Radio station launch dates

1951

09 April: Radio Clatterbridge
06 October: Radio Tyneside

1952

29 November: Radio Cavell

1973

10 May: 1449AM URB
08 October: LBC 97.3UPDATED
08 October: LBC News 1152
16 October: Capital 95.8
24 November: BBC Radio Cumbria
31 December: 102.5 Clyde 1
31 December: Clyde 2

1974

19 February: 96.4 BRMB
02 April: Key 103
15 August: Hospital Radio Gwendolen
30 September: Swansea Sound
01 October: Hallam FM
14 October: Kidderminster Hospital Radio
21 October: Magic 1548
21 October: Radio City 96.7

1975

01 January: BBC Radio Ulster
22 January: 1548 Forth 2
22 January: 97.3 Forth One
02 March: Edinburgh Hospital Broadcasting Service
19 May: Plymouth Sound
24 June: TFM Radio
28 June: Hospital Radio Bedford
03 July: Trent FM
16 September: Pulse Gold
16 September: The Pulse of West Yorkshire
28 October: SGR FM

1976

22 February: Xpression FM
27 February: Radio North Tees
08 March: 2-Ten FM
16 March: DTR, Downtown Radio
12 April: Beacon Radio (West Midlands)
10 June: Radio Heatherwood
03 October: Whitechapel AM
27 November: Radio Forest

1977

03 January: BBC Radio Cymru
05 February: Southend Hospital Radio
01 May: Radio Royal (Falkirk & Stirling)

1978

18 April: Walsall Hospital Radio
23 November: BBC Radio Scotland
00 December: Birch Radio
04 December: Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio

1979

31 May: RTÉ 2FM

1980

11 April: Red Dragon
23 May: Mercia
24 June: BBC Radio Lincolnshire
10 July: Hereward FM
11 September: BBC Radio Norfolk
15 September: 2CR FM
17 October: Tay AM
17 October: Tay FM

1981

27 July: Northsound 1
27 July: Northsound 2
01 September: 96.3 Radio Aire
12 September: Essex FM
15 October: Chiltern Radio (Dunstable)
15 October: West Sound 1035 AMUPDATED
27 October: GWR Bristol
27 October: GWR BathUPDATED

1982

23 February: MFR
23 February: Moray Firth Radio 1107AM
15 March: BBC Radio Jersey
16 March: BBC Radio Guernsey
01 May: BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
01 June: Chiltern Radio (Bedford)
16 June: BBC Radio Northampton
04 October: Wyvern
05 October: Sunshine Radio 1530
05 October: 97.4 Rock FM
05 October: Sunshine Radio 954
12 October: GWR Wiltshire
18 November: Anker Radio

1983

17 January: BBC Radio Devon
17 January: BBC Radio Cornwall
04 April: County Sound Radio 1566 MW
04 July: BBC Radio York
29 August: Southern FM
05 September: Marcher Sound

1984

17 April: 96.9 Viking FM
01 September: Solar Radio
07 September: Leicester Sound
24 September: Winchester Hospital Radio
01 October: Radio BroadlandUPDATED
01 October: Invicta FM

1985

25 January: Sandwell Hospital Radio
23 April: BBC Radio Shropshire
24 June: BBC Three Counties Radio

1986

12 October: Ocean FM
05 November: BBC Essex
30 November: Northants 96

1987

03 March: Ram FM
14 July: Beacon Radio (Shropshire)
31 October: Rookwood Sound Hospital Broadcasting

1988

11 April: BBC Somerset
14 June: Wave 105
06 August: Hemel Hospital Radio
04 December: 103.2 Power FM

1989

14 February: BBC Hereford and Worcester
31 March: Buzz 97.1
04 April: Gold (Birmingham)
04 April: BBC Radio Wiltshire
16 July: Gold (Essex)
12 September: Sunrise Radio (London)
15 September: Fox FM
15 October: Horizon Radio
20 October: Millside Hospital Radio
13 November: London Greek Radio
09 December: Sunrise Radio (Yorkshire)

1990

22 January: Radio Borders
07 February: Cool FM
04 March: 102.2 Smooth Radio
18 March: Time 106.8
31 March: Choice FM
15 April: Isle of Wight Radio
21 May: South West Sound FM
09 July: Magic 105.4
27 August: BBC Radio 5 Live
28 August: Touch Radio (Coventry)
01 September: Kiss 100
07 October: Dream 100

1991

07 September: ASDA FM Live

1992

21 January: BBC Radio Berkshire
03 April: Cornwall's Pirate FM
01 July: KL.FM 96.7
01 September: 96.3 Rock Radio
05 September: 102 Spire FM
07 September: Classic FM
01 October: Sunshine Radio 855
22 November: Delta Radio
14 December: Radio Ceredigion

