1964 in British radio

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This is a list of events from British radio in 1964.

Events

27 March - Children's Hour (renamed For the Young) is broadcast for the last time, on the BBC Home Service.
28 March - Radio Caroline, a "pirate" radio station set up by Ronan O'Rahilly based on a ship anchored in international waters off Felixstowe, debuts as Europe's first all-day English-language pop music station.^[1]
3 April - The radio comedy series I'm Sorry, I'll Read That Again makes its debut, on the BBC Home Service.
12 May - "Pirate" radio station Radio Atlanta begins broadcasting from MV Mi Amigo anchored off Frinton; in July its operations are merged with Radio Caroline.
27 May - Screaming Lord Sutch begins broadcasting from "pirate" station Radio Sutch on Shivering Sands Army Fort offshore in the Thames Estuary; he soon sells the operation to his manager Reginald Calvert who renames it Radio City.^[2]
7 June - Launch of Manx Radio, the Isle of Man's national radio station.^[3]
August - Farming Today moves from Network Three to the BBC Home Service.
6 October - The variety programme Workers' Playtime is aired for the last time, on the Light Programme.
23 December - The "pirate" station Wonderful Radio London goes on air broadcasting from MV Galaxy anchored off Frinton with a Fab 40 playlist of popular records.