1974 in British radio

none October 2023 1974 British radio British television British music This is a list of events in British radio during 1974. Events January No events. February 19 February – BRMB begins broadcasting to the Birmingham area.Radiomusications: Radio Reference: Independent Local Radio Stations (TBS Editors) https://web.archive.org/web/20101114020730/http://www.transdiffusion.org/rmc/reference/ilrdates.php 2010-11-14 ; accessed 18 February 2010https://www.birminghampost.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/how-birmingham-radio-station-brmb-6722034 How BRMB bravely took to the airwaves Graham Young 21 February 2014 Business Live 19 August 2023 March 17 March – Solid Gold Sixty is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 for the final time. It is replaced the following week by a one-hour programme which just features the top 20. April 1 April – BBC Radio Teesside is renamed BBC Radio Cleveland. 2 April – Piccadilly Radio begins broadcasting to the Manchester area. May to June No events. July 15 July – Metro Radio begins broadcasting to the Newcastle upon Tyne area. August 30/31 August – Radio North Sea International ceases broadcasting to the UK at midnight.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 September American-born music presenter Paul Gambaccini makes his first broadcasts on British radio, initially on BBC Radio 1. 30 September – Swansea Sound, the first Independent Local Radio station in Wales, begins broadcasting to the Swansea area. October 1 October – Radio Hallam begins broadcasting to the Sheffield area. 21 October – Radio City begins broadcasting to the Liverpool area. November 22 November – The first regular programme in the UK for the black community, Black Londoners, launches on BBC Radio London, presented by Alex Pascall.https://archive.today/20130118053759/http://blackinbritain.com/AlexPascal.htm "Alex Pascal MBE – Writer, broadcaster and musician", Black in Britain. The programme is initially launched as a trial run of six programmes before becoming a weekly, and from 1978, a weeknight, fixture in the schedules. December No events. Unknown BBC Radio Leicester launches a weekly programme for the Asian community.https://transdiffusion.org/2001/08/15/asian/ Asian Sound AUTHOR: Simon Parry Transdiffusion 22 October 2024 Station debuts 19 February – BRMB 2 April – Piccadilly Radio 17 April – Hospital Radio LynnRoy Martin https://radiotoday.co.uk/2024/10/hospital-radio-lynn-celebrates-50-years-of-service-in-kings-lynn/ Hospital Radio Lynn celebrates 50 years of service in King’s Lynn 22 October 2024 22 October 2024 Radio Today 15 July – Metro Radio 30 September – Swansea Sound 1 October – Radio Hallam 21 October – Radio City Programme debuts 20 April – The Betty Witherspoon Show on BBC Radio 2 (1974)The Betty Witherspoon Show http://www.britishcomedy.org.uk/kwas/bws.html The British Comedy & Drama Website 2021-03-24 22 November – Black Londoners on BBC Radio London (1974–1988)Suzanne Scafe https://books.google.com/books?id=VfdpdZ9DwH0C&dq=alex+pascall+black+londoners&pg=PA46 Black Londoners Alison Donnell Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture Routledge 2002 46 9781134700257 Continuing radio 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) In Touch (1961–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) Good Morning Scotland (1973–Present) Hello Cheeky (1973–1979) Kaleidoscope (1973–1998) Newsbeat (1973–Present) Births 15 January – Edith Bowman, Scottish music critic, radio disc jockey and television presenter 22 February – Chris Moyles, disc jockey 28 March – Scott Mills, disc jockey 24 April Jon Holmes, writer, comedian and broadcaster David Vitty (Comedy Dave), radio presenter 26 April – Adil Ray, broadcaster and comic actor 28 April – Vernon Kay, broadcast presenter 21 June – Natasha Desborough, radio presenter 24 June – Rob da Bank, disc jockey 2 July – Dan Tetsell, comedy writer-performer 14 July – David Mitchell, comedy writer-performer 24 July – Lisa Francesca Nand, journalist and broadcaster 2 August – Phil Williams, radio news presenter 6 October – Andy Zaltzman, satirical and cricket broadcaster 24 November – Stephen Merchant, comedy writer-performer and radio presenter 13 December – Sara Cox, disc jockey Ros Atkins, broadcast journalist Natalie Haynes, broadcaster, classicist, comedian and writer Deaths 23 February – Raymond Glendenning, radio sports commentator (born 1907)Nicolas Sellens Commentating Greats: From Alliss to Wolstenholme https://books.google.com/books?id=sL5tAAAAMAAJ 2005 West Ridge 978-0-9540733-1-2 92 4 May – Ludwig Koch, German-born British natural sound recordist (born 1881) See also 1974 in British music 1974 in British television 1974 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 1974 References Radio British Radio, 1974 In Category:Years in British radio