dabbl, was a user-controlled radio station broadcast on the Internet and on DAB Digital Radio in Cardiff 24 hours a day and in London from 7pm to 6am daily. Its content was chosen by members of Absolute Radio's website VIP Service, who select songs which are then voted for. Songs with the most votes are then broadcast. It operated from October 1st 2009 until August 25th 2010.

CTRL

dabbl first appeared on DAB in London under the name "CTRL", however this was just broadcasting the "Absolute Radio" launch clock sound.

Availability

• The station was previously available on the multiplexes in London
  London
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   on the Switch Multiplex
  Switch London
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   between 7pm and 6am, and in Cardiff
  Cardiff
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   and online 24 hours a day. In Bristol
  Bristol
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   & Bath, Southend & Chelmsford
  Chelmsford
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  , Swindon
  Swindon
  Swindon is a large town within the borough of Swindon and ceremonial county of Wiltshire, in South West England. It is midway between Bristol, west and Reading, east. London is east...
  
  , Reading
  Reading, Berkshire
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   & Basingstoke
  Basingstoke
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  , it was replaced by Absolute 90s
  Absolute 90s
  Absolute Radio 90s is a spin-off service from Absolute Radio. Like Absolute 80s, this DAB spin-off service is a rolling music service which plays music from the 1990s. Some of the artists which feature on the service include Blur, Oasis, The Chemical Brothers, Guns and Roses, Portishead, The...
  
  in June 2010.