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{{Infobox Radio Station
| name = BBC Radio 1
| image = [[Image:BBC Radio 1.gif|Radio 1 logo]]
| area = {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[United Kingdom|UK]] - National [[FM]] & [[Digital Audio Broadcasting|DAB]] <br> {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Sirius Satellite Radio]] <br> {{flagicon|United States}} [[Dish Network]]
| airdate = [[30 September]] [[1967]]
| frequency = [[FM]]: 97.7 [[megahertz|MHz]] - 99.7 MHz <small>(UK)</small><br />[[Digital Audio Broadcasting|DAB]]: 12B <br />[[Freeview]]: 700<br /> [[Virgin Media]]: 901<br />[[Sky Digital (UK & Ireland)|Sky]]: 0101<br />[[Sirius Satellite Radio|Sirius]]<small> (USA & Canada)</small>: 11 <br />[[Dish Network]]<small> (USA)</small>: 6011 <br />[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio1.shtml?listen Live Stream] Real/WM|
| format = Contemporary
| owner = [[BBC]]
| website = [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1 www.bbc.co.uk/radio1]
}}
''This page redirects from "Radio 1". See [[Radio 1 (disambiguation)]].''


105.8 FM
'''BBC Radio 1''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] national [[radio station]] operated by the [[BBC]], specialising in [[popular music]] and speech and is aimed primarily at the 15-29<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/regulatory_framework/service_licences/radio/radio_servicelicences/radio1_servicelicence_30apr2007.pdf Radio 1 Service Licence (Issued 30 April 2007)</ref> age group. Radio 1 was launched at 7 a.m. on [[30 September]] [[1967]] as a direct response to the popularity of offshore [[pirate radio]] stations such as [[Radio Caroline]], which had been outlawed by Act of Parliament.
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==History==
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The first DJ to broadcast on the new station was [[Tony Blackburn]], whose cheery style, first heard on [[Radio Caroline|Radio Caroline]] and [[Wonderful Radio London|'Wonderful Radio London']], won him the prime slot on what became known as the "Radio 1 Breakfast Show" (although its original formal title, as shown in the ''Radio Times'' was ''Daily Disc Delivery'', while Blackburn himself referred to it eponymously as the ''Tony Blackburn Show''). The first words spoken on Radio 1 - after a "countdown" by the Controller of Radios 1 and [[BBC Radio 2|2]], Robin Scott, and a jingle, recorded at [[PAMS]] in [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], beginning "The voice of Radio 1" - were "... And, good morning everyone. Welcome to the exciting new sound of Radio 1". This was the first use of US-style jingles on BBC radio, but the style was familiar to listeners who were acquainted with Blackburn and other DJs from their days on pirate radio. The first complete record played on Radio 1 was ''[[Flowers in the Rain]]'' by [[The Move]] (although this was preceded by a broadcast of part of ''Beefeaters (On Parade)'' by [[John Dankworth|Johnny Dankworth]], being Blackburn's signature tune carried over from pirate radio). There has been some speculation that the inclusion of ''Flowers in the Rain'' was intended to signal the end of the "[[flower power]]" "[[Summer of Love]]" of 1967. The breakfast show remains the most prized slot in the Radio 1 schedule, with every change of breakfast show presenter exciting considerable media interest.

The initial rota of staff included the legendary [[John Peel]] (who remained with the station until his death in October 2004) and a gaggle of others, some hired from pirates, such as [[Ed Stewart]], [[Terry Wogan]], [[Jimmy Young (disc jockey)|Jimmy Young]], [[Dave Cash (disc jockey)|Dave Cash]], [[Kenny Everett]], [[Simon Dee]], [[Pete Murray (disc jockey)|Pete Murray]], and [[Bob Holness]]. Initially, the station was unpopular with some of its target audience, who disliked the fact that much of its airtime was shared with [[BBC Radio 2|Radio 2]] and that it was less unequivocally aimed at a young audience than the offshore stations, with some DJs such as Jimmy Young being in their 40s. The very fact that it was part of an "establishment" institution such as the [[BBC]] was itself a turn-off for some, and the [[needle time]] restrictions prevented it from playing as many records as the offshore stations had. It also had limited finances (partially because the BBC did not increase its licence fee to fund the new station) and often, as in January [[1975]], suffered disproprtionately when the BBC had to make financial cutbacks, strengthening an impression that it was regarded as a lower priority by senior BBC executives. Despite this, it gained massive audiences (although it benefitted from a lack of competition: [[Independent Local Radio]] did not begin until [[1973]] and it took many years to cover virtually all of the UK) with audiences of over 10 million claimed for some of its shows.

