Radio stations that do time checks and no adverts

[CaramelMach]

Are there any that check time early morning and have no ads and don't involve Zoe Ball ?

Used to love Chris Evans on R 2. Then he moved. I can't tolerate ZB. Tried Chris on virgin but he never mentions the time particularly between 6.30 -730 am.

I remember capital ratio with Chris tartans when I was at school they mentioned the time constantly. I need this!

Any BBC station at breakfast time.

We have either radio 4 or six.

Also local BBC radio

If you don’t want adverts it will have to be the BBC. All other stations have to have adverts to survive

Your local bbc news station.

And if you go on BBC Sounds you can pick what area you’d like to listen to. It’s fun sometimes picking a different area

Thanks will try my local bbc. I like that at other times. Not sure why I'd not thought of it for morning alarm
Thank you.

Argghhh no time checks

Why don't radio stations do this anymore?

BBC stations all have a news bulletin on the hour and half hour, they’ll give a time check then.

R4 will often do time checks between the interviews

I echo the above, R4. The today program in the morning gives very frequent time checks.

Radio 4 does time checks throughout the Today programme each morning.

Thank you. I will have to give radio 4 a go - not sure it's wake up material though 😊

Remember that any radio station played via any "smart" speaker will be delayed if your time checks need to be precise!

Just out of curiosity, why do you need the time checks?

Get an Alexa? Ask Alexa to tell you time or set 6minute/whatever interval alarms.

Then listen to whatever radio you want!

I lie in bed catatonic with alarms buzzing, lights on and radio on but fail to get up as I think it's still 615 am
Someone telling me the time would be just very helpful !

Alexa may not work as I already have alarms etc.

Obvious answers to this would be earlier bed etc but that's not possible. Or getting up immediately 😲

Symptom of my age, my health and additional needs kids meaning not enough sleep is ever available.