1988 in British radio

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This is a list of events in British radio during 1988.

Events

May - Simon Mayo takes over from Mike Smith on the Radio 1 breakfast show.
1 September - The Radio 1 'switch on' day. With 65% of the UK now covered by the station's new FM frequency, the pop group Bros fly around the country in a helicopter to encourage listeners to switch over.^[1]
4 October - Launch of GEM-AM, the result of a split between Radio Trent's FM and mediumwave frequencies.
7 October - After 18 years on air BBC Radio London closes at 7pm. Test transmissions begin immediately for its replacement, BBC GLR which is launched on 25 October.

9 January - Glyn Wise, Welsh television/radio personality - runner-up, Big Brother 2006