Events 2013 in British radio

1 events

1.1 january
1.2 february
1.3 march
1.4 april
1.5 may
1.6 june
1.7 july
1.8 august
1.9 september
1.10 october
1.11 november
1.12 december

events
january

1 january – adele s recording of make feel love named uk s number 1 song of time in heart s first ever hall of fame top 500.
3 january –

it reported gaydar radio owner qsoft consulting leave radio business , hand dab licences manchester community station gaydio.
breakdown service green flag agrees six-figure deal sponsor absolute radio s traffic , travel bulletins 6 months.


5 january –

bbc radio 1 s mary anne hobbs joins 6 music present weekend breakfasts.
bbc local radio stations in england , channel islands begin new saturday evening show titled bbc introducing. hosted local presenter on each station, programme s aim promote musicians area.
radio 4 marks 40th anniversary of united kingdom s membership of european economic community special programme: 40 years in europe: how you?.


7 january

debut of bbc s networked local radio evening programme, hosted former classic fm presenter mark forrest.
emma bunton joins jamie theakston co-host of breakfast show on heart london. heart solent breakfast presenters jk , lucy replace neil bentley on drivetime.
former heart london presenter harriet scott joins bbc london 94.9 weekday breakfast show presenter.


9 january – broadcast reports former controller of bbc radio 5 live, adrian van klaveren take charge of bbc s programming mark upcoming centenary of first world war.
10 january –

deputy prime minister nick clegg joins lbc 97.3 weekly live phone-in presenter nick ferrari.
radio 1 breakfast show presenter nick grimshaw hosts 2013 brit awards nominations ceremony @ london s savoy hotel.
radio today reports test transmissions dab+ under way in brighton area.


11 january – radio today reports ofcom inviting applications community radio licences operate on medium wave, move keep frequency in use until @ least 2020.
14 january – smooth radio overhauls schedule. changes include introduction of new movie programme on saturdays , documentary slot on sunday afternoons. daryl denham becomes weekend breakfast presenter pat sharp takes on carlos s afternoon show. in turn, carlos succeeds andy peebles weekday evening presenter, latter becoming weekend presenter.
16 january – bbc trust finds steve wright s sunday love songs breached rules on accuracy after inviting listeners submit dedications despite being pre-recorded.
20 january – bbc sports presenter clare balding succeeds aled jones host of radio 2 s morning sunday.
21 january – radio today reports name change of nation 80s nation hits, move allowing station air broader range of music. station s third rebranding since 2009.
29 january – bbc radio 5 live presenter shelagh fogarty panicked while live on air when mouse spotted in studio.

february

4 february – aled jones signed classic fm present sunday morning programme march.
6 february – bauer media buys digital station planet rock sum estimated between £1m , £2m.
10 february – les ross returns radio in birmingham sunday afternoon show on big city radio.
11 february – bbc radio 2 celebrates 50th anniversary of recording of beatles album please please me twelve hours please me in today s musical artists pay homage album.
14 february –

the competition commission publish preliminary findings global radio takeover of gmg radio, recommending full or partial sale of renamed real , smooth radio ltd.
former head of bbc news helen boaden appointed director of bbc radio incoming bbc director-general tony hall. take position april.


18 february – bbc journalists stage one-day strike on compulsory redundancies.

march

4 march – james whale leave london s lbc 97.3 after 5 years drivetime presenter after lbc did not renew contract.
5 march – lbc s evening presenter iain dale take on drivetime show when james whale leaves station, announced.
8 march – 95.8 capital fm hires former bbc radio 1 journalist dominic byrne work on breakfast show presenters dave berry , lisa snowdon.
14 march – global radio announces jenni falconer join heart host sunday morning show, replacing jason donovan taking break network tour in musical priscilla: queen of desert.
22 march – in rare move radio station, , celebrate 40th anniversary of release of pink floyd s dark side of moon smooth 70s plays album in entirety.
27 march – competition commission scheduled publish final report global radio s takeover of gmg radio.
29 march – bbc journalists stage twelve-hour strike, disrupting television , radio news programmes.
31 march – archbishop of canterbury justin welby presents two-hour special easter sunday breakfast programme on classic fm.

april

7 april – former radio 4 newsreader charlotte green joins classic fm host weekly sunday morning programme, charlotte green s great composers.
11 april –

radio 2 breakfast show presenter chris evans forced hand on colleague after losing voice live on air.
it reported gold presenter neil francis has been suspended network comments made comedian jim davidson on facebook.


