1983 in British radio

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This is a list of events in British radio during 1983.

Contents

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Station debuts

Programme debuts

Continuing radio programmes

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

Closing this year

Births

Deaths

See also

References

  1. BBC Radio Timeline 1990s to date
  2. Fair, Thomas (29 May 2022). "Birmingham's Walkathon brought festival atmosphere in the 80s". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  3. "IBA Engineering Announcements – 24 May 1983 'First show on C4 & S4C'" . Retrieved 2 April 2023 via www.youtube.com.
  4. "The wet and wild history of Radio Caroline (4)". Icce.rug.nl. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
  5. "Why do commercial radio stations stop broadcasting?". A Guide to stations off the air. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  6. Parry, Simon. "Off Centre". Transdiffusion. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  7. v=H6gkZUWrzbM&ab_channel=TV%26RadioTimelines BBC Radio Timeline 1990s to date
  8. Hogg, James; Sellers, Robert (2013). Hello Darlings! The Authorized Biography of Kenny Everett (1st ed.). UK: Bantam Press. p. 284. ISBN   9780593072110.
  9. Collins, Steve (1 August 2023). "40th anniversary reunion to be held for Southern Sound Radio". Radio Today. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  10. Collins, Steve (31 August 2023). "Signal Radio stars to attend 40th anniversary celebration". Radio Today. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  11. Collins, Steve (31 August 2023). "Bridgend's Hospital Radio celebrates 40 years of broadcasting". Radio Today. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  12. "Obituary for Brian Vinrance LAWRANCE". The Sydney Morning Herald . 13 September 1983. p. 19. Retrieved 23 June 2025.