This is a list of events in British radio during 1987.

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January

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  • 1 January – At midday, new transmitter for Radio 210 is switched on. this occurs after the Independent Broadcasting Authority expands the stations's licence area to broadcast across Berkshire and north Hampshire.[1]
  • 3 January – BBC Radio 4’s Today programme launches a Saturday edition. The Saturday programme begins at 7 am, 30 minutes later than the weekday editions.
  • 17 January – Johnnie Walker returns to BBC Radio 1 to present a new Saturday afternoon programme The Stereo Sequence. The programme, which runs for 5½ hours, incorporates the previous stand-alone Saturday afternoon shows, including the weekly look at the American charts.

February

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  • 9 February – BBC Radio 3 launches a twice daily news bulletin from the BBC World Service. The bulletins last for less than a year and are scrapped at the start of 1988.

March

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April

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  • No events.

June

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  • No events.

July

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  • July – The European-wide re-organisation of band 2 of the VHF band comes into effect. It allows the full broadcasting spectrum to be available for broadcasting.
  • 14 July – Beacon Radio's broadcast area is increased when it starts to broadcast to Shrewsbury and Telford.
  • 17 July – John Timpson chairs Any Questions? for the final time.

August

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  • No events.

September

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  • 4 September – Jonathan Dimbleby chairs Any Questions? for the first time.
  • September – Just over a year after the BBC's four local radio stations in Yorkshire launched an early evening series of specialist music programmes, the service is expanded. Programmes are broadcast on six nights a week (Wednesday to Monday) and the length of each programme is increased by 30 minutes. Consequently, the four stations now stay on air into the mid evening as the programmes are transmitted between 7 pm and 9 pm.
  • September – Capital London is relaunched with a contemporary hit radio format.[2]

October

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November

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December

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  • 6 December – Ocean Sound launches on a new frequency to cover Winchester and the north of its region, as reception in this area is rather poor from the 103.2 FM transmitter on Chillerton Down on the Isle of Wight. Ocean Sound North on 96.7 FM shares much of its programming with Ocean Sound West, except for a local breakfast show.

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Station debuts

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Changes of station frequency

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Programme debuts

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Continuing radio programmes

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1980s

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Ending this year

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Closing this year

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Births

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ IBA Engineering Announcements 23 December 1986.
  2. ^ Stoller, Tony. Sounds Of Our Life: The Story of Independent Radio in the UK. John Libbey Publishing Ltd.
  3. ^ "Territorial Sea Act 1987". Statutelaw.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  4. ^ "UCB Cross Rhythms: A marriage made in heaven".
  5. ^ "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Citizens – BBC Radio 4 FM – 27 October 1987 – BBC Genome". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Radio 1 History – Transmitters". Radio Rewind. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  8. ^ "BBC official Schedule for BBC Birthday Weekender, 6–8 Nov 1987, Prestatyn Pontins". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  9. ^ BBC Programme Index – Radio 1 listings 6 November 1987
  10. ^ BBC Programme Index BBC Radio 1 8 November 1987