Radio 1, whatever happened to it?

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I haven't liked Radio 1 for some years, too much waffle from boring presenters and I'm not a fan of the music they play.
It now appears to have changed into the next Capital FM if anyone with young kids knows what that station is!
For me they've gone from everyones favourite radio station in the 80's/ early 90's to the trying to be uber trendy to appealing to under 15's within 20 years.

I was going to start a poll asking if Avicii is THE worst "artist" of all time but I decided to rant about Radio 1 instead!
 
I moved to Radio 2 some time ago. I really like Evans, I am getting better at pop master and love Jeremy Vines callers! Steve Wright and mayo i can take or leave..

What is it with radio stations after 7pm though?? they go all weird!!!
 
It's the new bloke in charge. I think he set the target audience at 12-25 or something like that and he's quite proud when older listeners tune out. The presenters they have now are just appalling. I like Greg James and Scott Mills. The rest are just terrible. The final straw for the station was really Zane Lowe leaving.
 
Stopped listening to Radio 1 years ago! It's not aimed at my age group, I'm 31 and to be honest there's nothing worth listening to on it anyway. I feel sorry for people that find Nick Grimshaw and Fearne Cotton entertaining.

Like Rooter I switched to radio 2 and started to get better at pop masters Hahahaha.

I've recently switched again and now listen to BBC 6 music. Shaun Keavney's breakfast show is brilliant and I love Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie in the afternoon slot.
 
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As with music it's all down to people's own taste and it will always differ from the next

BBC radio channels are all aimed at their own separate groups and Radio 1 is aimed at under 25 and that's the listeners it attracts
 
Beezerk said:
I haven't liked Radio 1 for some years, too much waffle from boring presenters and I'm not a fan of the music they play.
It now appears to have changed into the next Capital FM if anyone with young kids knows what that station is!
For me they've gone from everyones favourite radio station in the 80's/ early 90's to the trying to be uber trendy to appealing to under 15's within 20 years.

I was going to start a poll asking if Avicii is THE worst "artist" of all time but I decided to rant about Radio 1 instead!
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Was actually listening to some Avicii on train on Saturday as had my daughters iPad with me - and no - Avicii is not he worst artist of all time - in fact thought he was all right.
 
Radio 2 have a saying...

''We get you all in the end''


Listen everyday. Love Steve Wrights goofyness and mayo is great in the evening.
 
I am now a happy radio 2 listener. Chris Evans has changed the breakfast show music to more my taste with 80s and 90s music and I really enjoy Simon Mayo. Cannot help but smile when an old girl in her 80s phones in on a Friday and asks for highway to hell to be played. When I have DAB available I listen to the Absolute radio stations
 
<Splutter> What's the world coming to? Golf club rule 5321: 'Members should only tune in to Radio 3 or Radio 4. Singing along to the Archer's theme tune and toe tapping is discouraged as not in keeping with the traditions of the Club.'
 
Slightly off topic, why do all djs have themselves as comedians as well? They'll tell a joke that wouldn't even raise a smile, but there posse are all in fits of laughter. It goes on and on.

Most commercial stations are like this. Winds me up, just play the friggin music!! :rant:
 
It's a sign you are getting old. I haven't listen to Radio 1 for a long time and they are probably quite happy with that. They are trying to target a very specific age group, the young, and then when you complain about it sounding too loud, there is no tune etc then it is time to turn to Radio 2. Accept your fate and move on.

Radio 2 is actually very good and not the Wogan / Jimmy Young fest of old. Jeremy Vine, apart from being very good, plays some from off centre music and any show that makes an allotment on the radio essential listening has to have something going for it. All hail Terry Walton.
 
davemc1 said:
Slightly off topic, why do all djs have themselves as comedians as well? They'll tell a joke that wouldn't even raise a smile, but there posse are all in fits of laughter. It goes on and on.

Most commercial stations are like this. Winds me up, just play the friggin music!! :rant:
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Yes, the guy in the afternoon did it yesterday, tried to do a gag about that video/speech Benedict Cumberbatch, sure I heard a tumbleweed go past in the studio.
For the record I usually listen to Radio 5 during my travels, unfortunately some factories have Radio 1 and worse on!
 
I quite like the music that's played on R1 but it's the DJ's I just can't stand them.

Then you get adverts for 1xtra "the home of black music". Don't let me get started on what's wrong with that in the modern day.
 
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