[Tunster]

I could handle commercials as such, but the problem with commercial radio is that you get the same three commercials over and over again. It must cost a fotune for the individual advertisers, because goodness knows there don't seem to be many of them.

I did a little bit of work for a small commercial station. From what I understood of it, the station sold bundles of slots to companys. I can only imagine that if there's times where ads are limited for choice, the same ones will reappear just to fill the gap (as some of the timing is automated to get the news bang on the dot if it's shared or brought down via a feed).

[Johnny 1989]

So I retune to Asbolute Radio last night and get woken up by such songs as Gun's version of Word Up and Simple Minds' Alive & Kicking, and no One Direction chat in site. They could be a potential new breakfast show for me (although the ads are a bit annoying)

That's the only thing. Having listened to mostly BBC Radio all my life, I'm not quite numb to the commercials like some might be . And my DAB doesn't get Capital Yorkshire (as Capital Digital or what was Galaxy Digital).

The ads are an issue, I did listen to Capital FM before I rediscovered Moyles in 1999 (after he had left Capital in 1997) but I don't remember this many ads, although I think Tarrant used to try & play as few ads as possible. However 13 years of listening to Radio 1 has meant I forgot all about the ads unfortunately.

[northernsteve]

Here's a random suggestion for a show that might appeal - Toby Foster on Radio Sheffield breakfast. He's Peter Kay's mate (played the drummer in Phoenix Nights) and has some genuinely funny "zoo" bits. Try the podcast which is just the funny bits with the local news bits of the show (most of it) removed

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/toby

[Hawkeye448]

So I retune to Asbolute Radio last night and get woken up by such songs as Gun's version of Word Up and Simple Minds' Alive & Kicking, and no One Direction chat in site. They could be a potential new breakfast show for me (although the ads are a bit annoying)

That's the only thing. Having listened to mostly BBC Radio all my life, I'm not quite numb to the commercials like some might be . And my DAB doesn't get Capital Yorkshire (as Capital Digital or what was Galaxy Digital).

The ads are an issue, I did listen to Capital FM before I rediscovered Moyles in 1999 (after he had left Capital in 1997) but I don't remember this many ads, although I think Tarrant used to try & play as few ads as possible. However 13 years of listening to Radio 1 has meant I forgot all about the ads unfortunately.

The jingles are awful too. They just cant stop repeating the stations name over and over and over. Its just audio torture.
It drives you mad.

There was a whole slew of stations, I dont know if they were linked, endlessly repeating the jingle 'playing the best music of the 80s, 90s and today'. I dont know if they still do that.

Im sure pleased I didnt tune in and rip the knob off now Moylesy.

I never heard much of Tarrant but whenever I did it fascinated me that both he and his co host, side kick, newsreader, whoever it was, they would both talk at the same time over each other. Neither would stop and let the other finish. As if they had no idea the other was talking. Very odd, couldnt listen to that first thing in the morning.

[ChrisBoyles]

That's the problem with Tarrant; loves the sound of his own voice too much. Radio is less structured than tv, so he can't get away with it on that medium. He covered for someone on r2 recently, and wouldn't let the poor girl he was interviewing speak a single word. He kept talking right over, and was trying (and failing miserably) to be funny and intelligent. And was typically smarmy to boot.

[Yudster]

I was unavoidably driving all afternoon today and here's something I never thought I would say - Jo Whiley was brilliant. She was on R2 covering for Steve Wright and her programme really made the uncomfortable journey in an unsuitable car totally bearable. She was * awful on Radio 1, but 2 evidently suits her.

[Yudster]

I was driving home this afternoon listening to Simon Mayo on Radio 2 and I heard a trail for Shaun Keaveney's breakfast show. If I could listen to that in the mornings, I definitely would give it a go.

[Sally A]

Shaun K on BBC 6Music is an easy and entertaining listen in the mornings. Some of the tunes are real blasts from the past, this morning I think it was Story of the blues by Wah!, and worthy of a wiggle and jiggle whilst slapping pickle into the cheese sarnies.

Unfortunately for me, my DAB reception is governed by the atmosphere and the way the wind is blowing - listening via the laptop is not quite cutting the mustard.

