The year 1973 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history.
Events
4 June –
KFMH of
Davenport, Iowa, flips from its
beautiful music format to
alternative rock, using the slogan "99 Plus." The first song is reportedly "I've Seen All Good People" by
Yes. The new station quickly gains a cult following and a reputation for playing music and showcasing genres and local artists ignored by other stations.
KWNT-FM (106.5 FM) of
Davenport, Iowa, switches from country music to
beautiful music and light
easy listening, with the new call letters KRVR (with the slogan "K-River"). The new format will become the signature of the frequency for the next 22 years, but leaves the
Quad-Cities market without a full-time FM country music station for most of the next five years. KWNT's AM station (1580 AM) remains country.
February 23 –
DWLL in Manila, Philippines signs on the air as WLL 94.7 or Mellow Touch 94.7 one of the pioneer FM stations that does not have live announcers or music DJs in their programming.
October 16 – Capital Radio (later Capital FM and Capital 95.8) begins broadcasting to the
London area.[1]
December 31 - Radio Clyde (later Clyde 1 and 102.5 Clyde 1), the first UK independent local radio station outside London, and the first in
Scotland, begins broadcasting to the
Glasgow area.[1]
Closings
The Feminine Forum concept dropped by
KGBS, becoming the Bill Ballance Show
Births
March 9 –
Uribe DJ, Colombian radio personality and television host
April 18 –
Jad Abumrad, American radio host, co-founder of Radiolab on public radio
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abCox, Jim (2008). This Day in Network Radio: A Daily Calendar of Births, Debuts, Cancellations and Other Events in Broadcasting History. McFarland & Company, Inc.
ISBN978-0-7864-3848-8.
The year 1973 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history.
Events
4 June –
KFMH of
Davenport, Iowa, flips from its
beautiful music format to
alternative rock, using the slogan "99 Plus." The first song is reportedly "I've Seen All Good People" by
Yes. The new station quickly gains a cult following and a reputation for playing music and showcasing genres and local artists ignored by other stations.
KWNT-FM (106.5 FM) of
Davenport, Iowa, switches from country music to
beautiful music and light
easy listening, with the new call letters KRVR (with the slogan "K-River"). The new format will become the signature of the frequency for the next 22 years, but leaves the
Quad-Cities market without a full-time FM country music station for most of the next five years. KWNT's AM station (1580 AM) remains country.
February 23 –
DWLL in Manila, Philippines signs on the air as WLL 94.7 or Mellow Touch 94.7 one of the pioneer FM stations that does not have live announcers or music DJs in their programming.
October 16 – Capital Radio (later Capital FM and Capital 95.8) begins broadcasting to the
London area.[1]
December 31 - Radio Clyde (later Clyde 1 and 102.5 Clyde 1), the first UK independent local radio station outside London, and the first in
Scotland, begins broadcasting to the
Glasgow area.[1]
Closings
The Feminine Forum concept dropped by
KGBS, becoming the Bill Ballance Show
Births
March 9 –
Uribe DJ, Colombian radio personality and television host
April 18 –
Jad Abumrad, American radio host, co-founder of Radiolab on public radio
^
abCox, Jim (2008). This Day in Network Radio: A Daily Calendar of Births, Debuts, Cancellations and Other Events in Broadcasting History. McFarland & Company, Inc.
ISBN978-0-7864-3848-8.