No doubt some of you have recieved this,

"Clive here - I'm one of the new team in charge of Virgin Radio.
And what a great station to inherit.

As you may know, we have some exciting plans. My goal is to keep everything that's great - and, where we can, to do more of those things - and do them even better. And try a few new things too.

We know from your response, for example, that you like the fact that our music is, well, proper music - from real composers and musicians. That's a hallmark of what we do and we're not going to touch the style of music we play - although there's probably a case for even more variety like we started to do on
'I Haven't Heard It For Ages'. We know that the '80s is a very popular decade. We know that you love many of the presenters and, for some listeners, life really would not be quite the same without Christian or Geoff. The Zoo Sessions are always well received - and, frankly, I'd like us to be doing more in that whole area of live performance. In short, though, it's the spirit of this station which makes it special - and we hope that we can build on that character rather than take anything away.

And, yes, there'll be a new name over the door and for the station on-air. As a VIP listener, we'll make sure you are amongst the first to know the name - and all the new stuff as it happens.

I'm really keen to hear from you now - and also along the journey - as this unfolds over the next few months. Your thoughts are really useful. In fact, if you're really interested - do check out our staff blog at onegoldensquare.com, where you can peer under the bonnet and eavesdrop (and take part in) some of our internal debate on where we go next.

Thanks for listening, logging on, calling in, texting us, emailing us - and for your loyalty over the years. Appreciated.

Clive Dickens "

Dave (I don't know where the pics came from!) Martin