2013 in radio
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The following is a list of events affecting radio broadcasting in 2013. Events listed include radio program debuts, finales, cancellations, and station launches, closures and format changes, as well as information about controversies.
Notable events
=January=
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|Swiss radio presenter DJ Antoine releases another hit album with Sky Is the Limit, a local #1 and #6 in Germany.{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/DJ-Antoine-Sky-Is-The-Limit/release/8158087|title=DJ Antoine – Sky Is The Limit|website=Discogs|access-date=24 February 2020}} |
=February=
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| style="text-align:center;" |23
|Saint FM Community Radio is launched to serve the South Atlantic island of Saint Helena, following the closure of Saint FM in the previous year.{{cite web |url=http://sthelenaonline.org/2013/02/23/saint-fm-community-group-wins-licence/ |title = Saint FM community group wins licence {{!}} St Helena Online |accessdate=2013-03-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310071906/http://sthelenaonline.org/2013/02/23/saint-fm-community-group-wins-licence/ |archive-date=10 March 2013 |df=dmy-all }} |
=March=
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| style="text-align:center;" |24
|Tag 91.1 is launched in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, catering specifically for the local Filipino population.{{cite news|url=http://myyellowbells.blogspot.com/2013/04/mahal-ko-music-ko-tag-911-fm.html|title=Mahal ko, Music ko - Tag 91.1 FM|author=Yellow Bells|work=My Yellow Bells|publisher=Blogger|date=April 1, 2013|accessdate=May 6, 2013}} |
=May=
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| style="text-align:center;" |15
|Virgin Radio Lebanon is launched on 89.5 FM.{{cite web|title=Virgin Radio Lebanon Launch Party|url=http://beiruting.com/Virgin_Radio_Lebanon_Launch_Party/3898|publisher=Beiruting|accessdate=15 September 2014|date=14 May 2013}} |
=June=
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| style="text-align:center;"|17
|Swedish DJ Avicii releases "Wake Me Up!", with vocals from Aloe Blacc, which tops the charts in more than 10 countries.[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a497946/avicii-continues-irish-singles-chart-reign-with-wake-me-up.html Avicii continues Irish singles chart reign with 'Wake Me Up!'] |publisher=Digital Spy |
=July=
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| style="text-align:center;"|1
|Giyani Community Radio is launched in Giyani, South Africa.{{Cite web|url=https://www.limpopomirror.co.za/articles/news/40936/2017-02-20/future-of-gcr-fm-in-the-balance|title=Future of GCR FM in the balance|last=DV|date=2017-02-20|website=Limpopo Mirror|access-date=2019-05-16}} |
| style="text-align:center;"|14
|Latvijas Radio 5 is launched, with a programme of exclusive live recordings from the Positivus Festival in Salacgrīva.{{Cite web|title = Radiostacijā Pieci.lv būs tiešraides no "Positivus" festivāla|url = http://www.lsm.lv/lv/raksts/izklaide/dzive/radio-stacija-pieci.lv-bus-tieshraides-no-positivus-festivala.a91737/|website = www.lsm.lv|accessdate = 2015-11-20}} |
=September=
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| style="text-align:center;"|10
|Russian-German radio DJ Zedd releases "Stay the night" featuring Hayley Williams,{{cite web|title=Single Review: Zedd Feat. Hayley Williams - Stay the Night|url=http://www.criticofmusic.com/2013/09/single-review-zedd-feat-hayley-williams.html|publisher=Critic of Music|accessdate=18 October 2013}} which becomes a global hit. |
| style="text-align:center;"|23
|Radio Ritam is launched from Sarajevo, joining the newly formed "Soundset" national radio group in Bosnia and Herzegovina.{{cite web|title=Soundset radijska grupa proširila se na BiH|url=http://novisf.com/index.php/Thread/99827-Soundset-radijska-grupa-pro%C5%A1irila-se-na-BiH/|website=www.novisf.com|publisher=www.novisf.com|accessdate=6 February 2016|language=hr}} |
