1Radio closed... no we really mean it this time

Back in July 2012 FNA reported on the supposed closure of Internet radio station 1Radio. This closure did not happen despite it being reported by station manager Tim Longhurst.

We can now confirm that 1Radio.org has officially closed down which happened at 00:00 UK time on Wednesday 1st January 2014.

Anyone who directs their browser to 1Radio.org will find this message posted by Longhurst.

1Radio is now closed (finally)

After 45,000 hours of shows from no more than five presenters, it's time to take the needle off the record.

1Radio was just another online station with a website that looked so garbage it would make even the most crappiest web designers on the planet have homicidal thoughts and if it were a physical object it would be best disposed of in a land fill site. We had a tiny community of maybe 1 or 2, 3 at the maximum.

Today, more than five years after it launched, still everything else comes far closer.

To those 2 or 3 people who have been a part of the 1, I say a fond farewell and wish you all the worst for the future.

Tim Moody Longhurst, Jan 1st 2014

This site attempted to contact Moody Longhurst to discuss what his plans were for the future now that 1Radio has closed, but he could not be reached for comment.

It has been reported that despite the station not receiving much attention, with only having a maximum of 3 people as reported above, 1Radio's closure has still sparked international celebration with cities such as London, Paris, New York, Sydney and even Pyongyang celebrating the station's closure with huge crowds gathering and firework displays.

It is thought that Auckland, New Zealand was one of the first cities to celebrate when the news reached their part of the world just before 11am UK time (12am NZ time).

In England, where 1Radio was based, BBC 1, ITV 1 and Sky News showed these celebrations commence as the clock hit midnight signalling the closure of the station.