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,
Steve Berry (presenter) Steve Berry (presenter) Steve Berry is a British media presenter who appeared on BBC2's "Top Gear" and its spin-off "Top Gear Motorsport" where he reviewed motorcycles and made features relating to them. He was the main presenter of the now defunct "Top Gear Radio Show" on BBC Radio Five Live, wrote and presented "The Bike's the Star", a four-part documentary series for BBC2 and produced "British Biker Build Off" for Discovery Channel in 2005 and "Bennett's Biker Build Off" for ITV's "Men & Motors" in 2006. Berry appears regularly as a guest on BBC radio, has hosted phone-in shows on