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Simon Mayo Credit: Marco Vittur/Scala “I knew the Mood Mums would come up,” laughs Simon Mayo. “I haven’t heard the concept mentioned for three years and I’m very happy about that.” I’ve just asked the former Radio 1 and Radio 2 DJ what he makes of the BBC’s drive to win listeners among “family-oriented women aged 35 to 44”, who are big fans of commercial stations with familiar, reassuring playlists like Heart, Smooth and Magic FM. “Look, marketing executives and all those people talk in that language, and the whole thing leaves me cold,” he says. “Here’s the way I...

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE Bauer Media Bauer Media has unveiled a proposal for Greatest Hits Radio to gain FM coverage in London. Following recent national expansion and the announcement of an exciting new national Drivetime show with Simon Mayo, Bauer has applied to reallocate the 105.8 FM frequency to the brand. This would mean that London’s 12.2 million radio listeners could soon have greater opportunity to enjoy the much anticipated drivetime show, as well as programmes from nationally known presenters including Mark Goodier, Pat Sharp, Janice Long, Paul Gambaccini and Jenny Powell....

Memories of the Radio 1 Roadshow and its summer dates in Margate, Folkestone, Deal and Maidstone as Tony 'Smiley Miley' Miles looks back  |  Updated: 08:05, 02 February 2021 In 2008, the BBC's Radio 1 Big Weekend rolled into the county for a two-day music extravaganza. Around 34,000 people were lucky enough to get their hands on the free tickets - some 518,000 applied - lured by a frankly stellar line-up which included headliner Madonna and even featured an up-and-coming Adele trotting out the tunes at Maidstone's Mote Park. The very first Radio 1 roadshow in Newquay on July 23, 1973 with A...

Ally Bally to leave Radio Tay after 40 years He’s been at the station since it launched and now, 40 years later, Ally Bally is leaving Radio Tay. Ally first walked through the doors of the station whilst it was still under construction in August 1980 before the station went on air in October when he was a part-time weekend presenter. In 1981 he joined the station full-time as a sales executive but was determined to get behind the microphone and in September 1981 he took over the Breakfast Show from Mark Goodier. Ally said: “Although this year has been challenging for everyone,...