Talkradio
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TalkRadio (previously styled as talkRADIO) is a talk radio station broadcasting nationally in the United Kingdom, which was relaunched on 21 March 2016. Based in London and owned by Wireless Group, a subsidiary of News Corp., it is the sister station of national stations Talksport (itself originally known as Talk Radio UK), Talksport 2, Virgin Radio UK and Times Radio.[1]
Broadcast area | United Kingdom |
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Frequency | DAB+: 11A Sound Digital |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Format | Talk radio |
Ownership | |
Owner | |
Talksport Talksport 2 Times Radio Virgin Radio UK Virgin Radio Anthems Virgin Radio Chilled Virgin Radio 80s Plus | |
History | |
First air date | 21 March 2016; 8 years ago (2016-03-21) |
Technical information | |
Licensing authority | Ofcom |
Links | |
Webcast | Radioplayer |
Website | talk |
Since the launch of its similarly named television station, TalkTV, in 2022 a large number of broadcasts are simulcast across both radio and television with the TalkTV branding being primarily used.[2]
As of December 2023, the station has a weekly audience of 725,000 listeners according to RAJAR.[3] TalkRadio employs a number of presenters described as shock jocks.[4][5][6]