Radio in the mornings

[RobM77]

Radio 1 and the commercial pop stations have a common theme whereby a small group of people natter and moan constantly about stuff. Radio 3 and Classic FM do their equivalent by playing rousing music with horns and percussion on full blaze.

Do people find that this wakes them up and they like it? Or would you rather be soothed into the day with something more relaxing?

[Eric Mc]

Radio 4 for me.

[RobM77]

Eric Mc said:

Radio 4 for me.

Pretty much the only station that doesn't offer "option 1" in the above!! Quiet, intelligent voices speaking at me when I'm driving, not argumentative groups of people (R1/Commercial) or crashing symbals and loud horns (Classic/R3).

[FlossyThePig]

Eric Mc said:

Radio 4 for me.

+1

This fits neither category so I haven't voted.

[Planet Claire]

Aye, Radio 4 for me too.

[spitfire-ian]

My ipod on shuffle is what I wake up to in the mornings, can't stand all the chatter and crap on Radio 1.

[Prof Beard]

Radio 4 here too

[RobM77]

FlossyThePig said:

Eric Mc said:

Radio 4 for me.

+1

This fits neither category so I haven't voted.

I'd put it in the "more soothing" category. Radio 4 news presenters have deliberately quiet and calm voices.

It always puzzles me when I get in the car every morning that wherever I tune the radio I get loud brash music or groups of people arguing. CDs or Radio 4 seem to be the only respite!

[TIGA84]

LBC.

I must be getting old.

[minimatt1967]

Cannot stand morning radio, Wogan's not too bad but radio 1 is just irritating for me still very sleepy brain

mind you radio 1 winds me up whenever I listen to it!

[GuildfordPaul]

5 live for me.

[Titan Simba]

Another Radio 4 listener here.

[Mars]

R4 here too.

[MonkeyBusiness]

GuildfordPaul said:

5 live for me.

And me, although Don1's trance mix have been blasted out this morning.

[john_p]

TalkSport

[thunderbelmont]

Has to be Radio 2 for Wogan.

However, beware attempting to drive when it's time for Janet & John, it may lead to an increase in Road Traffic Incidents.

Fancy taking Miss Frontage up the OxO Tower!!

[neil_bolton]

I enjoy Chris Moyles in the morning, but I find myself more and more turning over to Radio 4 for the discussions going on - certainly more interesting, but sometimes I listen to Chris Moyles if I want to smile - Radio 4 can be a bit depressing at times!

[richardxjr]

R4 on the way to and from work, R2 whilst at work.

[Cookie172]

I listen to Capital in the mornings, Johnny Vaughn amuses me.

[minimatt1967]

thunderbelmont said:

Has to be Radio 2 for Wogan.

However, beware attempting to drive when it's time for Janet & John, it may lead to an increase in Road Traffic Incidents.

Fancy taking Miss Frontage up the OxO Tower!!

I listened to J&J for the first time whilst driving to Leicester in a hire van, nearly crashed the fking thing I was laughing so much! So near to the mark its not true!