1974 in British radio
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This is a list of events in British radio during 1974.
Events
- 19 February - BRMB (now 96.4 BRMB) begins broadcasting to the Birmingham area[1]
- 2 April - Piccadilly Radio (now Key 103 on FM and Piccadilly Magic 1152 (was Piccadilly Gold and Piccadilly 1152 on MW) begins broadcasting to the Manchester area[1]
- 15 July - Metro Radio begins broadcasting to the Newcastle upon Tyne area[1]
- 30 September - Swansea Sound (now The Wave on FM), the first Independent Local Radio station in Wales, begins broadcasting to the Swansea area[1]
- 1 October - Radio Hallam (now Hallam FM) begins broadcasting to the Sheffield area[1]
- 21 October - Radio City (later City FM, now Radio City 96.7) begins broadcasting to the Liverpool area[1]
Station debuts
- 19 February - BRMB
- 2 April - Piccadilly Radio
- 15 July - Metro Radio
- 30 September - Swansea Sound
- 1 October - Radio Hallam
- 21 October - Radio City
Births
- 15 January - Edith Bowman, music critic, radio DJ and television presenter
- 22 February - Chris Moyles, disc jockey
- 28 March - Scott Mills, disc jockey
- 24 April - Jon Holmes, writer, comedian and broadcaster
- 24 June - Rob da Bank, disc jockey
- 24 July - Lisa Francesca Nand, journalist and broadcaster
- 13 December - Sara Cox, disc jockey
References
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