Classic FM Arvostelua 

Was a decent station, but recently ruined by repetitive gambling ads that run several times an hour throughout the day.

Beware if you would like to listen to relaxing classical music. Although they do manage to fit in some of this, since the end of 2025 this radio station has been overtaken with constant advertising of various Global Media lottery-like cash calls, where you pay to be entered into a draw to win money. It's almost as if the station and the presenters have sold out and it's basically just a vehicle for gambling now. Relaxation factor and enjoyment has dropped considerably.

We've been listening since it started in early 90s. The station has now been ruined by constant gambling ads and presenters encouraging gambling all day long. They should be ashamed. Founder Michael Barry must be turning in his grave. Globalist Network has a lot to answer for. Disgraceful organisation. 😈

I enjoy the music as I listen to it at breakfast time, but, I seriously question the need to promote gambling! We are at a time when people don't have the money to waste on gambling but can easily be tempted to do so as it is so blatantly advertised.

Been listening to Classic FM since it started in 1992. Unfortunately no longer my go to station, largely due to narrow spectrum and cyclic repeats music and incessant banal or supercilious adverts. Tuning in less frequently now and returning to CDs/streaming music sites.

Classic FM was wonderful when it first appeared but it's now ruined by the constant loud, inane, repetitive advertising. I turn the volume off when they come on, but it's got too much and it's lost a listener now. Anything but relaxing. You can only squeeze the golden goose so far

I used to love listening to classicfm and it's sister station, Gold. However The parent company, Global seem to have discovered the cashcow of selling opportunities for a listener to win a large sum of money each Friday. So this lottery is continually promoted 24 hours a day to make money for Global. The advert for "a life-changing sum of money" interrupts the flow of programs. It feels like it's lottery is promoted after every single peice of music. Unless this changes, my listening taste WILL change.

Classic FM is completely “over the top” promoting its own gambling agenda every few minutes. The organization has greatly lowered the standing of the radio station. It is now a cheap tacky shadow of its former self.

I've given up with Classic .So boring REPETITION CLUB YUK

It is being downgraded by this new Cash Call. It would be less annoying if it were merely added to the adverts. but putting it in the mouths of presenters is horrible.

The current use of cash call to generate funds is both cheap, irritating and encouraging gambling as a more subtle level.

There’s way too much repetition of certain composers and pieces which is limiting the enjoyment of this once fun radio station. Surely there’s a wealth of other composers and performers that can be promoted rather than trying to attract populist audiences.

It’s also very sad that some of the original presenters who had such charming manners and presence have all but gone; sometimes it feels like I’m listening to a sales pitch with some of the presenters really having no inkling about classical music.

Time to find another radio station that’s serious about music me thinks….

Please stop doing these stupid cash calls. Its tacky and very annoying. I turn classic fm off when they advertise it.

Can't stand the devotion to Einaudi and other trite composers. Might as well be EinaudiFM. There is such a vast range of wonderful classical music available, but ClassicFM continues to trot out just a tiny subset of that wonderful repertoire. The idiotic prattling of the presenters and intrusive adverts make the station unlistenable.

Hi Classic FM, I've done a review a few weeks ago, gave 4 stars. Said i turn off radio when adverts come on. Got tired of that, pressed preset to radio three everytime adverts started. So nice to hear a variety of music and no utter rubbish mind insulting adverts. You've lost another listener. Sorry.
Nice knowing you.
Cheers ian.

This is an updated review after my previous gripe about their irritating cash call competition, which had been going on for months. I had enough and now listen to Radio 3, it's excellent.

However one month on, I thought I'd try AA one more time, but guess what, he's still promoting their stupid cash call! Shame on you Global for ruining a good radio station, and shame on you for promoting gambling! I'm NEVER listening to the station again.

Stop Cash Call immediately. It's tawdry and common.
Stop plugging it as often as you play Gershwin and John Barry (whose repertoire was more than Out of Africa and Dances with Wolves).

What was, a number of years ago, a really good radio channel that we could listen to every day. Its been highjacked - over Christmas was the final straw with its encouragement of gambling to win “life changing amounts”. This looks like it will be a regular daily/weekly/monthly feature. …. and every presenter seems to overjoyed to share this with us. We have overlooked(suffered) the down grade of presenters but enough is enough. It seems the only way to make our point is to “stop listening”. Happy to read any comments for a proper high quality replacement.

What has happened to Classic FM that I once found a station that instilled a bit of peace and tranquility in a crazy world. Just turned it off again, as music being played I would expect at a funeral. Aled Jones seems to pop up relentlessly, often with Coral Music which in my mind is not classical. Such a shame.

Sick to death of their bloody raffles being aired every 10 minutes and a very repetitive repertoire. If they would prefer another channel to do what they are supposed to do many listeners would be happy to change.

I entirely agree with the comments about the Cash Call, it has been ABSOLUTELY awful and now it is going on in January. It is so obtrusive and I wish, as others, money was going to charity.