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[Dishevelled Den]

I preferred the Light Programme as an occasional alternative to the Home Service and the Third Programme. 8-)

[Chris_H]

I preferred the Light Programme as an occasional alternative to the Home Service and the Third Programme. 8-)

I used to go to sleep listening to Night Ride with one of those abysmal earpieces that tried to go right through your head and out the other side!  Those were the days.

[Psychoca]

Sadly Radio 2 is still about the best of the Radio stations in my area...  The indies are useless and only suitable for an occasional short break...

I think the replacement presenters show that there are no properly skilled DJ's around any more to replace the older ones as they retire.  Mark Radcliffe going though has got to be a bonus, I have never liked his show and have never understood why he was given an R2 slot...

[aaronjb]

I found "Absolute Radio" recently in the Omega - actually a station that plays decent music. DJs aren't up to much, but fortunately they don't talk that much!

What frequency are they on Aaron me ol' bud?

It seems you're stuck with AM out there in the sticks (or DAB) - http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk/listen/

1215AM nationwide, 105.8FM around London

[Sixstring]

Sorry, used to like R2 a lot. GRADUAL decline??

more like steep these days.

PITY.

[zirk]

Always had a bit of a problem with BBC Radio, made a decision about 35 years ago that I would never listen to Radio 1 and haven’t done since, goes back to my Sound Engineering days when Radio 1 was only ever available on AM whilst 2,3 and 4 got the FM Stereo treatment.

Despite extra spectrum being made available for FM Transmissions, Radio 1 Boss’s made a statement at the time stating something like Radio 1 won’t be broadcasted on FM because their target audiences were unlikely to benefit from the improved transmission quality, think they were under the impression that their listeners all used Binatone transistor radios. Totally pissed me off at the time, so stuck to my principles.

Seem to remember Capital Radio popped up shortly after on FM in London and despite the adverts totally swept the floor with the BBC.

[Martin_1962]

I detest Evans - one of the few instant turn off whatever people there is.

[Lizzie_Zoom]

The problem is we are getting older and are now progressing into Radio 3 & 4 terroritry!!

Around these parts our local radio station KMFM Ashford is the one I listen too!

Like Zulu though I still prefer the days of the BBC Light programme, and especially Uncle Mac on Saturday mornings! 8-) 8-) 8-)

[Banjax]

Always had a bit of a problem with BBC Radio, made a decision about 35 years ago that I would never listen to Radio 1 and haven’t done since, goes back to my Sound Engineering days when Radio 1 was only ever available on AM whilst 2,3 and 4 got the FM Stereo treatment.

Despite extra spectrum being made available for FM Transmissions, Radio 1 Boss’s made a statement at the time stating something like Radio 1 won’t be broadcasted on FM because their target audiences were unlikely to benefit from the improved transmission quality, think they were under the impression that their listeners all used Binatone transistor radios. Totally pissed me off at the time, so stuck to my principles.

Seem to remember Capital Radio popped up shortly after on FM in London and despite the adverts totally swept the floor with the BBC.

way to hold a grudge, Zirk 

[bigtow]

I will miss stuart and mark in the evenings i like bob harris he plays both types of music county and weston lol.  If you are up at the best time of day janice long is good and has some good guests and after her the dark lord alex lester is brilliant but you cant beat the old days of wogan and walker taking you to and from work.  Ps. Mayo is 100x better than evans imho

[wakeyomega]

My ten penth for what it is worth (Mmm - 10p probably)

I listen to radio a lot. Mainly radio 2 or 5 Live. I can't abide local radio, either too many commercials or constant inane 'talky bits', with tired format of 2 presenters trying to be cool and funny (but aren't).
I REALLY enjoy Ken Bruce, good wit as well as vast knowledge of music. I also enjoy Simon Mayo, as he has a brain and is both witty and clever. Steve Wright makes pleasant listening. Can't abide phone in programs like Vine - whats the point, "heres a bloke who thinks black is black - so heres someone else who thinks exactly the opposite, discuss". There is always two sets of people with extreme opposite views, its just cheap radio.
Alan Titmarsh on a Sunday night is also a favourite of mine.

Pat

[pscocoa]

I like Radio 4 and Wakefield FM

[redelitev6]

forgot to say that alan carr and melanie sykes are good on a saturday night 

[Pitchfork]

I preferred the Light Programme as an occasional alternative to the Home Service and the Third Programme. 8-)

Ah! the good old Wireless (none of these new fangled transistor things, give me a chassis full of Mullard valves!)

[Dishevelled Den]

I preferred the Light Programme as an occasional alternative to the Home Service and the Third Programme. 8-)

Ah! the good old Wireless (none of these new fangled transistor things, give me a chassis full of Mullard valves!)

Yes, I miss the warmth and gentle glow of a valve or two. 8-)