Virgin Radio International

Type	Private company
Industry	Commercial radio
Founded	2001
Headquarters	London, England, United Kingdom
Area served	Global
Revenue	Approx. US$100 million
Parent	Virgin Group
Website	https://www.virginradio.com/

Virgin Radio launched in the United Kingdom in 1993 and 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. However 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.^[1]

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.^[2] The stations in each country are owned and operated locally, and independently of each other and the Virgin Group, who license the brand name and logo.

Music television stations were also launched in France and Italy.^[3][4]

As of January 2023, there are over 30 Virgin Radio stations globally.^{[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]}

Stations

References

External links

• Virgin Radio International