1976 in British radio

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This is a list of events in British radio during 1976.

Events

• 4 January - First broadcast of the panel game Quote... Unquote
• 8 March - Radio 210 (now Heart Thames Valley) begins broadcasting to the Reading area.^[1]
• 16 March - Downtown Radio, the first Independent Local Radio in Northern Ireland, begins broadcasting to the Belfast area.^[1]
• 12 April - Beacon Radio (now Free Radio Shropshire & Black Country) begins broadcasting to the Wolverhampton area; this is the final station in the first wave of Independent Local Radio stations to begin transmission.^[1]

Station debuts

• 8 March - Radio 210
• 16 March - Downtown Radio
• 12 April - Beacon Radio

Births

• 21 January - Emma Bunton, singer and radio and television presenter
• 23 March - Ed James, disc jockey

References

1. Radiomusications: Radio Reference: Independent Local Radio Stations (TBS Editors); accessed 18 February 2010