12 april – radio 1 controller ben cooper announces station s radio 1 chart show not air ding-dong! witch dead , song charted following internet campaign in wake of death of former prime minister margaret thatcher on 8 april. instead portion of song air part of news item.
23 april – radio today website reports absolute radio have removed absolute radio 60s , absolute classic rock several dab platforms in england , wales, stations continue broadcast in london , online.

may

2 may – scotsman reports glasgow comedian susan calman has spoken out after received death threats following attempt lampoon scottish independence debate on recent edition of radio 4 s news quiz.
10 may – bbc radio stoke presenter paula white taken off air after slurring words , appearing sound drunk while presenting final weekday afternoon show.
12 may –

as panel reviewed sunday papers on bbc radio 4 s broadcasting house programme cuts ten-second extract of gospel song jesus put yodel in soul, forcing presenter paddy o connell apologise unexpected interruption.
the actor larry lamb begins presenting sunday morning show lbc 97.3 after joining station.


17 may – uk independence party leader nigel farage hangs during interview morning scotland describes insulting , unpleasant . speaking on programme following angry protests in edinburgh previous day.

june

3 june – bbc issues apology after edition of radio 5 live s fighting talk featured debate on whether sports presenter clare balding, gay, cured of sexuality.
5 june – ofcom awards 5 new community radio licences stations in northern ireland.
12 june – mayor of london boris johnson join lbc host monthly phone-in show, confirmed.
14 june – kerrang! 105.2 s final day of broadcasting on fm in west midlands. 105.2 frequency taken on planet rock simulcasting london. kerrang! continues on dab, content aired london 17 june.

july

7 july – bbc sports commentator john inverdale says has written ladies wimbledon champion marion bartoli apologise saying never going looker . made comments on bbc radio 5 live during build-up previous day s match.
8 july – after 8 years, bbc local radio returns dorset when breakfast show county, opt-out bbc radio solent, launched.
16 july – bbc presenter mishal husain join radio 4 s today programme core member of presenting team, bbc announces. fellow today host james naughtie take on additional role of presenting morning scotland bbc radio scotland referendum on scottish independence approaches.
26 july – digital radio switched on in northern ireland allowing further 1.4 million listeners hear stations such smooth 70s, absolute radio 90s , jazz fm.

august

4 august – david jacobs presents final edition of radio 2 s david jacobs collection after fifteen years. stepping down role health reasons.
6 august – bbc radio 5 live hires former radio 4 newsreader charlotte green read classified football results.
8 august – smooth radio hires andi peters present sunday lunchtime show.
13 august – sony end sponsorship agreement radio academy awards.
27 august – mxr regional digital radio multiplex west midlands switched off after 12 years on air.
28 august –

ofcom finds radio city 96.7 in breach of broadcasting rules after listener complained feature called neil or no neil in presenter dave kelly phones numbers in united states ask if there there named neil.
a contemporary recording of martin luther king s have dream speech aired radio 4 , bbc world service make 50th anniversary.



september

3 september – reported actress naomi watts walked out of radio interview simon mayo because uncomfortable him asking portrayal of diana, princess of wales in biopic, diana.
25 september – radio 4 news item bondage workshop @ village hall becomes internet hit.
28 september – charlotte green makes debut reading classified football results on bbc radio 5 live , world service.
30 september – radio 2 overhauls schedule.

october

1 october – smooth radio moved global radio s leicester square headquarters in london , given makeover.
3 october – global radio announces smooth 70s close less week after smooth programming moved london headquarters.
5 october – sara cox becomes regular presenter on radio 2 sounds of 80s, new programme dedicated hits of 80s.
6 october – actress tina hobley begins presenting sunday morning show on smooth radio.
7 october –

choice fm rebranded capital xtra.
london-based digital station ibc tamil found in breach of ofcom licence conditions following complaint highly partial , unreliable news item.


