1997 in British radio

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This is a list of events in British radio during 1997.

Events

January - Chris Evans leaves the Radio 1 breakfast show after being sacked.
February - Mark and Lard become the Radio 1 breakfast show's new presenters.
13 October - Mark and Lard are replaced as Radio 1 breakfast presenters by Zoe Ball and Kevin Greening. Mark and Lard are moved to an afternoon presenting slot. On the same day Chris Evans begins presenting a rival breakfast show on Virgin Radio
9 December - Chris Evans's media production company, Ginger Media Group buys Virgin Radio from Richard Branson for £85m. Branson had planned to sell the station to Capital Radio, but Evans, who had not wanted to work for the station, launched a rival bid.