1972 in British radio

none October 2023 1972 British radio British television British music This is a list of events in British radio during 1972. Events January 1 January – The Greenwich Time Signal broadcast on BBC radio now records Coordinated Universal Time and the sixth pip is extended to 0.5 s duration.History of the BBC Pips Royal Museums Greenwich 2024-02-06 https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/bbc-pips-history-royal-observatory-greenwich-time-service 19 January – The government announces the lifting of all restrictions on broadcasting hours on television and radio. February No events. March 31 March – BBC Radio 2 airs its final Breakfast Special. April 1 April – BBC Radio 2 moves its daily start time to 5.00am, representing a slight increase to their daily broadcasting hours, apart from on Sundays on which its day continues to begin at 6.55am. 2 April – First edition of the comedy panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue is aired on BBC Radio 4. In 2020 (when it will still be running) the programme will be voted the greatest radio comedy of all time by a panel convened by Radio Times.Caroline Davies I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue is greatest radio comedy, says panel https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/nov/17/im-sorry-i-havent-a-clue-greatest-radio-comedy-says-panel-radio-4 The Guardian London 2020-11-17 2020-11-17 3 April – Terry Wogan joins Radio 2 to present the new weekday breakfast show. May No events. June No events. July 12 July – Following the enabling of The Sound Broadcasting Act 1972, The Independent Broadcasting Authority is formed, paving the way for the launch of Independent Local Radio. August 25 August – Following a decision by the government to restrict the BBC to twenty local radio stations, the corporation responds by closing BBC Radio Durham. Its resources are transferred to Carlisle where BBC Radio Carlisle, later BBC Radio Cumbria, is launched. September 2 September – BBC Local Radio begins broadcasting on MW. BBC Radio 3 begins transmitting on one MW frequency – 647 kHz (464 metres). BBC Radio 4 begins transmitting on one of there MW frequencies – 1151, 1052, 908 or 692 kHz (251, 285, 330 to 434 metres) with all regional variations now airing only on VHF. 24 September – Pick of the Pops is broadcast for the final time. October The Independent Broadcasting Authority invites applications for the first two local radio licences in London: one for a general and entertainment station, the other for news and information.Timothy H. Jones, The Regulation of Commercial Radio Broadcasting in the United Kingdom, 14 N.C. J. Int'l L. & Com. Reg. 255 (1989) The licence for the entertainment service sees eight organisations applying, many of them with established entertainment pedigrees, including Associated Television and Isle of Man broadcaster Manx Radio. 1 October – The first edition of a new Sunday teatime programme Solid Gold Sixty is broadcast on BBC Radio 1. Presented by Tom Browne, the programme consists of two hours featuring the Radio One playlist tracks which are not in the Top 20, followed by a one-hour Top 20 rundown from 6pm – 7pm (which is carried also on BBC Radio 2's FM transmitters). 5 October – Due to high demand by residents who do not have VHF/FM on their radios, BBC Radio Oxford begins broadcasting on 202 metres medium wave (1484 kHz). November 4 November – Radios 2 and 4 begin broadcasting in stereo in South East England. Stereo is rolled out to the rest of the country over subsequent years.Brown, Ron "Steam radio comes up to date", New Scientist 2 November 1972, p. 264 December No events. Station debuts Hereford Hospital Radio Programme debuts 11 April – I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue on BBC Radio 4 (1972–Present) Unknown – Milligna (or Your Favourite Spike) on BBC Radio 4 (1972) 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) I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again (1964–1973) 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) Ending this year Unknown – Lines from My Grandfather's Forehead (1971–1972) Closing this year 25 August – BBC Radio Durham (1968–1972) Births 23 January – Harriet Scott, radio presenter 27 January – Wynne Evans, singer and BBC Radio Wales presenterhttps://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/officers/8vnIUK810SdDf2q8RKjeRxKzVvg/appointments James Wynne Evans Companies House March 23, 2021 10 April – Chris Corcoran, Welsh comedian and broadcaster 28 April – Anita Anand, journalist and broadcast presenter 3 May – Katya Adler, broadcast journalist 14 June – Shaun Keaveny, DJ 21 July – Justin Edwards, comedy actor 26 July – Margherita Taylor, broadcast presenter 30 August – Leo Green, jazz saxophonist and radio presenter 3 November – Nemone (Metaxas), DJ 16 November – Daniel P. Carter, rock guitarist and radio DJ 14 December – Miranda Hart, comic actress 17 December – Stephen Clements, Northern Irish DJ (died 2020) Simon Farquhar, dramatist and broadcaster Deaths 2 March – Franklin Engelmann, presenter (b. 1908) 15 October – Douglas Smith, announcer (b. 1924) 15 November – Freddie Grisewood, presenter (b. 1888) See also 1972 in British music 1972 in British television 1972 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 1972 References Radio British Radio, 1972 In Category:Years in British radio