Kalpana Kalpana (Editor)I love Blogging, helping others, making something out of nothing !!!!!!1976 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 1976.ContentsEventsStation debutsBirthsReferencesEvents4 January - First broadcast of the panel game Quote... Unquote8 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 debuts8 March - Radio 21016 March - Downtown Radio12 April - Beacon RadioBirths21 January - Emma Bunton, singer and radio and television presenter23 March - Ed James, disc jockeyMore Alchetron TopicsReferences1976 in British radio Wikipedia (Text) CC BY-SASimilar Topics