Radio 1 initially broadcast on 1214 kHz [[mediumwave]] (or 247 metres as it was referred to at the time) and moved to 1053/1089 kHz (275/285 metres) on [[23 November]] [[1978]] (it was the only BBC National station without a dedicated [[FM]] frequency). In the 1970s and early 1980s it was allowed to take over [[BBC Radio 2|Radio 2's]] FM transmitters for a few hours per week, most notably for the Top 40 Singles Chart on Sunday afternoons and for some late evening programmes including [[Sounds of the Seventies]] until 1975, and thereafter the [[John Peel]] show. In 1988 the 97–99 MHz frequencies became available when the existing [[police]] communication allocation changed, and Radio 1 acquired them for its own national FM network. This was rolled out as of [[1 September]] [[1988]], starting with the Central Scotland, Midlands & Yorkshire areas (FM broadcasts were available in London as of 31st October 1987, but this was at low power on 104.8 MHz FM - [http://www.radiorewind.co.uk/images/transmitfm_sht1.jpg see here]). Its old mediumwave frequencies were reallocated to commercial stations in 1994 (Radio 1's last broadcast on MW was on [[1 July]] that year, with [[Stephen Duffy]]'s "Kiss Me" being the last record played on MW just before 9am). In the 1990s it also began broadcasting on spare audio subcarriers on [[Sky Television plc|Sky Television's]] analogue satellite service, initially in mono (on [[UKTV Gold|UK Gold]]) and later in stereo (on [[Living (channel)|UK Living]]). Today it can be heard on [[Digital Audio Broadcasting|DAB]], [[Freeview]], [[Virgin Media]], [[Sky Digital (UK & Ireland)|Sky Digital]] and the [[Internet]] as well as FM. In July of [[2005]], [[Sirius Satellite Radio]] began [[simulcast]]ing Radio 1 across the [[United States]] on channel 11, and [[Sirius Canada]] began simulcasting Radio 1 when they launched on [[1 December]] [[2005]] (also on channel 11). The simulcast is [[Time shifting|time shifted]] five hours to allow US and Canadian listeners in the [[Eastern Time Zone (North America)|Eastern Time Zone]] to hear Radio 1 at the same time of day as UK listeners.

In his last few months as controller, Johnny Beerling commissioned a handful of new shows that in some ways set the tone for what was to come under [[Matthew Bannister]]. One of these "[[Loud'n'proud]]" was the UK's first national radio series aimed at a [[gay]] audience (made in [[Manchester]] and aired from August [[1993]]). Far from being a parting quirk, the show was a surprise hit and led to the networks first coverage of the large outdoor [[Gay Pride]] event in [[1994]]. Bannister took the reins fully in October [[1993]]. His aim was to rid the station of its '[[Smashie and Nicey]]' image and make it appeal to the under 25s. Although originally launched as a youth station, by the early 1990s, its loyal listeners (and DJs) had aged with the station over its 25 year history. Many long-standing DJs, such as [[Simon Bates]], [[Dave Lee Travis]], [[Alan Freeman]], [[Bob Harris (radio)|Bob Harris]], [[Gary Davies]], and later [[Steve Wright]], [[Bruno Brookes]] and [[Johnnie Walker]] left the station or were sacked, and in January 1995 old music (typically anything recorded before 1990) was expressly banned from the daytime playlist.

Many listeners rebelled as the first new DJs to be introduced represented a crossover from other parts of the BBC (notably Bannister and Trevor Dann's former colleagues at the BBC's London station, [[BBC GLR|GLR]]) with [[Emma Freud]] and [[Danny Baker]]. Another problem was that, at the time, [[BBC Radio 2|Radio 2]] was sticking resolutely to a format which appealed mainly to those who had been listening since the days of the [[BBC Light Programme|Light Programme]], and only commercial radio, which consequently enjoyed a massive increase in its audience share at the expense of the BBC, was targeting the "Radio 1 and a half" audience.

