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Virgin Radio is the only national commercial radio station to play rock and pop music. Hampered by poor quality on its main AM frequency, the station is famous for its emphasis on new platforms; it was the first European radio station to broadcast 24-hours on the internet in 1996, and also the first to make its programming available via data-enabled mobile phones.
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Coverage area: UK
Launch date: 30 April 1993
Formerly known as: Virgin 1215
Owner: SMG

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Go to Virgin Radio's websiteAddress: No 1 Golden Square, London W1F 9DJ
Reception - Tel: 020 7434 1215 Fax: 020 7434 1197 send a fax
Studio - Tel: 03301 231215 Fax: 08459 301197 send a fax
Studio text: 81215
E-mail: reception@virginradio.co.uk
Studio e-mail: studio@virginradio.co.uk
Personal e-mail: firstname.surname@virginradio.co.uk
Website: http://www.virginradio.co.uk

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Frequencies and channel numbers

AM: 1197 kHz (Torbay)
AM: 1197 kHz (Merseyside)
AM: 1197 kHz (Nottingham & Derby)
AM: 1197 kHz (Brighton)
AM: 1197 kHz (Bournemouth)
AM: 1197 kHz (Oxford)
AM: 1197 kHz (Cambridge)
AM: 1197 kHz (North Kent & Thames Estuary)
AM: 1215 kHz
AM: 1215 kHz (Dartford Tunnel (Relay))
AM: 1233 kHz (Sheffield & Rotherham)
AM: 1233 kHz (Northampton & Corby)
AM: 1233 kHz (Colchester & Ipswich)
AM: 1233 kHz (Swindon)
AM: 1233 kHz (Reading)
AM: 1242 kHz (Teesside)
AM: 1242 kHz (Stoke-on-Trent & Stafford)
AM: 1242 kHz (Dundee)
AM: 1242 kHz (The Wash)
AM: 1260 kHz (South Kent)
AM: 1260 kHz (Eastbourne & Hastings)
AM: 1260 kHz (Surrey)
DAB Digital Radio: Digital One multiplex
Digital Terrestrial TV: 727
FM: 105.8 MHz. - RDS name: _Virgin_ (Greater London)
HomeChoice: 620
Sky: 0107
Sky: 0203 ((London Version))
Virgin TV: 892
WightCable (North): 851
WightCable Audio Channels: 9
WorldSpace: 12 (BCID)

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Presenters:
Andrew Bailey
Robin Burke
Sarah Champion
Neil Francis
Leona Graham
Guy Jogoo
Ben Jones
Jason King
Iain Lee
Tim Lichfield
Geoff Lloyd
Al Murray
Christian O'Connell
John Osborne
Annabel Port
Joel Ross
Russ Williams
Tony Hadley
Nick Jackson

Management:
Andrew Bailey: Head of News
Adam Belloni: Producer
Mark Bingham: Deputy Programme Director
James Curran: Head of Music
Nick Hewat: Sales/Commercial Director
David Lloyd: Programme Director
Vince Lynch: Head of Creative
Tony Moorey: Producer
Brian Murphy: Producer
Lee Price: Head of Production
Roque Segade Vieito: Producer, Breakfast Show
Tim Vernon: Producer

Management position names are generic and intended to be descriptive only.

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