Editing Absolute Radio (section)

=== 2013–present: Acquisition by Bauer Media ===
On 29 July 2013, [[Bauer Media Group]] announced it intended to purchase Absolute from [[The Times Group]] for an amount believed to be between £20m and £25m, pending regulatory approval.<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Carroll |first=Lisa |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/jul/29/bauer-media-buys-absolute-radio |title=Bauer Media buys Absolute Radio |work=The Guardian |date=29 July 2013 |access-date=4 October 2013}}</ref> The deal was cleared by the [[Office of Fair Trading]] on 23 December.<ref>{{cite web|last=Martin |first=Roy |url=http://radiotoday.co.uk/2013/12/oft-clears-bauers-absolute-radio-deal/ |title=OFT clears Bauer's Absolute Radio deal |publisher=Radio Today |date=23 December 2013 |access-date=30 December 2013}}</ref>

Subsequently, by September 2014, all other London-based [[Bauer Radio|Bauer]] stations moved from Mappin House to a refurbished [[Golden Square|One Golden Square]], creating a new national radio hub.

Bauer Radio announced in July 2015 that Absolute Radio would be taking up the 105.2 FM frequency in the [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]], previously held by [[Planet Rock (radio station)|Planet Rock]]. Absolute launched on 105.2 FM on 7 September 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.a516digital.com/2015/07/absolute-radio-to-replace-planet-rock.html|title=Absolute Radio to replace Planet Rock on FM in the West Midlands|access-date=8 September 2015|archive-date=9 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150909225046/http://www.a516digital.com/2015/07/absolute-radio-to-replace-planet-rock.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The station ended transmission on that frequency on 16 December 2018, following Bauer's decision to broadcast [[Greatest Hits Radio Birmingham & The West Midlands|Greatest Hits Radio]] on FM across the West Midlands.

In March 2021, Ofcom approved Bauer's application for permission to alter the FM licence held by the London FM relay of Absolute Radio, enabling the frequency to be used to provide a London variant of Greatest Hits Radio.<ref name="x57">{{Cite web|url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2021/03/greatest-hits-radio-approved-for-london-105-8fm/|title=Greatest Hits Radio approved for London 105.8FM|date=25 March 2021|access-date=30 March 2021}}</ref> Absolute Radio continued to be available by way of its national AM and digital transmissions. The change took place on 17 May.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2021/05/greatest-hits-radio-arrives-in-london-on-105-8-fm/|title = Greatest Hits Radio arrives in London on 105.8 FM|date = 17 May 2021}}</ref>

At midnight on 20 January 2023, the station stopped broadcasting on AM.<ref name="National 1">{{cite web|url=https://www.wohnort.org/dab/uknat.html#D1|title=National 1|website=Wohnort - DAB ensembles|date=25 March 2022|accessdate=17 January 2023}}</ref> Ofcom issued Bauer Radio a £25,000 fine and revoked the medium wave licence on 13 February 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-01 |title=Ofcom fines Bauer Radio £25,000 |url=https://www.ofcom.org.uk/news-centre/2023/ofcom-fines-bauer-radio-25000 |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=Ofcom |language=en}}</ref>

On 12 December 2023, Absolute Radio was removed from [[Freesat]] TV platform, followed by [[Sky UK|Sky]] and [[Virgin Media]] TV platforms on 13 December, along with every other radio station owned by Bauer Media on either of the three TV platforms, including [[Absolute Radio 80s]], [[Absolute Radio 90s]], [[Absolute Radio Classic Rock]], [[Hits Radio]], [[Greatest Hits Radio]], [[Kiss (UK radio station)|Kiss]], [[Magic (UK radio station)|Magic]], [[Jazz FM (UK)|Jazz FM]] and [[Planet Rock (radio station)|Planet Rock]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/11/bauer-to-remove-all-radio-stations-from-satellite-and-cable-tv-platforms/|title = Bauer to remove all radio stations from satellite and cable TV platforms|date = 28 November 2023}}</ref>

In 2022, Bauer said it would vacate One Golden Square and move to The Lantern, 75 [[Hampstead Road, London|Hampstead Road]] in Euston.<ref>'[https://radiotoday.co.uk/2022/06/bauer-to-leave-one-golden-square-for-new-euston-development/ Bauer to leave One Golden Square for new Euston development]', ''Radio Today'', 30 June 2022</ref> The last broadcasts from the Golden Square studios took place in April 2024.<ref>Simon Mayo. '[https://twitter.com/simonmayo/status/1775255950146097599 Last show from 1, Golden Square today]'</ref>