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14 February – Radio comedian Kenneth Horne collapses and dies of a heart attack while hosting the annual Guild of Television Producers' and Directors' Awards at The Dorchester hotel in London, [2] having just presented an award to Barry Took, co-scriptwriter of Round the Horne, and invited viewers to tune in to its fifth series, due to start on 16 March. [3]
2012 in British radio – GMG Radio (owners of Smooth and Real Radio) is acquired by Global Radio (the owner of stations such as Capital and Heart); Birmingham's BRMB and several sister stations are rebranded under the Free Radio banner. 2013 in British radio – Smooth 70s is closed after nearly two years on air; First broadcast of Sounds of ...
Radio stations disestablished in 1969 (2 P) ... 1969 in British radio This page was last edited on 27 August 2023, at 13:59 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Pages in category "Radio stations established in 1969" The following 195 pages are in this category, out of 195 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
3 July – Brian Jones, British musician (The Rolling Stones) (born 1942) 9 August – Cecil Frank Powell, British physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1903) 27 August – Ivy Compton-Burnett, English novelist (born 1884) 25 September – Frank Inglis, British air vice marshal (born 1899)
11 April: Radyo Veritas, the first Catholic radio station in the Philippines, is inaugurated with Asian bishops as guests. Antonio Cardinal Samore represents Pope Paul VI. It begins broadcasting on the frequency of 860 kHz, formerly assigned to DZST, another Catholic radio station formerly operated by the University of Santo Tomas.
BBC Radio 5 Live: Live news, sport and discussion BBC MW 693 MW 909 MW 990 12B 705 705 0105 905 BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra: Extended live coverage of sporting fixtures BBC 12B 706 706 0131 908 BBC Radio 6 Music: Alternative music BBC 12B 707 707 0120 909 BBC Asian Network: Music and news for British Asian community BBC MW 1458
Previously, Radio 1 had 'borrowed' BBC Radio 2's FM frequencies for approximately 24 hours each week, gradually reducing at the end of the 1980s until the final 'borrow' took place in March 1990, five months before Radio 2 became the BBC's first FM-only service when on 27 August 1990, BBC Radio 5 began broadcasting on Radio 2's MW frequencies.