He is also very willing to name mention #teammoyles refugees

[popmonkey]

I've been listening to Absolute Radio 90s at work, and while I'm liking the music, I do get very irritated by the constant trails for their "no repeat guarantee" (Surely if they have this policy, they expect people to listen for a while, so a trailer every twenty minutes does get especially annoying).

Thought I'd give the main Absolute station a go for wake-up this morning, but just couldnt get into it, and then I seemed to run into a very long commercial break which tipped me over the edge. I almost threw my radio at the wall.

Might try 6music next week...

[Bas]

and worthy of a wiggle and jiggle whilst slapping pickle into the cheese sarnies.

To paraphrase something that Nic said about something i wrote in another thread, 'there's an alluringly evocative simile if i ever heard one'.

[moylesisagod]

Well I can only speak for myself and say that I was prepared to give Grimmy a chance but I've found myself allready drifting away from Radio One.The obsession with One Direction is just too much for me.It's sad because I've listened all my life,and I'm no spring chicken anymore! When Scott Mills leaves (as he says he will in 2 years time at the end of his contract) that will finally be the end of it as far as I'm concerned.He's pretty much the last link with my youth.I'm just hoping that Moyles and Mills will both be part of Radio 2s daytime line up in 2 or 3 years time!

[postmoylesdepression]

I haven't listened to the breakfast show properly since Grimshaw's second day. I heard a little bit one day last week and within seconds of me switching on there was a ****-up as Bruno Mars' new record stopped halfway through. Not Grimshaw's fault, but unfortunate timing. I do keep hearing the trails for the show during other shows and on Fridays the trailer for the podcast.

Radio 1 haven't got rid of me - they shouldn't want to, as I'm right in the middle of their target age group - as I still listen to Scott Mills and Greg James. Greg, however, seems to be off a lot of the time now! Maybe it was just a busy time for him with the new series of Unzipped to film but he hardly ever seems to be there on a Friday now. Scott on the other hand has done quite a lot without a break - I believe he's off for a well deserved holiday next week.

[JayE]

I would love to listen to 5 Live the only problem is they don't have an FM frequency. They should sort that out.

[DevilsDuck]

DAB or online?

[dimtimjim]

I think I am in denial. I still listen to TCMS every day in the car (currently at Nov '11 shows) from my own 'Radio Downloader' files saved on my laptop.

[a-moron]

When did you fly out to Egypt?

[neilt0]

I think I am in denial. I still listen to TCMS every day in the car (currently at Nov '11 shows) from my own 'Radio Downloader' files saved on my laptop.

How far back do you go -- I'm assuming yours are unedited?

My unedited HQ rips go back to July 2010 -- we may want do swapsies?

[slaphead1982]

It's a simple case of time moving on. "We don't like change" but it was inevitable.

[richbrown]

Radio 1 is more concerned about itself than the music it plays. It's all image, as if they're trying to prove to the world they're not for old fogies whilst appearing to be out of touch more and more often in doing that.

[Yudster]

I genuinely think Radio 1 has signed its own death warrant. The audience they are trying to attract, whilst alienating all others, will not choose to listen to the radio - they have iPods. Radio 1 is effectively over.

[dimtimjim]

will not choose to listen to the radio - they have iPods. Radio 1 is effectively over.

+1. Our two girls have no interest in radio what-so-ever, dispite my best efforts to get 'em on to R1's band-wagon (obvs not tried in the last 2 months since the savior departed). What the don't have on phone/iPod they get from MTV or YouTube.

[Wykey]

I genuinely think Radio 1 has signed its own death warrant. The audience they are trying to attract, whilst alienating all others, will not choose to listen to the radio - they have iPods. Radio 1 is effectively over.

You've summed up the point I've been inelegantly trying to make about the 'music policy' for about a year. Or since I was a bit brusque with Aled, whenever that was.

New music shows (that radio 1 do brilliantly) still have a massive role to play, but with iPods and pads, and the likes of spotify and other free music/radio software sources readily available, then I think the audience they think there is for radio 1 direction is only going one way - shrinking.

So while it might 'all be about the' music, it's actually more 'about the' bits between the music.

[bmstinton93]

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[MadTheEddos]

I think there's a lesson for Radio 1 bosses here - never shun one group(or groups) of listeners while actively sucking up to another. It'll backfire.

[JayE]

I suppose all we can do for now is enjoy the Moyles Rewind!