2025 in radio
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The following is a list of events affecting radio broadcasting in 2025. Events listed include radio program debuts, finales, cancellations, station launches, closures, and format changes, as well as information about controversies and deaths of radio personalities.
Notable events
[edit]- January 23: Uy FM (under Y2H Broadcasting Network) launches 3rd FM Radio Network in the Philippines as currently broadcasting as DYBN 92.3 in Cebu City, Philippines.
Scheduled future events
[edit]- November 28: The Grand Ole Opry is scheduled to reach 100 years on air, the first American radio program to reach that milestone.[1]
Deaths
[edit]- January 2 – Bernie Constantin, Swiss songwriter and radio show host, 77[2]
- January 3 – Willem van Kooten, Dutch businessman and DJ (Joost den Draaijer), 83[3]
- January 12 – Arnold Frolows, Australian music director and radio personality, 74 (liver cancer)[4]
- January 13 – Buck White, American mandolinist and Grand Ole Opry member, 94[5]
- January 16 – Bob Uecker, American baseball announcer (Milwaukee Brewers Radio Network from 1971 to 2024), 90[6]
- January 22 – Pete Medhurst, American football announcer (Navy Midshipmen football), 55[7]
- January 29 – Max Schautzer, Austrian-born German television and radio presenter, 84[8]
- January 30 – Leif "Loket" Olsson, Swedish television and radio host and singer, 82[9]
- February 2 – John Crosse, British radio and TV announcer, 83[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Opry. "Opry 100th Anniversary Show - Friday, November 28". www.opry.com. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ "Le rockeur valaisan Bernie Constantin est décédé à l'âge de 77 ans". Radio Télévision Suisse (in French). 2 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
- ^ "Radiopionier Willem van Kooten (83) overleden, bedenker van Top 40". NOS Nieuws (in Dutch). 2025-01-03. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
- ^ Condon, Dan (13 January 2025). "Arnold Frolows, long time triple j music director, dies at 74". ABC News. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ Nicholson, Jessica (2025-01-14). "Buck White, Founder of Country/Bluegrass Group The Whites, Dies at 94". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-01-15.
- ^ Gardner, Steve. "Bob Uecker, Hall of Famer and legendary broadcaster, dies at 90". USA TODAY.
- ^ "Pete Medhurst, the voice of Navy football for the past 12 years, dies at age 55". Associated Press. 2025-01-21. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ^ "TV Legende Max Schautzer ist tot". Bild. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
- ^ "Leif 'Loket' Olsson är död". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "John Crosse: One of Yorkshire Television's most recognisable voices dead at 83". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
External links
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