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| Why was 1973 the year UK radio changed forever? | Why was 1973 the year UK radio changed forever? |
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| With hundreds of radio stations now broadcasting across the country, it is difficult to imagine how uncrowded the airwaves were 40 years ago. BBC Radio had a domestic monopoly - with no legal commercial competition on UK soil. | With hundreds of radio stations now broadcasting across the country, it is difficult to imagine how uncrowded the airwaves were 40 years ago. BBC Radio had a domestic monopoly - with no legal commercial competition on UK soil. |
| That all changed on 8 October 1973 with the opening of the first Independent Local Radio station - LBC in London. Capital Radio, also in London, was next - and stations in Glasgow, Birmingham and Manchester soon followed. Within a decade, over 40 stations were on air. | |
| Here, as UK commercial radio celebrates a landmark birthday, spend a few minutes on a trip back in time to hear how it all started - and how the foundations of today's digital radio landscape were laid. | Here, as UK commercial radio celebrates a landmark birthday, spend a few minutes on a trip back in time to hear how it all started - and how the foundations of today's digital radio landscape were laid. |
| All copyrights acknowledged. Archive photos and audio courtesy Getty Images, Press Association, mds975.co.uk and aircheckdownloads.com. | All copyrights acknowledged. Archive photos and audio courtesy Getty Images, Press Association, mds975.co.uk and aircheckdownloads.com. |
| With thanks to Ofcom, Paul Easton, Mike Smith, Neal Bowden, Alwyn Ladell . | |
| Slideshow production by Paul Kerley. Publication date 8 October 2013. | Slideshow production by Paul Kerley. Publication date 8 October 2013. |
| Related: | Related: |
| Paul Easton - radio blog | Paul Easton - radio blog |
| Aircheck Downloads - fan site | Aircheck Downloads - fan site |
| MDS975 - fan site | MDS975 - fan site |
| More audio slideshows: | More audio slideshows: |
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| Above agriculture - a summer in the skies | Above agriculture - a summer in the skies |
| Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2013 | Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2013 |