1973 in British radio

List of years in British radio (table)
… 1963 ^. 1964 ^. 1965 ^. 1966 ^. 1967 ^. 1968 ^. 1969 … 1970 1971 1972 -1973- 1974 1975 1976 … 1977 ^. 1978 ^. 1979 ^. 1980 ^. 1981 ^. 1982 ^. 1983 … In British television: 1970 1971 1972 -1973- 1974 1975 1976 In British music: 1970 1971 1972 -1973- 1974 1975 1976 In British film: 1970 1971 1972 -1973- 1974 1975 1976
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… 1970 ^. 1971 ^. 1972 - 1973 - 1974 ^. 1975 ^. 1976 … … 1940s ^. 1950s ^. 1960s -1970s- 1980s ^. 1990s ^. 2000s … 19th century ^. 20th century ^. 21st century …
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This is a list of events in British radio during 1973.

Events

8 October - LBC (later London News 97.3 and News Direct 97.3FM, now LBC 97.3), the first Independent Local Radio station in the United Kingdom, begins broadcasting to the London area.^[1]
16 October - Capital Radio (later Capital FM, now Capital 95.8) begins broadcasting to the London area.^[1]
31 December - Radio Clyde (later Clyde 1, now 102.5 Clyde 1), the first independent local radio station outside of London, and the first in Scotland, begins broadcasting to the Glasgow area.^[1]