2009 in radio

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The following events occurred in radio in 2009. __TOC__ Events January 1: Kurdish TV starts broadcasting in Turkey.https://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL2352569 Reuters Turkey's Kurdish TV channel opens to mixed reviews Ibon Villelabeitia January 2, 2009 4 January 2009 March 9: ABC Kinglake Ranges, a temporary radio service, makes its first broadcast from Kinglake, Victoria, Australia, to areas in the Shire of Murrindindi affected by the Black Saturday bushfires, using a makeshift transmitter on 97.1FM.Introducing ABC Kinglake Ranges http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2009/03/12/2514740.htm 5 February 2019 774 ABC Melbourne 12 March 2009 March 24: The Ray D'Arcy Show on commercial radio station Today FM, covers the Brian Cowen nude portraits story. Producer Will Hanafin claims that a friend of the artist e-mailed photographs of a similar painting to him in January. Hanafin is approached by the Garda and warned he could be charged if he refuses to give up the e-mails.http://www.examiner.ie/ireland/idqlqleysn/ Today FM producer brands reaction 'crazy' Irish Examiner 26 March 2009 28 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20150302224032/http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/idqlqleysn/ 2 March 2015 April 6: Antena Sarajevo is launched in Bosnia, as an urban radio service for Sarajevo.Počela s radom Antena Sarajevo (in Bosnian) http://www.gracija.ba/novost/17889/pocela-s-radom-antena-sarajevo- www.gracija.ba www.gracija.ba 29 July 2013 9 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121209081915/http://www.gracija.ba/novost/17889/pocela-s-radom-antena-sarajevo- dead May 11: Kerrang! Radio wins Station Of The Year 1,000,000+ at the Sony Awards. June: Radio Erena, a Paris-based radio station broadcasting news in the Tigrinya and Arabic languages to Eritrea, is launched by journalist Biniam Simon.http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2016/06/24/radio-erena-la-voix-de-l-erythree-en-plein-paris_4957644_3212.html Radio Erena, la voix de l’Erythrée en plein Paris Lepidi Pierre 24 June 2016 Le Monde 6 August 2017 fr June 25: American musician Michael Jackson dies. Radio stations around the world play his music in the months following as a tribute.Trust Gary 2009-06-26 Radio Remembers Michael Jackson https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/radio-remembers-michael-jackson-268271/ 2023-12-18 Billboard en-USKreps Daniel 2009-06-29 Michael Jackson's Hits Post Huge Radio Numbers, Nielsen Reports https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/michael-jacksons-hits-post-huge-radio-numbers-nielsen-reports-98172/ 2023-12-18 Rolling Stone en-US July 4 and July 5: After a 50+ year career, 39 of those years as host of syndicated countdown shows, Casey Kasem hosts his final weekly countdown show. American Top 20 and American Top 10 were spinoffs of his original show, American Top 40, which continues with host Ryan Seacrest. July 6–12 – Australian Radio station Triple J holds its 'Hottest 100 of All Time' with Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" coming in first for the third consecutive time a 'Hottest 100 of All Time' has been held 1991, 1998 and 2009. This is the largest music poll in the world with more than half a million people voting. August 13: Kiss FM (Sri Lanka) is launched, broadcasting to the Colombo, Kandy and Coastal regionshttp://www.dailymirror.lk/entertainment/music/5960-kiss-turns-one.html Colombo experiences its First Kiss 20 August 2010 The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131110135226/http://www.dailymirror.lk/entertainment/music/5960-kiss-turns-one.html 10 November 2013 November 24: Virgin Radio Jordan 93.7 is launched at City Mall in Amman, Jordan.http://www.virginradiojordan.com/aboutvirgin.aspx About Virgin Virgin Radio Jordan dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100918215212/http://virginradiojordan.com/aboutvirgin.aspx September 18, 2010 December 18: After 27 years, Irish broadcaster Sir Terry Wogan presents his final breakfast show on the UK's BBC Radio 2. https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8420157.stm Sir Terry Wogan bids farewell to show BBC News December 18, 2009 December 18, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091224064256/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8420157.stm 24 December 2009 livehttp://thescotsman.scotsman.com/entertainment/After-27-years-Sir-Terry.5925343.jp After 27 years, Sir Terry Wogan has left the building The Scotsman December 19, 2009 9 July 2010 Debuts January 5: De Cock Late Night, talk radio show on the Flemish radio MNM presented by Tom De Cock (ended in 2012)Cock, Tom De (2001) De Openbaring, een profetie, Houtekiet, Antwerpen, 9052405980 February 13: Club Nation, weekly show hosted by the Croatian/Dutch DJ duo Tezija & Keyra, launched on Splash FM. March 13: Inquilaab – The Story of Junoon, one-off documentary broadcast on City FM 89 in Pakistan.City FM 89 – Inquilaab, The Story of Junoon https://web.archive.org/web/20110705175735/http://www.cityfm89.com/website/citycastpostview.aspx?pid=199 2011-07-05 Retrieved on March 19, 2011 April: 96.3 Easy Rock begins broadcast in Pasay, Philippines under Manila Broadcasting Company. August 14: The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman, a radio musical written by Sparks and commissioned by Sweden's national broadcasting service, Sveriges Radio, is broadcast for the first time.