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First broadcast[edit]

Radio 1 was established in 1967 (along with its somewhat more adult-oriented counterpart, BBC

Radio ! as a successor to the BBC "ight #rogramme, which had broadcast popular music and other 

entertainment since 19$%& Radio 1 was concei'ed as a direct response to the popularit o)o))shore pirate radio stations such as Radio Caroline and Radio "ondon, which had been outlawed

b *ct o) #arliament&[6] Radio 1 was launched at 7+ am on aturda . eptember 1967&

/he )irst disc 0oce to broadcast on the new station was /on Blacburn, whose cheer stle, )irst

heard on Radio Caroline and Radio "ondon, won him the prime slot on what became nown as the

2Radio 1 Brea)ast how2& /he )irst words on Radio 1 3 a)ter a countdown b the Controller o)

Radios 1 and , Robin cott, and a 0ingle, recorded at #*4 in 5allas, /eas, beginning 2/he 'oice

o) Radio 12 3 were 2&&& *nd, good morning e'erone& elcome to the eciting new sound o) Radio 12&

/his was the )irst use o) 8-stle 0ingles on BBC radio, but the stle was )amiliar to listeners whowere acuainted with Blacburn and other 5:s )rom their das on pirate radio& /he )irst complete

record plaed on Radio 1 was 2;lowers in the Rain2 b /he 4o'e& /he second single was

24assachusetts2 b/he Bee <ees& /he brea)ast show remains the most pri=ed slot in the Radio 1

schedule, with e'er change o) brea)ast show presenter eciting considerable media interest& [7] /he

initial rota o) sta)) included :ohn #eel and a gaggle o) others, some hired )rom pirates, such as >eith

ues, ?d tewart, 4ie Ra'en, 5a'id Rder, :im ;isher, :imm @oung, 5a'e Cash, >enn

?'erett, imon 5ee, /err ogan, 5uncan :ohnson, 5oug Craw)ord, /omm Aance, Chris

5enning, ?mperor Roso, #ete 4urra, and Bob olness& 4an o) the most popular pirate radio

'oices, such as imon 5ee, had onl a one-hour slot per wee, (24idda pin&2! []  *nnie Dightingale,

who 0oined in 197, was BritainEs )irst )emale 5: and is now the longest ser'ing presenter, ha'ing

constantl e'ol'ed her musical tastes with the times& [9]

1970s peak[edit]F want to slag o)) all the people in charge o) radio stations& ;irstl, Radio Gne& /he outlawed the pirates and thendidnEt, as the promised, cater )or the maret the pirates created& Radio Gne and /wo, most a)ternoons, runconcurrentl and the whole thing has slid right bac to where it was be)ore the pirates happened& /heE'e totall)uced it& /hereEs no radio station )or oung people an more& FtEs all down to housewi'es and trendies in Fslington&/heEre illing the countr b ha'ing that pla list monopol&

H:oe trummer [1]

Fnitiall, the station was unpopular with some o) its target audience who, it is claimed, dislied the

)act that much o) its airtime was shared with Radio  and that it was less uneui'ocall aimed at a

oung audience than the o))shore stations, with some 5:s such as :imm @oung being in their $s&

/he 'er )act that it was part o) an 2establishment2 institution such as the BBC was a turn-o)) )or

some, and needle time restrictions pre'ented it )rom plaing as man records as o))shore stations

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had& Ft also had limited )inances (partiall because the BBC did not increase its licence )ee to )und

the new station! and o)ten, as in :anuar 197%, su))ered disproportionatel when the BBC had to

mae )inancial cutbacs, strengthening an impression that it was regarded as a lower priorit b

senior BBC eecuti'es&

5espite this, it gained massi'e audiences, becoming the most listened to station in the world with

audiences o) o'er 1 million claimed )or some o) its shows (up to million )or some o) the

combined Radio 1 and Radio shows!& Fn the earl-mid-197s Radio 1 presenters were rarel out o) 

the British tabloids, thans to the #ublicit 5epartmentEs high pro)ile wor& /he popularit o) Radio

