Absolute 80s

Absolute 80s is a digital radio station in the United Kingdom that plays tunes of the 1980s. The station was launched at 7.00 pm on 4 December 2009 and the first music it played was "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" by the Beastie Boys. On 14 May 2010, Absolute 80s was aired in mono at 64kbps on Digital One national DAB digital radio. On 29 February 2016, it upgraded to Sound Digital (80kbps in mono) although it continued to broadcast on Digital One until the end of April 2016. Absolute 80s can be heard on DAB Digital Radio, Freesat, Sky and Virgin Media channel.