1993 in British radio

none October 2023 1993 British radio British television British music This is a list of events in British radio during 1993. Events January 4 January – Terry Wogan returns to the Radio 2 breakfast slot with Wake Up to Wogan.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4752532f1f104d5685e592d0794c1df9 https://web.archive.org/web/20180207063525/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/4752532f1f104d5685e592d0794c1df9 dead 7 February 2018 Wake Up to Wogan January 4, 1993 3600 114 BBC Genome February No events. March March – After nearly 15 years of presenting The Friday Rock Show on BBC Radio 1, Tommy Vance leaves the station to go to the forthcoming Virgin 1215. April 3 April – Shortly after midnight BBC Radio 2 airs the final edition of its weeknight jazz programme, Jazz Parade. The programme is presented by Digby Fairweather and features the BBC Big Band conducted by Barry Forgie.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c0f617d974024a71aa89733b2b3dfdbd https://web.archive.org/web/20141020054733/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/c0f617d974024a71aa89733b2b3dfdbd dead 20 October 2014 Jazz Parade 25 March 1993 3612 122 5 January 2019 BBC Genome 5 April – BBC Radio Bedfordshire expands to cover the counties of Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire and is renamed BBC Three Counties Radio. 18 April – The Official 1 FM Album Chart show is broadcast on BBC Radio 1 for the first time. Presented by Lynn Parsons, the 60-minute programme is broadcast on Sunday evenings, straight after the Top 40 singles chart. 26 April – BBC Dorset FM launches as an opt-out station from BBC Radio Devon. The station broadcasts to the west and centre of the county – east Dorset was already covered by BBC Radio Solent. This is the last BBC local radio station to launch in an area previously not covered by a BBC local station. 30 April – Launch of Virgin 1215, Britain's second national commercial radio station, on Radio 3's old mediumwave frequency.Patrick Hosking https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/branson-takes-to-the-airwaves-hopes-are-high-as-virgin-radio-begins-broadcasting-patrick-hosking-1458133.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/branson-takes-to-the-airwaves-hopes-are-high-as-virgin-radio-begins-broadcasting-patrick-hosking-1458133.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Branson takes to the airwaves: Hopes are high as Virgin radio begins broadcasting. Patrick Hosking reports Independent Print Limited The Independent 29 April 1993 9 October 2019Martin Wroe https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/classic-virgin-takes-on-radio-1-national-commercial-pop-station-launched-2320279.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/classic-virgin-takes-on-radio-1-national-commercial-pop-station-launched-2320279.html 2022-05-01 subscription live 'Classic' Virgin takes on Radio 1: National commercial pop station launched Independent Print Limited The Independent 1 May 1993 9 October 2019https://radioark.co.uk/commercial/virgin1215/ Virgin 1215 – The Radio Ark Radioark.co.uk 9 October 2019 9 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191009001242/https://radioark.co.uk/commercial/virgin1215/ dead The station starts broadcasting at 12.15 pm. May 2 May – As part of its launch schedule, new national commercial station Virgin 1215 launches a weekly album chart show. May – The broadcasting arrangements for Test Match Special are changed for the 1993 cricket season. The morning play is on BBC Radio 5, switching to BBC Radio 3 for the afternoon session. June No events. July 25 July – The last Network Chart Show goes out on Independent Local Radio. Undated in July – Midland Radio Plc, which owns six stations, including BRMB, is acquired by GWR. August 1 August – 'Doctor' Neil Fox introduces the first Pepsi Chart, a Sunday afternoon Top 40 Countdown show for commercial radio, and based on single sales and airplay. The programme was aired until December 2002. 8 August – Dave Lee Travis resigns on air from BBC Radio 1, stating that he could not agree with changes that were being made to the station. Travis told his audience that changes were afoot that he could not tolerate "and I really want to put the record straight at this point and I thought you ought to know – changes are being made here which go against my principles and I just cannot agree with them".Profile: Dave Lee Travis Aircheck Tracker http://www.geocities.com/thehotw/DLTtracker.htm 13 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20091022161312/http://geocities.com/thehotw/DLTtracker.htm 22 October 2009 16 August – Les Ross returns to the BRMB breakfast show following a shake up of scheduling at BRMB and its sister station Xtra AM. 16 August–20 September – Loud'n'proud, a series presented by DJ Paulette on BBC Radio 1, is the UK's first national radio series aimed at a gay audience. 23 August – Cricket is broadcast on BBC Radio 3 for the final time. 30 August – On August Bank Holiday Monday, BRMB holds its "Party in the Square", an event featuring a music concert in Birmingham's Centenary Square, which is attended by 23,000 people. The city's largest pop music event at the time, it is the forerunner to the annual "Party in the Park" held for a number of years afterwards.http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/were-you-birminghams-legendary-brmb-7692063 Were you at Birmingham's legendary BRMB Party In The Square? Graham Young 30 August 2014 Birmingham Live 27 August 2023 September 3 September – Simon Mayo leaves the Radio 1 Breakfast Show after five years in the chair. He is replaced by Mark Goodier who presents the show until the end of the year. 19 September – BBC Radio 3 broadcasts the soundtrack to Derek Jarman's film Blue simultaneously with its screening on Channel 4 television so viewers can hear it in stereo. Undated in September – The Radio Authority announces that it will not be renewing either of LBC's licences, a rare refusal to renew the licence of an incumbent station. The new licensee is to be London News Radio, a consortium led by former LBC staff and backed by Guinness Mahon.http://www.amfm.org.uk/amfmnews/amfm15.html LBC To Appeal Over Licence Decision AM/FM News September 1993 October Undated in October Matthew Bannister takes over from Johnny Beerling as controller of Radio 1 and immediately makes major changes to the station's output in order to attract a younger audience. Major changes are made to the presenter line-up with long standing DJs, including Simon Bates, Gary Davies, Bob Harris and Alan Freeman, replaced with a raft of new younger presenters. BBC Radio Clwyd closes although local news opt-outs for north east Wales continue until 2002. Sunset 102 goes into liquidation. 