A sister station to Virgin Radio, Virgin Radio Groove was a former radio station broadcasting worldwide on the internet. The station closed officially on 31 December 2007; however, it continued to broadcast until 4 April 2008.
It was launched as The Groove on 26 June 2000, and was renamed Virgin Radio Groove in 2004.
The first song played on The Groove was "ABC" by the Jackson 5.
As well as being broadcast on the internet, Virgin Radio Groove also broadcast on DAB in London and selected digital television networks (Sky Digital and Virgin Media). On 5 September 2005 the station was temporarily replaced by Virgin Radio Xtreme on DAB in London, but returned in early 2006 as a part-time service, daily from 7.00pm to 6.00am.
Read more about Virgin Radio Groove: Closure
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