1Es touring summer li'e broadcasts the Radio 1 Roadshow - usuall as part o) the BBC ERadio

eesE promotions that too Radio 1, and $ shows on the road - drew some o) the largest crowds

o) the decade& /he station undoubtedl plaed a role in maintaining the high sales o) $% rpm single

records although it bene)ited )rom a lac o) competition, apart )rom Radio "uembourg and 4an

Radio in the Fsle o) 4an& (Fndependent "ocal Radio did not begin until Gctober 197. and too man

ears to co'er 'irtuall all o) the 8>!& *lan ;reemanEs Eaturda Roc howE was 'oted EBest Radio

howE % ears running b readers o) a national music publication, and was then aed b controller

5ere Chinner&

1990s changes[edit]

Fn his last )ew months as controller, :ohnn Beerling commissioned a hand)ul o) new shows that in

some was set the tone )or what was to come under 4atthew Bannister & Gne o) these

2"oudEnEproud2 was the 8>Es )irst national radio series aimed at a ga audience (madein 4anchester  and was aired )rom *ugust 199.!& ;ar )rom being a parting uir, the show was a

surprise hit and led to the networEs )irst co'erage o) the large outdoor <a #ride e'ent in 199$&

Bannister too the reins )ull in Gctober 199.& is aim was to rid the station o) its Emashie and

DiceE image and mae it appeal to the under %s& *lthough originall launched as a outh station,

b the earl 199s, its loal listeners (and 5:s! had aged with the station o'er its %-ear histor&

4an long-standing 5:s, such as imon Bates, 5a'e "ee /ra'is, *lan ;reeman, Bob arris, <ar

5a'ies, and later te'e right, Bruno Brooes and :ohnnie aler  le)t the station or were saced,

and in :anuar 199% old music (tpicall anthing recorded be)ore 199! was banned )rom the

datime plalist&

4an listeners rebelled as the )irst new 5:s to be introduced represented a crosso'er )rom other

parts o) the BBC (notabl Bannister and /re'or 5annEs )ormer colleagues at the BBCEs "ondon

station,<"R! with ?mma ;reud and 5ann Baer & *nother problem was that, at the time, Radio

 was sticing resolutel to a )ormat which appealed mainl to those who had been listening since

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the das o) the"ight #rogramme, and commercial radio, which was targeting the 2Radio 1 and a hal)2

audience, conseuentl en0oed a massi'e increase in its audience share at the epense o) Radio

Gne&

 *)ter the departure o) te'e right, who had been unsuccess)ull mo'ed )rom his long-running

a)ternoon show to the brea)ast show in :anuar 199$, Bannister hired Chris ?'ans to present the

prime morning slot in *pril 199%& ?'ans was a popular but contro'ersial presenter who was

e'entuall saced in 1997 a)ter he demanded to present the brea)ast show )or onl )our das per

wee& ?'ans was replaced )rom 17 ;ebruar 1997 b 4ar and "ard 3 4ar Radcli))e (along with his

sideic 4arc Rile!, who )ound the slic, mass-audience stle reuired )or a brea)ast show did not

come naturall to them& /he were replaced b IoJ Ball and >e'in <reening eight months later in

Gctober 1997, with <reening mo'ing on and lea'ing Ball as solo presenter& /he rein'ention o) the

station happened at a )ortuitous time, with the rise o)  Britpop in the mid-9s 3 bands

lie Gasis, Blur  and #ulp were popular and credible at the time and the stationEs popularit rose with

them& 5ocumentaries lie :ohn #eelEs 2"ost in 4usic2 which looed at the in)luence that the use

o) drugs ha'e had o'er popular musicians recei'ed critical acclaim but were slated

inside Broadcasting ouse&

"ater in the 199s the Britpop boom declined, and manu)actured chart pop (bo bands and acts

aimed at sub-teenagers! came to dominate the charts& Dew-genre music occupied the e'enings

(indie on weedas and dance at weeends!, with a mi o) specialist shows and plalist )illers

through late nights& /he rise o)  ra'e culture through the late 19s and earl 199s ga'e the station

the opportunit to mo'e into a contro'ersial and outh-orientated mo'ement b bringing in club

5: #ete /ong amongst others& /here had been a dance music programme on Radio 1 since 197

and #ete /ong was the second 5: to present an all dance music show& /his uicl ga'e birth to

the ?ssential 4i where underground 5:s mi electronic and club based music in a two-hour slot&

