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2002 in British radio

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This is a list of events in British radio during 2002.

Contents

Events

  • January - Atlantic 252 closes.
  • 11 March - Atlantic 252's former frequency and transmitter are briefly used for TEAMtalk 252 – intended as a rival for talkSPORT and BBC Radio 5 Live.
  • March - DAB radio is launched in the UK.
  • 31 July - TeamTalk 252 closes after four months on air. The 252 kHz long wave frequency is re-subsumed by Irish broadcaster RTÉ to provide a version of RTÉ Radio 1 to the expatriate community in Britain.
  • 31 July – Radio 1 presenter Chris Moyles is criticised by the Broadcasting Standards Commission for remarks he made to Charlotte Church during an edition of his afternoon show.
  • September - the KM Group rebrands its newly acquired Mercury FM stations as KMFM West Kent and KMFM Medway.
  • 27 September - Les Ross presents his final BRMB Breakfast show, live from Birmingham International Station. As 9 o'clock approached, he hopped on a train (hauled by electric locomotive no. 86259 especially named 'Les Ross' by Virgin Trains) to symbolise the end. He has since preserved this locomotive following its retirement from passenger service.
  • 28 October - The BBC Asian Network is broadcast nationally for the first time after being launched on DAB.
  • 20 December - Sir Jimmy Young presents his final lunchtime programme on BBC Radio 2 after nearly 30 years with the network, and 50 years with the BBC.
  • 29 December - 'Doctor' Neil Fox presents the last Pepsi Chart Show.

    • Station debuts

  • 2 February - BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
  • 11 March - BBC 6 Music
  • 11 March - TeamTalk 252
  • 16 August - BBC 1Xtra
  • 28 October - BBC Asian Network on a national platform
  • 15 December - BBC7
  • Unknown - Smash Hits Radio

    • Closing this year

  • 31 July - TeamTalk 252 (2002)

    • References

    2002 in British radio Wikipedia
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