1979 in British radio

List of years in British radio (table)
… 1969 ^. 1970 ^. 1971 ^. 1972 ^. 1973 ^. 1974 ^. 1975 … 1976 1977 1978 -1979- 1980 1981 1982 … 1983 ^. 1984 ^. 1985 ^. 1986 ^. 1987 ^. 1988 ^. 1989 … In British television: 1976 1977 1978 -1979- 1980 1981 1982 In British music: 1976 1977 1978 -1979- 1980 1981 1982 In British film: 1976 1977 1978 -1979- 1980 1981 1982
Related time period or subjects
… 1976 ^. 1977 ^. 1978 - 1979 - 1980 ^. 1981 ^. 1982 … … 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 1979.

Events

27 January - BBC Radio 2's last closedown at 02:02. Sarah Kennedy was at the Newsdesk after Brian Matthew finished "Round Midnight". From 02:00 to 05:00 the following night, listeners heard "You and the Night and the Music". Radio 2 has the longest period of continuous broadcasting of any national radio station in the UK.