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,
Radio 1's Weekend Breakfast Show Radio 1's Weekend Breakfast Show Radio 1's Weekend Breakfast Show is a radio show that is broadcast across the UK from 6am to 10am on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays on BBC Radio 1. The show is a part of Radio 1's weekend schedule, and is currently presented by Matt Edmondson and Mollie King. "Weekend Breakfast" is an extension of "The Radio 1 Breakfast Show" which, before June 2018, aired on weekdays from 6:30 to 10am, while the weekend show aired on Saturdays and Sundays. In June 2018 Radio 1 decided to incorporate the Friday breakfast show into the station's weekend