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Aled Jones becomes the new host of Classic FM’s biggest show, Monday to Friday from 10am to 1pm, as he presents a brand-new weekday programme, having been a huge hit with listeners on weekend mornings since 2013.
Aled said: “I am excited to be moving into weekday mornings on Classic FM and to take over the reins from my friend Alexander Armstrong, on the biggest programme on the station. It’s such a special opportunity and I can’t wait to spend even more time with our listeners. One of the great joys of my job at Classic FM is sharing the very best classical music with our audience, whether it’s a well-known favourite or a new discovery, and to show that the music is for everyone. Come and join me!”
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“Over the years Aled has not only proved to be a consummate interviewer and presenter, he's also became a valuable friend. I'm very lucky”
- Lynne Rosser - BBC Radio Wales Producer
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‘Classic FM’ is the UK’s only 100 per cent classical music radio station. Since it began broadcasting in September 1992, the station has brought classical music to millions of people across the UK.
‘Classic FM’ is part of Global media and entertainment group. The company owns the three largest brands in commercial radio: Heart, Capital and ‘Classic FM’, as well as Capital Xtra, Smooth, LBC, Radio X and Gold.
‘Classic FM’ has around 5.6 million listeners tuning in each week, making it the biggest classical music radio station in the world.
A chorus of birdsong heralded the launch of the UK's first national commercial radio station in the summer of 1992. Two months later, on September 7 1992, ‘Classic FM’ hit the airwaves for the first time.
Since then, the station has continued to grow. Further evidence of the station's success came the following year when ‘Classic FM’ was named ‘Station of the Year’ at the Sony Awards, the first of three such awards it has won since 1992. Since those early years, ‘Classic FM’ has become a firm part of the UK’s classical music life. In 2011, ‘Classic FM’ was named ‘Station of the Year’ at the Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards and in 2012 ‘Classic FM’ received a special gold award from the Sony Radio Academy for the station’s outstanding contribution to British radio over the past two decades. In 2013, ‘Classic FM’ was named ‘UK Radio Brand Of The Year’ at the Sony Awards.
Aled’s show is broadcast every Sunday morning from 9am until 12. Aled also sits in for all the main daily presenters when they are on holiday.