Star Radio

Aimed, I think, at people slight older than I am, this radio station is heavy on the eights classics. This seems to be the only real uniting feature of the music choices, with Aerosmith sitting cheek by jowl with Whitney Houston. Inoffensive nineties pop gets a look in to — Christina Aguilera being a perennial favourite of the DJs.
If you’ve got a taste for these decades then this radio station is OK. Otherwise it’s not that great. They seem to share Heart FM’s taste for celebrity news, which I find achingly dull. If learning obscure details of the lifetimes of the rich and famous are how you like to spend your leisure time, then tune in. I suppose this is counteracted slight by their having local news coverage, the only decent reason to tune in I can think of. The DJs aren’t great, and to be honest I can’t see why you’d choose Star over just sticking on a CD.

I normally hate local radio. All you’re getting is exactly what the national stations offer but on a smaller budget, with over the hill or shitter DJs constricted by an even less adventurous music policy, the only ‘payoff’ being that you get a smattering of local news and some incredibly annoying advertisements.
And yet, for some reason, I actually have a bit of a soft spot for Star Radio. Maybe it’s because, somewhat appropriately for a station that broadcasts out of Western Super Mare, they seem to be stuck in something of an 80s timewarp. Basically, the music policy, instead of just pumping out the same load of old X Factor rubbish, focuses on classic hits from the 80s and beyond (I just tuned in for a random sample and they were playing ‘That’s Entertainment’ by The Jam).
Now, don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t normally tune in from home under any circumstances whatsoever, but if you’re stuck in your car and are forced to listen to your radio, this sits somewhere inbetween the almost acceptable at times Radio 2 and subjecting yourself to Heart FM.