25 October – John Inverdale joins BBC Radio 5 to present a new sports drivetime show. It replaces Five Aside which had been on air since the station launched.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/radio5/1993-10-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20141016232622/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/radio5/1993-10-25 dead 16 October 2014 Radio 5 – 25 October 1993 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 14 June 2019 30 October As part of the roll-out of the new Radio 1 schedule, Andy Kershaw and John Peel move from nighttime to Saturday afternoons, Danny Baker takes over the weekend morning show and the first Essential Mix is broadcast. Radio Rovers launches, and therefore becomes the first dedicated football club radio station in the United Kingdom. The station provides matchday coverage for all of Blackburn Rovers FC's home games. The BBC announces that its new rolling news service will launch on MW, and not on long wave, as originally intended. The station will replace BBC Radio 5 and the service will also include BBC Radio's existing sports coverage. November 1 November – Liz Kershaw presents the first edition of a new BBC Radio 5 lunchtime show called The Crunch.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/radio5/1993-11-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20141016231955/http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/radio5/1993-11-01 dead 16 October 2014 Radio 5 – 1 November 1993 – BBC Genome genome.ch.bbc.co.uk 14 June 2019 Consequently, BFBS Worldwide moves to the mid-afternoon slot. Undated in November Michele Stevens replaces Danny Baker as the presenter of BBC Radio 5's breakfast programme Morning Edition. BBC GLR stops broadcasting on MW. December 18 December – BBC 2 broadcasts the Arena special "Radio Night", an ambitious simulcast with BBC Radio 4.https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/service_bbc_radio_fourfm/1993-12-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20230111221358/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/schedules/service_bbc_radio_fourfm/1993-12-18 dead 11 January 2023 BBC Genome – BBC2 listings – 18 December 1993 genome.ch.bbc.co.uk Jan 11, 2023 24 December – Steve Wright in the Afternoon ends its 13-year run on Radio 1 (although it will return to its slot in 1999). Unknown BBC GMR stops broadcasting on MW. London station WNK closes.http://www.amfm.org.uk/pirates/wnk-radio.html WNK www.amfm.org.uk 5 January 2019 It had shared a frequency with London Greek Radio. WNK's closure allows London Greek Radio to begin full time broadcasts. Station debuts 18 January – Signal Gold 1 March – The Bay 5 April – BBC Three Counties Radio 14 April – CFM 26 April – BBC Dorset FM 30 April – Virgin 1215 1 May – Ten 17 21 May – Star FM May – Country Music Radio 1 July – Radio Maldwynhttps://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/01/11/radio-maldwyn-reunion-planned-in-wales-to-mark-30th-anniversary/ Radio Maldwyn reunion planned in Wales to mark 30th anniversary Jan 11, 2023 Jan 11, 2023 27 August – Marcher Coast 4 September – Wessex FM 7 October – Yorkshire Coast Radio 17 October – SGR Colchester 21 October – Q102.9 30 October – Radio Rovers Programme debuts 4 January – Wake Up to Wogan on BBC Radio 2 (1993–2009) 27 March – Armando Iannucci on BBC Radio 1 (1993–1994)Armando Iannucci British Comedy Guide https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/armando_iannucci/ 2025-06-23 22 April – The Masterson Inheritance on BBC Radio 4 (1993–1995) 1 August – The Pepsi Chart syndicated from 95.8 Capital FM (1993–2002) 13 August – Struck Off and Die on BBC Radio 4 (1993–1994, 2000) 17 September – Hair in the Gate on BBC Radio 4 (1993–1996) 11 October – The Shuttleworths on BBC Radio 4 (1993–2010) 30 October – Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1 (1993–Present) 11 November – Harry Hill's Fruit Corner on BBC Radio 4 (1993–1997) Lee and Herring's Fist of Fun on BBC Radio 1 (transferred to television 1995) Continuing radio programmes 1940s Sunday Half Hour (1940–2018) Desert Island Discs (1942–Present) 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) Sing Something Simple (1959–2001) Your Hundred Best Tunes (1959–2007) 1960s Farming Today (1960–Present) In Touch (1961–Present) 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) Kaleidoscope (1973–1998) Newsbeat (1973–Present) The News Huddlines (1975–2001) File on 4 (1977–Present) Money Box (1977–Present) The News Quiz (1977–Present) Breakaway (1979–1998) Feedback (1979–Present) The Food Programme (1979–Present) Science in Action (1979–Present) 1980s In Business (1983–Present) Sounds of the 60s (1983–Present) Loose Ends (1986–Present) 1990s Formula Five (1990–1994) The Moral Maze (1990–Present) Essential Selection (1991–Present) No Commitments (1992–2007) Room 101 (1992–1994) The Mark Steel Solution (1992–1996) Ending this year 5 January – Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge (1992–1993) 3 April – Jazz Parade (1990–1993) 24 December – Steve Wright in the Afternoon on BBC Radio 1 (1981–1993) Closing this year August – Sunset 102 (1989–1993) October – BBC Radio Clwyd (1980–1993) Unknown – WNK (1989–1993) Births 28 January – Roman Kemp, radio music presenter 19 April – Kenny Allstar, DJ Deaths 9 February – Richard Imison, 56, script editor for BBC Radio Drama (1963–1991) 29 November – Jack Longland, 88, radio broadcaster, educationalist and mountaineer See also 1993 in British music 1993 in British television 1993 in the United Kingdom List of British films of 1993 References Radio British Radio, 1993 In Category:Years in British radio