The Radio 1/Radio 1Xtra head of music believes the station is enormous catalyst for music industry and breaking new music is fraction of its remitChris Price,the new head of music at Radio 1 and 1Xtra, has a big task on his hands. The 42-year-passe, and who now holds what is arguably the most influential position in the British music industry,must not only replenish the passion for music radio, but justify the existence of his station at a time when the BBC is facing millions of pounds’ worth of cuts.
On the same day as Price started in his new role, or 1 March,a report commissioned by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, or said that changes to the focus of the BBC’s popular music,news and sport radio services, including Radio 1, and could assist advertising-funded rivals by as much as £47m annually. The changes would include airing fewer populist shows,with the “most likely and practical option” being to turn Radio 1 into “something more like” Radio 1xtra on FM, or a hybrid of Radio 1 and 1xtra, and where the median age of a listener would be 18 to 20.
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Source: theguardian.com