About: Virgin Radio

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Virgin Radio launched in the United Kingdom in 1993. In 2008, Virgin Radio UK was sold to TIML, a subsidiary of The Times of India group, and the name was changed to Absolute Radio; the Virgin Radio name was not included in the sale. In 2001, the Virgin Group teamed up with an Asia-focused investment fund to launch Virgin Radio Asia. Radio stations were launched in China, India and Thailand between 2002 and 2006. Virgin Radio Asia acquired a global remit in 2006, transforming into Virgin Radio International. Music television stations were also launched in France and Italy.

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  • Virgin Radio est un groupe mondial de radios de l'homme d'affaires Richard Branson, propriétaire par ailleurs de Virgin Megastore, Virgin Mobile, etc. (fr)
  • Virgin Radio launched in the United Kingdom in 1993. In 2008, Virgin Radio UK was sold to TIML, a subsidiary of The Times of India group, and the name was changed to Absolute Radio; the Virgin Radio name was not included in the sale. In 2001, the Virgin Group teamed up with an Asia-focused investment fund to launch Virgin Radio Asia. Radio stations were launched in China, India and Thailand between 2002 and 2006. Virgin Radio Asia acquired a global remit in 2006, transforming into Virgin Radio International. Whilst expansion continued in Asia with additional stations in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata, the United Arab Emirates, Thailand and Indonesia, Virgin Radio also launched in Italy, France, Lebanon, Turkey, Romania, Oman and Switzerland, as well as 12 cities in Canada. Virgin Radio re-launched in the UK in 2016 and there are now 4 Virgin Radio stations in the UK. Music television stations were also launched in France and Italy. As of August 2022, there are over 40 Virgin Radio stations globally. (en)
  • Virgin Radio är ett varumärke som ägs av Virgin Group och används av ett antal olika radiostationer över hela världen på licens från Virgin. Trots namnet är Virgin Radio så är stationer i varje land vanligtvis oberoende ägda av Virgin Group, men även av varandra. Stationerna har normalt oberoende program, men har tillgång till vissa delade program, oftast kopplade till andra Virgin enheter såsom . Virgin Radiostationer klassificeras normalt som rockmusik eller stationer. (sv)
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  • 2001-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1.0E8
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  • Global (en)
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  • January 2022 (en)
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  • 2001 (xsd:integer)
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  • VirginRadio.png (en)
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  • Virgin Radio International (en)
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  • Not encyclopedic at the moment. Needs more work in tone and style (en)
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  • Approx. US$100 million (en)
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  • Private company (en)
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  • Virgin Radio est un groupe mondial de radios de l'homme d'affaires Richard Branson, propriétaire par ailleurs de Virgin Megastore, Virgin Mobile, etc. (fr)
  • Virgin Radio är ett varumärke som ägs av Virgin Group och används av ett antal olika radiostationer över hela världen på licens från Virgin. Trots namnet är Virgin Radio så är stationer i varje land vanligtvis oberoende ägda av Virgin Group, men även av varandra. Stationerna har normalt oberoende program, men har tillgång till vissa delade program, oftast kopplade till andra Virgin enheter såsom . Virgin Radiostationer klassificeras normalt som rockmusik eller stationer. (sv)
  • Virgin Radio launched in the United Kingdom in 1993. In 2008, Virgin Radio UK was sold to TIML, a subsidiary of The Times of India group, and the name was changed to Absolute Radio; the Virgin Radio name was not included in the sale. In 2001, the Virgin Group teamed up with an Asia-focused investment fund to launch Virgin Radio Asia. Radio stations were launched in China, India and Thailand between 2002 and 2006. Virgin Radio Asia acquired a global remit in 2006, transforming into Virgin Radio International. Music television stations were also launched in France and Italy. (en)
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  • Virgin Radio (en)
  • Groupe Virgin Radio (fr)
  • Virgin Radio (sv)
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  • Virgin Radio International (en)
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