BBC Radio 1 / target market and aged prejudice for and against

[Neil McCauley]

On the rare occasions where through a mistake I end up with BBC Radio 1, I am, without exception dismayed by the unattractive music, the vacuity of the commentators and the superficiality of the whole thing. BUT I do appreciate that I’m not in synch with any of this. Let’s for the moment ignore issues of fidelity, DAB versus FM and so on.

So what is their target market? Have the BBC reached that market? Does Radio 1 serve any useful purposes and finally, at my age (60 plus) should I really be concerned at all by any of this? Thanks. Regards, HP.

[Stratmangler]

So what is their target market? Have the BBC reached that market? Does Radio 1 serve any useful purposes and finally, at my age (60 plus) should I really be concerned at all by any of this? Thanks. Regards, HP.

In order .....

Yoof ?, probably not, no, and definitely not.

[Reid Malenfant]

<snip> Does Radio 1 serve any useful purposes

I don't listen to radio or watch television, but i can assure you that Chris Moyles certainly makes me wake up every morning & hurry to switch the clock radio off

[WAD62]

I don't listen to radio or watch television, but i can assure you that Chris Moyles certainly makes me wake up every morning & hurry to switch the clock radio off

Eeeuuughhh!!!, Moyles and his horrible little unfunny sycophantic breakfast bunch...

The whole station pioneers the dumbing down of Britain, I'm sure it only exists for the BBC to receive backhanders from record companies

[Spectral Morn]

I must confess to feeling particularly turned off by Radio 1 for exactly the reasons Howard states. I am sure that there is some music played on the station that I would like but the inane drivel that passes for chat on it leaves me cold, frustrated and slightly depressed.

For me Radio 2 is my Radio 1 (as it closely resembles Radio 1 of my youth) as to other stations I regularly listen to, I particularly like Radio 4, the Jazz show on Radio 3 and a Dance music and Jazz show on a local radio (dance of Friday night and Jazz on Sunday night) station Radio Ulster.

These are listened to via an Accuphase T101 and Magnum Dynalab signal sleuth combination.


Regards D S D L

[Beobloke]

I have to say that I like Chris Moyles. He makes me laugh in the morning, which is all I require on my morning drive to work. Generally I stick to Radio 2 the rest of the day, although my patience with Steve 'the same over-scripted and not funny show for the last 20 years' Wright is wearing very thin.

The rest of Radio 1's output, however, including the dross that they pass off as music, is truly dire.

I like the snippets of Radio 6 that I have heard and the news that Radcliffe and Maconie are moving there in the afternoons next month will make it an essential listen. Sadly its lack of FM frequency allocation will minimise my chances of listening.

[Reid Malenfant]

Eeeuuughhh!!!, Moyles and his horrible little unfunny sycophantic breakfast bunch...

Exactly, if you can't stand something then it's an ideal wake up call as you just have to turn it off & very quickly

[Zoidburg]

Dont even get me started. With the exception of maybe sarah cox who i generally find quite funny I cant stand any of the current daytime DJs, Moyles especially so. At 35 the music mainly seems terrible and worse is that the same songs are repeated at least 4 or 5 times a day (if you can manage a whole days listening!).

[Alex_UK]

Giles Peterson at 2am tomorrow is pretty good.

[WAD62]

Giles Peterson at 2am tomorrow is pretty good.

The one exception that proves the rule, perhaps

Good of the BBC to give him such an accessible slot

He was excellent at the big chill last summer...