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 97.3
08 October: LBC News 1152
16 October: 95.8 Capital FM
24 November: BBC Radio Cumbria
31 December: 102.5 Clyde 1
31 December: Clyde 2

1974

01 February: Pilgrim Hospital Radio
19 February: BRMB
02 April: Key 103
15 August: Hospital Radio Gwendolen
30 September: Swansea Sound
01 October: Hallam FM
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
24 June: TFM Radio
28 June: Hospital Radio Bedford
03 July: Trent FM
30 August: Kidderminster Hospital Radio
16 September: Pulse 2
16 September: The Pulse of West Yorkshire
28 October: Heart 97.1 and 96.4 Ipswich

1976

22 February: Xpression FM
27 February: Radio North Tees
08 March: Heart - Thames Valley
16 March: Downtown Radio
12 April: Beacon
10 June: Radio Heatherwood
03 October: Whitechapel AM
27 November: Radio Forest Community Broadcasting

1977

03 January: BBC Radio Cymru
05 February: Southend Hospital Radio
08 March: Surge
01 May: Radio Royal (Forth Valley)

1978

16 March: Epsom Hospital Radio
18 April: Walsall Hospital Radio
13 November: BBC Radio Wales
23 November: BBC Radio Scotland
00 December: Birch Radio
04 December: Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio

1979

00 December: CUR1350
31 May: RTÉ 2fm
15 November: URN

1980

11 April: Red Dragon FM
23 May: Mercia
10 July: Heart - Cambridgeshire
11 September: BBC Radio Norfolk
17 October: Tay AM
17 October: Tay FM
11 November: BBC Radio Lincolnshire

1981

27 July: Northsound 1
27 July: Northsound 2
01 September: 96.3 Radio Aire
12 September: Heart - Essex
16 October: West Sound 1035
27 October: Heart - West Country

1982

23 February: MFR
23 February: Moray Firth Radio 1107AM
15 March: BBC Jersey
16 March: BBC Guernsey
01 May: BBC Radio Cambridgeshire
16 June: BBC Radio Northampton
04 October: WyvernUPDATED
05 October: 97.4 Rock FM
12 October: Heart - 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: Heart - Sussex
05 September: Heart - North West and Wales

1984

17 April: 96.9 Viking FM
01 September: Solar Radio
07 September: Leicester Sound
24 September: Winchester Hospital Radio
01 October: Heart 102.4 Norwich
01 October: Heart - Kent

1985

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

1986

12 October: Heart - South Coast
05 November: BBC Essex

1987

03 March: Ram FM
31 October: Rookwood Sound Hospital Broadcasting
26 November: Shetland Islands Broadcasting Company

1988

11 April: BBC Somerset
14 June: Wave 105
06 August: Hemel Hospital Radio
28 November: Gold
04 December: Galaxy (South Coast)

1989

14 February: BBC Hereford and Worcester
20 February: Hospital Radio Perth
04 April: Gold (Midlands)
04 April: BBC Wiltshire
12 September: Sunrise Radio (London)
08 October: Radio Lonsdale
15 October: Heart - Home Counties
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 (London)
31 March: Choice FM
06 April: Connect FM (Northants)
15 April: Isle of Wight Radio
21 May: West Sound
04 June: 103.1 Central FM
09 July: Magic 105.4
27 August: BBC Radio 5 live
28 August: 96.2 Touch FM Coventry
01 September: Kiss 100
07 October: Dream 100

1991

07 September: ASDAFM Live
14 November: BBC Surrey

1992

21 January: BBC Radio Berkshire
03 April: Pirate FM
01 July: KL.FM 96.7
04 July: Minster FM
01 September: 96.3 Rock Radio (Scotland)
07 September: Classic FM
20 September: Spire FM
01 October: Sunshine 855
22 November: Kestrel FM (South)
14 December: Radio Ceredigion

1993

10 March: The Bay (Lancs/Cumbria)
30 April: Absolute Radio
21 May: Time 106.6
01 July: Radio Maldwyn
04 September: Wessex FM
05 November: Yorkshire Coast Radio (Scarborough)

1994

09 January: KUBE Radio
01 February: Subcity Radio
29 April: Kismat Radio
01 August: Nevis Radio
01 September: 100.4 Smooth Radio (North West)
01 September: 100-102 Real Radio (North East)
01 September: Kiss 101
01 September: Pure FM
06 September: Heart - West Midlands
16 September: 100-101 Real Radio (Scotland)
16 October: Galaxy (Manchester)
22 October: Heart - Hertfordshire
19 December: Royal 1 Radio

