1979 in British radio

This is a list of events in British radio during 1979.

List of years in British radio (table)
In British television
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
In British music
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1980
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In British film
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1977
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1980
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Events

January

  • 27 January – BBC Radio 2's last closedown at 02:02. Sarah Kennedy was at the Newsdesk after Brian Matthew finished "Round Midnight". From 02:00 to 05:00 the following night, listeners heard "You and the Night and the Music". Radio 2 has the longest period of continuous broadcasting of any national radio station in the UK.
  • 29 January – BBC Radio 1 begins its delayed weeknight mid-evening programme with Andy Peebles joining to host the new programme. It had originally been scheduled to launch on 13 November 1978 but was delayed as a result of trade union disputes.

February

  • No events

March

  • No events

April

May

  • No events

June

  • No events

July

  • No events

August

  • No events

September

October

  • 5 October – The Scottish Gaelic service BBC Radio nan Eilean launches, broadcasting to north west Scotland from Stornoway.

November

  • November – BBC Radio Cymru's on-air hours are extended to 65 hours a week by introducing mid-morning output on weekdays. Previously the station had only been on air at breakfast time along with extended news bulletins at lunchtime and early evening plus some off-peak opt outs.

December

  • 16 December – After a decade on air, United Biscuits closes down its internal radio station United Biscuits Network due to it being seen as no longer necessary to operate a radio station due to the rollout of independent commercial stations.[2]

Station debuts

Closing this year

Programme debuts

Continuing radio programmes

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1960s

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Ending this year

Births

Deaths

See also

References

  1. BBC Genome Project – BBC Radio 4 listings 1 April 1979
  2. "Cracker factory records: the surprising story of United Biscuits' radio station". Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  3. Colin Larkin (1995). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Guinness Pub. p. 1443. ISBN 978-1-56159-176-3.
  4. John A. Willis (1980). John Willis' Screen World. Crown. p. 236.
  5. Joyce Grenfell; Reggie Grenfell; Richard Garnett (25 September 1980). Joyce. Macmillan. p. 13.
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