1974 in British radio

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This is a list of events in British radio during 1974.

Events

• 19 February - BRMB (now 96.4 BRMB) begins broadcasting to the Birmingham area^[1]
• 2 April - Piccadilly Radio (now Key 103 on FM and Piccadilly Magic 1152 (was Piccadilly Gold and Piccadilly 1152 on MW) begins broadcasting to the Manchester area^[1]
• 15 July - Metro Radio begins broadcasting to the Newcastle upon Tyne area^[1]
• 30 September - Swansea Sound (now The Wave on FM), the first Independent Local Radio station in Wales, begins broadcasting to the Swansea area^[1]
• 1 October - Radio Hallam (now Hallam FM) begins broadcasting to the Sheffield area^[1]
• 21 October - Radio City (later City FM, now Radio City 96.7) begins broadcasting to the Liverpool area^[1]

Station debuts

• 19 February - BRMB
• 2 April - Piccadilly Radio
• 15 July - Metro Radio
• 30 September - Swansea Sound
• 1 October - Radio Hallam
• 21 October - Radio City

Births

• 15 January - Edith Bowman, music critic, radio DJ and television presenter
• 22 February - Chris Moyles, disc jockey
• 28 March - Scott Mills, disc jockey
• 24 April - Jon Holmes, writer, comedian and broadcaster
• 24 June - Rob da Bank, disc jockey
• 24 July - Lisa Francesca Nand, journalist and broadcaster
• 13 December - Sara Cox, disc jockey

References

1. Radiomusications: Radio Reference: Independent Local Radio Stations (TBS Editors); accessed 18 February 2010