Neha Patil (Editor)Love my family & adore animals! Always try to have a positive mindset 1973 in British radioUpdated on Dec 17, 2024EditLikeCommentShareShare on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on RedditSign inThis is a list of events in British radio during 1973.ContentsEventsStation debutsBirthsReferencesEvents1 June - Tony Blackburn presents his final Breakfast Show for Radio 1, having fronted the show since the station went on air in 1967.4 June - Noel Edmonds succeeds Tony Blackburn as host of the Radio 1 Breakfast Show.8 October - LBC (later London News 97.3 and News Direct 97.3FM, now LBC 97.3), the first legal Independent Local Radio station in the United Kingdom, begins broadcasting talk radio to the London area.16 October - Capital Radio (later Capital FM, now Capital 95.8) begins broadcasting to the London area.23 December - I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again airs its last episode.31 December - Radio Clyde (later Clyde 1, now 102.5 Clyde 1), the first independent local radio station outside London, and the first in Scotland, begins broadcasting to the Glasgow area.Station debuts8 October - LBC16 October - Capital Radio31 December - Radio ClydeBirths24 April - Gabby Logan, radio and television presenter14 May - Clare Teal, jazz singer and radio presenter24 May - Matthew Rudd, radio presenter11 October - Mark Chapman, broadcaster and newsreaderMore Alchetron TopicsReferences1973 in British radio Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SASimilar Topics