5ance music has been a permanent )eature on Radio 1 since with club 5:s such as :udge

:ules, 5ann Rampling and eb ;ontaine all ha'ing shows as well as Radio 1 hosting an annual

weeend in Fbi=a&

2000s[edit]

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te'e "amac, :o hile and Iane "owe

"istening numbers continued to decline but the station succeeded in targeting a ounger age-group

and more cross gender groups& ?'entuall, this change in content was re)lected b a rise in

audience that is continuing to this da& Dotabl, the station has recei'ed praise )or shows such

as /he urger with *led, Bobb ;riction and Dihal, The Evening Session with te'e "amac and its

successor Iane "owe& Fts website has also been well recei'ed& owe'er, the brea)ast show and

the 8> /op $ continued to struggle& Fn , IoJ Ball was replaced in the mornings b )riend and

)ellow ladette ara Co, but, despite hea' promotion, listening )igures )or the brea)ast show

continued to )all& Fn $ Co was replaced b Chris 4oles& /he newl rebranded brea)ast show

was nown as /he Chris 4oles how and it increased its audience, ahead o)  /he /oda

#rogramme on Radio $ as the second most popular brea)ast show (a)ter  /he Chris ?'ans

Brea)ast how hosted b Chris ?'ans!& 4oles continued to use inno'ati'e was to tr to tempt

listeners )rom the Eae up with oganE showK in 6, )or eample, creating a E*@ DG /G

G<*DE campaign li'e on-air& /his angered the BBC hierarch, though the row simmered down

when it was clear that the EcampaignE had totall )ailed to alter the listening trends o) the time 3

ogan still increased )igures at a )aster rate than 4oles& /he chart showEs ratings )ell a)ter the

departure o) long-time host 4ar <oodier , amid )alling single sales in the 8>& Ratings )or the show

)ell in whilst <oodier was still presenting the show, meaning that commercial radioEs Detwor

Chart o'ertoo it in the ratings )or the )irst time& owe'er, the BBC denied he was being saced& /he

BBC show now competes with networed commercial radioEs /he Big /op $ how which is

broadcast at the same time&

4an 5:s either ousted b Bannister or who le)t during his tenure (such as :ohnnie aler , Bob

arris and te'e right! ha'e 0oined Radio  which has now o'ertaen Radio 1 as the 8>Es most

popular radio station, using a stle that Radio 1 had until the earl 199s& /he success o) 4olesE

show has come alongside increased success )or the station in general& Fn 6, 5:s Chris

4oles, cott 4illsand Iane "owe all won gold on Radio *wards, while the station itsel) came

awa with the best station award& * new e'ening schedule was introduced in eptember 6,

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di'iding the wee b genre& 4onda was mainl pop-)unroc-oriented, /uesda was RLB and hip-

hop, /hursdas and ;ridas were primaril dance, with specialist RLB and reggae shows& ;ollowing

the death o)  :ohn #eel in Gctober $,  *nnie Dightingale is now the longest ser'ing presenter,

ha'ing wored there since 197&

2010s[edit]

/he licence-)ee )unding o) Radio 1, alongside Radio , is o)ten criticised b the commercial sector& Fn

the )irst uarter o) 11 Radio 1 was part o) an e))icienc re'iew conducted b :ohn 4ers&[11] is

role, according to *ndrew arrison, the chie) eecuti'e o) RadioCentre, was 2to identi) both areas o) 

best practice and possible sa'ings&2 [11]

/he controller o) Radio 1 and sister station 1Mtra changed to Ben Cooper on Gctober 11,

)ollowing the departure o) *nd #ar)itt& Ben Cooper answers to the 5irector o) BBC *udio and 4usic,

/im 5a'ie&[1]

Gn 7 5ecember 11, Ben CooperEs )irst ma0or changes to the station were announced& ream L

Benga, /oddla /, Charlie loth and ;riction replaced :udge :ules, <illes #eterson, >iss ell Gut

and ;abio L <roo'erider& * number o) shows were shu))led to incorporate the new line up& [1.] Gn

;ebruar 1, )urther changes were announced& <reg :ames and cott 4ills swapped shows

and:ameela :amil, <emma Cairne and 5ann oward 0oined the station& /he new line up o) 5:s