1995

01 January: Galaxy (Birmingham)
14 February: talkSPORT
30 May: Radio XL 1296 AM
10 June: Premier Christian Radio (London)
25 June: Midwest Radio (Blandford and the Vale)
08 July: kmfm (West Kent)
17 August: London Turkish Radio
01 September: Sure Radio
05 September: Heart - London
29 September: Demon FM
30 September: 96.4 The Wave
30 September: Victoria Infirmary Radio
30 November: Star Radio (Darlington)

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
29 December: Phoenix FM

1997

06 January: 96.7 West FM
12 February: Magic 1161
14 February: Glide FM
14 February: Galaxy (Yorkshire)
01 March: 107.8 Radio Jackie
01 April: 102.4 Wish FM
01 May: Lochbroom FM
01 May: Ridgeway Radio
04 May: Fresh 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
06 December: Waves Radio 101.2

1998

17 January: kmfm (Thanet)
31 January: Star Radio - Bristol UPDATED
19 February: Insanity
01 March: Isles fm
10 April: Arrow FM
18 May: Time 107.5
18 May: Kestrel FM (North)
28 May: Cheshire's Silk 106.9
15 August: Total Star (West Somerset)
07 September: Total Star 107.5
08 September: 105.4 Real Radio (North West)
28 September: Rare FM
05 October: Kingdom FM
07 October: Peak FM
18 October: Chelmsford Radio 107.7
01 November: Oak FM (Hinckley)

1999

01 February: Mansfield 103.2
01 February: Pulse Radio
21 February: Angel Community Radio
01 March: 107.4 Tower FM
01 May: Source Radio
03 May: 107.4 Telford FM
01 June: Galaxy (North East)
24 July: Connect FM (Peterborough)
30 August: 96.2 The Revolution
05 September: The Breeze
21 October: BIRst
07 November: Yorkshire Coast Radio (Bridlington)
15 November: Planet Rock
19 November: Galaxy (Scotland)
19 November: Lanarkshire's L107

2000

01 January: KIC FM
26 February: B&Q Radio
03 May: Choice FM (North London)
29 May: Newbury Sound
01 July: Trust AM
25 July: 2BR
01 September: Panjab Radio
05 September: Passion Radio
03 October: 105-106 Real Radio (Wales)

2001

21 January: Peninsula Radio
01 February: Radio Calderdale
03 March: 106 JACK FM Hertfordshire
03 June: Compass FM
04 July: Total Star (Bridgwater)
24 July: Energy FM
01 October: Ramjam Radio.Com
16 October: 105.7 Smooth Radio (West Midlands)
27 October: Lakeland Radio
05 November: Total Star (Warminster)

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 (Yorkshire)UPDATED
01 May: Resonance104.4fm
22 May: ALL FM 96.9
24 June: Bedrock
14 July: 102.5 Radio Pembrokeshire
16 August: BBC 1Xtra
31 August: 107.1 Rugby FM
01 September: Frequency
22 October: Reading 107fm
01 November: Shock Radio
01 December: Radio Firebird
02 December: radio2XS
15 December: BBC Radio 7

2003

01 January: Queen's Radio
11 February: 106.6 Smooth Radio (East Midlands)
01 March: Chester's Dee 106.3
19 March: Storm 87.7FM
04 May: NonStopPlay.com Dance Radio
05 May: Splash FM
20 May: VI Radio
16 June: The Hits Radio
03 July: Buzz Asia
05 October: Dearne FM
18 October: kmfm (Maidstone)
26 October: Midwest Radio (Somerset and West Dorset)
30 November: Your Radio
01 December: KCC Live
03 December: Streaming Radio

2004

00 December: 0157 GlobeCast Radio
30 January: Radio Acen
20 March: Offshore Music Radio
01 May: kmfm Extra
28 May: Absolute Classic Rock
10 June: Kerrang! Radio
13 June: 97.1 Radio Carmarthenshire
05 July: Crash.net Radio
12 July: Jazz FM
01 September: Off The Chart Radio
07 September: 105.2 Smooth Radio (Scotland)
22 October: Hub Radio
01 November: Smoke 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 kids
09 April: Radio Tatras International
12 August: Unity 101 Community Radio
03 September: BBC Coventry and Warwickshire
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: Star Radio (Durham)

