• Holly Samos - Cover Presenters
• Graeme Smith - Sunday Early Mornings
• Guy Jogoo - Occasional Stand In Weekend Late Night Shows (Also presents Virgin Radio Classic Rock's evening show)

Virgin Radio's original line-up included Russ Williams, Richard Skinner, Mitch Johnson, Tommy Vance, Jonathan Coleman, Nick Abbot and Wendy Lloyd. Other past presenters on the network include Danny Baker, Robin Banks, Greg Burns, Martin Collins, Gary Davies, Daryl Denham, Chris Evans (who also owned the station), Mark Fox, Alan Freeman, Nicky Horne, Janey Lee Grace, Gary King, Jezza (aka Jeremy Kyle), Tim Lovejoy, Kevin Greening, Pete Mitchell, Al Murray, Lynn Parsons, Vic Reeves, Richard Skinner, Suggs, Clive Warren, and many others. For the music journalist and author, see Sarah Champion. ... Robin Burke (born 26 June 1983, Cheshire, England) is a British radio presenter. ... Broadcaster Nick Jackson, has presented successful stins on Commercial Radio Stations in the UK including Original 106, Virgin Radio, BRMB 100. ... Tony Hadley (born Anthony Patrick Hadley, 2 June 1960, Islington, London) is an English pop singer who fronted the 1980s New Romantic band Spandau Ballet. ... 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The Station, its audience and playlist

Virgin Radio's former chief executive Fru Hazlitt, when interviewed for The Guardian (September 25, 2006), described what type of music the station champions. When told of comparisons between Virgin and other MOR, or "Middle-of-the-road" music radio stations, such as BBC Radio 2, she remarked that "that was [during] the Chris Evans era. Now, it's pretty much mainstream rock festival type music. Razorlight, Keane. These bands are becoming some of the biggest in the world." For other uses, see Guardian. ... Middle of the Road was a Scottish pop group who enjoyed great success across Europe in the early 1970s. ... BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and the most popular station in the UK. As well as having most listeners nationally, it ranks first in all regions above local radio stations. ...

The station's output does mainly consist of contemporary British-based guitar "MOR" rock-pop bands, such as the aforementioned Keane and Razorlight but also artists like Coldplay, Snow Patrol and The Feeling. It also plays various other "Adult album alternative" artists from Britain, Ireland and America, like Oasis, U2, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, R.E.M. and The Killers, as well as "Golden Oldies" such as The Beatles, Queen, The Clash and The Who to name a few. Keane (IPA: /kin/) are an English piano rock band, first established in Battle, East Sussex in 1995, taking their current name in 1997. ... Razorlight is an Anglo-Swedish band formed in 2002 by singer-songwriter Johnny Borrell. ... Coldplay are a British rock band. ... Snow Patrol are a Grammy Award-nominated alternative rock band which formed in Scotland, with the majority of their members being from Bangor and Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... The Feeling are a five-piece BRIT award-nominated English band from Sussex and London. ... Adult Album Alternative (also Triple-A, AAA, or adult alternative) is a radio format broadcast mostly on FM. A spin off of the Album-oriented rock format, its roots may have been established sometime during the 60s from what was called underground music and later progressive. ... Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991. ... This article is about the Irish rock band. ... Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. ... R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia in 1980 by Bill Berry (drums), Peter Buck (guitar), Mike Mills (bass guitar), and Michael Stipe (vocals). ... The Killers are an American rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, most famous for their hit singles Somebody Told Me, Mr. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1971 in London by guitarist Brian May, lead vocalist Freddie Mercury, and drummer Roger Taylor, with bassist John Deacon joining the following year. ... This article is about the English punk rock band. ... The Who are a British rock band that first formed in 1964, and grew to be considered one of the greatest[1] and most influential[2] bands in the world. ...

Virgin Radio's target audience is predominantly those aged 25-44.^[3] Its "spin-off" digital radio stations (see below) exploit the 'niche' musical tastes of this target audience, and leans on a particular rock sub-genre that is played on Virgin Radio, or to cater for an audience that is within its target demographic but are not served properly by the flagship station. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

However, despite its popularity, the station has received criticisms for its seldom rotating playlists. The criticisms focus around the playing of the same songs throughout the day, for example more than once on each radio "show". The over-playing of tracks a practice which loses favour with some listeners.^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}Tracks repetatively played by the station include "Mr. Blue Sky" by ELO "Iris" by the Goo-Goo Dolls, and "How to Save a Life" by The Fray. Standin In The Rain – 4:20 Big Wheels – 5:10 Summer and Lightning – 4:13 Mr. ... ELO or Elo may refer to: Elo rating system for measuring relative strength of players in chess and other two-player games World Football Elo Ratings, a ranking system for mens national teams in football Árpád Élő (1903-1992), Hungarian creator of ELO rating system Electric Light Orchestra... Iris is an epic song by American alternative rock band the Goo Goo Dolls. ... This article is about the album. ... For other uses, see The Fray (disambiguation). ...

