1993 in British radio

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This is a list of events in British radio during 1993.

Events

• 4 January - Terry Wogan returns to the Radio 2 breakfast slot with Wake Up to Wogan.
• 30 April - Launch of Virgin Radio, Britain's second national commercial radio station on the old Radio 3 mediumwave frequency.
• 25 July - The last Network Chart Show goes out on Independent Local Radio. It is succeeded by The Pepsi Chart the following Sunday.
• July - Midland Radio Plc which owns several stations, including BRMB, is acquired by GCap Media.
• 1 August - 'Doctor' Neil Fox introduces the first Pepsi Chart, a Sunday afternoon Top 40 Countdown show for commercial radio, and based on single sales and airplay. The programme was aired until December 2002.
• August - "Loud'n'proud", a series presented by DJ Paulette on BBC Radio 1, is the UK's first national radio series aimed at a gay audience.
• August - Les Ross returns to the BRMB breakfast show following a shake up of scheduling at BRMB and its sister station Xtra AM.
• September - Simon Mayo leaves the Radio 1 breakfast show after five years in the chair.
• October - Matthew Bannister takes over from Johnny Beerling as controller of Radio 1.
• October–December - Mark Goodier presents the Radio 1 breakfast show, but is replaced by Steve Wright in January 1994.
• 23 December – BBC 2 broadcasts the Arena special "Radio Night", an ambitious simulcast with BBC Radio 4.
• December - Steve Wright in the Afternoon finished its 13-year run on Radio 1.

Station debuts

• 14 April - CFM Radio
• 30 April - Virgin Radio
• 21 May - Star FM

Deaths

• 9 February - Richard Imison, 56, Script Editor for BBC Radio Drama (1963–1991)