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Absolute Radio 60s and 70s prepare for launch

New digital stations to be fronted by Pete Mitchell and Richard SkinnerAbsolute Radio is to turn the dial back to the 1960s and 1970s with two new digital radio stations fronted by Pete Mitchell and Richard Skinner.Absolute Radio 60s will launch on 22 November with a weekday mid-morning show hosted by Mitchell, a DJ on Absolute Radio's previous incarnation, Virgin Radio.Absolute Radio 70s will launch a week later, on 29 November, with a breakfast show hosted by Skinner, the former Radio 1 DJ and...

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23:01 on October 17 2011

Absolute Radio 60s and 70s prepare for launch

Guardian Music — New digital stations to be fronted by Pete Mitchell and Richard SkinnerAbsolute Radio is to turn the dial back to the 1960s and 1970s with two new digital radio stations ... more info

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