1975 in British radio

none October 2023 1975 British radio British television British music This is a list of events in British radio during 1975. Events January 1 January – BBC Radio Ulster launches as a full time station. It replaces what had been a Northern Ireland opt-out of BBC Radio 4. 6 January – BBC Radio 2's broadcasting hours are reduced due to budget cuts at the BBC. The former 5am2am schedule is reduced to a 6am start up Mondays to Saturdays with a 6:55am start up on Sundays. The station closes down at around 12:33am each day. Another consequence on the cuts is that David Hamilton's afternoon show is broadcast on both Radio 1 and Radio 2. 22 January – Radio Forth begins broadcasting to the Edinburgh 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 2010 February to April No events. May 19 May – Plymouth Sound begins broadcasting to the Plymouth area. June 9 June – Proceedings in the Parliament of the United Kingdom are broadcast on radio for the first time.http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/9/newsid_2500000/2500721.stm 1975: First live broadcast of Parliament BBC News 2008-02-06 9 June 1975 https://web.archive.org/web/20080307132156/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/9/newsid_2500000/2500721.stm 7 March 2008 live 24 June – Radio Tees begins broadcasting to the Teesside area. July 3 July – Radio Trent beings broadcasting to the Nottingham area. August No events. September 16 September – Pennine Radio begins broadcasting to the Bradford area. 29 September – BBC Radio 2's broadcasting hours are further reduced when the station closes slightly earlier, concluding its day at around 12:10am Mondays to Fridays, and at 12:33am on Saturdays and Sundays. September – The first edition of The Sunday Request Show is broadcast on BBC Radio 1. Presented by Annie Nightingale, the show runs until the end of 1979 before being re-introduced as an evening programme in 1982. October October – Kenny Everett plays Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" repeatedly on his radio show, forcing their record company to release it as a single.Chiu David Unconventional Queen Hit Still Rocks After 30 Years The New York Times 2010-04-12 https://nytimes.com/2005/12/27/arts/music/27quee.html?ex=1293339600anden=5825caa9f4db1fb0andei=5090 2005-12-27 14 October – Radio Victory begins broadcasting to the Portsmouth area. 28 October – Radio Orwell begins broadcasting to the Ipswich area. November to December No events. Station debuts 1 January – BBC Radio Ulster 22 January – Radio Forth 19 May – Plymouth SoundRoy Martin https://radiotoday.co.uk/2025/02/celebration-planned-for-50th-anniversary-of-plymouth-sound-launch/ Celebration planned for 50th anniversary of Plymouth Sound launch 10 February 2025 Radio Today 10 February 2025 24 June – Radio TeesRoy Martin https://radiotoday.co.uk/2025/05/original-radio-tees-team-to-mark-50th-anniversary-since-launch/ Original Radio Tees team to mark 50th anniversary since launch 19 May 2025 Radio Today 19 May 2025 3 July – Radio Trent 16 September – Pennine Radio 14 October – Radio Victory 28 October – Radio Orwell Programme debuts 1 October – The News Huddlines on BBC Radio 2 (1975–2001) 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 January – Adam Rutherford, geneticist and science broadcaster 22 January – Rachel Burden, news presenter 24 January – Lucy Montgomery, comedy actress 25 February – Naga Munchetty, broadcast news presenter 31 March – Jonny Saunders, radio sports reporter, presenter and commentator 1 April – Suzy Klein, arts broadcast presenter 25 July – Margaret Cabourn-Smith, comedy actress 31 July – Stephanie Hirst, radio presenter 23 September – Chris Hawkins, radio presenter 20 November – Jason Mohammad, radio and television presenter 30 November – Richard Bacon, broadcast presenter 15 December – Ayesha Hazarika, Scottish broadcast journalist, political adviser and comedian Catherine Shepherd, comedy actress Deaths 26 February – Denis Goodwin, comedy scriptwriter and radio presenter, suicide (born 1929) 3 March – Sandy MacPherson, theatre organist (born 1897) 4 March – Gillie Potter, comedian (born 1887) 3 April – Jacques Brown, radio comedy producer (born 1900) 10 November – William Hardcastle, radio news presenter (born 1918) See also 1975 in British music 1975 in British television 1975 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 1975 References Radio British Radio, 1975 In Category:Years in British radio