After the departure of [[Steve Wright]], who had been unsuccessfully moved from his long-running afternoon show to the breakfast show in January [[1994]], Bannister hired [[Chris Evans (British broadcaster)|Chris Evans]] to present the prime morning slot in April [[1995]]. Evans was a popular but controversial presenter who was eventually sacked in 1997 after he demanded to present the breakfast show for only four days per week. Evans was replaced from [[February 17]], [[1997]] by [[Mark and Lard]] - [[Mark Radcliffe]] (along with his sidekick [[Marc Riley]]), who found the slick, mass-audience style required for a breakfast show didn't come naturally to them. They were in turn replaced by [[Zoe Ball]] and [[Kevin Greening]] just 8 months later in October 1997, with Greening eventually moving on and leaving Ball as a solo presenter. The re-invention of the station happened at a fortuitous time, with the rise of [[Britpop]] in the mid-90s - bands like Oasis, Blur and Pulp were both popular and 'credible' at the time and the station's popularity rose with them. Documentaries like John Peels "Lost In Music" which looked at the influence that the use of [[drugs]] have had over popular musicians received critical acclaim but were slated inside the dusty corridors of [[Broadcasting House]].

Later in the 90s the Britpop boom declined, and manufactured chart pop ([[boy bands]] and acts aimed at sub-teenagers) came to dominate the charts. Radio 1 found itself again in the position it had been in the late 80s, with increasingly bland chart music dominating the daytime shows. New genre music occupied the evenings (indie on weekdays and dance at weekends), with a mix of specialist shows and playlist fillers through late nights. The rise of [[rave]] culture through the late 80s and early 90s gave the station the opportunity to move into a controversial and completely youth-orientated movement by bringing in a club DJ, [[Pete Tong]]. This quickly gave birth to the [[Essential Mix]] where underground DJs mix rave and club based music in a two hour slot.

Listening figures continued to decline but the station succeeded in its aim of targeting a younger age group. Eventually, this change in content was reflected by a rise in audience that is continuing to the day. Notably, the station has received praise for shows such as [[The Sunday Surgery]], [[Bobby Friction]] and [[DJ Nihal|Nihal]], ''The Evening Session'' with [[Steve Lamacq]] and its successor [[Zane Lowe]]. Its [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/ website] has also been well received.

A new evening schedule was introduced in September 2006, dividing up the week by genres; Monday is mainly rock-oriented, Tuesday is R&B and hip-hop, Thursday and Friday are primarily dance, with specialist R&B and reggae shows.

However, the station's two showcase shows, the breakfast show and the [[UK Top 40]] continued to struggle. In 2000, Zoe Ball was replaced in the mornings by friend and fellow [[ladette]] [[Sara Cox]], but, despite heavy promotion, listening figures for the iconic breakfast show continued to fall. In 2004 Cox was replaced by [[Chris Moyles]]. The newly rebranded breakfast show is known as [[The Chris Moyles Show]] and has dramatically increased its audience, now ahead of [[Today programme|The Today Programme]] on [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]] as the second most popular breakfast show (after [[Terry Wogan]]). The chart show's ratings fell after the departure of long-time host [[Mark Goodier]], amid falling single sales in the UK. The show now competes with networked commercial radio's [[hit40uk]] which is broadcast at the same time.

Many of the DJs either ousted by Bannister or who left during his tenure (such as [[Johnnie Walker (DJ)|Johnnie Walker]], [[Bob Harris (radio)|Bob Harris]] and [[Steve Wright]]) have subsequently joined [[BBC Radio 2|Radio 2]] which has now overtaken Radio 1 as the UK's most popular radio station, using a style that Radio 1 had up until the early 1990s.

The success of Moyles's show has come alongside increased success for the station in general. In 2006, DJs Chris Moyles, [[Scott Mills]] and [[Zane Lowe]] all won gold [[Sony Radio Awards]], whilst the station itself came away with the best station award.

Following the death of [[John Peel]] in October 2004, [[Annie Nightingale]] is now the longest serving presenter at the station having worked there since 1969.