17 october –

radio exe suspends robin thicke s blurred lines playlist after singer charlotte church criticised being derogatory women in address 2013 radio festival. request listener feedback on whether should banned.
former bbc radio norfolk presenter michael souter convicted of series of historical accounts of sexual abuse against boys following trial @ norwich crown court. subsequently jailed 22 years.


18 october – 2 digital transmitters switched on in gloucestershire, allowing dab broadcasting begin in county.
25 october – bbc hosts 100 women, day of debate , discussion across radio, television , online featuring hundred women around world.
27 october – clocks go hour @ end of british summer time, glitch @ radio 2 sees second hour of bob harris s late night/early morning show being simultaneously aired segment of show.

november

1 november – broadcasting of paul gambaccini s america s greatest hits suspended saturday night slot on radio 2 after presenter arrested part of operation yewtree investigation. gambaccinini himself took decision not go on air following media interest in arrest.
5 november – internet station solid gold gem celebrates year on air. station hires american presenter ted bradford present one-off weekend show mark occasion.
28 november – bbc local radio guest claimed disc jockey on radio caroline north during 1960s challenged fake during on-air interview.
29 november – robbie vincent announces leave jazz fm. final show airs on sunday 1 december.

december

12 december – nick ferrari , charlotte green among 6 radio personalities inducted radio academy hall of fame.
19 december – fearne cotton apologises radio 1 listeners after microphone left on during track picks 1 of christmas party guests swearing.
31 december – financial report released global radio shows company paid £69m purchase of gmg radio.




