[Chris4]

Take A Look - http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds34056.html

[fish heads]

http://chrismoyles.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=12486

http://chrismoyles.co.uk/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=12484

[Sidders]

I don't think it means of air for good, I think it just means a suspension.

[GruntMitchell]

There would be an uproar from listeners if it was to happen.

[Sidders]

In any case, I don't think it's a case of Ofcom being touchy, it's more the listeners being touchy and rightly so really. If there wasn't people there to complain then they could get away with broadcasting anything, which is oviously not in anyone's interest.

[whytie]

Moylesy can never be pulled off the air now. He is the life and soul of radio 1. You have Andy Parfitt and the rest of his cronies but lets face it, if Moylesy was suspended then the ratings would plummet big time. They know it, and he knows it! Moyles could probably demand anything he wants and what choice have they got but to give him it? I for one wouldn't listen to radio 1 if moyles wasn't on air and I dare say neither would alot of others. At 10 AM every morning, how many of you wish that Moylesy could just stay on for the whole day? I know I do. Jo coming on is a bit of an anti-climax. Nothing against her but Moylesy is just way ahead of any other DJ.

[bumheed7]

nail on the head whytie.
i only listen to moyles and occasionally mills and if moyles left id have no reason to listen to R1 and im sure a couple million would as well!
moyles is indispensable and would be the worst thing radio 1 ever did if they let him go!

[MC]

That's the problem about Radio 1.

In terms of alternative/dance/urban specialist shows, they are as good as they've ever been. Zane Lowe is superb and is probably their greatest signing of the last five years. The One Music/documentaries side of it is all great, and they are at the cutting edge of all the latest technology (blogging, podcasts blah blah blah)... but in terms of daytime output, what do they seriously have bar Moyles and Mills?

Personally I think JK and Joel are great, but I can't see them ever being put on a mainstream R1 breakfast/drive show full time - and lets face it, Scott and Chris are nearly a decade outside target audience now. Whiley is over the hill and the rest of them are pretty awful.

[whytie]

In their campaign to target a younger audience I feel they have fell well short of the mark. Bring back the 90's I say. Simon Mayo's golden years, Mark and Lards crazy sketches about foul mouthed wildlife, chalk and cheese etc, they used to see me through a cold winters day working outside. The day used to fly in. Not now though, 50 percent of the daytime DJ's talk absolute bollocks about alot of shite which is of no interest to anyone, its not even like they can play some old classics from the 80's or 90's, they play the same old shite day in and day out and by the time the single comes out you don't even want to look at it let alone buy it!

[fish heads]

In their campaign to target a younger audience I feel they have fell well short of the mark

You talk of appealing to a younger audience yet talk about brining back the 90's meaning that you probably aren't in this "younger" audience group? Thus how can you know what they want?

[whytie]

You're right, I'm not part of the younger audience, why would I be mentioning the 90's if I was? I'm reminscing about the good old days, and I feel that radio 1's attempt to reach out to a younger audience was its downfall. Do you honestly think that radio 1 is better now than the good old days when Moylesy was on the 3 o clock shift?

[fish heads]

I'm reminscing about the good old days, and I feel that radio 1's attempt to reach out to a younger audience was its downfall. Do you honestly think that radio 1 is better now than the good old days when Moylesy was on the 3 o clock shift?

If a downfall means increasing listener figueres across the board then that's one heck of a downfall. Personally I don't think Radio 1 is any better or worse since Moyles at drivetime. I think Moyles's show alone isn't as good as drivetime, but that's because of the way the breakfast show works - he is no worse of a DJ.

Nostalgia is great, but face facts that Radio 1 will never be like "the good old days",because a lot of the time it wasn't actually as good as we remember

[cutmasterfrost]

i hate complainers hehe

[whytie]

I'm reminscing about the good old days, and I feel that radio 1's attempt to reach out to a younger audience was its downfall. Do you honestly think that radio 1 is better now than the good old days when Moylesy was on the 3 o clock shift?

If a downfall means increasing listener figueres across the board then that's one heck of a downfall. Personally I don't think Radio 1 is any better or worse since Moyles at drivetime. I think Moyles's show alone isn't as good as drivetime, but that's because of the way the breakfast show works - he is no worse of a DJ.

Nostalgia is great, but face facts that Radio 1 will never be like "the good old days",because a lot of the time it wasn't actually as good as we remember

I beg to differ, radio 1 used to be great. I think that if they brought back the DJ's of old then the figures would increase again. The fact is that radio 1 used to be great in general, now it's just moylesy who is great. He presents the flagship show and most people just can't be bothered changing over after he goes off air so they put up with the other DJ's, hence the high figures. Lets face it, the ad's promoting Moyles on the other DJ's shows are sometimes the highlight of said show!

[fish heads]

he goes off air so they put up with the other DJ's, hence the high figures.

Haha. I thought you were being serious, but with this sentance alone you revealed it was a wind up. Well played sir

[whytie]

Haha. All jokes aside, what are you talking about?