==Chart Show==
Radio 1's long running chart show is broadcast on Sunday afternoons between 4pm and 7pm, and has always ended at 7pm since the station's inception, although the format, length and starting time has varied considerably. Until 2002, the show was hosted by veteran DJ [[Mark Goodier]], and the format was a countdown of all the top 40 selling singles in the UK for that week, from #40 to #1. Since that date, the show has taken on new presenters (currently [[Jason King (radio)|Jason King]] and [[Joel Ross]]) and a new, more chat-oriented, format. The show no longer plays all the top 40 singles; instead, the entire top 20 is played along with a selection of some tracks between #21 and #40, interviews and other features. The chart is compiled by [[The Official UK Charts Company]]; Radio 1 is therefore the only station to broadcast the "official" UK singles chart.

==Music==
While most commercial stations concentrate on a particular theme, such as 1980s music or "classic rock", Radio 1 plays a diverse mix of current songs, including [[indie rock|independent]]/alternative, rock, [[house music|house]]/electronic, drum 'n' bass, world, [[pop music|pop]].

Due to restrictions on the amount of commercial music that could be played on radio in the UK until 1988 (the so-called "[[needle time]]" limitation) the station has recorded a great many live performances and studio sessions over the years, many of which have subsequently found their way onto commercially-available LPs and CDs. The station also broadcasts documentaries and interviews. Although this type of programming arose from necessity it has given the station some much-needed diversity. The needletime restrictions meant that the station tended to have a higher level of speech by DJ's. While the station is often criticised for (often banal) "waffling" by presenters, an experimental "more music day" in 1988 was declared a failure after only a third of callers favoured it.

Radio 1 has also organised and broadcast exclusive gigs such as [[Arctic Monkeys]], [[Kaiser Chiefs]] and [[My Chemical Romance]] and most recently The White Stripes in what they called White Stripes Wednesday.

==Presenters==
{{schedule|April 2007}}
Current presenters on this station include [[Steve Lamacq]], [[Colin Murray]], [[Zane Lowe]], [[Mary Anne Hobbs]], and [[Mike Davies]], who all host their own respective rock and indie oriented shows. Also in the station's stable are Urban and Electronica supremos such as [[Grooverider]] and [[Rob Da Bank]] and dance specialists [[Pete Tong]] and [[Judge Jules]].

An alphabetical list of present presenters is below

'''Daytime'''
*[[Chris Moyles]] - "The Saviour", 7AM-10AM Weekdays ([[The Chris Moyles Show]]) - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/moyles Listen to Chris Moyles]
*[[Comedy Dave]] ([[Chappers and Dave]]) / ([[The Chris Moyles Show]]) - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/moyles Listen to The Chris Moyles Show]
*[[Edith Bowman]] - Monday - Friday 1PM To 4PM [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/edith Listen To Ediths' Show]
*[[Fearne Cotton]] - Weekends 7AM-10AM [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/fearnereggie Listen to Fearne & Reggie]
*Greg James - Friday mornings 4AM-7AM
*[[James King (film critic)|James King]] - Resident movie buff
*[[Jason King (radio)|Jason King]] ([[JK and Joel]]) - Monday-Thursday 4AM-7AM and Sundays 4PM-7PM - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/jkjoel Listen to JK & Joel]
*[[Jo Whiley]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/whiley Listen to Jo Whiley] / [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/newmusic_wed Listen to In New Live Music We Trust with Jo Whiley]
*[[Joel Ross]] ([[JK and Joel]]) - Monday-Thursday 4AM-7AM and Sundays 4PM-7PM - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/jkjoel Listen to JK & Joel]
*[[Mark Chapman (DJ)|Mark "Chappers" Chapman]] ([[Chappers and Dave]]) [[Scott Mills]] show Mon - Friday 4PM-7PM [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/mills Listen]
*[[Natalie Jamieson]] - Showbiz reporter
*[[Reggie Yates]] - Weekends 7AM-10AM [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/fearnereggie Listen to Fearne & Reggie]
*[[Sara Cox]] - Weekends 1PM - 4PM [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/cox Listen]
*[[Scott Mills]] Weekdays 4PM-7PM [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/mills Listen to Scott Mills]
*[[Trevor Nelson]] - Saturdays 4PM-7PM [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/nelson Listen to Trevor Nelson]
*[[Vernon Kay]] - Weekends 10AM - 1PM [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/vernon Listen to Vernon Kay]

