This is a list of events in British radio during 2006.

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January

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February

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March

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April

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June

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  • 24 June – The final edition of Home Truths is broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
  • June – Nick Clarke broadcasts Fighting to Be Normal on BBC Radio 4, an audio diary of his treatment for cancer. In August he returns to presenting The World at One on the network, but his last appearance is on 12 September and he dies on 23 November.

July

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  • 25 July – A Secret Song competition on Manchester's 100.4 Smooth FM is won by a listener who correctly identifies the track as Razzamatazz by Quincy Jones. The competition had been running since 27 March with the prize money standing at £86,500 at the time it was won.[7]
  • July – Networking is increased on the north of England Magic stations when the local afternoon show is dropped in favour of a networked programme. Consequently, only the breakfast show is locally produced.

August

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September

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October

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  • 1 October – Kirsty Young takes over as presenter of Desert Island Discs. Her first guest is children's author and illustrator Quentin Blake.[9]
  • 10 October – Talksport becomes the first national commercial radio broadcaster to win Premier League commentary rights. Talksport wins a package that allows it to broadcast the second choice Saturday afternoon games that kick off at 3pm – the BBC will get first pick.[10]
  • 22 October – A new chart show called Fresh 40 launches. Aired on the Kiss and Galaxy networks and other youth-orientated stations, it counts down the top 40 r’n’b and dance songs and is broadcast against commercial radio's Hit40uk chart programme and the BBC Radio 1 Sunday afternoon chart show.

November

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Date Station Debut
2 June Primetime Radio 2000
29 September Star 107.9 1998

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References

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  1. ^ Farey-Jones, Daniel (11 January 2006). "Virgin shouts about O'Connell's arrival as breakfast show campaigns kick off". Brand Republic. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  2. ^ Lewis, Paul (7 February 2006). "Strangers marry after match made on radio station | Media". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Drivetime DJ Walker to step down". BBC News. 28 February 2006. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Evans to host Radio 2 Drivetime". BBC News. 2 March 2006. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  5. ^ "Capital and Smooth FM pay-out". Radio Today. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  6. ^ Sight loss radio station changes its name
  7. ^ "Smooth FM listener wins 86k". Radio Today. 25 July 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  8. ^ Gibson, Owen (25 August 2006). "profile: Sue Lawley". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  9. ^ Paterson, Billy (1 October 2006). "Desert Island Kirsty picks 007 Kate Moss and Pope". Sunday Mail. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 19 March 2014.
  10. ^ Day, Julia (10 October 2006). "TalkSport wins Premiership rights" – via The Guardian.
  11. ^ "Brand new show for R2". Radio Today. 2 November 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  12. ^ Payne, Joanne (19 December 2006). "GMG extends network with acquisition of Saga Radio". Brand Republic. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
  13. ^ Xmas Day launch for GCap Jazz Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine. Published by Radio Today on November 28, 2006. Accessed December 18, 2009.
  14. ^ GCap Media inc Regulatory Announcement[permanent dead link]. Published by the London Stock Exchange on November 28, 2006. Accessed December 18, 2009
  15. ^ "Get Reading: Latest Reading and Berkshire News, Sport and What's On". Icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk. Retrieved 14 January 2017.[permanent dead link]
  16. ^ "Kerrang! DJ Rob Dentith Passes Away". Kerrang! Radio. October 2019. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  17. ^ Wogan producer Walters dies at 59 BBC News 21 October 2006
  18. ^ "Radio 4's Nick Clarke dies at 58". BBC News. 23 November 2006. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  19. ^ "Tributes pour in for DJ Alan Freeman". Nine News. News.ninemsn.com.au. 29 November 2006. Archived from the original on 11 February 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  20. ^ "Entertainment | Radio host Dickin dies in crash". BBC News. 19 December 2006. Retrieved 14 January 2017.