BBC radio bosses have announced a huge summer schedule shake up.
The changes will see the Radio 1 Breakfast show hosted by Greg James extended by half an hour until 11am, Monday to Thursday for the summer.
BBC bosses have announced a new summer schedule at Radio 1Greg James at BBC Radio 1’s Biggest WeekendGetty - Contributor
Greg said he was happy to accommodate listeners who will be enjoying a lie-in during the holdays.
He said: “Being on the radio is pretty much my entire personality so why not do an extra half hour a day for all those who can’t be bothered waking up early for the Breakfast Show in the summer holidays.”
Meanwhile, broadtcasting from Cardiff, Sam and Danni will cover Friday Early Breakfast (5am – 7am) from July 5th until January 2025, when new presenters will take over the slot to showcase emerging talent.
Industry figures for the last quarter of 2023 made grim reading for BBC top brass.
They reveled commercial stations added one million listeners year-on-year to reach a total of 39.1 million people – as thousands more people tune in to Virgin Radio and Heart FM.
By comparison Radio 1 lost almost two million listeners over the same period, with 31.3 million now tuning in. Amanda Holden and
Jamie Theakston’s breakfast show on Heart also overtook Greg James’ Radio 1 show.
According to audience polls by Rajar, 3.99 million listeners chose Amanda Holden and Jamie Theakston over 3.92 million for Greg.
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