1977 in British radio

This is a list of events in British radio during 1977.

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Events

January

  • 3 January – At 6.45am, BBC Radio Cymru launches, and becomes the first broadcasting outlet dedicated wholly to programmes in Welsh. The service is part-time and restricted to breakfast shows, extended news bulletins at breakfast, lunchtime & early evening and a number of off-peak opt-outs from a sustaining Radio 4 Wales English-language feed.

February

  • 14 February – The Annan Committee makes its recommendations and its principle recommendation for radio is for the privatisation of BBC local radio;[1] this is not implemented.

March

  • No events.

April

May

June

  • No events.

July

  • No events.

August

September

  • No events.

October

November

  • 28 November – BBC Radio 1 launches a weekday afternoon programme presented by Tony Blackburn. Previously, the station has simulcasted BBC Radio 2's afternoon show. Tony is replaced on mid-mornings by Simon Bates. Consequently Radio 1 now has its own all-day schedule on weekdays although the station continues to simulcast Radio 2 each night from 7pm, apart from the weekday late night John Peel programme.

December

  • No events.

Station debuts

Programme debuts

Continuing radio programmes

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1950s

1960s

1970s

Ending this year

Births

Deaths

  • 8 November – Ted Ray, comedian (born 1905)

See also

References

  1. Annan Committee (1977). Report of the Committee on the Future of Broadcasting. HMSO.
  2. "BBC Radio 4 FM – 30 April 1977 – BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  3. Barnes, Ken (1980). The Crosby Years. New York: Saint Martins Press. pp. 57–60. ISBN 978-0-312-17663-1.
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