1985 in British radio

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This is a list of events in British radio during 1985.

Contents

Events

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Unknown

Station debuts

Changes of station frequency

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StationAreaMoved fromMoved to
BBC Radio Sussex East Sussex103.1FM104.5FM
BBC Radio Sussex Reigate and Crawley102.7FM104.0FM
Essex Radio Chelmsford96.4FM102.6FM
Essex Radio Southend95.3FM96.3FM
Invicta Sound Ashford96.396.4
Invicta Sound Canterbury95.1FM102.8FM
Invicta Sound Maidstone & Medway103.6FM103.1FM
Pennine Radio Huddersfield & Halifax103.4FM102.5FM
Radio Mercury Reigate and Crawley103.6102.7
Saxon Radio Bury St Edmunds96.3FM96.4FM

Programme debuts

Continuing radio programmes

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

Closing this year

Births

Deaths

See also

References

  1. "BBC Radio 2 – 7 January 1985 – BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. BBC Genome Project – BBC Radio 2 listings 7 January 1985
  3. Barker, Dennis (25 April 1985). "Second station is put off air". The Guardian . p. 3. ProQuest   186561823.
  4. "Return of local radio". South Wales Argus. Newport, Gwent, Wales. 25 May 1985. p. 1. Retrieved 15 August 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "BBC Radio 4 FM – 29 June 1985 – BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk.
  6. BBC Radio 4 schedule 25 July 1985
  7. IBA Engineering Announcements 17 December 1985 – ILR VHF Band 2 Changes
  8. Koch, John T. "Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia". ABC-CLIO Ltd, 2006. pp. 1265 – retrieved 22 August 2011
  9. Kelly, Terence (4 October 1985). "Rose gives life to the dragon". Broadcast. p. 42. ProQuest   1777193917.
  10. IBA Engineering Announcements – 12 November 1985
  11. "The Mystery of the Blue Train". Hercule Poirot on BBC Radio. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  12. "History: Egton House". Radio Rewind. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  13. IBA Engineering Announcements 25 June 1985