^ adele wins heart s best song of time . radio today. 2 january 2013. retrieved 3 january 2013. 
^ gaydio takes on gaydarradio dab licences . radio today. 3 january 2013. retrieved 3 january 2013. 
^ green flag sponsors absolute radio travel . radio today. 3 january 2013. retrieved 3 january 2013. 
^ mary anne hobbs joins 6 music weekends . radio today. 3 december 2012. retrieved 3 december 2012. 
^ new saturday night show bbc locals . radio today. 18 december 2012. retrieved 18 december 2012. 
^ radio 4 marks 40 years of being in europe . radio today. 3 january 2013. retrieved 4 january 2013. 
^ mark forrest host bbc networked show . radio today. 4 october 2012. retrieved 13 october 2012. 
^ emma bunton joins jamie theakston @ heart . radio today. 10 december 2012. retrieved 10 december 2012. 
^ jk & lucy host heart london drivetime . radio today. 18 december 2012. retrieved 18 december 2012. 
^ harriet scott hired bbc london 94.9 . radio today. 11 december 2012. retrieved 11 december 2012. 
^ kanter, jake (9 january 2013). adrian van klaveren parachuted bbc s ww1 plans . broadcast. emap. retrieved 11 january 2013. 
^ nick clegg joins lbc weekly questions . radio today. 7 january 2013. retrieved 7 january 2013. 
^ nick grimshaw host brit nominations . radio today. 29 november 2012. retrieved 3 december 2012. 
^ ofcom testing dab+ in brighton area . radio today. 10 january 2013. retrieved 16 january 2013. 
^ ofcom secures future of till 2020 . radio today. 11 january 2013. retrieved 13 may 2013. 
^ pat sharp gets daily show on smooth radio . radio today. 7 january 2013. retrieved 7 january 2013. 
^ steve wright s love songs show breached bbc guidelines . bbc news. bbc. 16 january 2013. retrieved 16 january 2013. 
^ halliday, josh (12 october 2012). clare balding front first radio show on radio 2 . guardian. guardian media group. retrieved 15 october 2012. 
^ midgley, neil (20 january 2013). clare balding on morning sunday, radio 2, review . telegraph media group. retrieved 20 january 2013. 
^ nation 80s changes name nation hits . radio today. 21 january 2013. retrieved 31 january 2013. 
^ bbc presenter panics after spotting mouse in studio . itv news. itv. 29 january 2013. retrieved 30 january 2013. 
^ aled jones return classic fm . independent. independent print ltd. 4 february 2013. retrieved 9 february 2013. 
^ plunkett, john (6 february 2013). planet rock bought bauer media . guardian. guardian media group. retrieved 9 february 2013. 
^ les ross returns radio in birmingham . radio today. 12 february 2013. retrieved 12 february 2013. 
^ bbc radio 2 has 12 hours please me . radio today. 31 january 2013. retrieved 1 february 2013. 
^ cc offers 3 options global radio . radio today. 14 february 2013. retrieved 14 february 2013. 
^ helen boaden appointed director, bbc radio . radio today. 14 february 2013. retrieved 15 february 2013. 
^ bbc journalists strike on redundancies . bbc news. bbc. 18 february 2013. retrieved 18 february 2013. 
^ james whale leaves lbc 97.3 after 5 years . radio today. 4 march 2013. retrieved 10 march 2013. 
^ iain dale replace james whale @ lbc . radio today. 5 march 2013. retrieved 10 march 2013. 
^ dominic byrne join capital fm london . radio today. 8 march 2013. retrieved 10 march 2013. 
^ jason donovan takes break heart . radio today. 14 march 2013. retrieved 15 march 2013. 
^ dark side of moon smooth 70s . radio today. 21 march 2013. retrieved 25 march 2013. 
^ date set global radio s cc results . radio today. 11 october 2012. retrieved 13 october 2012. 
^ bbc staff strike on job cuts ends . bbc news. bbc. 29 march 2013. retrieved 29 march 2013. 
^ classic fm hires archbishop of canterbury . radio today. 14 march 2013. retrieved 15 march 2013. 
^ radio 4 s charlotte green joins classic fm . radio today. 17 march 2013. retrieved 18 march 2013. 
^ bbc radio 2 dj chris evans loses voice on air . bbc news. bbc. 11 april 2013. retrieved 11 april 2013. 
^ woledge, stuart (11 april 2013). gold dj neil francis suspended after jim davidson comments . kent messenger. km group. retrieved 5 may 2013. 
^ r1 chart show not play full margaret thatcher song . bbc news. bbc. 12 april 2013. retrieved 12 april 2013. 
^ absolute radio stations dropped dab . radio today. 23 april 2013. retrieved 24 april 2013. 
^ susan calman: death threats independence satire . scotsman. johnston press. 2 may 2013. retrieved 1 january 2014. 
