17 April – The first regular stereo radio transmissions begin, from the
Wrotham transmitter.
May
3 May –
Pirate radio stations
Swinging Radio England and Britain Radio commence broadcasting on
AM, with a combined potential 100,000 watts, from the same ship (MV Olga Patricia) anchored off the south coast of
England in international waters.
Britain's first student radio station, the
University of Kent's
UKC Radio is founded, initially as an audio feed through the radiator system. It airs until 2006.
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