On 12 April 2007, it was announced that SMG are to sell Virgin Radio, to enable the company to focus on its television station, STV.^[8] is the 102nd day of the year (103rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... This article is about the Scottish television network. ...

Frequencies

In a number of areas, particularly in areas where the signal from the main 1215 transmitters overlap with each other, Virgin Radio operates a number of filler transmitters on different frequencies :-

• 1197 kHz - Brighton and Hove, Cambridge, South Devon, Dorset, South Essex, Gloucester, Oxford, South Nottinghamshire, Medway, Merseyside
• 1233 kHz - Berkshire, North Essex, Northampton, Sheffield, Swindon
• 1242 kHz - Cleveland, Dundee, Lincolnshire, Staffordshire
• 1260 kHz - Guildford, East Kent

Spin-off stations

SMG plc has launched a number of spin-off stations within its Virgin Radio Network. These are: Media spin-off is the process of deriving new radio or television programs from existing ones (see list of television spin-offs). ...

Virgin Radio Classic Rock

Main article: Virgin Radio Classic Rock

A radio station on DAB, Virgin Media, Sky Digital and the Internet playing classic rock from the sixties to the nineties. Relaunched with live presenters (Richard Skinner, Gordon Loncaster and Alice Cooper) by Lali Parikh A sister station to Virgin Radio, Virgin Radio Classic Rock is a radio station broadcasting to London via DAB, Virgin Media, Sky Digital and worldwide on the internet. ... For the magazine, see Classic Rock (magazine). ...

Virgin Radio Groove

Main article: Virgin Radio Groove

A radio station on DAB, Virgin Media, Sky and the Internet which plays motown, soul and disco music. Virgin Radio Groove closesd at the end of 2007. This comes after it was revealed that Virgin Radio Viva, which was due to launch on the new Channel 4 platform next year, aimed at 15- to 29-year-old women, will now not go ahead.^[9] A sister station to Virgin Radio, Virgin Radio Groove is a radio station broadcasting to worldwide on the internet. ... Motown Records, also known as Tamla-Motown outside of the United States, is a record label originally based out of Detroit, Michigan (Motor City, hence mo(tor)town), from where it achieved widespread international success. ... For other uses, see Soul music (disambiguation). ... This article is about the music genre. ... This article is about the British television station. ...

Virgin Radio Xtreme

Main article: Virgin Radio Xtreme

A radio station on DAB, Virgin Media, Sky and the Internet which plays rock music, and is aimed at teenage males. Virgin Radio Xtreme was launched on September 5 2005, by Lali Parikh (Station Manager) with Steve Harris being the main on air talent Virgin Radio Xtreme is a Digital radio station in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the genre. ... A separate article is about the punk band called The Adolescents. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Virgin Radio Party Classics

Launched on Thursday 15 June 2006, Virgin Radio Party Classics played party pop music. The radio station was based on Suggs' Virgin Party Classics show broadcast on Virgin Radio. The station closed down on Friday 13 October 2006. Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Party (disambiguation). ... For the music genre, see Pop music. ... Suggs Suggs (born Graham McPherson on 13 January 1961 in Hastings), is a British singer, best known as a vocalist of the popular second wave ska band, Madness. ...

All 'Virgin' branded channels broadcast on DAB in London, the Internet, Virgin Media cable television and Sky Digital. Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), also known as Eureka 147, is a technology for broadcasting of audio using digital radio transmission. ...

References

1. ^ "Virgin axes DJ Evans", BBC News, 28 June 2001. Retrieved on 2007-11-27. 
2. ^ "Tuned in to Virgin", The Guardian, 25 September 2006. Retrieved on 2007-11-27. 
3. ^ "Tuned in to Virgin", The Guardian, 25 September 2006. Retrieved on 2007-11-27. 
4. ^ http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/organgrinder/2007/04/digital_rock_radio_on_a_roll_1.html
5. ^ http://www.ciao.co.uk/Drivetime_with_Harriet_Scott_Virgin_Radio__52060
6. ^ http://www.madcomments.co.uk/can-xfm-have-an-indie-summer/
7. ^ http://www.forum.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=18285663
8. ^ "SMG strategy was 'flawed'", The Guardian, 12 April 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-27. 
9. ^ "Virgin Radio cuts back digital operation", VirginRadioWorld.com, November 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-27. 

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External links

• VirginRadio.co.uk
• Virgin Radio Player
• Virgin Radio International
• The launch of Virgin 1215 (audio file)