1993

10 March: The Bay UPDATED
30 April: Virgin RadioUPDATED
01 May: Ten-17 FM
21 May: Time 106.6
01 July: Radio Maldwyn
27 August: Coast 96.3
04 September: Wessex FM
17 October: SGR Colchester
05 November: Yorkshire Coast Radio (Scarborough)

1994

09 January: KUBE Radio
01 February: Subcity Radio
01 August: Nevis Radio
01 September: 100.4 Smooth Radio
01 September: 100-102 Century Radio
01 September: Kiss 101
01 September: Pure FM
06 September: Heart (West Midlands)
16 September: 100-101 Real Radio
16 October: Galaxy (Manchester)
22 October: Herts Mercury 96.6
19 December: Royal 1 Radio

1995

01 January: Galaxy (Birmingham)
14 February: talkSPORT
30 May: Radio XL 1296 AM
10 June: Premier Christian Radio
08 July: kmfm (West Kent)
17 August: London Turkish Radio
01 September: Sure Radio
05 September: Heart (London)
29 September: Demon FM
30 September: 96.4FM The Wave
30 September: Victoria Infirmary Radio
30 November: Alpha 103.2

1996

04 January: 96.4 Eagle Radio
12 February: BurnFM.com
01 April: WCR Community Radio
11 April: Siren FM
21 April: Spirit FM
29 September: The Beach
23 November: Valleys Radio
29 December: Phoenix FM

1997

06 January: 96.7 West FM
12 February: Magic 1161
14 February: FM 107.9
14 February: Galaxy (Yorkshire)
01 March: 107.8 Radio Jackie
01 April: 102.4 Wish FM
01 May: Lochbroom FM
01 May: Ridgeway Radio
01 August: Palace Radio
01 September: Xfm (London)
21 September: kmfm (Canterbury)
23 September: Heart (East Midlands)
29 September: kmfm (Shepway and White Cliffs Country)
07 October: 107.7 The Wolf
01 November: Utopia FM
06 December: Waves Radio 101.2

1998

17 January: kmfm (Thanet)
00 February: Star Radio (Bristol)
19 February: Insanity
01 March: Isles fm
10 April: 107.8 Arrow FM
18 May: Time 107.5
18 May: 107.6 Kestrel FM
07 September: Star 107.5
08 September: 105.4 Century Radio
28 September: Rare FM
05 October: Kingdom FM
05 October: Junction11
07 October: Peak FM
18 October: Dream 107.7
01 November: Oak FM (Hinckley)
11 December: Champion

1999

01 February: Mansfield 103.2
01 February: Pulse Radio
08 February: South London Radio 107.3
21 February: Angel Community Radio
01 March: 107.4 Tower FM
01 May: 1431AM Source Radio
03 May: 107.4 Telford FM
01 June: Galaxy (North East)
30 August: 96.2 The Revolution
05 September: 107.8 Radio Hampshire
19 September: 107.4 The Quay
21 October: BIRst
07 November: Yorkshire Coast Radio (Bridlington)
15 November: Planet Rock
19 November: Xfm (Scotland)UPDATED

2000

26 February: B&Q Radio
01 April: BBC World Service 24 Hour News Channel
03 May: Choice FM (North London)
29 May: West Berkshire's Kick FM
01 July: Trust AM
25 July: 2BR
01 September: Panjab Radio
05 September: Passion Radio
03 October: 105-106 Real Radio

2001

21 January: Peninsula Radio
01 February: Radio Calderdale
03 June: Compass FM
16 June: KCR FM
04 July: QuayWest 107.4
24 July: Energy FM
16 October: 105.7 Smooth Radio
27 October: Lakeland Radio
05 November: 107.5 3TR FM

2002

02 February: VRN 1287
28 February: Cross Rhythms City Radio
01 March: BCB 106.6FM
05 March: Takeover Radio 103.2
11 March: BBC 6 Music
22 March: Wythenshawe FM
25 March: 106-108 Real Radio
01 May: Resonance104.4fm
22 May: ALL FM 96.9
24 June: Bedrock
14 July: 102.5 Radio Pembrokeshire
26 July: Sound Radio 1503 AM
16 August: BBC 1Xtra
31 August: 107.1 Rugby FM
01 September: Frequency 1350
22 October: Reading 107fm
01 December: Radio Firebird
02 December: radio2XS
15 December: BBC7

2003

01 January: Queen's Radio
11 February: 106.6 Smooth Radio
01 March: Chester's Dee 106.3
19 March: Storm 87.7FM
04 May: NonStopPlay.com
05 May: 107.7 Splash FMUPDATED
22 May: VI Radio
16 June: The Hits RadioUPDATED
03 July: Club Asia
05 October: Dearne FM
18 October: kmfm (Maidstone)
26 October: Ivel FM
01 December: KCC Live
03 December: Streaming Radio