)or In New DJs We Trust  was also announced with B&/raits, 4osca, :ordan ucle and :ulio

Bashmore hosting shows on a )our weel rotation&[1$] /his new schedule too e))ect on 4onda,

 *pril 1&

Fn eptember 1, Dic <rimshaw replaced Chris 4oles as host o) Radio 1Es Brea)ast how&

<rimshaw pre'iousl hosted 4on-/hurs 1pm-4idnight, eeend Brea)ast and unda e'enings

alongside *nnie 4ac& <rimshaw was replaced b #hil /aggart and *lice "e'ine on the 1pm-

4idnight show&

Fn Do'ember 1, another series o) changes were announced& /his included the departure o)

Reggie @ates and Aernon >a& :ameela :amil was announced as the new presenter o) The Official

Chart & 4att ?dmondson will host a weeend morning show and /om 5eacon will return to present a

ednesda night show& 5an owell and #hil "ester , )amous @ou/ubers also 0oined the station& /he

changes too e))ect in :anuar 1.& [1%]

;ormer brea)ast presenter ara Co hosted her last show on Radio 1 in ;ebruar 1$ be)ore

mo'ing to Radio & Fn 4arch 1$, <emma Cairne le)t the weeend brea)ast show to host the

weeda earl brea)ast slot, swapping shows with 5e'&

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#rogrammes ha'e also regularl been broadcast )rom other regions, notabl The Mark and ard

Show , broadcast e'er weeda )rom Dew Broadcasting ouse, G)ord Road, 4anchester  )or o'er

a decade (Gctober 199.34arch $! H the longest regular broadcast on the networ )rom outside

the capital&

UK analogue frequencies[edit]

Radio 1 initiall broadcast on 11$ = medium wa'e (or $7 metres as it was re)erred to at the

time! and mo'ed to 1%.N19 = (7%N% m! on . Do'ember 197, but did not broadcast

nationall on ;4 until 19& /he BBC was allocated three ;4 )reuenc ranges in 19%%, )or the

then "ight #rogramme (now BBC Radio !, /hird #rogramme (now BBC Radio .! and ome

er'ice (now BBC Radio $! stations& /his meant when Radio 1 was launched, there was no ;4

)reuenc range allocated )or the station, the o))icial reason being that there was no space e'en

though no commercial stations had et launched on ;4& Because o) this, )rom launch until the end

o) the 19s Radio 1 was allowed to tae o'er Radio Es ;4 transmitters )or a )ew hours per wee 3

aturda a)ternoons, unda teatime and e'ening 3 most notabl )or the /op $ ingles Chart on

unda a)ternoons 3 1+ pm to midnight on weenights including ounds o) the e'enties until

197%, and therea)ter the :ohn #eel show (not )orgetting the ;rida Roc how with the late /omm

Aance! and most Ban olida a)ternoons when Radio was broadcasting a ban holida edition

o) port on &

Fn 19 the 97399 4= )reuencies became a'ailable when the eisting police communication

allocation changed, and Radio 1 acuired them )or its own national ;4 networ& /his was rolled outas o) 1 eptember 19, starting with the Central cotland, 4idlands L the north o) ?ngland areas

(;4 broadcasts were a'ailable in "ondon as o) .1 Gctober 197, but this was at low power on

1$& 4= ;4&[16] Radio 1 made great e))orts to promote its new ;4 ser'ice, renaming itsel) on-air

initiall to ERadio 1 ;4E and also later on as E1;4E until 199%&

/he Conser'ati'e go'ernment then decided that to increase competition on *4 it would disallow the

simulcast o) ser'ices a'ailable on both *4 and ;4& /here)ore Radio 1Es old medium wa'e

)reuencies were reallocated to /al Radio 8> in 199$ (now /alsport!& Radio 1Es last broadcast on

4 was on 1 :ul that ear, with tephen 5u))Es 2>iss 4e2 being the last record plaed on 4 0ust

be)ore 9+ am& Fn the initial months a)ter this closure a pre-recorded message with 4ar

<oodier  was plaed to warn listeners that Radio 1 was now an 2;4-onl2 station&[17] 5uring this time

