Absolute Classic Rock is a rock radio station broadcasting to London via DAB, Virgin Media, Sky and worldwide on the internet.
This station was launched in 2000 as an internet-only radio station under the name Virgin Classic. On 29 September 2008 this station was rebranded as Absolute Classic Rock. On 10 December 2010 it expanded on DAB from London to the North of England. On 20 December 2010 it expanded again on DAB to Ayr, Bath, Cardiff, Coventry and Exeter that represented a potential audience of 3 million new listeners.
The first time the station was available on analogue radio was on 7 January 2019 when Free Radio 80s was replaced by Absolute Classic Rock on 990 1017 & 1152 AM and DAB in Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Shropshire.
Absolute Classic Rock promises to all its listeners to play all the "rock’s greatest hits".