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Sparks+fly+in+new+musical.-a0207725620 Sparks fly in new musical Sloan Billy 2009-09-13 Sunday Mail (Scotland) 2009-12-29 December 14: Jeder Rappen zählt, charity fundraiser on Swiss radio and television date unknown: A hely ("The Place"), a programme that experiments with the presentation of events, phenomenon, places and professions from a very insider perspective, is launched on Kossuth Rádió in Hungary. Endings date unknown: Newsreader Bob Leahy gives up reading the news on New Zealand's Radio Network. 96.3 W Rock is ended for almost 21 years. Deaths January 13: Mansour Rahbani, Lebanese composer and radio producer, 83Naharnet article "Lebanese Composer Mansour Rahbani Dies at 83" February 3: Jorge Serguera, former President of the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television, 76https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cuba-beatles-idUSTRE51300220090204 Cuban who banned Beatles has died 4 February 2009 7 January 2018 Reuters April 26: Barbara Birdfeather, American radio DJ, 69https://variety.com/2009/scene/people-news/dj-barbara-birdfeather-dies-at-69-1118003038/ Variety DJ Barbara Birdfeather dies at 69 April 30, 2009 April 26: Geir Hovig, Norwegian radio presenter, 64http://www.fosna-folket.no/incoming/article1240400.ece Mr. Blues er g tt bort - Fosna-Folket May 3, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090501084048/http://www.fosna-folket.no/incoming/article1240400.ece May 1, 2009 July 2: Pasquale Borgomeo, director of Radio Vatican, 76http://www.radiovaticana.org/en1/Articolo.asp?c=299722 Vatican Radio Vatican Radio - Webteam radiovaticana.org August 8, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090722174928/http://www.radiovaticana.org/en1/Articolo.asp?c=299722 July 22, 2009 dead mdy-all July 16: D. K. Pattammal, Indian Carnatic musician who began her career on radio, 90Front page: Pattammal passes away The Hindu 17 July 2009 http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/17/stories/2009071757880100.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090719091301/http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/17/stories/2009071757880100.htm dead 19 July 2009 11 April 2015 July 21: Gangubai Hangal, Indian classical singer and All India Radio performer, 96Wade Bonnie C. Sadie, Stanley The New Grove dictionary of music and musicians Hangal, Gangubai https://books.google.com/books?id=rH8DQAAACAAJ 2nd 2001 Macmillan Publishers 17 London 0-333-60800-3 820 October 4: Mercedes Sosa, Argentine singer who began her career on radio, 74https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/music-obituaries/6259898/Mercedes-Sosa.html Mercedes Sosa: Obituary 4 October 2009 5 October 2009 The Daily Telegraph October 9: Dré Steemans, Belgian television and radio host, 55 (cardiac arrest)http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20091009_012 Felice overleden aan hartinfarct mcu avb (Dutch) October 31: Tim Bickerstaff, New Zealand broadcaster who pioneered talkback radio, 67http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/talkback-personality-tim-bickerstaff-dies-3105959 https://web.archive.org/web/20100604081306/http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/talkback-personality-tim-bickerstaff-dies-3105959 dead 4 June 2010 Radio talkback personality Tim Bickerstaff dies 4 June 2010 November 7: Vic Davies, Australian radio presenter, 55 (lung cancer)http://www.smh.com.au/national/club-veg-radio-host-loses-cancer-battle-20091108-i3d5.html Club Veg radio host loses cancer battle 8 November 2009 The Sydney Morning Herald 9 November 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091109221853/http://www.smh.com.au/national/club-veg-radio-host-loses-cancer-battle-20091108-i3d5.html 9 November 2009 dead AAP November 20 Max Robertson, British sports commentator, 942009-11-20 Veteran broadcaster dies aged 94 https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/guernsey/8370527.stm 2026-10-15 en-GB Roman Trakhtenberg, Russian actor, television and radio presenter, 41 (heart attack)https://www.aysor.am/en/news/2009/11/21/roman-trakhtenberg/81856 Roman Trakhtenberg dies at 41 21 November 2009 Aysor.am en https://web.archive.org/web/20180117150344/https://www.aysor.am/en/news/2009/11/21/roman-trakhtenberg/81856 17 January 2018 live 17 January 2018 December 11: Ciarán Mac Mathúna, Irish radio presenter and music collector, 84http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1211/macmathuna.html Broadcaster Ciarán Mac Mathúna dies 11 December 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100116174356/http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1211/macmathuna.html 16 January 2010 References Category:Radio by year