2008 in radio
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Several events occurred in radio in 2008.
Events
- February 11: The Bosnian commercial Islamic radio station Radio BIR begins broadcasting from Sarajevo.[1]
- February 23: FM Hatsukaichi begins broadcasting in the Chūgoku region of Japan.
- March 1: ADN Radio Chile, a sports and news service, begins broadcasting on 91.7 MHz FM from Santiago.
- June 1: The eXpat Chart is launched on 4 English-language radio stations across Europe.[2]
- November 1: Big 106.2 is launched in Auckland, New Zealand.[3]
- date unknown: Iraqi public radio station Aredo FM begins broadcasting from Baghdad.[4]
Debuts
- February 11: One on One with Igan, a Philippine weekday morning radio show, is launched, replacing Dobol A sa Dobol B. (See Endings.)
- May 12: Super Balita sa Tanghali Nationwide, the midday newscast of DZBB in the Philippines, begins its run.[5]
- December 13: Musikhjälpen, Swedish radio charity appeal[6]
Endings
- January 30: Dobol A sa Dobol B, a Philippine weekday morning radio show, ends its first run, to be replaced by Morning Talk with Arnold Clavio.
Deaths
- January 16: Frank Shozo Baba, Japanese American radio broadcaster, 93
- February 10: Inga Nielsen, Danish soprano and radio performer, 61 (cancer)[7]
- March 22: Cachao, Cuban musician and 1940s radio star with The Maravillas (La Radiofónica), 89[8]
- July 3: Harald Heide-Steen Jr., Norwegian actor, comedian, singer and radio presenter, 68
- July 12: Tony Snow, American journalist, political commentator and anchor, 53[9]
- July 28: Wendo Kolosoy, Congolese musician, 83
- August 5: Reg Lindsay, Australian country singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer and radio and television personality, 79[10]
- August 16
- Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer, songwriter, actor, painter and radio presenter, 94[11]
- Ronnie Drew, Irish folk musician and radio personality, 73[12] (16 September 1934 – 16 August 2008)[13]
- September 2: Arne Domnérus, Swedish jazz musician, featured soloist with the Swedish Radio Big Band, 83[14]
- September 18: Mauricio Kagel, German-Argentine composer and creator of "Hörspiel",76[15]
- September 24: Vice Vukov, Croatian singer and politician, Eurovision entrant, 72[16]
- September 26: Bernadette Greevy, Irish mezzo-soprano, winner of a 1978 Jacob's Award for her performance in a radio concert, 68[17]