Fearne Cotton (radio show) Fearne Cotton (radio show) Fearne Cotton was a British weekday radio show on BBC Radio 1, hosted by Fearne Cotton. The programme was on air from September 2009 until 22 May 2015, when Fearne left the show. It was broadcast each morning from 10:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., and on bank holidays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The show focused on playing and interviewing new bands and styles of music. On 21 September 2009, Fearne Cotton succeeded Jo Whiley for the 10:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. slot following a major re-shuffle of Radio 1's schedules. The re-shuffle also saw
BBC Radio 1 pirate radio stations, when the average age of the UK population was 27. The BBC claim that they target the 1529 age group, and the average age of its UK audience since 2009 is 30. BBC Radio 1 started 24-hour broadcasting on 1 May 1991. Radio 1 was established in 1967 (along with the more middle of the road BBC Radio 2) as a successor to the BBC Light Programme, which had broadcast popular music and other entertainment since 1945. Radio 1 was conceived as a direct response to the popularity of offshore pirate radio stations such as Radio Caroline