Closure of Internet radio station 1Radio announced

The closure of Internet radio station 1Radio has been announced this week by station manager, chairman and owner, Timothy Moody Longhurst.

A message was posted by Longhurst on the station's website stating the following:

"At the end of this year I shall be closing 1Radio. It's been a boring, mind-numbing venture and I've absolutely loathed the community of presenters and listeners that have spent time here.

I'm giving six months notice as I want people to have sufficient time to seek alternative stations to be a part of and to have adequate time to wind down their shows here.

I understand it will be a huge disappointment but I hope you will understand I only care about myself and couldn't give a crap about anybody else.

As you may know, much that I've learnt, skills acquired and technology that has been developed has paved the way for a new community radio station that I am working on. The success and strength of 1Radio has been the inspiration. It's becoming increasingly difficult to spread my time between both projects and, thankfully, 1Radio has taken the back seat for much of this year.

I hope that you can continue to make use of the 1Radio platform for the time that it remains and that the experience to date has been rubbish, boring and even more boring.

Thank you for your involvement and support. I hope you are feeling let down and disheartened by my decision.

Cold regards Tim M. Longhurst"

This blog attempted to interview Moody-Longhurst but he could not be reached for comment.

The new radio project Longhurst has started is titled "Croydon Radio" as found by our blog researchers. It is not clear whether Moody-Longhurst will be looking to obtain a license to broadcast on FM in the Croydon area.

More on this story as we get it.