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,
Spencer Leigh (radio presenter) he also writes for "Record Collector", "Country Music People" and "Now Dig This". His acclaimed history of British pop before the Beatles, "Halfway To Paradise" (1996), has been expanded and issued in two volumes as "British Pop Before The Beatles", available only on Kindle. He has been working for two years on "Frank Sinatra - An Extraordinary Life", which will be published in October 2015 by McNidder and Grace for Sinatra's centenary. Spencer Leigh has also written or collaborated on the following books with other authors: Spencer Leigh (radio presenter) Spencer Leigh (born 1 February 1945) is a BBC radio