1999 in British radio

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This is a list of events in British radio during 1999.

1 Events
2 Station debuts
3 Deaths
4 References

Events

January - Choice FM is taken over by the Chrysalis Group, which later renames Choice FM Birmingham Galaxy 102.2.
26 April - Radio 2 presenter Johnnie Walker is suspended from his drivetime show after allegations concerning a drug problem appeared in the Sunday tabloid, the News of the World. Walker had been the victim of a tabloid exposé over his cocaine problem.^[1] Bosses later reinstated him after he was fined £2,000 for possession of cocaine. Richard Allinson presents the drivetime show during Walker's absence, while Tom Robinson stands in on his Saturday afternoon show.
June - Launch of Sky News Radio, a service providing bespoke bulletins for Talk Radio.
2 July - Ed Stewart presents his final weekday afternoon show on Radio 2.
3 July - Jonathan Ross joins Radio 2 to present a Saturday morning show.
5 July - Steve Wright in the Afternoon returns to radio after a break of several years as Steve Wright replaces Ed Stewart as Radio 2's weekday afternoon presenter.
2 August - It is announced that ITV has signed BBC sports presenter Des Lynam on a four year contract to become the company's main football presenter.^[2] This means he will no longer present his Friday drivetime show on Radio 2.
5 December - Despite having been banned by many radio stations, and panned by critics, Cliff Richard's single The Millennium Prayer - which features Richard singing the words of the Lord's Prayer to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne" - reaches number one in the UK charts.
6 December - Johnnie Walker returns to Radio 2.
17 December - Britain's first million pounds prize is given away, on a segment of Chris Evans's Virgin breakfast show called Someone's Going to be a Millionaire (a reference to ITV's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, which at the time had not had a million pound winner).

Station debuts

June - Sky News Radio
15 November - Bath FM (1999-2010)
15 November - Core Radio (1999-2008)

Deaths

10 March - Adrian Love, 54, radio presenter^[3]

References

^ "DJ fined over drugs offence". bbc.co.uk. 13 October 1999. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/473589.stm. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
^ "ITV signs Des Lynam". BBC News. 2 August 1999. http://212.58.226.17:8080/1/hi/uk/409897.stm. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
^ "Veteran DJ Love dies". BBC News. 10 March 1999. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/294449.stm. Retrieved 19 December 2009.

1999 in British radio

Contents

Events

Station debuts

Deaths

References