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At 7am on the 30th September 1967, the words “... And, good morning everyone. Welcome to the exciting new sound of Radio 1” launched the BBC’s new popular music station. Created to compete with the successful offshore ‘pirate’ radio stations that had been outlawed by an Act of Parliament, Radio 1’s target demographic has continued to be the 15-29 year old age group, and so the music it broadcasts has continuously evolved throughout its history. While “Flowers in the Rain”, a song by The Move, was the first to be played on the new station you would never hear ... |