This is a timeline of notable events relating to BBC Radio 1, a British national radio station which began in September 1967. 30 September – BBC Radio 1 launches at 7am, replacing the BBC Light Programme as well, with Tony Blackburn joining the station.

The 1980's was the decade of The Falklands War, BMX's, Sinclair C5, Live Aid, Chernobyl, Margaret Thatcher. The Berlin Wall was crumbling and an end to the Cold War . Films included Ghandi, Crocodile Dundee and Indiana Jones.

21 March 1980 Andy Peebles Nottingham 5 April 1980 Peter Powell Easter Roadshow, Caister, Norfolk 18+ 7 April 1980 Peter Powell Wickstead Park, Kettering 5 May 1980 Dave Lee Travis & Paul Burnett Manchester 26 May 1980 Tony Blackburn Newcastle-upon-Tyne 14 June 1980 Peter Powell 24-hour Lawnmower Grand Prix, Manor Farm, Holt, Wiltshire 15 June 1980 Steve Wright 24-hour Lawnmower Grand Prix ...

This is the yearly broadcast schedule for BBC Radio 1. Homepage. Accessibility links. Skip to content; Accessibility Help; BBC Account. ... BBC Radio 1 Schedule 1980 1973 1974 1975

Radio 1 proved it's hit-making capability by helping studio jokers The Firm to No. 1 with Star Trekkin', a tongue - in - cheek tribute to Captain Kirk and his crew. Radio 1 Shows were broadcast live from Los Angeles, Moscow, Disneyland and the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

19–20 March – MV Mi Amigo, the ship from which the pirate radio station Radio Caroline is broadcast, runs aground and sinks off the Thames Estuary. 31 March – BBC Radio 1 's broadcast hours are cut back.

Sep 20, 1997 · Love-ins at Woburn and San Francisco, the devaluation of Sterling, the Monkees and the Maharishi, and the beginning of the 'exciting new sound of wonderful Radio 1’. Our timeline explores the...

Listen to the top 100 songs from 1980, watch music videos, and browse other top chart hits from from 1900 - 2023.

Tue 1 st Jan 1980, 06:00 on BBC Radio 1 England 'I think that the increase in technological know-how will begin to influence music in 1980, says DLT. 'The microchip revolution will eventually...

1980 in radio involved some significant events. 20 March – The pirate radio ship Radio Caroline sinks. April – WDLM, a religious station based in East Moline, Illinois, adds an FM signal at 89.3 MHz. It acts as both a repeater of WDLM's AM signal (at 960 AM, which has been on the air since 1960) and adds additional programming.