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This is a list of events from British radio in 1960. Events ... 10 April – Katrina Leskanich, singer and musician, presenter on BBC Radio 2 (1998–2000) 13 May ...
1994 in British radio – BBC Radio 5 is relaunched as BBC Radio Five Live, the first regional commercial stations start broadcasting; Radio 1 stops broadcasting on mediumwave; First broadcast of Wake Up to Money, Up All Night, Collins and Maconie's Hit Parade, Julie Enfield Investigates, Lee and Herring and Alan's Big One and Last broadcast of ...
Sounds of the 60s is a long-running Saturday morning programme on BBC Radio 2 that features recordings of popular music made in the 1960s. It was first broadcast on 12 February 1983 and introduced by Keith Fordyce, who had been the first presenter of the TV show Ready Steady Go! in 1963.
The BBC today runs national domestic radio stations, six of which are available in analogue formats (via FM or AM), while other have a purely digital format – they can be received via DAB Digital Radio, UK digital television (satellite, cable and Freeview) plus live streams and listen again on BBC Sounds. The current stations are:
The first issue (28 September 1923) The Radio Times was first issued on 28 September 1923 [9] for the price of 2d, carrying details of programmes for six BBC wireless stations (2LO, 5IT, 2ZY, 5NO, 5WA and 5SC); newspapers at the time boycotted radio listings fearing that increased listenership might decrease their sales. [10]
The last former Home Service region for the South West England was an VHF/FM opt-out of Radio 4, Morning Sou'West was also carried on several low-power medium wave transmitters before the programme ended on 31 December 1982, to paving the way for two new local stations (BBC Radio Devon and BBC Radio Cornwall) launched on 17 January 1983.
Presented by Tom Browne, the programme consists of two hours featuring the Radio One playlist tracks which were not in the Top 20, followed by a one-hour Top 20 rundown from 6pm - 7pm, which was carried also on BBC Radio 2's FM transmitters. 1974. 17 March – Solid Gold Sixty is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 for the final time. It is replaced the ...
17 January–2 March – Radio 4 News FM, the first rolling BBC Radio news service is on air during the first Gulf War. It broadcasts on BBC Radio 4’s FM frequencies with the regular scheduled service continuing on long wave. [11] [12] 1992. late March-7 April – For the first time, Radio 4 long wave opts out of the main Radio 4 schedule.