Absolute Radio 00s

Absolute Radio 00s revisits the indie and rock music of the 2000s. It is the noughties station in the Absolute Radio family, with a sound rooted in the guitar bands and anthems that helped define that period. The emphasis is more specific than a general collection of everything that reached the charts between 2000 and 2009.

Dave Berry's breakfast programme opens the presented weekday line-up. Rich Williams and Jay Lawrence then host the station's noughties edition of the No Repeat Guarantee, before Andy Bush and Richie Firth take over for Hometime. The schedule combines those familiar Absolute voices with a musical selection devoted to the 2000s, so the channel retains its period identity during the larger network shows.

Snow Patrol's Chasing Cars is one example in the station's published listening information. Its expansive chorus and band sound fit the channel's stated concentration on indie and rock anthems. This is a different emphasis from a broad noughties pop station: the songs are chosen within the Absolute musical world, with recognisable guitar recordings providing the centre of gravity.

The daytime promise is variety without repeating the same song within the advertised workday feature. Rich Williams and Jay Lawrence each carry part of that sequence, while Dave Berry's programme includes audience contributions and recurring comic features. Bush and Richie bring conversation and humour to the afternoon. Outside these presented blocks, the Non-stop Noughties selection continues the decade's music, giving the station both on-air personalities and substantial stretches focused on records.