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The following is a list of events affecting radio broadcasting in 2023. 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[edit]
February[edit]
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| 15
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Mexican social radio station XHCSAG-FM begins broadcasting after delays in completing its tower, attributed to COVID.
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| 10
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DZRM-AM returns to air after 10 months of inactivity and is rebranded as Radyo Pilipinas 3 Alert.
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| 21
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US Top 40 station KRBE-Houston, Texas, temporarily rebrands as 104.1 TAY-RBE in honor of Taylor Swift performing the first of her three Eras Tour shows at NRG Stadium that night, with the station's playlist that day only consisting of songs from all of her albums.
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| 12
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New Zealand radio station Pulzar FM broadcasts for the last time, to be replaced by sister station Anthemz.
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| 14
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Canada's Bell Media shuts down six radio stations, CJBK—London, CFRN—Edmonton, CFTE—Vancouver, CKST—Vancouver, CKMX—Calgary, and CFRW—Winnipeg, and is set to sell three more, CHAM—Hamilton, CKOC—Hamilton, and CKWW—Windsor, as part of cuts across the company.
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| 26
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KVOH Rancho Simi, California, a shortwave radio station based in the United States (serving the southern United States, the Gulf of Mexico and western Africa), ceases operations, citing the cost of electricity in California.
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| 30
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Philippines radio station DZMM 630 is re-launched on AM, replacing TeleRadyo. The new station is a joint venture between Prime Media Holdings and ABS-CBN.
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September[edit]
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Event
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| 1
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Canadian radio station CIRR-FM ("103.9 Proud FM"), launched in 2007 as Canada's and the world's first commercial radio station targeted to an LGBTQ listening audience, is scheduled to shut down, with its staff reassigned to sister station CIDC-FM.
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<ref>Connie Thiessen, "Evanov moves to ‘integrate’ GTA stations Proud 103.9 and Z103.5". Broadcast Dialogue, August 16, 2023.</ref>
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| 1
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CJRI-FM in Fredericton, New Brunswick, has gone silent after being denied a licence renewal and was subsequently ordered to cease broadcasting by midnight on August 31, 2023.
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<ref>"Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2023-246". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, August 8, 2023.</ref>
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| 5
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CKJR in Westaskiwin, Alberta, is slated to shift formats from oldies music to sports, bringing the format back to the Edmonton market after the closure of CFRN in June.
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<ref>Connie Thiessen, "Stingray bringing sports radio back to Edmonton". Broadcast Dialogue, August 14, 2023.</ref>
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| 5
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U.S. radio network NPR announces that John Lansing, NPR's president and CEO, is set to retire in December.
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October[edit]
- January 8:
- January 13: Ray Cordeiro, Hong Kong disc jockey (born 1924)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- January 20: Jerry Blavat, American disc jockey (born 1940) <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- January 22: Lin Brehmer, American disc jockey (born 1954)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- February 11: Ivan Kováč, Slovak middle-distance runner and radio sports commentator (born 1948)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- March 5: Mark Pilgrim, South African broadcaster (born 1969)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- March 26: Ray Pillow, American country music singer/executive and Grand Ole Opry member (born 1937)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- March 30: Doug Mulray, Australian radio broadcaster (born 1951)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- April 12: Eduard Bagirov, Russian writer and broadcaster (born 1975)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- April 19: Ed Picson, Filipino sports broadcaster (born 1953)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- May 19: George Logan, British actor, composer, musician and broadcaster (The Enchanting World of Hinge and Bracket, etc.)
- June 3: Totto Osvold, 81, Norwegian radio broadcaster (born 1941)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- June 8:
- June 12: Silvio Berlusconi, 86, Italian radio and television magnate and politician (born 1936) (main article: Death and state funeral of Silvio Berlusconi)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- June 18: Jellie Brouwer, 59, Dutch journalist and presenter (cancer)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- June 23: Jesse McReynolds, 93, American country musician and Grand Ole Opry regular since 1964 (born 1929)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- June 26: Dick Biondi, 90, American radio disc jockey best known for his work in Buffalo, New York and Chicago, Illinois (born 1932)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- June 27: Bobby Osborne, 91, American country musician (The Osborne Brothers, Rocky Top X-Press) and Grand Ole Opry regular (born 1931)<ref>Leslie County native, music legend Bobby Osborne dies</ref>
- July 5: Awa Ehoura, Ivorian journalist and radio host (age unknown)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- August 7
- August 17: Rick Jeanneret, 81, Canadian-American play-by-play broadcaster for the Sabres Hockey Network from 1971 to 2022, also disc jockey for CJRN (born 1942)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- August 18: James L. Buckley, 100, American politician, President of Radio Free Europe from 1982–85 (born 1923)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- August 23: Magdalena "Moodie Jam" Estrada, 66, Filipina disc jockey (born 1957)
- August 26: Tony Roberts, 94, American play-by-play broadcaster for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football from 1980 to 2006 (born 1928)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- August 29: Mike Enriquez, 71, Filipino radio and television news anchor, GMA Network (born 1951)<ref name=death-inquirer>Template:Cite web</ref>
- September 1: Jimmy Buffett, 76, American Gulf and Western singer-songwriter, founder of Radio Margaritaville (born 1946)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- September 8: Sašo Hribar, 63, Slovenian radio satirist and impressionist (heart attack)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- September 11: Dick Bertel, 92,announcer, news anchor, and media executive at WTIC (AM), NBC Radio Network, and the Voice of America - host of The Golden Age of Radio from 1970 - 1977, an oral history of network radio entertainment programming<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- September 25: Jay de Castro, 46, former filipino voice actor and dubbing director of ABS-CBN, former filipino TV reporter of News5 and filipino radio reporter of DZME 1530 Radyo Uno (born 1977)
- September 28: DJ Lalla, 34, Romanian DJ and radio presenter (drowned)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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