2006

02 January: CMRPlus Radio
07 January: 102.5 FM Skyline
25 February: 107.6 Banbury Sound
15 March: Xfm (Manchester)
20 March: Express FM
30 March: Down FM
26 May: Palm 105.5
30 May: Colourful Radio
29 June: Norwich 99.9
06 July: 105 - 107 Atlantic FM
09 July: Forest FM
10 July: Yorkshire Radio
21 July: Gloucester FM
02 September: Total Star (Swindon)
03 September: 100.8 Revival FM
06 September: Kiss 105-108
11 September: Tempo 107.4FM
13 September: Pure 107.8 FM
15 September: Raidio Failte
18 September: 106.5 The Severn
18 September: 107.1 The Severn
19 September: Unity FM
23 September: Radio Ikhlas
01 October: The Coast
15 October: Rother FM
19 October: Town 102
30 October: BRFM 95.6 FM
04 November: Castledown Radio
05 November: 102.1 Bay Radio
24 November: Chorley FM
04 December: BFBS Radio UK
10 December: Pipeline Radio 945 & 1590AM
12 December: Five FM

2007

15 January: CSR
17 January: 97.5 Kemet FM
10 February: 102.3 HFM
01 March: Radio Asian Fever
01 March: Radio Warrington
17 March: Oldham Community Radio
26 March: Radio Reverb
26 March: The New WHCR
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: BANG Radio 103.6
20 April: 97.4 & 107.9 Afan FM
20 May: 106.5 JACK FM 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: Star Radio (Northallerton)
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
06 August: Future Radio 96.9
15 August: Ipswich Community Radio
01 September: 91.8 Hayes FM
03 September: Radio Scilly
10 September: Diversity 103.5FM
13 September: Westside 89.6FM
30 September: Tameside Radio
01 October: Cambridge 105
05 October: 105.3 Seaside FM
18 October: 106 JACK FM Oxfordshire
18 October: BRfm 97.3 (Blaenau Gwent)
28 October: Original 106fm (Aberdeen)
29 October: JamRadio
29 November: Nation Radio
01 December: Saint FM
14 December: Sunshine Radio (FM)

2008

00 December: Preston FM
01 January: 102.5 The 'Bridge
08 January: 97.5 & 107.7 Smooth Radio (North East)
13 January: 106.7fm Youthcomm Radio
16 January: Celtic Music Radio 1530AM
21 January: Click
28 January: City Talk 105.9
28 January: Radio St Austell Bay
18 February: AsianFx Radio
18 February: 107.3 Exeter FM
01 March: 92.1 7 Waves Community Radio
15 March: Swindon 105.5
28 March: Southend Radio 105.1
04 April: 107.3 Touch FM Warwick
27 April: Cross Rhythms Teesside
05 May: 106.1 Rock Radio (Manchester)
26 May: 106.4 Andover Sound
26 May: 96.7 Ashbourne Radio
24 June: NME Radio
12 July: Tudno FM
25 September: 106.5 Central Radio
01 October: Royalty Free Music Radio
04 October: Amber Sound 107.2FM
14 October: Radio Hartlepool
05 November: Perth FM
08 November: The Bay 102.8 (Poole/Bournemouth)
01 December: Radio Tircoed
01 December: TD1 RadioUPDATED
04 December: Canalside Community Radio

2009

01 March: Oxygen Radio
31 March: Bro Radio
20 April: SunTalk
01 June: Amazing Radio
06 June: Penistone FM
20 June: 96.5 Bolton FM
10 August: Community Voice FM
28 August: Wayland Radio
21 September: Premier Christian Radio (UK)
26 September: Sine FM
26 October: 107 Spark FM
07 November: Moorlands Radio
14 November: Hermitage FM
01 December: Sout Al Khaleej
04 December: Absolute 80s
05 December: Corby Radio 96.3FM
14 December: TMCR FM

2010

01 January: Evoke Radio
11 January: BFBS Radio 2
28 February: Radio Plymouth
01 March: 107 Meridian FM
06 March: Home Radio
06 March: Erewash Sound
05 April: 107.8 Academy FM
15 April: Sanjhi Awaz Radio
18 June: Gaydio 88.4 FM
21 June: Absolute Radio 90s
01 July: 105 Uckfield FM
10 July: Leisure FM
24 July: Inspiration FM
10 August: Inspire FM
14 August: Absolute Radio extra
25 September: Gateway 97.8

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