1962 in radio
overview of radio-related events during the year of 1962
The year 1962 in radio involved some significant events.
Events
May 19 – XHDL-FM begins broadcasting on 98.5 FM in Mexico City under the name XELA-FM.
July – After its first few months on the air with a community format, KHAK (98.1 FM) in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, takes up a country music format at the station, a format that has remained intact to this day.
July 1 – KRSI-FM in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, signs on the air as KRSI-FM.
October 2 – KUAC, Fairbanks, first FM Station, begins broadcasting at 104.7, with the morning Show AM on October 3.
December – KLOU 103.3 in St. Louis, Missouri, begins broadcasting as KMOX-FM.
December 15 – Storm over the North Sea: Belgian pirate radio station Radio Uylenspiegel is knocked off the airwaves, never to operate again.
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In Sweden, Sveriges Radio begins trial broadcasts in preparation for the establishment of a third national channel – P3 – as an alternative to commercial pirate radio.
KRZY in Dallas, Texas, becomes KPCN and flips to a country music format.
Debuts
October 13 – Svensktoppen, a weekly record chart, is launched by Sveriges Radio.
Bud Ballou begins his radio career as disc jockey at WOLF.
Closings
February 1 - My True Story ends its run on network radio (Mutual).
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