'''Evenings'''
*[[Annie Mac]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/mashup Listen to Annie's Mash Up show] / [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/anniemac Listen to Annie's Sunday show]
*[[Annie Nightingale]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/nightingale Listen to Annie's show]
*[[Bethan Elfyn]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/wales Listen to Bethan's show]
*[[Bobby Friction]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/bobbyf Listen to Bobby Friction & Nihal's show]
*[[Chris Goldfinger]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/shows/rpms/radio1/goldfinger.rpm Listen to Chris Goldfinger's show]
*[[Colin Murray]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/murray Listen To Colin's Show]
*[[Daniel P Carter]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/rockshow Listen to The Radio 1 Rock Show]
*[[Dave Pearce]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/anthems Listen to Dance Anthems with Dave Pearce]
*[[Eddie Halliwell]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/halliwell Listen to Eddie Halliwell]
*[[Fabio (DJ)|Fabio]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/fabgroove Listen to Fabio & Grooverider]
*[[Gilles Peterson]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/peterson Listen to Gilles Peterson]
*[[Grooverider]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/fabgroove Listen to Fabio & Grooverider]
*[[Huw Stephens]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/stephens Listen to Huw Stephens]
*[[James King (film critic)|James King]]
*[[Judge Jules]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/jules Listen to Judge Jules]
*[[Letitia]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/shows/rpms/radio1/surgery.rpm Listen to the Radio 1 Surgery]
*[[Dr. Mark Hamilton]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/surgery Listen to the Radio 1 Surgery]
*[[Mary Anne Hobbs]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/hobbs Listen to Mary Anne Hobbs]
*[[Mike Davies]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/punkshow Listen to the Radio 1 Punk Show]
*[[DJ Nihal|Nihal]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/bobbyf Listen to Bobby Friction & Nihal's show]
*[[Pete Tong]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/tong Listen to Pete Tong]
*[[Ras Kwame]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/kwame Listen to Ras Kwame]
*[[Rob da Bank]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/dabank Listen to Rob da Bank]
*[[Rory McConnell]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/nireland Listen to Rory McConnell]
*[[Steve Lamacq]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/newmusic_mon Listen to In New Music We Trust with Steve Lamacq]
*[[Tim Westwood]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/newmusic_tue Listen to In New Music We Trust with Tim Westwood] / [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/westwood Listen to Tim Westwood]
*[[Vic Galloway]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/scotland Listen to Vic Galloway]
*[[Zane Lowe]] - [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/networks/radio1/aod.shtml?radio1/zane Listen To Zane Lowe]

==News and current affairs==
{{main|Newsbeat}}
Radio 1 has a [[Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom|public service broadcasting]] obligation to provide news programming, which it fulfills through its [[Newsbeat]] bulletins throughout the day. Short news summaries are provided roughly hourly on the half [[hour]] with two longer 15 minute news bulletins at 12:45PM and 5:45PM. The main presenter is [[Georgina Bowman]], with Sports news read by [[David Garrido]]. However, there are other presenters, such as [[Dominic Byrne]] and [[Carrie Davies]] who read the news and sport (respectively) on The Chris Moyles Show and [[Mark Chapman (DJ)|Mark Chapman]] who reads the sports news in the afternoon and the Scott Mills show.

==Regionalisation==<!-- This section is linked from [[BBC Northern Ireland]] -->
Since 1999, Radio 1 has split the [[home nations]] on a Thursday night with [[Scotland]], [[Wales]] and [[Northern Ireland]] broadcasting their own shows showcasing regional talent with Zane Lowe still being heard in [[England]] (this applies to the FM broadcast only). Scotland's show is presented by [[Vic Galloway]] (who also has a position on [[BBC Radio Scotland]]) who has presented the show on his own since 2004 after original co-host [[Gill Mills]] departed. Wales's show is hosted by One Music's [[Huw Stephens]] and [[Bethan Elfyn]], whilst [[Rory McConnell]] presents the Northern Irish programme.

They originally went out from 8PM-10PM on the Evening Session's time slot but now broadcasts from 7:30PM-9PM with the first half hour of Zane Lowe going out across the whole of the UK before going their separate ways.