Radio 1 began broadcasting on spare audio subcarriers on /ele'isionEs analogue satellite

ser'ice, initiall in mono (on 8> <old! and later in stereo (on 8> "i'ing!&

Digital distribution[edit]

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/he BBC launched its national radio stations on 5*B digital radio in 199%, howe'er the technolog

was epensi'e at the time and so was not mareted, instead used as a test )or )uture technologies&

5*B was 2o))iciall2 launched in as sets became cheaper& /oda it can also be heard on 8>

digital /A ser'ices ;ree'iew, Airgin 4edia,  and the Fnternet as well as ;4& Fn :ul %, irius

atellite Radio began simulcasting Radio 1 across the 8nited tates as channel 11 on its own

ser'ice and channel 611 on 5ish Detwor satellite /A& irius Canada began simulcasting Radio 1

when it was launched on 1 5ecember % (also on channel 11!& /he irius simulcasts were time

shi)ted )i'e hours to allow 8&& and Canadian listeners in the ?astern /ime Ione to hear Radio 1 at

the same time o) da as 8> listeners& Gn 1 Do'ember , Radio 1 made its debut on M4

atellite Radio in both the 8 and Canada on channel 9, [citation needed ] mo'ing to M4 1% and irius 1% on

$ 4a 11&[1][19] 8ntil the )ull station was remo'ed in *ugust 11, Radio 1 was able to be heard b

approimatel &6 million listeners in Dorth *merica on satellite radio alone& BBC Radio 1 can be

heard on cable in the Detherlands at 1%&1 ;4&

SiriusX cancellation in !orth "#erica[edit]

/his section needs additional citations for  $erification& #lease help impr

article b adding citations to reliable sources& 8nsourced material ma be c

and remo'ed& !Octo"er #$%&'

/his articleEs factual accurac% #a% be co#pro#ised due to out&of&date

infor#ation& #lease update this article to re)lect recent e'ents or newl a'ai

in)ormation& !Octo"er #$%#'

 *t 1am on 9 *ugust 11, irius M4 ceased carring BBC Radio 1 programming with no prior

warning& Gn 1 *ugust 11 the BBC issued the )ollowing statement+

/he BBCOs commercial arm BBC orldwide has been in partnership with FRF8 atellite Radio to

broadcast Radio 1 on their main networ, since %& /his agreement has now un)ortunatel come

to an end and BBC orldwide are in current discussions with the satellite radio station to )ind was

to continue to bring popular music channel, BBC Radio 1, to the 8 audience& e will eep ou

posted&[]

/housands o) angr irius M4 customers began a campaign on ;aceboo and other social media to

reinstate BBC Radio 1 on irius M4 Radio&[1] Gne wee later, irius and the BBC agreed on a new

carriage agreement[] that saw Radio 1 broadcast on a time-shi)ted )ormat on the irius M4 Fnternet

Radio plat)orm onl, on channel 1%& /he channel is still una'ailable on the satellite plat)orm o) the

ser'ice&

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tarting on 1% :anuar 1, The Official Chart Show  began broadcasting on

iriusM4 #$on#$  channel ., at $pm and 9pm ?astern tandard /ime&[citation needed ]

Gn 19 *ugust 1$, iriusM4 again stopped carring BBC Radio 1 programming with no ad'anced

notice& /he stream is no longer a'ailable on the Fnternet Radio plat)orm&

'egionalisation[edit]

;rom 1999 until 1, Radio 1 split the home nations )or localised programming in cotland, ales

and Dorthern Freland, to allow the broadcast o) a showcase programme )or regional talent& 4ost

recentl, these shows were under the BBC Fntroducing brand& cotland, ales and Dorthern Freland

had their own shows, which were broadcast on a .-wee rotational basis in ?ngland&

;rom :anuar 11 until :une 1 cotlandEs show was presented b *ll 4cCrae& [.] ;ormall it

was hosted b Aic <allowa (who also presents )or BBC Radio cotland!K who had presented the

show solo since $, a)ter his original co-host <ill 4ills departed&

alesEs show was hosted b :en "ong between :anuar 11 until 4a 1&[$] #re'iousl Bethan

?l)n occupied the slot, who had at one time hosted alongside uw tephens, [%] until tephens le)t

to 0oin the national networ (tephens still broadcasts a show )or the ales region, a elsh-

language music show on BBC Radio Cmru, on a 4onda e'ening between 7pm-1pm&!

