the station to be "interactive" – members of Absolute Radio's "VIP" online user community selected and voted for music to be played on the service. The music recordings played included a number of live session tracks and concert recordings. At the time of the closure of Absolute Xtreme, its listeners were advised to retune to dabbl for alternative music service. Following the initial experiment, dabbl ceased to broadcast as a radio station in summer 2010; its DAB slot outside London was taken up by Absolute Radio 90s. However, the technology which powered dabbl may be used in other ways in the future. Liquid Initially produced as a London showcase for Liquid FM, Virgin Radio's bid for the East Midlands FM licence, Liquid was a station playing indie-pop, alternative hits and Britpop. It launched on DAB in London in 2000 as part of the initial line-up of DRG London. Programmes were non-stop music during the day, but some specialist programmes were broadcast during evenings and weekends, predominantly presented by back-office Virgin Radio staff. Liquid closed in 2004; the previously online-only Virgin Radio Classic Rock (now Absolute Classic Rock) took its place on DAB. Virgin 105.8 Essentially, this service was a relay onto the Sky Digital platform (channel 0203) of the 105.8 FM Virgin Radio service available on FM in London. Programme content was the same as the MW service (already available on Sky 0107), with the split news, travel and advertising content of the London service. The relay began in June 2006 but was later stopped, with the slot on 0203 signed over to WRN, who operated it as "Ignition Radio" until the team at One Golden Square re-acquired the slot to provide Absolute Radio 90s. Ironically, the FM and MW services of Absolute Radio do now provide some split programme content (primarily football commentary) and had done in the past, but did not do so during the period that 105.8 was available in its own right on Sky. Virgin Radio Groove This station played Motown, soul and disco music. Originally named The Groove when launched to Switch London's DAB platform in 2000, the station was relabelled The Virgin Radio Groove in 2004 as part of moves to introduce the Virgin brand to the subsidiary stations (the change took place at around the time Liquid was replaced by Virgin Radio Classic Rock). Groove and Classic Rock were subsequently also made available