This practice has also been used in Radio 1's [[T in the Park]] coverage where broadcasts to Scotland provide extended coverage of the festival which the rest of the [[United Kingdom]] does not receive (they instead have the normal Radio 1 schedule at that time). This Scotland-only coverage has been presented by Vic Galloway in recent years.

==Radio 1's Big Weekend==
{{main|Radio 1's Big Weekend}}
The Radio 1 roadshows began in 1973, with the first one being hosted by [[Alan Freeman]] in [[Newquay]], [[Cornwall]] and the final one was held in 1999. Roadshows usually involved Radio 1 DJs and high profile pop stars travelling around the most popular seaside destinations in the UK. Although the style of the events changed in later years along with the style of the station itself, for example with the introduction in 1994 of whistle stop audio postcards of each location ("2minuteTour"), they were still considered to be rooted in the "cheesy" old style of the station, and in the [[1980s]] they sometimes featured elements which would be seen as highly [[political incorrectness|politically incorrect]] today, such as wet T-shirt contests. In March 2000, Radio 1 decided to change the format and renamed it One Big Sunday. Several of these 'big' Sundays were held each year in city-centre parks around the country.

In 2003, the event changed again, and was renamed One Big Weekend. The event now lasted two days and occurred twice a year. Under this name; One Big Weekend visited [[Derry]] in Northern Ireland as part of the [[Music Lives]] campaign and [[Perry Park]] in [[Birmingham]].

The most recent change occurred in 2005 when the event was again renamed and the desicison was taken to only hold one a year, this time as Radio 1's Big Weekend. Venues under the new name include [[Sunderland]] and [[Dundee]]. Moor Park in [[Preston]] was the venue for [[Big Weekend|Radio 1's Big Weekend]] 2007, and had a first for the event: a third stage. The line-up included [[Scissor Sisters]], [[Razorlight]], [[Kasabian]], [[Rihana]], [[Kaiser Cheifs]], [[The Fratellis]], [[Stereophonics]] and [[Natasha Bedingfield]] amongst others.
Tickets for Radio 1's big weekend are free, making it the largest free music festival in Europe. <ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/bigweekend/ Radio 1 announced line-up for One Big Weekend, Preston</ref>

==Radio 1 locations==

The Radio 1 studios are currently at [[Yalding House]] which is on [[Great Portland Street ]] in central [[London]]. The station moved here in 1996 from [[Egton House]], which was demolished in 2003 to make way for the new extensions to [[Broadcasting House]].

Radio 1 also uses the BBC Maida Vale studios, where artists record their [[Live Lounge]] sessions for the [[Jo Whiley#The Jo Whiley Show|The Jo Whiley Show]] and special performances are held in front of Radio 1 competition winners.

==Controllers of BBC Radio 1==
*1967&ndash;1968: [[Robin Scott (BBC)|Robin Scott]]
*1968&ndash;1976: [[Douglas Muggeridge]]
*1976&ndash;1978: [[Charles McLelland]]
*1978&ndash;1985: [[Derek Chinnery]]
*1985&ndash;1993: [[Johnny Beerling]]
*1993&ndash;1998: [[Matthew Bannister]]
*1998&ndash;present: [[Andy Parfitt]](Parf-daddy)

