Initially, the station was unpopular with some of its target audience who, it is claimed, disliked the fact that much of its airtime was shared with 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. They're killing the country by having that play list monopoly. It's all down to housewives and trendies in Islington. There's no radio station for young people any more. Radio 1 and 2, most afternoons, run concurrently and the whole thing has slid right back to where it was before the pirates happened. They outlawed the pirates and then didn't, as they promised, cater for the market the pirates created. I want to slag off all the people in charge of radio stations. Many of the most popular pirate radio voices, such as Simon Dee, had only a one-hour slot per week ("Midday Spin.") 1970s
The initial rota of staff included John Peel, Pete Myers,Īnd a gaggle of others, some transferred from pirate stations, such as Keith Skues, Ed Stewart, Mike Raven, David Ryder, Jim Fisher, Jimmy Young, Dave Cash, Kenny Everett, Simon Dee, Terry Wogan, Duncan Johnson, Doug Crawford, Tommy Vance, Chris Denning, and Emperor Rosko. The breakfast show remains the most prized slot in the Radio 1 schedule, with every change of breakfast show presenter generating considerable media interest. The second single was " Massachusetts" by The Bee Gees.
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 by Engelbert Humperdink would have been inappropriate for the station's sound). " Theme One", specially composed for the launch by George Martin was played for first time before Radio 1 officially launched at 7 am. The first music to be heard on the station was an extract from "Beefeaters" by Johnny Dankworth. The reason jingles from PAMS were used was that the Musicians' Union would not agree to a single fee for the singers and musicians if the jingles were made "in-house" by the BBC they wanted repeat fees each time one was played. 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. Welcome to the exciting new sound of Radio 1. The first words on Radio 1 – after a countdown by the Controller of Radios 1 and 2, Robin Scott, and a jingle, recorded at PAMS in Dallas, Texas, beginning "The voice of Radio 1" – were: Īnd, good morning everyone.
The first disc jockey to broadcast on the new station was Tony Blackburn, whose cheery style, first heard on Radio Caroline and Radio London, won him the prime slot on what became known as the "Radio 1 Breakfast Show". Most were of comparatively low power, at less than 50 kilowatts, leading to patchy coverage of the country. Radio 1 was launched at 7:00 am on Saturday 30 September 1967.īroadcasts were on 1215 kHz AM (247 metres), using a network of transmitters which had carried the Light Programme. Radio 1 was conceived as a direct response to the popularity of offshore pirate radio stations such as Radio Caroline and Radio London, which had been outlawed by Act of Parliament. Radio 1 was established in 1967 (along with the more middle of the road BBC Radio 2) as a successor to the BBC Light Programme, which had broadcast popular music and other entertainment since 1945. Further information: Timeline of BBC Radio 1 First broadcast
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