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Who was the longest serving DJ on Radio 1? ›

The legendary Annie Nightingale was BBC Radio 1's longest running DJ, starting in 1970 as the station's first ever female presenter.

BBC Radio 1 is aimed at a younger audience of 15-29-year-olds, playing popular music across a variety of genres. It is also known for its engaging presenters and lively entertainment shows. BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio 3 both target an older audience of 35-54-year-olds but with different programming.

You can listen via a DAB digital radio, online at bbc.co.uk/radio1vintage and via the iPlayer Radio app on mobile and tablets.

The first complete record played on Radio 1 was "Flowers in the Rain" by The Move, the number 2 record in that week's Top 20 (the number 1 record, The Last Waltz by Engelbert Humperdink, would have been inappropriate for the station's sound).

Stark participated in most of the show's ongoing features including Real or No Real, Innuendo Bingo, 24 Years at the Tap End, Bamboleo Wednesday. On 1 July 2022, it was announced that Mills and Stark would both be leaving Radio 1 after respectively 24 years and 10 years on air.

A Totnes presenter has been hailed as the world's oldest music radio DJ - still hosting a regular radio show aged 95. John Cavie has been presenting on Life Care Radio at Totnes Hospital in Devon for a decade.

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Radio 1 was launched at 7 am on Saturday, 30 September 1967, with DJ Tony Blackburn playing 'Flowers in the rain' by The Move.

On Christmas Eve 1906, Reginald Fessenden is said to have broadcast the first radio program, consisting of some violin playing and passages from the Bible.

Tony Blackburn spins the first discs

Tony Blackburn opened Radio 1 on 30 September 1967 at 7.00am, with Robin Scott, then Controller Radio 1, standing over him!

Which band had a hit with the first record to be played on Radio 1? ›

The first record played on Radio 1 was Flowers in the Rain by The Move, followed by Massachusetts by the Bee Gees. Radio 1 was instantly popular, doubling the Light Programme audience within the first month of launch and going on to command more than 24 million weekly listeners at its peak.

So, long story short is that the radio station plays the same songs over and over again to appease the casual listener, and if you're noticing, that means you are a “P1 radio listener” for that station aka you listen to that station more than any other.

Mary McCoy

She entered the Guinness World Records for possessing the longest career as a radio presenter (71 years, 357 days). Now that's what you call a dedicated radio host! Radio has been my life for as long as I can remember.

Peter Tripp was a radio DJ who took part in a ''Wakeathon'' in 1959. During this publicity stunt, which was also a charity event and a scientific experiment, Tripp stayed awake for 201 hours, breaking the current world record.