Virgin Radio

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Virgin Radio International
Company type Private
Industry Commercial radio
Founded1993;33 years ago (1993)
Area served
Global
RevenueApprox. US$100 million
Parent Virgin Group   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Website https://www.virginradio.com/

Virgin Radio is a branding of radio stations broadcast in Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates and Oman. As of January 2026, there were over 60 stations globally.

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The stations in each country are owned and operated locally and independently of each other and the Virgin Group, which licenses the Virgin Radio brand and provides support services.

Stations

CountryCityStationsFrequencyYear of launchOperator
Canada Calgary CIBK-FM 98.5 FM2010 Bell Media
Edmonton CFMG-FM 104.9 FM2011
Halifax CJCH-FM 101.3 FM2016
Kitchener CFCA-FM 105.3 FM2016
London CIQM-FM 97.5 FM2012
Montreal CJFM-FM 95.9 FM2009
Toronto CKFM-FM 99.9 FM2008
Vancouver CFBT-FM 94.5 FM2015
Victoria CHBE-FM 107.3 FM2019 [1]
Windsor CIDR-FM 93.9 FM2020 [2]
Winnipeg CKMM-FM 103.1 FM2012
FranceVirgin Radio FRVarious FM and DAB+2024 Espace Group
Virgin Radio Legendes Du Rock FRInternet Radio
Virgin Radio Rock Live FR
Virgin Radio Classique Rock FR
Virgin Radio Rock 60s FR
Virgin Radio Rock 70s FR
Virgin Radio Rock 80s FR
Virgin Radio Rock 90s FR
Virgin Radio Rock 2000 FR
Virgin Radio Rock Anglais FR
Virgin Radio Rock Américain FR
Virgin Radio Rock Ballads FR
Virgin Radio Rock Francais FR
Virgin Radio Rock Metal FR
Virgin Radio Rock Party FR
Virgin Radio Rock Nouveaux Talents FR
Italy Virgin Radio Italia Various FM2007 Mediaset S.p.A.
Virgin Radio Italy Classic RockInternet Radio2010
Virgin Radio Italy Hard Rock
Virgin Radio Italy Rock '70
Virgin Radio Italy Rock '80
Virgin Radio Italy Rock '902015
Virgin Radio Italy Alternative Rock
Virgin Radio Italy Rock Ballads
Virgin Radio Italy Rock Hits
Virgin Radio Italy Rock 2K
Virgin Radio Italy Rock Party
Lebanon Virgin Radio Lebanon 89.5 FM2013Levant Media Hub
Virgin Radio Stars Lebanon89.7 FM2019 [3]
OmanVirgin Radio Oman100.9 FM2018 [4] SABCO Media
Romania Virgin Radio Romania Various FM2017Czech Media Invest
SwitzerlandVirgin Radio SwitzerlandDAB2018 [5] Radio Medien AG
TurkeyIstanbul Virgin Radio Türkiye 106.2 FM2013Karnaval
AdanaVirgin Radio Adana102.7 FM2025
AnkaraVirgin Radio Ankara94.8 FM
AntalyaVirgin Radio Antalya98.0 FM
BalıkesirVirgin Radio Balıkesir89.1 FM
BursaVirgin Radio Bursa91.5 FM
EskişehirVirgin Radio Eskişehir94.7 FM
GaziantepVirgin Radio Gaziantep101.5 FM
IsmirVirgin Radio Ismir103.1 FM
KayseriVirgin Radio Kayseri90.5 FM
MersinVirgin Radio Mersin90.8 FM
SakaryaVirgin Radio Sakarya89.3 FM
SamsunVirgin Radio Samsun96.0 FM
United Arab EmiratesVirgin Radio Dubai104.4 FM2008 Arab Media Group
United Kingdom Virgin Radio UK DAB2016 News UK
Virgin Radio Legends UK2018 [6]
Virgin Radio Chilled UK
Virgin Radio 80s UK2022 [7]
Virgin Radio Britpop UK2025

References

  1. "Victoria's KOOL FM becomes 107.3 Virgin Radio". CTV News Vancouver Island. 8 February 2019. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019.
  2. "Bell Media Launches Pure Country 89 & Virgin Radio 93.9 in Windsor/Detroit". radioINSIGHT. 19 November 2020.
  3. "Ben Weston fronts new Virgin Radio Stars in Beirut". Radio Today. 2 September 2019.
  4. "Virgin Radio launches in Oman, targets youth market". Arabian Business. 10 March 2018.
  5. "Switzerland's Virgin Radio Launches Two New DAB+ Stations". Radio World. 24 January 2018.
  6. "Wireless launches new digital channels – Virgin Radio Anthems and Virgin Radio Chilled". News UK. January 2019.
  7. "Wireless brings back Virgin Radio Groove on DAB+". Radio Today. 30 December 2019.