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1964 in British radio

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This is a list of events from British radio in 1964.

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Events

  • 27 March - Children's Hour (renamed For the Young) is broadcast for the last time, on the BBC Home Service.
  • 28 March - Radio Caroline, a "pirate" radio station set up by Ronan O'Rahilly based on a ship anchored in international waters off Felixstowe, debuts as Europe's first all-day English-language pop music station.
  • 3 April - The radio comedy series I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again makes its debut, on the BBC Home Service.
  • 12 May - "Pirate" radio station Radio Atlanta begins broadcasting from MV Mi Amigo anchored off Frinton; in July its operations are merged with Radio Caroline.
  • 27 May - Screaming Lord Sutch begins broadcasting from "pirate" station Radio Sutch on Shivering Sands Army Fort offshore in the Thames Estuary; he soon sells the operation to his manager Reginald Calvert who renames it Radio City.
  • 7 June - Launch of Manx Radio, the Isle of Man's national radio station.
  • August - Farming Today moves from Network Three to the BBC Home Service.
  • 6 October - The variety programme Workers' Playtime is aired for the last time, on the Light Programme.
  • 23 December - The "pirate" station Wonderful Radio London goes on air broadcasting from MV Galaxy anchored off Frinton with a Fab 40 playlist of popular records.

    • Station debuts

  • 28 March - Radio Caroline (1964–
  • 7 June – Manx Radio (1964–Present)
  • 29 June - Manx Radio (1964–
  • 16 December - Wonderful Radio London (1964–1967)

    • Births

  • 24 February - Andy Crane, television and radio presenter
  • 23 March - Jane Garvey, radio presenter
  • 27 June - Lynn Parsons, radio and television presenter
  • 27 September - Gilles Peterson, disc jockey
  • 21 November - Liza Tarbuck, actress and radio and television presenter
  • 28 November - Sian Williams, journalist and current affairs presenter
  • Unknown - Peter Kerry, writer of drama for radio and television

    • Deaths

  • Unknown - Charles Samuel Franklin (1879–1964), British radio pioneer

    • References

    1964 in British radio Wikipedia
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