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Just checking out Wikepedia (not the most reliable source of news I am aware) and spotted on JK and Joel's that is says they will join Virgin in January 2008.

Anyone know if this is true?

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It could be right - I know Joel said he was going to be in America till christmas. So the time frame sounds right.

It says they'll do mid-mornings at the weekend. Could they cause an upset to the new Radio 1 weekend schedule and create competition for those who want an alternative? I'm thinking it's quite possible.

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i don't care where they go as long as they are not on R1 :bah:

So you don't like us being "mean" about the DJs like you, but you can do the same? How odd.

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i didn't want mark & lard to go but it has to happen, so i would of rather had jk & joel go there instead of colin & edith. now look what we have been left with in a matter of almost 4 years.

i wish them luck with it, they still would of been better at galaxy though i think.

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Virgin Radio has signed JK and Joel to present a weekend morning show to go up against Radio 1's Vernon Kay and Jonathan Ross on Radio 2.

The former Radio 1 DJs will join Virgin at the beginning of next year, part of a refreshed weekend line-up under new programme director David Lloyd that also sees the arrival of former LBC presenter Iain Lee.

JK and Joel - real names Jason King and Joel Ross - hosted the Sunday afternoon chart show and the early breakfast slot on Radio 1 until September this year.

They will take over the Saturday and Sunday morning slots on Virgin between 10am and 1pm.

Lloyd said he wanted to put the "energy" back into the Virgin weekend schedule.

"I have long been an admirer of these two guys - they are natural communicators and really radio people," said Lloyd.

"I think commercial radio can do a lot better at weekends. So much of the time it seems to be an area that we don't spend too much time worrying about, but we want to put the energy back in weekends in a number of ways.

"Iain Lee was the first salvo fired, and JK and Joel are the second. When you are up against Jonathan Ross you need to do something more, and we are putting significant investment into weekends."

Lloyd, who joined Virgin Radio from LBC earlier this year, said the pair would be given "three hours just to have fun ... Virgin is a mischievous brand on occasions, and they can make mischief on Saturday and Sunday morning.

"The thing that really distinguishes you [from other radio stations] is the power of the words between the records. That is why we are going for entertainers. We need as an industry to embrace slightly leftfield DJs."

JK and Joel's first show will air on Virgin on Saturday January 5. In a joint statement, the pair said: "No longer are we hauling our arses out of bed at 3am looking like crap, instead we are really looking forward to doing weekends.

"It'll be great to go up against our old mate Vernon at 10am. That's if he can be bothered to turn up - his random game show schedule is demanding don't you know!"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2007/nov/20/commercialradio.smg

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It might work against R1 bosses. I can see Virgin wanting to put them on to rival Edith when they become successful. The Radio 1 audience know JK and Joel, and not everyone is happy with Edith. It'd work very well for Virgin...

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if i could get a better signal i would listen more, it is still on medium wave right? if i am on my pc i will just use my dab and depending on the playlist, might listen frequently.

Yeah Medium Wave outside London (FM in London), DAB or Freeview and Sky.

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