Radio IDs
This page contains various montages of radio IDs (better known as jingles) available for download. I first became interested in these when I was at school, fascinated that someone somewhere was going to all the trouble of creating these tiny (if occasionally cheesy) mini-songs. Here's an audio documentary explaining my jingle fascination.
The world's jingle capital is Dallas, Texas, and I especially like the rich harmonies that they produce: here's an example from my favourite production company, JAM Creative Productions singing a specially-composed song: "Geoff Barton". Obsessives might also like to hear my life-story in a song: "It's Nice Knowing Geoff".
Learn more about how this unusual hobby began: Home Truths.
I no longer upload many montages to the site. Instead, I'm host of the Bob Dinan Jingle Podcast where you can hear Bob's jingle rants.
To visit the websites of the world's best-known jingle producers, take a look at
You can download a number of jingles montages below and, at the foot of the page, there are links to the pages of more serious collectors.
THE LEGENDARY BOB DINAN ...
Updated several times a week, this is where legendary jingle collector Bob Dinan rants, raves and reminisces about the wonderful world of jingles, If you're new to the obscure tradition of radio IDs, here's where to start.
Bob's latest posts include:
THE BARTON JINGLE ARCHIVE ...
How it all began: The interview with David Stafford on BBC Radio 4's Home Truths (September 2005)
3: A 10-minute history of Radio 1 IDs
4: A jingle montage from WABC, New York
5: 10 "legal" (top of the hour) IDs
6: Jingles from the City of Brotherly Love
8: A tribute to legendary collector, Bob Dinan
10: A long mix of long jingles. (Be warned it's a 28-minute 26MB file)
11: A collection of "incredibly perfect segues"
16: "Now That's What I Call Jingles"
18: Autumn 06: Birthday montage 20
Looking for new montages? Take a look at the Bob Dinan Jingle Podcast where you can hear Bob's jingle samples updated a couple of times a week.
LINKS TO OTHER COLLECTORS' SITES ...
The Bob Dinan Jingle Podcast
JingleNews
JingleMad
Media Preservation Society
Pete Wilson
Mike Lownds
Mark Hodgkinson
Rob McCaffery
Jingleweb