1978 in British radio

List of years in British radio (table)
… 1968 ^. 1969 ^. 1970 ^. 1971 ^. 1972 ^. 1973 ^. 1974 … 1975 1976 1977 -1978- 1979 1980 1981 … 1982 ^. 1983 ^. 1984 ^. 1985 ^. 1986 ^. 1987 ^. 1988 … In British television: 1975 1976 1977 -1978- 1979 1980 1981 In British music: 1975 1976 1977 -1978- 1979 1980 1981 In British film: 1975 1976 1977 -1978- 1979 1980 1981
Related time period or subjects
… 1975 ^. 1976 ^. 1977 - 1978 - 1979 ^. 1980 ^. 1981 … … 1940s ^. 1950s ^. 1960s -1970s- 1980s ^. 1990s ^. 2000s … 19th century ^. 20th century ^. 21st century …
Art ^. Archaeology ^. Architecture ^. Literature ^. Music ^. Science +...

This is a list of events in British radio during 1978.

Events

8 March – The first episode of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - the radio series later to be turned into a book, a television programme, a game, and a film - is broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
November - Radio 1's transmission wavelength is moved from 247m (1214 kHz) to 275 & 285m (1053 & 1089KHz) as part of a plan for BBC AM broadcasting in order to improve national AM reception, and to conform with the 1975 Geneva Conference on radio wavelengths.^[1]