2005 in British radio

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This is a list of events in British radio during 2005.

Events

• 6 February - Les Ross returns to BBC Radio WM to present a weekly Sunday morning show. He had last worked at the station in the early 1970s.
• 23 May - As BBC staff stage a one-day strike over announced job cuts, Terry Wogan crosses the picket line to present his show.^[1] Reportedly, he gave them a smile and wished them all well. He explained on air that the reason for doing so was that he was contracted to host Wake up to Wogan and hence was not directly employed by the BBC, and so could not legally strike with their employees.
• 7 June - London's 102.2 Jazz FM is relaunched as 102.2 Smooth FM.
• 23 July - Les Ross takes over the Saturday breakfast show on BBC WM.
• 29 August - 106 Century FM is rebranded as Heart 106.
• 25 November - The UK's first Islamic radio station, Islam Radio, is established in Bradford, West Yorkshire.^[2]
• Unknown – After being acquired by the CN Group, Kix 96 and its other sister stations in the south Midlands are rebranded as Touch FM.

Station debuts

• 21 February - Chill
• 7 June - 102.2 Smooth Radio
• 3 October - KMFM Ashford
• 1 November - Aston FM
• 25 November - Islam Radio

Closing this year

Date	Station	Debut
27 May	102.2 Jazz FM	1990[3]

Deaths

• 6 March - Tommy Vance, 63, British disc jockey^[4]

References

1. O'Carroll, Lisa, Deans, Jason, and Day, Julia (23 May 2005). "TV stars: why we crossed BBC picket line". Guardian Unlimited. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
2. Casci, Mark (24 November 2005). "Islamic radio to be launched". Muslim News. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
3. "Goodbye 102.2 JAZZ FM". Radio Today. 28 May 2005. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
4. "DJ Tommy Vance dies after stroke". BBC News. 6 March 2005. Retrieved 15 January 2010.