Classic FM Reviews 

Sadly in recent months Classic FM has deteriorated a lot. Constantly repeating awful adverts and now the weekly cash draw - with only ONE winner when there could be four or five winners still with a handsome win of several thousand pounds. Same music repeated constantly which I am sure is making some composers turn in their graves! Now, to make it worse advertising a paid subscription service for advert free listening (blackmail?!) but probably exactly the same few pieces of music repeated endlessly (like Vivaldi Four Seasons which I now hate!!) Very disappointing.

Classic FM Calm was great to begin with but boy oh boy such a narrow and repetitive library of music. I'm off to find another channel.

I have been listening to Classic Fm for over 15 years. I loved Jazz Fm, but when that went I moved over to them and was happy as you had a broad selection of music including full repertoires of various composers and you felt like you could experience music that was more obscure. Sadly over the years the music has shifted to be more popular and so you hear the same set of pieces time and time again. Global player is buying up radio station after radio station, along with advertising space on the tube etc, and this has been the death knell for Classic Fm and other Global owned radio stations. People like Dan Walker and Jonathan Ross are an absolute disaster and so annoying. It feels like Global want everyone to only know 'allowable music ' which doesn't challenge people. Very very sad and extremely frustrating.

I have been listening to Classic FM for over 30 years.
I love the music, and have learnt almost everything I know about classical music from Classic FM. I like all the presenters, who convey a pleasant relaxing atmosphere which compliments the music.
BUT I absolutely HATE hearing the relentless CASHCALL gambling promotions. Every time I turn the radio on.
I feel sorry for the presenters, who appear to be so excited about CASHCALL. I had so much respect for them, particularly Aled Jones, and Margarita Taylor.
Let me say again how much I hate CASHCALL.

After reading some of the reviews it was a relief to learn that I am not alone in being disappionted in the alarming decline in the format of Classicfm. What was once a delightful program of actual classical music has now become a cocktail of movie music, music hall music and video games music, with the occasional piece of real classical music thrown in whenever the relentless, repetitive adverts or cries for cash call allow. Classic fm existed for many years without all of this rubbish that has now sadly taken over. Not that anyone will care except me, but you have now lost another listener.

The most appalling apology for a radio station in the history of the world. Most presenters are utterly clueless morons, there are endless reminders that ‘you are listening to Classic FM’ and the ridiculous ‘Cash calls’. It’s all an insult to te intelligence if the listener. I would give it a sub-zero rating if I could

I’ve been an avid Classic FM listener for well over 20 years, so it genuinely saddens me to leave a 1-star review.

The station has become absolutely inundated with adverts, and the constant promotion of Cash Call has become unbearable. It feels as though this has been relentlessly plugged for nearly a full year now, to the point where it seriously detracts from what used to make Classic FM such an enjoyable and relaxing station to listen to.

I even paid for the annual subscription specifically to get away from the adverts, only to discover that it doesn’t work properly with smart speakers — which, for me, makes the subscription largely pointless. I’ve also read reviews from other subscribers saying that they still hear the dreadful Cash Call promotions even after paying.

After more than two decades of listening, I’ve finally had enough and will be moving over to BBC Radio 3 instead.

I’m incredibly disappointed by what Global has done to Classic FM. What was once a wonderful, calming classical music station now feels overwhelmed by advertising and relentless promotions.

Such a shame. After 20+ years as a loyal listener, I never thought I’d be switching off for good.

Farewell Classic FM, I’m afraid you’ve lost me to BBC Radio 3. The constant repetitive plugging of big money cash draws… effectively forcing your talented team of presenters to encourage listeners to gamble… has become too much to bear. I can’t imagine for a moment that this sits comfortably with devout Christian, Dan Walker. Goodbye Classic FM

Please, please stop picking up Fred. This advert is driving me insane and I have to switch the radio off for 30 mins to calm down.
I also agree with the other users about the continual droning on about their huge jackpot.

Used to listen to classic fm regularly and really enjoyed it but there is now more adverts then there as ever been which spoils the listening experience. Seems to coincide with the station wanting you to pay for ad free listening.
I also find since they moved the presenters to different slots, its not as good
Its also getting very repetitive with the music they play
Have moved to a different station

Dire frustration at number of intrusive ads 2026 on this previously much-loved station. Worst of all, the current CASHCALL, such endless, endless garbage. I just tried the new, ad-free subscription. 7 day day free trial, but guess what, it doesn't cut out any of the cashcall garbage. Complete and utter waste of time. So it's finally GOODBYE GLOBAL from me, thanks for ruining classic fm.

As many others have said, repetitive music selection and ghastly intrusive adverts are now compounded by messages sent via my phone/Alexa app to interact with them. BUT, they are making oodles of lovely money so why should they care?

I would like to put on record my disappointment that Classic FM now promotes gambling, seemingly throughout the week.
I have enjoyed content from Classic for many years, and hope to continue to do so, but the Cash Call advertisements are very intrusive.

Classic fm run twee.and extremely irritating adverts repetitively and very frequently
Completely at odds with classical music and very jarring

One sentence.
Boring and repetitive

Love Classic FM but hate their adverts. Since Classic FM was taken over by Global Radio the adverts have become horribly intrusive, with loud banging music or shouting (Aldi advert in particular). I suspect this is because Global sell an advertising package that covers its other radio stations so the advertiser is not tailoring their adverts specifically to Classic FM listeners. So I've taken to doing what another reviewer suggests - I've put Radio 3 on a pre-set and when the adverts come on I switch over. After 5 minutes or so I switch back (unless they have better music on Radio 3). LOL.

The frequent repetition of the advert for the gambling ,'Cash Call,' which must be making the owners a fortune, detracts enormously from the good music.
It is immoral

Myleene Klass is without a doubt one of the best radio presenters on Classic FM. Her prolific knowledge of classical
music and her ingenuous choices are the reason I kick back and listen to Classic FM. Thank you Myleene.

Marching band music at 3.30 in the morning! I turned on for some relaxing classic music and was subjected to just noise! I swear the "presenters" just go away and leave on the longest piece of music they can find, regardless of their audience's wishes.

I used to love Classic FM. It was the only Radio Station I would ever listen to - right from the start. But their repetitive loop of the same tracks over and over and over again is so sick making - I no longer listen - I would rather have 'silence'. The only people who continue to listen to this as far as I'm concerned are 'brain-dead'! As brain dead as the people running it - but at least they are running happily all the way to the bank! And for Presenters; from the status of Alexander Armstrong (and others) have gone way down in my estimation for even working for it... You can hardly say he's trapped for cash - and so what's his excuse, other than he doesn't care a jot so long as he's getting paid...