Radio 1 used to go off air between 2am and 5am, and when they came back on air at 5am they used to play 5 minutes of jingles. Sadly, I got up early one morning to record them.
Back when Radio 1 was good. No wonder Radio 2 is the most listened to station in the UK now - Radio 1 caters to the 8 - 14 year old 'sunny delight' generation.
When they desperately needed full transmission on FM almost from launch, they had to timeshare it with Radio 2 - imagine having orchestral or country music, followed by John Peel or The Friday Rock Show, or Sing Something Simple followed by the top 40 - a bizarre juxtaposition of music - but that’s what you get for allowing two stations with completely contradictory music tastes to share a frequency - luckily, both stations are now separate from each other - you don’t find them switching over to each other - should have been like that from the get-go - playing stereo music on a mono station! Ridiculous! Even BBC local radio stations couldn’t manage that - they were available on FM - but, for some strange reason, only in mono! Radio 1 eventually got full FM carriage nationwide - then it all went downhill from there! You could say that it slid down the Bannister!
There was an extended piece of music they used to play right around the time Radio 1 started broadcasting on FM. I can't remember if it was played while they were testing frequencies. Also, there was a stunningly good news theme from that era (89-91?), would love to hear that again!
@mickydireland You're right. FM was only switched on for Radio 1 in my part of the world in December 1989. I think this recording must've therefore been the very next day (very sad, I know), because Radio 1 changed all their jingles and image to "1FM" early in 1990.
Correct. Roger Scott had just died, so this is an alternate version of the startup jingle montage containing Tim Smith's name (who did the early show on the day that this was recorded). I think this was the last day to contain this jingle package.
@madmooman100 You know they do. Showing my age? I suppose at 38 I am past it, but then again when I had my youth at least the world was a better place than it is now. :)
This is the year that the great music died, 31 December 1989. RIP to the good old days of music. 1 January 1960 - 31 December 1989. Tragically murdered by the crap that came in the 90's and now !
Absolutely! 1989 was a good year for Radio 1, as they switched on half the country to FM.
I remember some of the jingle’s as the 80’s was time l listen to radio 1 happy days 😊
5:03 *Spine chills* ...so amazing,bring the old Radio 1 back
Fond memories of Radio 1 in their heyday, I remember the launch of FM in Wales & The West, the Radio 1 Roadshow were at Aust Services (off all places)
Wish the BBC would release these as a CD for people to buy, they'd make a fortune
Record them off the JAM Creative Productions via the Audacity app!
Why would you buy them? You couldn’t use them anyway!
I liked Radio 1 format of 25 Years ago
Back when Radio 1 was good. No wonder Radio 2 is the most listened to station in the UK now - Radio 1 caters to the 8 - 14 year old 'sunny delight' generation.
When they desperately needed full transmission on FM almost from launch, they had to timeshare it with Radio 2 - imagine having orchestral or country music, followed by John Peel or The Friday Rock Show, or Sing Something Simple followed by the top 40 - a bizarre juxtaposition of music - but that’s what you get for allowing two stations with completely contradictory music tastes to share a frequency - luckily, both stations are now separate from each other - you don’t find them switching over to each other - should have been like that from the get-go - playing stereo music on a mono station! Ridiculous! Even BBC local radio stations couldn’t manage that - they were available on FM - but, for some strange reason, only in mono! Radio 1 eventually got full FM carriage nationwide - then it all went downhill from there! You could say that it slid down the Bannister!
@firefighterno1 I remember seeing the whole story of how Mattew Bannister wreaked Radio 1 on documentry "trouble at the top" it was very enlightening.
Classic Radio 1 before Bannister ruined it!
There was an extended piece of music they used to play right around the time Radio 1 started broadcasting on FM. I can't remember if it was played while they were testing frequencies. Also, there was a stunningly good news theme from that era (89-91?), would love to hear that again!
It's on jams website, but I can't remember if it's under the packages 1FM or Closer to the Music
We didn’t get FM til the nineties down south!
Here here-how right you are-Bannister did indeed ruin Radio 1-sadly!
Spec-effing-tacular
Glad I wasn't the only one!!
..........Sweet jesus....
@PM1970 Bruno Brookes! Radio one legend!
Used on 101,25 Radio One Jakarta (Suara Irama Indah)
Reminds me of those DJs in family guy!
@mickydireland You're right. FM was only switched on for Radio 1 in my part of the world in December 1989. I think this recording must've therefore been the very next day (very sad, I know), because Radio 1 changed all their jingles and image to "1FM" early in 1990.
January 8th, 1990 to be precise with the jingles and image changing.
The version I have has Roger Scott's name where Tim Smith's name is. Must've been done after he died.
Correct. Roger Scott had just died, so this is an alternate version of the startup jingle montage containing Tim Smith's name (who did the early show on the day that this was recorded). I think this was the last day to contain this jingle package.
I think i caught the voice of Peter Dickson in there the voice of the X factor and the SCS ads
@madmooman100 You know they do. Showing my age? I suppose at 38 I am past it, but then again when I had my youth at least the world was a better place than it is now. :)
Amazing jingles - brings back amazing memories, matthew bannister should be hung for ruining radio 1
KZZP, WLS, KIMN, KIIS FM, Z100 and WPLJ
Electronic - Getting Away With It 5:37
dawn fm the weeknd bring me here
Sen-bluddy-sational. Espeically from 3m25.
This is the year that the great music died, 31 December 1989. RIP to the good old days of music. 1 January 1960 - 31 December 1989. Tragically murdered by the crap that came in the 90's and now !
Yeah there was no good music before 1960 and there has been nothing of any merit in the last thirty years. (Cough) Horseshit!!
Tim Smith must cringe at his very "Cabaret DJ" sounding "Certainly is... Good morning!"
Clearly lifted from James Brown's Living In America at ruclips.net/video/7OoiNDtlL84/видео.htmlm28s but so what? :)
Paul Berry
moyles is rubbish
dlt hamilton edmunds and co were real stars