2004

00 December: 0157 GlobeCast Radio
30 January: Radio Acen
20 March: Offshore Music Radio
28 May: Virgin Radio Classic Rock
10 June: Kerrang! Radio
13 June: 97.1 Radio Carmarthenshire
05 July: Crash.net Radio
12 July: jazzfm.com
01 September: Off The Chart RadioUPDATED
07 September: 105.2 Smooth Radio
22 October: Hub Radio
01 December: HSBC Live! Radio
09 December: Masti Radio

2005

21 February: Chill
01 March: Shock FM
21 March: Big L
01 April: FUN radio
09 April: Radio Tatras International
12 August: Unity 101 Community Radio
15 August: Our Kind of Music
03 September: BBC Coventry and Warwickshire
05 September: Virgin Radio Xtreme
12 September: 107.2 The Wyre
01 October: 107 The Bee
03 October: kmfm (Ashford)
17 October: Ireland's Impulse Live
01 November: 103 The Eye
01 November: Seven FM
14 November: U105
05 December: Durham FM

2006

02 January: CMRPlus Radio
07 January: 102.5 FM Skyline
14 February: Talk 107
25 February: Touch Radio (Banbury)UPDATED
15 March: Xfm (Manchester)
20 March: Express FM
30 March: Down FM
26 May: Palm 105.5
30 May: Colourful Radio
29 June: 99.9 Radio Norwich
06 July: Atlantic FM
09 July: Forest FMUPDATED
10 July: Yorkshire Radio
21 July: Gloucester FM
02 September: Brunel FM
03 September: 100.8 Revival FM
06 September: Kiss 105-108
11 September: Tempo 107.4FM
13 September: Pure 107.8 FM
15 September: Raidió Fáilte
18 September: 106.5 The Severn
18 September: 107.1 The Severn
19 September: Unity FM
23 September: Radio Ikhlas
01 October: Original 106 (Solent)
15 October: Rother FM
16 October: 107.3 Abbey FM
19 October: Town 102
30 October: BRFM 95.6 FM
04 November: Castledown Radio
05 November: 102.1 Swansea Bay Radio
24 November: Chorley FM
04 December: BFBS Radio Digital
10 December: Pipeline Radio 945 & 1590AM
12 December: Five FM
25 December: The Jazz

2007

15 January: CSR
17 January: 97.5 Kemet FM
10 February: 102.3 HFM
01 March: Radio Asian Fever
17 March: Oldham Community Radio
25 March: 106.9 FM WHCR
26 March: Radio Reverb
28 March: Sunny Govan Radio
29 March: Radio Teesdale
30 March: Cheshire FM
30 March: WCR FM
30 March: Lionheart Radio 107.3fm
16 April: Life 103.6 FM
20 April: Afan FM
10 May: Seaside FM 105.3
20 May: Original 106.5 BristolUPDATED
21 May: 107.8 Black Diamond FM
27 May: 90.1 Hope FM
01 June: 102.4 Shine FM
01 June: MikeLive!
08 June: NE1fm 102.5
11 June: Minster NorthallertonUPDATED
30 June: Traffic Radio (North West)
30 June: Traffic Radio (South and South East)
18 July: Voice of Africa Radio
01 August: More Than Just Radio
01 August: KCFM 99.8
01 August: FreestyleRadio.co.uk
06 August: Future Radio 96.9
15 August: Ipswich Community Radio
03 September: Radio Scilly
10 September: Diversity FM
01 October: 209radio
18 October: JACK fm - Oxfordshire
18 October: BRfm 97.3 (Blaenau Gwent)
28 October: Original 106 (Aberdeen)UPDATED
29 October: JamRadio
29 November: Nation Radio
01 December: Saint FM
14 December: Sunshine 106.2 FM
14 December: Sunshine 107 FM

2008

00 December: Virgin Radio Moto
01 January: 102.5 The 'Bridge
08 January: 97.5 & 107.7 Smooth Radio
13 January: 106.7fm Youthcomm RadioUPDATED
16 January: Celtic Music Radio 1530AM
28 January: City Talk 105.9
28 January: Radio St Austell Bay
16 February: ZEE Radio
18 February: Asian FX
18 February: 107.3 Exeter FM
01 March: 92.1 7 Waves Community RadioUPDATED
15 March: Swindon 105.5
28 March: Southend Radio 105.1
01 April: Rock Radio Digital
04 April: Touch Radio (Warwick)
05 May: 106.1 Rock Radio
26 May: 106.4 Andover Sound
26 May: 96.7 Ashbourne Radio
24 June: NME Radio

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