Radio 1 Switches on FM

It’s hard to imagine now, but to listen to Radio 1 and 2 in the 70s and 80s required a certain amount flicking between medium wave, long wave and VHF. Radio 1 didn’t get its own dedicated FM service until 1988 – though it had used 104.8 in London from late 1987. The big switch-on day for the Midlands, the north of England and Central Scotland was 1 September 1988. Band of the moment Bros were on hand to throw the switch at the transmitters. In this sequence you’ll hear Adrian Juste, Mark Goodier, Sybil Ruscoe, Roger Scott, DLT, Steve Wright, Sid the Manager and Tommy Vance