1991 in British radio
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This is a list of events in British radio during 1991.
Events
January
- 1 January – The Radio Authority comes into being, replacing the Independent Broadcasting Authority as the UK’s radio regulator.
- 6 January – For the first time, BBC Radio 1’s Sunday chart show plays all 40 tracks and the show is renamed as ‘’The Complete Top 40’’.[1] The programme's length is extended, starting half an hour earlier at 4:30 pm.
- 11 January – The Essential Selection, presented by Pete Tong, debuts on BBC Radio 1. It replaces Jeff Young’s Big Beat.
- 17 January-2 March – Radio 4 News FM, the first rolling BBC radio news service, is on air during the first Gulf War. It uses BBC Radio 4's FM frequencies, whilst Radio 4's regular scheduled service continues on long wave.[2][3] This service was also broadcast on BBC World Service. Some journalists chose to give it the nickname Scud FM from the Scud missiles used by Iraqi forces in the war.[4]
February
- No events.
March
- After two years on air, Radio City closes its MW talk station City Talk 1548 AM and replaces it with Radio City Gold.
April
- No events.
May
- 1 May – BBC Radio 1 commences 24-hour transmission, but only on FM – the station’s MW frequencies are switched off each night between midnight and 6 am.
June
- No events.
July
- 5 July – Chiltern Radio launches Network News.
- 25 July – The final episode of soap opera Citizens is broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
- July – The Radio Authority awards the first Independent National Radio licence to Showtime Radio, which proposes a 'songs from the shows' format. The rules, as set out by the 1990 Broadcasting Act, stated that the Authority had to give the licence to the highest cash bidder, providing that the applicant met criteria set down in the Broadcasting Act[5] and Showtime offered the highest amount out of the three applicants.
August
- August – Showtime Radio is not able to secure the required funding within the required time as stipulated by the Radio Authority. and the offer of the first Independent National Radio licence to Showtime is withdrawn.
- 5–30 August – Phil Collins, The Pet Shop Boys, Jason Donovan and Whitney Houston were Bates’s Mates, who deputised for Simon Bates on BBC Radio 1.[6]
- 29 August – Top of the Pops is simulcast on Radio 1 for the last time, the programme introduced by Jakki Brambles.[7]
September
- 16 September –
- The main BBC Radio 4 service moves from long wave to FM as FM coverage has now been extended to cover almost all of the UK – Radio 4 didn't become available on FM in much of Scotland and Wales until the start of the 1990s. Opt-outs are transferred to long wave, including The Daily Service which from this day is now broadcast only on long wave.
- Woman’s Hour moves from early afternoons to a mid-morning slot.[8][9]
- 30 September – The Radio Authority re-awards the first Independent National Radio licence to Classic FM.
- September – Atlantic 252 commences 24-hour transmission.
October
- 5 October – Football phone-in 6-0-6 is broadcast for the first time on BBC Radio 5. Danny Baker is the programme’s host. The launch of this programme is part of an expansion of Radio 5's broadcast hours. Previously the station had simulcast the BBC's other radio stations at various off-peak times, including Saturday evenings.
November
- No events.
December
- 20 December – Derek Jameson leaves The Radio 2 Breakfast Show after presenting the programme for more than five years.[10]
- 29 December – Listeners to Birmingham's BRMB station hear presenters Andy Hollins and Brendan Kearney storm out of the studio following an on-air row. The disagreement erupted during a live review of the year of the pair's regular Sunday morning show.[11]
- 30 December – Radio Luxembourg ends MW transmissions. The stations continues to broadcast via satellite.
Unknown
- Spring – The BBC Night Network is expanded to incorporate the BBC's four north west stations. Programmes start an hour later, at 7:05 pm.
- BBC Radio Shropshire stops broadcasting on MW. One of the relinquished two frequencies – 756 kHz – is subsequently given over to commercial radio.
- Signal buys neighbouring KFM and merges the station with Echo 96, resulting in the launch of Signal Cheshire.
Station debuts
- 17 January – Radio 4 News FM
- 10 March – South Coast Radio
- March – Radio City Gold
- 31 August – The Pulse of West Yorkshire
- 19 October – SIBC
- 14 November – BBC Radio Surrey
- Unknown –
Closing this year
- 2 March – Radio 4 News FM (1991)
- March –
- BBC Radio Gwent (1983–1991)
- City Talk 1548 AM (1989–1991)
- June – Airport Information Radio (1990–1991)
- August – Pennine FM (1975–1991)
- Unknown – Echo 96 (1990–1991)
Programme debuts
- 11 January – Essential Selection on BBC Radio 1 (1991–Present)
- 5 October – 6-0-6 on BBC Radio 5 (1991–Present)
- Unknown – On the Hour on BBC Radio 4 (1991–1992)
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)
- Sing Something Simple (1959–2001)
- Your Hundred Best Tunes (1959–2007)
1960s
- Farming Today (1960–Present)
- 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)
- Good Morning Scotland (1973–Present)
- Kaleidoscope (1973–1998)
- Newsbeat (1973–Present)
- The News Huddlines (1975–2001)
- File on 4 (1977–Present)
- Money Box (1977–Present)
- The News Quiz (1977–Present)
- Breakaway (1979–1998)
- Feedback (1979–Present)
- The Food Programme (1979–Present)
- Science in Action (1979–Present)
1980s
- In Business (1983–Present)
- Sounds of the 60s (1983–Present)
- Loose Ends (1986–Present)
1990s
- Formula Five (1990–1994)
- The Moral Maze (1990–Present)
Ending this year
- 25 July – Citizens (1987–1991)
- 29 August – Top of the Pops (1988–1991)
- December – And Now in Colour (1990–1991)
See also
References
- ↑ – BBC Genome Project BBC Radio 1 listings 6 January 1991
- ↑ "Dictionary definition of 'stunt up'". Retrieved 2009-12-30. refers Sheena McDonald, "Scud-FM goes critical—BBC gears up for round-the-clock news service", page 25, The Guardian 17 August 1992
- ↑ Franklin, Bob (31 March 2005). Key Concepts in Journalism Studies. Sage. ISBN 0-7619-4482-6.
- ↑ Elmes, Simon (2007). And Now On Radio 4. Random House. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-905211-53-1.
- ↑ "Fact Sheet 3: The Radio Authority: Its licences and licensing procedures". London: Radio Authority. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ↑ BBC Genome Project Radio 1 listings August 1991
- ↑ "Top of the Pops – BBC Radio 1 England – 29 August 1991 – BBC Genome". Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
- ↑ BBC Genome Project – BBC Radio 4 listings 16 September 1991
- ↑ David Hendy Life on Air: A History of Radio Four, 2007, OUP, p. 332.
- ↑ BBC Genome Project – BBC Radio 2 listings 20 December 1991
- ↑ Lewis, Jason (30 December 1991). "BRMB pair storm out after studio row". The Birmingham Post. Central Independent Newspapers.
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