1994 in British radio
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This is a list of events in British radio during 1994.
Events
January
- 7 January – BBC Radio Sussex and BBC Radio Surrey are merged and the new station is temporarily named BBC Radio Sussex and Surrey prior to a full relaunch as BBC Southern Counties Radio. The new station was the first BBC Local Radio station to adopt an all-talk format.
- 10 January –
- Steve Wright becomes Radio 1's latest breakfast show presenter.[1]
- Also on Radio 1, the teatime edition of Newsbeat returns after four years. The bulletin airs in its old slot – 5:30 pm to 5:45 pm.
February
- 21 February – BBC Radio 4 launches a new weekday afternoon magazine show Anderson Country. The programme proves divisive amongst the station’s listenership and was replaced after a year by The Afternoon Shift.
March
- March – Radio Trent's Derbyshire service is renamed Ram FM.
- 27 March – The original BBC Radio 5 signs off after three and a half years on air. It is replaced the following day by BBC Radio 5 Live.
- 28 March – BBC Radio 5 Live launches at 5 am, and at 2 am the following morning 5 Live broadcasts the first edition of its overnight Up All Night show.
April
- April – Test Match Special is transferred to BBC Radio 4’s long wave frequency.
- April – Pick of the Pops returns, on Capital Gold.
May
- 8 May – In the early hours of Sunday 8 May, Annie Nightingale launches her career as a club music DJ, presenting the first edition of The Chill Out Zone on BBC Radio 1.
June
- June – BBC Radio 1 begins broadcasting announcements on its medium wave frequency voiced by Nicky Campbell telling listeners to retune to FM because it will no longer be broadcasting on medium wave from 1 July.[2]
- 20 June – Fortune 1458 launches in Manchester, headed by former Piccadilly Radio boss Colin Walters. The station uses BBC Radio Manchester's old MW frequency.
- 29 June – The Radio Authority receives 41 applications for six London-wide licenses.[3]
July
- 1 July – BBC Radio 1's last broadcast on mediumwave. Stephen Duffy's "Kiss Me" was the last record played on MW just before 9 am.[4]
- 15 July – BFBS ceases broadcasts in Berlin following the end of the Cold War, German reunification, and the withdrawal of British forces from the city, after 33 years.[5]
August
- No events.
September
- 1–16 September – The UK's first five regional commercial stations start broadcasting.
October
- 8 October – Virgin 1215 is awarded one of the new FM licences advertised in London.[6] The station applied for a London licence after attempts to persuade authorities to allow it to broadcast nationally on FM[7][8] had failed. The other three newly licensed stations are Heart 106.2, Premier Christian Radio and Viva 963.
November
- No events.
December
- 31 December – This is the final day on air for DevonAir and Buzz FM. The stations lost their licenses to Gemini Radio[9] and Choice FM respectively.
Station debuts
- 28 March – BBC Radio 5 Live
- 5 April – News Direct 97.3FM and London News Talk 1152AM
- 15 April – Mix 96
- 6 June – NECR
- 20 June – Fortune 1458
- 4 July – 97.2 Stray FM
- 1 August –
- 1 September –
- 4 September – Galaxy 101
- 6 September – 100.7 Heart FM
- 16 September – Scot FM
- 16 October – Kiss 102
- 22 October – Oasis Radio
Closing this year
- 7 January – BBC Radio Surrey (1991–1994) and BBC Radio Sussex (1968–1994)
- 27 March – BBC Radio 5 (1990–1994)
- 31 December –
Programme debuts
- 28 March – Wake Up to Money on BBC Radio 5 Live (1994–Present)
- 29 March – Up All Night on BBC Radio 5 Live (1994–Present)
- 19 May – Collins and Maconie's Hit Parade on BBC Radio 1 (1994–1997)
- 22 June – Julie Enfield Investigates on BBC Radio 4 (1994–1999)
- 19 July – Lee and Herring on BBC Radio 1 (1994–1995)
- Unknown – Alan's Big One on BBC Radio 1 (1994–1995)
Continuing programmes
1940s
- Sunday Half Hour (1940–2018)
- Desert Island Discs (1942–Present)
- 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
- The Moral Maze (1990–Present)
- Essential Selection (1991–Present)
- No Commitments (1992–2007)
- The Mark Steel Solution (1992–1996)
- The Masterson Inheritance (1993–1995)
- Harry Hill's Fruit Corner (1993–1997)
- The Pepsi Chart (1993–2002)
- Wake Up to Wogan (1993–2009)
- Essential Mix (1993–Present)
Ending this year
- 25 March – Room 101 (1992–1994)
- Unknown – Formula Five (1990–1994)
Deaths
- 23 January – Brian Redhead, 64, British author, journalist and broadcaster
See also
References
- ↑ "BBC Radio 1 England – 10 January 1994 – BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ↑ "Radio Rewind – Radio 1 History – Transmitters". www.radiorewind.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ↑ Culf, Andrew (29 June 1994). "41 fight for London radio licences". The Guardian. London. p. 5. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ↑ "Radio 1 History – Transmitters". Radio Rewind. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- ↑ Sterling, C. (2004). Encyclopedia of Radio. Fitzroy Dearbon.
- ↑ Williams, Rhys (8 October 1994). "Virgin wins one of six new slots on London's airwaves". The Independent. London. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ↑ Culf, Andrew (29 April 1993). "Virgin pushes for Radio 4's FM slot". The Guardian. London. p. 7. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ↑ Culf, Andrew (9 February 1994). "Branson begins crusade to gain FM frequency for Virgin Radio". The Guardian. London. p. 8. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ↑ "DevonAir Radio – An unofficial tribute – Devon Air". www.devonairfm.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
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