#hil /aggart presented the Dorthern Frish programme between Do'ember 11 and 4a 1& /he

show was )ormerl presented b Ror 4cConnell& Be)ore 0oining the national networ, Colin

4urra was a presenter on the ession in Dorthern Freland, along with 5onna "eggeK[%][6]

 a)ter4urraEs promotion to the networ "egge hosted alone )or a time, and on her departure 4cConnell

too her place&

/he regional opt-outs originall went out )rom + pm to 1+ pm on /hursdas (the ?'ening

essionEs time slot! and were nown as the ession in the Dations (the EessionE tag was later

dropped due to the demise o) the ?'ening ession!K the later mo'ed to run )rom 7+. pm to 9+

pm, with the )irst hal)-hour o) Iane "oweEs programme going out across the whole o) the 8>& Gn 1

Gctober 7 the regional programmes mo'ed to a ednesda nightN/hursda morning slot )rom

1+ am to + am under the ((C Introducing  banner, allowing "oweEs /hursda show to be aired

across the networK prior to this change uw tephens had presented the ednesda midnight

show nationall& Fn :anuar 11, BBC Fntroducing was mo'ed to the new time slot o) + to +

on 4onda mornings, and the cottish and elsh shows were gi'en new presenters in the )orm o)

 *ll 4cCrae and :en "ong&

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/he opt-outs were onl a'ailable to listeners on the ;4 )reuencies& Because o) the wa the 5*B

and digital /A ser'ices o) Radio 1 are broadcast (a single-)reuenc networ on 5*B and a single

broadcast )eed o) Radio 1 on /A plat)orms!, the digital 'ersion o) the station was not regionalised&

/he BBC /rust announced in 4a 1 that the regional music programmes on Radio 1 would be

replaced with a single programme o))ering a 8>-wide plat)orm )or new music as part o) a series o)

cost-cutting measures across the BBC& [7] Fn :une 1, the regional shows ended and were

replaced b a single ((C Introducing  show presented b :en "ong and *ll 4cCrae&[]

Content[edit]

usic[edit]

Because o) its outh-orientated nature, Radio 1 plas a mi o) current songs,

including independentNalternati'e, rap, hip hop, roc, house, electronica, dance, drum and

bass, dubstep and pop&

5ue to restrictions on the amount o) commercial music that could be plaed on radio in the 8> until

19 (the 2needle time2 limitation! the station has recorded man li'e per)ormances& tudio sessions

(recordings o) about )our tracs made in a single da!, also supplemented the li'e music content,

man them )inding their wa to commerciall a'ailable "#s and C5s& /he sessions recorded

)or :ohn #eelEs late night programme are particularl renowned&

/he station also broadcasts documentaries and inter'iews& *lthough this tpe o) programming arose

)rom necessit it has gi'en the station di'ersit& /he needletime restrictions meant the station tended

to ha'e a higher le'el o) speech b 5:s& hile the station is o)ten criticised )or 2wa))ling2 b

presenters, an eperimental 2more music da2 in 19 was declared a )ailure a)ter onl a third o)

callers )a'oured it&

!e(s and current affairs[edit]

Main article) News"eat 

Radio 1 has a public ser'ice broadcasting obligation to pro'ide news, which it )ul)ills

through Dewsbeat bulletins throughout the da& hared with 1Mtra, short news summaries are

pro'ided roughl hourl on the hal)-hour during datime hours with two 1%-minute bulletins at 1+$%

and 17+$% on weedas& /he main presenter is Chris mith, with /ina 5ahele presenting during

Radio 1Es brea)ast hours&

)nline $isualisation and social #edia[edit]

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Fn recent ears, Radio 1 has aimed to include more o) its content online in order to relate to the

changing nature o) its audience& Fts @ou/ube channel now has o'er 1 million subscribers[9] and man

)eatures and e'ents are streamed on both that and the Radio 1 website&

/he station also has a hea' presence on social media, with audience interaction now occurring

mainl through ;aceboo and /witter  as well as tet messaging&

Ft was announced in 1. that Radio 1 had submitted plans to launch its own dedicated 'ideo

channel on the BBC i#laer[.] where 'ideos o) li'e per)ormances as well as some )eatures and

shows would be streamed in a central location& #lans were appro'ed b the BBC /rust in Do'ember