^ wyatt, daisy (14 may 2013). radio stoke presenter paula white pulled off-air slurring words , sounding drunk . independent. independent print ltd. retrieved 17 may 2013. 
^ dixon, hayley (12 may 2013). bbc radio 4 interrupted yodelling . daily telegraph. telegraph media group. retrieved 3 june 2013. 
^ television actor larry lamb joins lbc 97.3 . radio today. 10 may 2013. retrieved 10 may 2013. 
^ ukip s nigel farage explains why hung on bbc scotland . bbc news. bbc. 17 may 2013. retrieved 17 may 2013. 
^ williams, rob (3 june 2013). bbc apologises broadcasting debate on curing clare balding of being gay . independent. independent print limited. retrieved 3 june 2013. 
^ 5 new radio stations northern ireland . radio today. 5 june 2013. retrieved 13 june 2013. 
^ boris johnson gets regular lbc radio show . radio today. 12 june 2013. retrieved 13 june 2013. 
^ life after fm digital kerrang! radio . radio today. 14 june 2013. retrieved 14 june 2013. 
^ john inverdale has written marion bartoli on remark . bbc news. bbc. 7 july 2013. retrieved 7 july 2013. 
^ presenter mishal husain joins today programme . bbc news. bbc. 16 july 2013. retrieved 16 july 2013. 
^ minister welcomes digital radio boost . belfast telegraph. independent news , media. 26 july 2013. retrieved 27 july 2013. 
^ david jacobs sign off bbc radio 2 . radio today. 22 july 2013. retrieved 23 july 2013. 
^ david jacobs steps down radio 2 . bbc news. bbc. 22 july 2013. retrieved 23 july 2013. 
^ charlotte green read classifieds on 5 . radio today. 13 august 2013. retrieved 13 august 2013. 
^ andi peters joins smooth radio weekends . radio today. 8 august 2013. retrieved 8 august 2013. 
^ sony pulls out of radio academy awards . radio today. 13 august 2013. retrieved 13 august 2013. 
^ regional dab turned off in west midlands . radio today. 27 august 2013. retrieved 7 october 2013. 
^ radio city in breach abusive calls . radio today. 28 august 2013. retrieved 28 august 2013. 
^ have dream speech air on radio 4 . radio today. 27 august 2013. retrieved 28 august 2013. 
^ naomi watts walks out of simon mayo interview after diana questions . digital spy. 3 september 2013. retrieved 4 september 2013. 
^ bbc radio 4 bondage clip rounds . radio today. 25 september 2013. retrieved 27 september 2013. 
^ new voice of bbc football results . bbc news. bbc. 27 september 2013. retrieved 27 september 2013. 
^ sara cox makes radio 2′s sounds of 80s . radio today. 10 september 2013. retrieved 10 september 2013. 
^ global welcomes smooth radio london hq . radio today. 3 october 2013. retrieved 3 october 2013. 
^ smooth radio 70s close after 21 months . radio today. 3 october 2013. retrieved 3 october 2013. 
^ capital xtra launches, replaces choice fm . radio today. 7 october 2013. retrieved 7 october 2013. 
^ ibc tamil radio station found in breach . radio today. 7 october 2013. retrieved 8 october 2013. 
^ radio exe stops playing blurred lines song . radio today. 17 october 2013. retrieved 17 october 2013. 
^ ex-bbc dj michael souter guilty of sex attacks on boys . bbc news. bbc. 17 october 2013. retrieved 17 october 2013. 
^ laura devlin (31 october 2013). michael souter: ex-bbc dj jailed sex attacks on boys . bbc news. bbc.co.uk. retrieved 31 october 2013. 
^ local dab radio begins broadcasting in gloucestershire . bbc news. bbc. 18 october 2013. retrieved 19 october 2013. 
^ plunkett, john (27 october 2013). radio 2 glitch leaves listeners doubly baffled . guardian. guardian media group. retrieved 2 november 2013. 
^ philipson, alice (1 november 2013). bbc presenter paul gambaccini arrested on suspicion of sexual offences . daily telegraph. telegraph media group. retrieved 2 november 2013. 
^ paul gambaccini s bbc radio 2 show pulled . radio today. 1 november 2013. retrieved 2 november 2013. 
^ solid gold gem.am celebrates first year . radio today. 5 november 2013. retrieved 5 november 2013. 
^ fake pirate radio dj exposed live on-air . radio today. 4 december 2013. retrieved 4 december 2013. 
^ robbie vincent refused last show on jazz . radio today. 29 november 2013. retrieved 29 november 2013. 
^ nick ferrari: ll never forget today.. . radio today. 12 december 2013. retrieved 13 december 2013. 
^ fearne says sorry overheard swearing . radio today. 20 december 2013. retrieved 23 december 2013. 
^ global s gmg radio takeover cost revealed . radio today. 31 december 2013. retrieved 1 january 2014.