1966 in British radio

This is a list of events from British radio in 1966.

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Events

January

February

  • No events

March

  • No events

April

  • 17 April – The first regular stereo radio transmissions begin, from the Wrotham transmitter.

May

  • 3 May – Pirate radio stations Swinging Radio England and Britain Radio commence broadcasting on AM, with a combined potential 100,000 watts, from the same ship (MV Olga Patricia) anchored off the south coast of England in international waters.

June

July

  • No events

August

  • No events

September

October

November

  • No events

December

  • No events

Unknown

  • Britain's first student radio station, the University of Kent's UKC Radio is founded, initially as an audio feed through the radiator system. It airs until 2006.

Station debuts

Programme debuts

Continuing radio programmes

1940s

1950s

1960s

Births

Deaths

  • 11 April – A. B. Campbell, naval officer and broadcaster (born 1881)
  • 2 June – Stephen King-Hall, naval officer, politician and broadcaster (born 1893)
  • 21 July – A. G. Street, broadcaster on country matters (born 1892)
  • 2 December – Giles Cooper, broadcast dramatist (born 1918)

See also

References

  1. von Joel, Mike; Henry, Stuart (1984). Pirate Radio: Then and Now. Poole: Blandford Press. ISBN 0-7137-1497-2.
  2. "Gwyn Thomas on Aberfan, 1966". BBC. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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