=October=
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|NRK P1+ is launched by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation on DAB and online.[http://www.nrk.no/informasjon/nyheter_om_nrk/1.11179688 Klart for NRK P1+] {{in lang|no}} |
=December=
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| style="text-align:center;"|28
|The 4th Pakistan Media Awards, due to be held on this day, were postponed to January 2014, "due to an overwhelming response from the public to online voting in the public poll and high demand from the public to extend the nomination period".{{cite web|title=4th Pakistan Media Awards|url=http://showbizpak.com/news/4th-pakistan-media-awards-2013/#|publisher=ShowBiz.pak|work=Ayman Naseem|date=10 December 2013|accessdate=19 December 2013}} |
Debuts
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| style="text-align:center;"|5 July
|Asia Pop 40, the first regional weekly chart countdown radio show produced in Asia specifically for Asian radio, hosted by Dom Lau.[http://www.anrworldwide.com/newsletter/20130708.php ASIA POP 40 - ASIA'S FIRST DEDICATED PAN-REGIONAL RADIO MUSIC CHART SHOW LAUNCHED.] A&R Worldwide. |
| style="text-align:center;"|26 August
|Les pieds dans le plat, a French weekday radio show consisting of news and media reporting, is launched on Europe 1, with Cyril Hanouna as host (ended in 2016). |
| style="text-align:center;"|date unknown
|Remember When, a Sunday afternoon programme of music hosted by Norma Marco, is launched on DZMM with simulcast on The Filipino Channel worldwide. |
Endings
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| style="text-align:center;"|13 December
|The Dutch Friday evening show Ekstra Weekend comes to an end after seven years.[http://www.3fm.nl/nieuws/detail/357614/Ekstra-Weekend-Experience Ekstra Weekend Experience] 3fm.nl - December 6, 2013 |
| style="text-align:center;"|20 December
|Breakfast with Hector ends its three-year run on RTÉ 2fm after host Hector Ó hEochagáin announces he is returning to television.{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/the-journey-has-come-to-an-end-and-thats-all-it-is-hector-tells-listeners-on-2fm-show-29847527.html|title='The journey has come to an end and that's all it is' Hector tells listeners on 2FM show|date=18 December 2013|work=Irish Independent|accessdate=18 December 2013}} |
Deaths
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! Date | Name | Age | Notability | Source |
| 1 January
|67 |Cricket journalist and radio commentator | ||||
| 18 February
|69 |New Zealand radio broadcaster | ||||
| 21 March
|85 |French composer, pianist, and teacher | ||||
| 27 April
|age unknown |Solomon Islands news presenter and journalist |{{cite news|title=Funeral held for Solomon Islands news editor |url=http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2013-04-29/funeral-held-for-solomon-islands-news-editor/1122738 |work=Radio Australia |date=2013-04-29 |accessdate=2013-05-15}} | ||||
| 12 May
|65 |Spanish voice actor, television and radio host | ||||
| 13 May
|74 |Australian radio broadcaster and literary journalist |"Broadcaster with a passion for language", The Age, 1 June 2013, p. 35 | ||||
| 4 June
|66 |Icelandic sportsman, television and radio personality | ||||
| 7 July
|77 |Pitcairn Island radio operator | ||||
| 10 July
|54 |Spanish radio and television journalist and personality |{{cite news |url=http://www.europapress.es/chance/gente/noticia-concha-garcia-campoy-descansa-ya-ibiza-andres-vicente-gomez-lorenzo-diaz-grandes-ausentes-20130719201855.html |title=Concha García Campoy descansa ya en su Ibiza. Andrés Vicente Gómez y Lorenzo Díaz, los grandes ausentes |location=Madrid |date=19 July 2013 |access-date=19 December 2018 |newspaper=Europa Press |language=es}} | ||||
| 29 July
|83 |Pakistani cricket commentator, administrator, and journalist | ||||
| rowspan="2"|30 July
|77 |Bangladeshi radio broadcaster and independence activist | ||||
| Colm Murray
|61 |Irish sports journalist and broadcaster |