[1] It broadcasts local news, weather, travel and information alongside music from the 1980s to the present day.

[11] In November 2021, a deal was agreed with York City Knights RLFC for YO1 Radio to feature on the team shirts for the 2022 season.

[17] In February 2023, local singer, actor, producer and dancer Claire Pulpher joined the station to present the weekday mid-morning programme.

[18] Claire Pulpher's programme has now moved to a lunchtime slot, making room for the addition of former BBC Radio York presenter Jonathan Cowap to the schedule.

[20] In February 2023, The Guardian columnist Emma Beddington described YO1 Radio as: "The only acceptable compromise we've found [...], a local station playing 80s and 90s bangers with mercifully little talking, but [...] still a poor cousin to silence".

[24][25] In March 2023, YO1 Radio applied to Ofcom for permission to further extend its FM coverage with the addition of a transmitter to serve the Thirsk area.