==Radio 1 chart show presenters==
*[[Alan Freeman]] - [[October 1]], [[1967]] to [[September 24]], [[1972]] ([[Pick of the Pops]], featuring new entries between numbers 21 and 30 and the complete Top 20)
*[[Tom Browne (broadcaster and actor)|Tom Browne]] - [[October 1]], [[1972]] to [[March 26]], [[1978]] (initially a three-hour show called ''Solid Gold Sixty'', featuring new releases, climbers and chart entries below the Top 20 from 4-6 pm, and the Top 20 itself from 6-7 pm: from [[March 24]], [[1974]] just the Top 20 from 6-7 pm)
*[[Simon Bates]] - [[April 2]], [[1978]] to [[August 26]], [[1979]] (extended from an hour-long Top 20 from 6-7 pm to a two-hour Top 40 from 5-7 pm from [[November 12]], [[1978]])
*[[Tony Blackburn]] - [[September 2]], [[1979]] to [[January 3]], [[1982]]
*[[Tommy Vance]] - [[January 10]], [[1982]] to [[January 1]], [[1984]]
*[[Simon Bates]] for a second stint - [[January 8]], [[1984]] to [[September 23]], [[1984]]
*[[Richard Skinner (broadcaster)|Richard Skinner]] - [[September 30]], [[1984]] to around [[March]]/[[April]] [[1986]]
*[[Bruno Brookes]] - around March/April [[1986]] to [[September 23]], [[1990]]
*[[Mark Goodier]] - [[September 30]], [[1990]] to [[March 1]], [[1992]] (extended to a two-and-a-half-hour Top 40 from 4:30pm-7 pm from [[January 6]], [[1991]])
*[[Bruno Brookes]] for a second stint - [[March 15]], [[1992]] to [[April 16]], [[1995]], extended from March 15, 1992 to a three-hour Top 40 from 4-7 pm (the [[March 8]] 1992 show was hosted by [[Tommy Vance]])
*[[Mark Goodier]] for a second stint - [[April 23]], [[1995]] to [[November 17]], [[2002]] (there was then an interim where various DJs from the station guest-hosted the show)
*[[Wes Butters]] - [[February 9]], [[2003]] to [[January 16]], [[2005]] (there was then an interim where various DJs from the station guest-hosted the show)
*[[JK and Joel]] - [[March 6]], [[2005]] to date

==Radio 1 breakfast show presenters==
*[[Tony Blackburn]] - [[September 30]], [[1967]] to [[June 1]], [[1973]]
*[[Noel Edmonds]] - [[June 4]], [[1973]] to [[April 28]], [[1978]]
*[[Dave Lee Travis]] - [[May 1]], [[1978]] to [[January 2]], [[1981]]
*[[Mike Read]] - [[January 5]], [[1981]] to [[April 18]], [[1986]] (there was then a two-week interim when [[Adrian John]] hosted the show)
*[[Mike Smith (television presenter)|Mike Smith]] - [[May 5]], [[1986]] to May [[1988]]
*[[Simon Mayo]] - May 1988 to [[September 3]], [[1993]]
*[[Mark Goodier]] - officially [[October 25]], [[1993]] to [[December 24]], [[1993]] (although he had previously hosted the show as a stand-in since [[September 6]], [[1993]])
*[[Steve Wright]] - [[January 10]], [[1994]] to [[April 21]], [[1995]]
*[[Chris Evans]] - [[April 24]], [[1995]] to [[January 17]], [[1997]] (the show was then hosted as an emergency by [[Kevin Greening]], and then Simon Mayo came back as a stand-in)
*[[Mark and Lard]] (a.k.a. [[Mark Radcliffe]] & [[Marc Riley]]) - [[February 17]], [[1997]] to [[October 10]], [[1997]]
*[[Kevin Greening]] and [[Zoe Ball]] - [[October 13]], [[1997]] to around August [[1998]]
*[[Zoe Ball]] on her own - around August [[1998]] to around March [[2000]]
*[[Sara Cox]] - [[March 31]], [[2000]] to [[December 19]], [[2003]] (Cox was due to start on [[April 3]], [[2000]] but began three days early to feel more comfortable.)
*[[Chris Moyles]] - [[January 5]], [[2004]] to date

==Audio clips==
*[http://www.tvradiobits.i12.com/R1MWclose2.rm The Close of Radio 1 on Mediumwave]

==See also==
*[[List of BBC radio stations]]
*[[List of Sirius Satellite Radio stations]]
*[[List of Dish Network channels]]

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1 BBC Radio 1] at [[bbc.co.uk]]
*[http://www.theofficialcharts.com/ The Official UK Charts Company]
*[http://www.radiorewind.co.uk/ Radio Rewind's BBC Radio 1 historic website]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/bigweekend05/ 2005's Big Weekend] at [[bbc.co.uk]]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/bigweekend06/ 2006's Big Weekend] at [[bbc.co.uk]]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/bigweekend07/ 2007's Big Weekend] at [[bbc.co.uk]]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/wm_asx/aod/radio1_hi.asx BBC Radio 1 Live Stream in Windows Media Player] at [[bbc.co.uk]]
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/realaudio/media/r1live.ram BBC Radio 1 Live Stream in Real]


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