2002 in British radio

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This is a list of events in British radio during 2002.

Events

• January - Atlantic 252 closes.
• 11 March - Atlantic 252's former frequency and transmitter are briefly used for TEAMtalk 252 – intended as a rival for talkSPORT and BBC Radio 5 Live.
• March - DAB radio is launched in the UK.
• 31 July - TeamTalk 252 closes after four months on air. The 252 kHz long wave frequency is re-subsumed by Irish broadcaster RTÉ to provide a version of RTÉ Radio 1 to the expatriate community in Britain.
• 31 July – Radio 1 presenter Chris Moyles is criticised by the Broadcasting Standards Commission for remarks he made to Charlotte Church during an edition of his afternoon show.^[1]
• September - the KM Group rebrands its newly acquired Mercury FM stations as KMFM West Kent and KMFM Medway.
• 27 September - Les Ross presents his final BRMB Breakfast show, live from Birmingham International Station. As 9 o'clock approached, he hopped on a train (hauled by electric locomotive no. 86259 especially named 'Les Ross' by Virgin Trains) to symbolise the end. He has since preserved this locomotive following its retirement from passenger service.
• 28 October - The BBC Asian Network is broadcast nationally for the first time after being launched on DAB.
• 20 December - Sir Jimmy Young presents his final lunchtime programme on BBC Radio 2 after nearly 30 years with the network, and 50 years with the BBC.^[2]
• 29 December - 'Doctor' Neil Fox presents the last Pepsi Chart Show.

Station debuts

• 2 February - BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
• 11 March - BBC 6 Music
• 11 March - TeamTalk 252
• 16 August - BBC 1Xtra
• 28 October - BBC Asian Network on a national platform
• 15 December - BBC7
• Unknown - Smash Hits Radio

Closing this year

• 31 July - TeamTalk 252 (2002)

References

1. Plunkett, John (31 July 2002). "BBC spy drama spooks TV watchdog". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
2. Lister, David (21 December 2002). "Sir Jimmy Young says Bye For Good at last, but adds: 'It wasn't my idea'". The Independent. Retrieved 18 December 2009.