[fish heads]

I'm saying that people stay tuned all day because they can't be bothered to turn off after Moyles and thus the surge in R1 ratings is the most rediculous thing I have heard in years

[whytie]

I'm saying that people stay tuned all day because they can't be bothered to turn off after Moyles and thus the surge in R1 ratings is the most rediculous thing I have heard in years

Then you need to get out more. I have listened to radio 1 for so long that I don't change my ways, whatever DJ comes my way on radio 1, I simply listen to them whether I like them or not. I guess you could call it being institutionalized but on a smaller scale. I would guess that alot of people are like that, whether they like the DJ or not, they listen purely because it is radio 1 and what they are used to. I don't see anything ridiculous in that.

[fish heads]

If you are so institutionalised then perhaps it is you who needs to get out more.

I'm not saying Radio 1 used to be shit and now it is the best station ever, but please give Radio 1 a bit of bloody credit. It's surely isn't down to people just not turning off, otherwise the figures would have always been like that - and that is simply not true.

[whytie]

If you are so institutionalised then perhaps it is you who needs to get out more.

I'm not saying Radio 1 used to be shit and now it is the best station ever, but please give Radio 1 a bit of bloody credit. It's surely isn't down to people just not turning off, otherwise the figures would have always been like that - and that is simply not true.

Well, when you've got the choice of Radio 1, Tay AM, Tay FM, or Wave 102 it's not exactly hard to choose is it? Radio 1 is gonna win every time. Even their worst DJ is 10 times better than anything the local stations have to offer. Maybe they have better radio to offer where you live but the fact is that Scotland has little to offer in competition to R1 so tuning elsewhere is not an option, hence my whole argument. Tell me, what do you listen to besides radio 1?

[fish heads]

Local radio has always been there, and is even more prominant now with the rise of internet and digital radio and still the figures are stronger than they have been in the recent past, so they must be doing something right with the young target audience (which was the original argument).

You may not feel Radio 1 is as good as it once was back in the day, but you admit yourself that you aren't in the prime target audience anymore, so with this argument we are destined to go round in circles. It clearly works for the target audience of today, but not as much as it used to for you. Lets leave it at that eh?

For the record I don't sit around listening to the radio all day, or that much at all to be frank. When I do listen though, the only show I listen to 100% is Moyles. After that it is anything between Radio 1, Xfm (both Manchester and London), 6 music, and I'm not ashamed to say Radio 2 and Real radio (local). All of which depend upon what Dj is on and what particular music is on. If I don't fancy music I'll often listen to talk sport, 5live, BBC 7 and One Word, again dependant on programming.

[Mcqueen_]

Moylesy can never be pulled off the air now. He is the life and soul of radio 1. You have Andy Parfitt and the rest of his cronies but lets face it, if Moylesy was suspended then the ratings would plummet big time. They know it, and he knows it! Moyles could probably demand anything he wants and what choice have they got but to give him it?

Could he ask for Fridays off you reckon? Just turn up late or not at all a few day? Dye his hair ginger and marry Billie Piper? How naive you are.

In terms of alternative/dance/urban specialist shows, they are as good as they've ever been. Zane Lowe is superb and is probably their greatest signing of the last five years. The One Music/documentaries side of it is all great, and they are at the cutting edge of all the latest technology (blogging, podcasts blah blah blah)... but in terms of daytime output, what do they seriously have bar Moyles and Mills?

I actually quite enjoy Whileys show. I think it's good how it brings the new music from shows such as Zanes and gets it on to daytime. Afterall Radio 1 is a new music station, it should in fairness be about the music.

Colin and Edith have the potential to do good shows if they stopped trying to present 'entertainment' shows like Moyles/Mills. Especially Edith who is at gigs everynight and is friends with alot of bands. Talk about the music a bit and I might care.

Kinda playing the devils advocate here but it seems like Moyles and Mills are out of place on Radio 1 now. They do entertainment shows (like comercial radio) on a music station. They both admit they dislike alot of the music and the music isn't a big part in either of their shows (if anything it acts as kinda adverts untill they're back on).

Obviously Radio 1 wants to compete with the comercial radio but in the future I can imagine the shows been more music based than entertainment based with the sucess of the specialist shows.

[Fathomer]

.....when Moylesy was on the 3 o clock shift?

I do. 2003 was the worst year ever. I thought the afternoon show began to sound REALLY stale, boring and unoriginal. Coxy on Breakfast and Scott Mills filling in almost every vacant slot.
Then the Breakfast Revoultion began....

[fish heads]

.....when Moylesy was on the 3 o clock shift?

I do. 2003 was the worst year ever. I thought the afternoon show began to sound REALLY stale, boring and unoriginal. Coxy on Breakfast and Scott Mills filling in almost every vacant slot.
Then the Breakfast Revoultion began....

Surely you DON'T. The question was do you think Radio 1 was better then. Amazing what selective quoting can do.

[Sidders]

Kinda playing the devils advocate here but it seems like Moyles and Mills are out of place on Radio 1 now. They do entertainment shows (like comercial radio) on a music station. They both admit they dislike alot of the music and the music isn't a big part in either of their shows (if anything it acts as kinda adverts untill they're back on).

I disagree. They are the most popular shows, and it is that way because that is what people want to listen to. I much prefer listening to comical banter than loads of music, but I do like to listen to music as well, especially new music and not the same tracks on overkill (like that damn Monster tune they keep plugging at the moment).