1$ and the channel launched on 1 Do'ember 1$& [.1]

Controllers[edit]

Years served Controller

1967–1968 Robin Scott

1968–1976 Douglas Muggeridge

1976–1978 Charles McLelland

1978–1985 Derek Chinnery

1985–199 !ohnny "eerling

199–1998 Matthe# "annister 

1998–$%11 &ndy 'ar(itt

$%11–)resent "en Coo)er 

Presenters[edit]

BBC Radio 1 operates a sstem that separates all o) the 5:s between E5aE and EDightE 5:s&

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• E5aE 5:s pla music generall orientated around the Radio 1 #lalist

• EDightE 5:s pla more eclectic and specialised EDew 4usicE&

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• <emma Cairne+ $+-6+.

• Dic <rimshaw (The *adio % (reakfast Show !+ 6+.-1+

• ;earne Cotton+ 1+-1+$%

• cott 4ills+ 1.+-16+

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• <reg :ames+ 16+-19+

• Dewsbeat+ 17+$%-1+

• ((C *adio %-s Dance .nthe/s+ ;rida 1+-19+

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• Iane "owe+ 4onda-/hursda 19+31+

• 5an owell, #hil "ester  and 'arious 'ideo bloggers (The Internet Takeover !+ 4onda 1+-+

• *adio % 0 *adio %1tra Stories+ /uesda 1+3+

•  *led :ones and 5r Radha 4odgil (The Surgery !+ ednesda 1+-+

• #hil /aggart+ /hursda 1+-+

• uw tephens+ 4onda-ednesda +31+

• *adio %-s *esidency + /hursda +-1+

• 4oni+ 4onda 1+-$+

• ;riction+ /uesda 1+-$+

•  *nnie Dightingale+ ednesda 1+-$+

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Radio 1 pro'ides alternati'e programming on some Ban olidas& #rogrammes ha'e included E/he

1 our /aeo'erE, a reuest-based special, in which the 5:s on air would encourage listeners to

select an a'ailable trac to pla&

.0th birthda%[edit]

Gn unda . eptember 7, Radio 1 celebrated its $th birthda&[.] /o mar this anni'ersar

Radio 1 hosted a wee o) special )eatures, including+

• pecial shows hosted b music legends at 9+ pm each weeda&

• Between 9+ am and 1+ am on the Chris 4oles show, the best music )rom the last $

ears (a re-creation o) imon BatesE <olden our !&

• #laing Radio 1Es old 0ingles, which were created b :*4 Creati'e #roductions&

• $ di))erent artists per)ormed $ di))erent co'ers, one )rom each ear since Radio 1 was

established& *ll $ songs were plaed in the wees leading up to the release o) the compilation

album *adio % Esta"lished %345 &

• Gn the anni'ersar da Chris 4oles was 0oined on a special Brea)ast how b /on

Blacburn

• Aernon >a inter'iewed past Brea)ast how presenters including Doel ?dmonds, 5a'e "ee

/ra'is and 4ie mith&

• ? Brea)ast how hosts ara Co L IoJ Ball teamed up to present an anni'ersar show on

the unda&

• #ast newsreaders including #eter Bowes, Richard ?'ans L Rod 4c>en=ie returned to

present bulletins&

,harit%[edit]

Radio 1 regularl supports charities Comic Relie) , port Relie)  and Children in Deed&

Gn 1 4arch 11, BBCEs Radio 1 longest ser'ing brea)ast 5: Chris 4oles and sideic 5a'e

Aitt broadcast )or % hours as part o) a <uinness orld Record attempt, in aid o)  Comic Relie) & /he

pair staed on air )or % hours in total setting a new world record )or ERadio 5: ?ndurance 4arathon

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(/eam!O a)ter alread breaing imon 4aoEs 1-ear record )or Radio 1Es "ongest how o) .7 hours

which he set in 1999, also )or Comic Relie)&

/he presenters started on 16 4arch 11 and came o)) air at 1+. am on 1 4arch 11& 5uring

this ;earne Cotton made a bet with 5: Chris 4oles that i) the raise o'er P,, she will

appear on the show in a swimsuit& *)ter passing the P,, mar, Cotton appeared on the

studio webcam in a strip monochrome swimsuit& /he appearance o) Cotton between 1+1 am and

1+. am caused the Radio 1 website to crash due to a high 'olume o) tra))ic&

Fn total the e'ent raised P,6,$1 )or Comic Relie)&[..]

