1973 in British radio
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This is a list of events in British radio during 1973.
Events
January
- No events
February
- No events
March
- No events
April
- 9 April – The first edition of Kaleidoscope is broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
May
- No events
June
- 1 June – Tony Blackburn presents his final Breakfast Show for Radio 1, having fronted the show since the station went on air in 1967.
- 4 June – Noel Edmonds succeeds Tony Blackburn as host of the Radio 1 Breakfast Show.
- 29 June – Programmes For Schools are broadcast on all Radio 4 frequencies for the final time. From next term they are aired only on VHF/FM.
July
- 2 July – Woman's Hour is transferred from BBC Radio 2 to BBC Radio 4.[1]
- 23 July – The very first Radio 1 Roadshow takes place. It comes from Newquay, Cornwall and is hosted by Alan Freeman.
August
- No events
September
- 10 September – Newsbeat bulletins air on BBC Radio 1 for the first time.
October
- 8 October –
- LBC becomes the first legal Independent Local Radio station in the United Kingdom when it begins broadcasting at just before 6 am, providing talk radio to the London area.[2]
- At 6 am, the very first Independent Radio News bulletin is broadcast.
- 16 October – Capital Radio begins broadcasting a music-based general entertainment service to the London area.[2][3]
November
- No events
December
- 23 December – I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again airs its last episode.[4]
- 31 December –
- Radio Clyde, the first independent local radio station outside London, and the first in Scotland, begins broadcasting to the Glasgow area.[2]
- The first edition of Good Morning Scotland is broadcast. It replaced Today in Scotland which had been aired as an opt-out of BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.
Station debuts
- 8 October – LBC
- 16 October – Capital Radio
- 24 November – BBC Radio Carlisle
- 31 December – Radio Clyde
Programme debuts
- 9 April – Kaleidoscope on BBC Radio 4 (1973–1998)
- 10 September – Newsbeat on BBC Radio 1 (1973–Present)
- 31 December – Good Morning Scotland on BBC Radio Scotland (1973–Present)
- Unknown – The Foundation Trilogy on BBC Radio 4 (1973)
- Unknown – Hello Cheeky on BBC Radio 2 (1973–1979)
Continuing programmes
1940s
- Sunday Half Hour (1940–2018)
- Desert Island Discs (1942–Present)
- Down Your Way (1946–1992)
- Letter from America (1946–2004)
- Woman's Hour (1946–Present)
- A Book at Bedtime (1949–Present)
1950s
- The Archers (1950–Present)
- The Today Programme (1957–Present)
- The Navy Lark (1959–1977)
- Sing Something Simple (1959–2001)
- Your Hundred Best Tunes (1959–2007)
1960s
- Farming Today (1960–Present)
- The Men from the Ministry (1962–1977)
- Petticoat Line (1965–1979)
- The World at One (1965–Present)
- The Official Chart (1967–Present)
- Just a Minute (1967–Present)
- The Living World (1968–Present)
- The Organist Entertains (1969–2018)
1970s
- PM (1970–Present)
- Start the Week (1970–Present)
- Week Ending (1970–1998)
- You and Yours (1970–Present)
- I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (1972–Present)
Ending this year
- Unknown – I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (1964–1973)
Births
- 24 April – Gabby Logan, radio and television presenter
- 14 May – Clare Teal, jazz singer and radio presenter
- 24 May – Matthew Rudd, radio presenter
- 11 October – Mark Chapman, broadcaster and newsreader
See also
References
- ↑ BBC Genome Project
- 1 2 3 TBS Editors. "Launch Dates: Independent Local Radio". Transdiffusion Broadcasting System. Archived from the original on 2010-11-14. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
- ↑ "Isn't it good to know…. Capital Radio". Radio Today. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ↑ Lavalie, John (2011-02-27). "I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again (a Titles & Air Dates Guide)". epguides. Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2012-10-08.
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