1975 in British radio
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This is a list of events in British radio during 1975.
Events
- 22 January - Radio Forth begins broadcasting to the Edinburgh area[1]
- 19 May - Plymouth Sound begins broadcasting to the Plymouth area[1]
- 24 June - Radio Tees (now TFM Radio) begins broadcasting to the Stockton-on-Tees area[1]
- 3 July - Radio Trent (later Trent FM and 96 Trent FM, now reverted to Trent FM) beings broadcasting to the Nottingham area[1]
- 16 September - Pennine Radio (now The Pulse) begins broadcasting to the Bradford area; the station extends its coverage to Huddersfield in 1984[1]
- 14 October - Radio Victory begins broadcasting to the Portsmouth area[1]
- 28 October - Radio Orwell (later merged with Saxon Radio to form SGR FM) begins broadcasting to the Ipswich area[1]
Station debuts
- 22 January - Radio Forth
- 19 May - Plymouth Sound
- 24 June - Radio Tees
- 3 July - Radio Trent
- 16 September - Pennine Radio
- 14 October - Radio Victory
- 28 October - Radio Orwell
Programme debuts
- The News Huddlines (BBC Radio 2; continues to 2001)
Births
- 31 March - Jonny Saunders, radio sports reporter, presenter and commentator
- 31 July - Simon Hirst, radio presenter
- 23 September - Chris Hawkins, radio presenter
- 20 November - Jason Mohammad, radio and television presenter