Events[edit]

'adio 1 'oadsho(s[edit]

/he Radio 1 Roadshow, which usuall in'ol'ed Radio 1 5:s and pop stars tra'elling around popular

8> seaside destinations, began in 197., hosted b  *lan ;reeman in Dewua, Cornwall, with the

)inal one held at eaton #ar, 4anchester  in 1999&

++, 'adio 1/s +ig *eekend[edit]

Main article) *adio %-s (ig Weekend 

Fn 4arch , Radio 1 decided to change the Roadshow )ormat, renaming it One (ig Sunday  in the

process& e'eral o) these Sundays were held in large cit-centre pars& Fn ., the e'ent changed

again and was rebranded One (ig Weekend , with each e'ent occurring biannuall and co'ering two

das& 8nder this name, it 'isited 5err in Dorthern Freland, as part o) the Music ives campaign,

and#err #ar in Birmingham&

/he most recent change occurred in % when the e'ent was et again renamed and the decision

taen to hold onl one per ear, this time as Radio 1Es Big eeend& Aenues under this title ha'e

included errington Countr #ar, Camperdown Countr #ar, 4oor #ar 3which was the

)irst Weekend  to )eature a third stage34ote #ar, "diard #ar, Bangor  and Carlisle *irport&

/icets )or each (ig Weekend  are gi'en awa )ree o) charge, maing it the largest )ree ticeted

music )esti'al in ?urope&

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BBC Radio 1Es Big eeend was replaced b a larger )esti'al in 1, named ERadio 1Es acne

eeendE, with a crowd capacit o) 1,& /he acne eeend too place o'er the weeend o) 

.3$ :une 1 in acne 4arshes, acne, "ondon& /he e'ent was to celebrate the 1

Cultural Glmpiad in "ondon and had artists such as Rihanna, :a-I and ;lorence and the 4achine&

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Fn 1., Radio 1Es Big eeend returned to 5err as part o) the Cit o) Culture 1. celebrations&

o )ar, 5err is the onl cit to ha'e hosted the Big eeend twice&

Fn 4a 1$, Radio 1Es Big eeend was held in <lasgow, cotland& *cts which plaed at the e'ent

included Rita Gra, /he 197%, >at #err, :ae Bugg and #harrell illiams& /he e'ent was opened

on the ;rida with a dance set in <eorge uare, )eaturing Radio 1 5ance 5:s such as 5ann

oward and #ete /ong, and other well-nown acts such as 4artin <arri and /iesto&

bia *eekend[edit]

Radio 1 has annuall held a dance music weeend broadcast li'e )rom Fbi=a since the 199s& /he

weeend has per)ormances )rom world )amous 5:s and Radio 1Es own dance music talent such

as #ete /ong and  *nnie 4ac&

++, 'adio 1/s een "(ards[edit]

ince Radio 1 has held an annual e'ent )or teenagers aged 1$ to 17 ears& Griginall

named BBC witch "i'e, the )irst e'ent was held on 1 Gctober at the ammersmith *pollo&

/he e'ent has been hosted b 'arious Radio 1 5:s and guest co-hosts&

Fn 1 the e'ent was renamed EBBC Radio 1Es /een *wardsE, and includes awards gi'en to

celebrities and particularl inspirational oung people& Dow hosted at emble *rena, the e'ent has

included guests such as Gne 5irection, /inie /empah, ;all Gut Bo and :essie :&

/he 1$ e'ent too place in Gctober and was hosted b Dic <rimshaw and Rita Gra&[.6]

3dinburgh Festi$al[edit]

Radio 1 o)ten has a presence at the ?dinburgh ;esti'al ;ringe& #ast e'ents ha'e included E/he ;un

and ;ilth CabaretE and Ecott 4ills+ /he 4usicalE&