Greatest Hits Radio 70s

Greatest Hits Radio 70s concentrates on the popular music of the 1970s. The main Greatest Hits Radio service ranges over several decades; this station narrows the selection to the seventies. It keeps the brand's focus on recognisable songs while giving one era a programme of its own.

The decade offers a wide range of radio-friendly sounds, from melodic pop and prominent guitars to rhythm-led favourites. That breadth is part of the appeal: listeners can remain in the seventies without hearing only one style of music. The emphasis is on established songs rather than contemporary releases or a survey of every recording made in those years.

Lynn Parsons opens the presented part of the day, followed by Russ Williams and an afternoon programme with Andy Crane. PopMaster adds a music-quiz appointment between the song selections, while Non Stop 70s supplies uninterrupted runs of records later in the evening and overnight. The channel therefore has its own daily line-up, even though it shares the Greatest Hits name and some features with its companion services. T. Rex is one example from its published playlist, illustrating the place of distinctive seventies guitar sounds within the wider selection of familiar songs.

This Bauer Media Audio UK service belongs to the same family as the dedicated sixties and eighties stations. It suits a listening session built around seventies memories, whether the attraction is a chorus remembered from childhood or a familiar recording discovered much later. The period, rather than a geographical area, defines the station.