January - As part of major changes on the network, old music (typically anything recorded before 1990) is banned from the Radio 1 daytime playlist.
14 February - Talk Radio UK becomes the last of three national commercial radio stations to go on air. It broadcasts on the old Radio 1 mediumwave frequency.
April - Chris Evans takes over the Radio 1 breakfast show from Steve Wright, who left the network following differences with the station's new management over restructuring.
