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1976 in British radio

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This is a list of events in British radio during 1976.

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Events

  • 4 January - First broadcast of the panel game Quote... Unquote
  • 8 March - Radio 210 (now Heart Thames Valley) begins broadcasting to the Reading area.
  • 16 March - Downtown Radio, the first Independent Local Radio in Northern Ireland, begins broadcasting to the Belfast area.
  • 12 April - Beacon Radio (now Free Radio Shropshire & Black Country) begins broadcasting to the Wolverhampton area; this is the final station in the first wave of Independent Local Radio stations to begin transmission.
  • Station debuts

  • 8 March - Radio 210
  • 16 March - Downtown Radio
  • 12 April - Beacon Radio
  • Births

  • 21 January - Emma Bunton, singer and radio and television presenter
  • 23 March - Ed James, disc jockey
  • References

    1976 in British radio Wikipedia


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