OK, so we have different methods of waking up. Personally I don't like being wrenched from sleep by a repeated monotone.
I prefer to be "gently roused" by 6Music.
( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Wed 10 Mar 2010, 14:28, archived)

I also wake up to 6 Music.
The chance of being in a bad mood from being woken up by an appalling song is very slim, when it's 6 music.
( BindiBaji, Wed 10 Mar 2010, 14:34, archived)