1992 in British radio

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This is a list of events in British radio during 1992.

Events

January - Brian Hayes takes over the Radio 2 breakfast show from Derek Jameson.
20 April - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness, an open-air concert in tribute to the late Freddie Mercury is held at London's Wembley Stadium. The concert is broadcast on BBC1 and BBC Radio 1 in the UK, and televised worldwide.
July - As Classic FM prepares to launch, test transmissions are carried out using a recording of birdsong originally made for a Raymond Briggs play about nuclear war in 1991. The recording proves popular with listeners and is later launched as Birdsong Radio.^[1]
7 September - Britain's first national commercial radio station, Classic FM is launched.
October - After previously enjoying success as a pirate radio station, Sunshine 855 in Shropshire officially goes on air.
December - Brian Hayes presents his last breakfast show on Radio 2. He is succeeded by Terry Wogan in January 1993.