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This is a list of events in British radio during 2012.
Date of return | Station | Date of original closedown |
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1 November 2012 | Smooth Christmas | 27 December 2011 |
Date | Station | Debut(s) |
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6 January | Fresh Radio | 1997 |
5 March | Rossendale Radio [163] | 2010 |
26 March | Beacon Radio | 1976 |
BRMB | 1974 | |
Mercia | 1980 | |
Wyvern FM | 1982 | |
25 June | KMFM Extra (replaced on DAB by the new-countywide KMFM) | |
8 August | Dune FM | 1997 |
30 August | Sanjhi Awaz Radio | 2010 [107] |
26 December | Smooth Christmas | 2011 & 2012 |
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