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,
George Jones (radio presenter) theatre shows, radio disc-jockeying and television presenting. His first break into radio came with a Sunday slot on Downtown Radio. He went on to work for the BBC, appearing mostly on radio. He had his own show, "Just Jones", for BBC Radio Ulster, which won him a Sony Radio Academy Award for best local radio presenter. In June 2006, after twenty-one years of presenting "Just Jones", he was dropped from the line-up on BBC Radio Ulster. He presented his last afternoon show on 30 June 2006. After the BBC radio show ended, George started to present on Sunday mornings on