1970 in radio

none 1970 radio music television film The year 1970 in radio saw the debut of a nationally syndicated music countdown showWalt Bailey http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/070470.html Casey Kasem American Top 40 - 7/4/70 Debut Show Oldradioshows.com 2009-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20090412110446/http://www.oldradioshows.com/at40/070470.html 2009-04-12 live and the incorporation of NPR. __TOC__ Events April – KKDA in Dallas, Texas returns to rhythm and blues format. May 1 – Also in the Dallas/Fort Worth market, WBAP-AM 820 and WFAA-AM 570 finally end the time-share arrangement on both frequencies that had lasted since the earliest days of radio, leaving both stations free to finally adopt full-time formats. WBAP launches a country music format that will soon become very popular.http://www.dfwradioarchives.info/1970.htm DFW Radio Archives - 1970 2014-02-13 2013-09-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20130903230534/http://www.dfwradioarchives.info/1970.htm dead July 11 – "American Top 40", hosted by Oakland, California radio personality (and show co-founder) Casey Kasem, is launched in national syndication. Created by Kasem and Don Bustany, and distributed by Watermark Inc., the program features the top 40 hits from Billboard magazine's Hot 100 chart. The show is a success and sets the standard for radio countdown programs for years to come. August 29 – Attempted hijacking of Radio North Sea International off the coast of the Netherlands in a commercial dispute, with events being broadcast live.http://www.cwgsy.net/private%2Foffshorepirateradio/rniradio.html The Radio Northsea Story 2023-04-17 2015-05-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20150521070051/http://www.cwgsy.net/private%2Foffshorepirateradio/rniradio.html dead No dates Alex Bennett and his wife/producer Ronni move their show from WMCA to WPLJ in New York. The Pop Chronicles broadcast by American Forces Radio and Television Service.Pop chronicles. 3 (RU 29-0 [Jan. 1970]) (Audiobook on LP, 1970) [WorldCat.org] 50113216 Debuts April 3 – Week Ending, BBC Radio 4's long-running topical satire show (end 1998). April 20 – KMIH (104.5 FM, now 88.9) signs on. July 11 – "American Top 40." October – KBEM-FM in Minneapolis, Minnesota signs on. October 5 – First edition of BBC Radio 4's weekday consumer affairs magazine programme You and Yours (continuing through 50 years on air). November – WMDR (96.9 FM) of Moline, Illinois signs on, formatting religious and beautiful music. November – KLNT-FM (97.7 FM) of Clinton, Iowa signs on. No dates National Public Radio incorporated in the United States,https://www.npr.org/about/nprworks.html How NPR Works NPR 2009-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20090501091717/http://www.npr.org//about//nprworks.html 2009-05-01 live taking over the National Educational Radio Network. Syndicated broadcasts of Adventures in Good Music with Karl Haas across the U.S. began, from WCLV. Closings National Educational Radio Network absorbed into the new National Public Radio in the United States. Births February 14 – Simon Pegg, British comedian, film and television actor, radio personality March 21 – Cenk Uygur, Turkish-American political commentator August 16 – Bonnie Bernstein, American television and radio sports reporter and anchor. November 23 – Zoë Ball, British television and radio presenter Deaths May 14 – Billie Burke, 84, American film, stage, radio and television actress References Category:Radio by year