BBC Radio 1

1967 - 1970


A hip, 1960s logo was released for the opening of the station.

1970 - 1973
An early attempt at a unified look for national BBC radio, this logo was used across the other three national BBC stations with the different numeral for each.

1973 - 1975


1975 - 1978


1978 - 1988


1988 - 1990


1990 - 1994


In 1990 a shift to corporate identity began, and BBC Radio received new logos, based on the 'BBC Radio' logo at the top with the slightly obscured numeral below, with the number displayed as a word next to it as well. In the bottom right there was also the frequency range with the word 'FM' displayed below it. At this time the station was being referred to as '1FM' both on and off-air, due to the launch of Radio 1's national FM frequency in the year 1988.

1994 - 1997
After Matthew Bannister had finished getting rid of the 'Smashey and Nicey' DJs of Radio 1, in 1994, the '1FM' name and image of the station was dropped and the new logo reflected the station's new aim to provide new music for a younger audience. Radio 1 was still attracting an average audience of 30 year olds and wanted to lower this with its new image.

1997-2000


Introduced in October 1997 which saw all departments, brands, and channels of the BBC using the same logo typeface and layout, with a view on saving costs with colour logos. The personality of the brand was conveyed in other means. Radio 1 used play, forward, rewind and stop symbols to complement the logo. This version includes the frequency, but the logo was also used without it.



2000-2007
However BBC Radio decided to break away from this style and introduced new logos for its national stations in 2000, with the rest of the BBC would soon follow suit. The station has a "plain" change.

2007-
In 2007 BBC Radio decided to create a more unified look for its stations by putting the numeral in a circle, with the 'BBC Radio' logo to the top left of this. As Radio 1 already had a logo with its numeral in a circle, the only changes made were to move the 'BBC Radio' part to the top left in line with the other station's new logos, and the numeral was made clearer. Just two minor changes.