BBC Radio 1 Show' was voted 'Best Radio Show' five years running by readers of a national music publication, and was then axed by controller Derek Chinnery. Annie Nightingale, who joined in 1970, was Britain's first female DJ and is now the longest serving presenter, having constantly evolved her musical tastes with the times. On Thursday 23 November 1978 the station moved to two new medium wave frequencies (275m and 285m) which allowed a major increase in transmitter powers and improved coverage of the UK. 247 metres was passed to Radio 3. The station was on medium wave only until the early 80s,
Tom Tilley (radio presenter) Tom Tilley (radio presenter) Tom Tilley (born 1980/81) is an Australian radio presenter who currently hosts daily news program "Hack" on Triple J. He has also appeared on TV, hosting "Hack Live", a studio based discussion program on ABC2. Interested in journalism from a young age, Tilley undertook work experience at a radio station and for a newspaper during high school, but was initially discouraged by relatives from pursuing it as a career due to the difficulties in finding work within the tightly controlled Australian journalistic industry. He worked as an investment banker at Deutsche Bank for two years after