1998 in British radio explained

This is a list of events in British radio during 1998.

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Unknown

Station debuts

Programme debuts

Continuing radio programmes

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

Ending this year

Closing this year

Deaths

See also

Sources

Notes and References

  1. News: Surprise call for PM . BBC . BBC News . 21 January 1998 . 10 December 2012.
  2. News: John. Aizlewood. Ken Bruce and the creators of BBC Radio 2’s PopMaster: ‘There’s no such thing as a difficult question’. i. 2021-12-20. 2021-12-22.
  3. Bannister's time as controller of Radio 1 is documented in Simon Garfield's book The Nation's Favourite.
  4. Web site: Schedule – BBC Programme Index. genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Oct 7, 2023.
  5. Web site: BBC News | UK | New image for BBC Radio 4. news.bbc.co.uk. Oct 7, 2023.
  6. Web site: Radio Authority Century 106 file . 2010-05-17.
  7. News: BBC unveils digital radio . BBC . BBC News . 9 July 1998 . 3 May 2019.
  8. Web site: John Dunn – BBC Radio 2 – 2 October 1998 – BBC Genome . Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk . 2018-01-14.
  9. Web site: Frank Sinatra: the Voice of the Century – BBC Radio 2 – 4 October 1998 – BBC Genome . Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk . 2018-01-14.
  10. Web site: Frank Sinatra: theVoice of the Century – BBC Radio 2 – 27 December 1998 – BBC Genome . Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk . 2018-01-14.
  11. News: A bumper breakfast, with ulcers . Hester . Lacey . The Independent . London . 4 October 1998 . 29 May 2011.
  12. Web site: Des Lynam – BBC Radio 2 – 9 October 1998 – BBC Genome . Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk . 2018-01-14.
  13. Web site: BBC Radio 4 – In Our Time – Episodes (Available now)..
  14. Web site: About. 18 January 2007. talkSPORT. https://web.archive.org/web/20100820090030/http://www.talksport.co.uk/about/. 20 August 2010. dead.
  15. Web site: Launch dates and frequencies . 2010-01-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100816005038/http://frequencyfinder.org.uk/ILR_EA_map.pdf . 2010-08-16 .
  16. Web site: Collins . Steve . Cheshire’s Silk Radio celebrates 25 years on-air with DAB launch . Radio Today . 25 May 2023 . 25 May 2023.
  17. Web site: Kingdom FM goes dough…nuts to celebrate 25th birthday . Radio Today . 7 October 2023 . 7 October 2023.
  18. News: XTRA-am waves goodbye after 9 years. Trinity Mirror. Birmingham Evening Mail. Subscription required. 30 May 1998. 17 April 2012.