- 2004 in radio
The year
2004 in radio involved some significant events.__TOC__Events
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October 30 - A 163-metre-high radio mast inPeterborough , UK collapses in a fire.Debuts
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The Ed Schultz Show " launchesJanuary 5 .
*Air America Radio launched onMarch 31 , with affiliates in New York (WLIB ), Chicago (WNTD ), Los Angeles (KBLA ), San Bernadino (KCAA ), Portland (KPOJ ),West Palm Beach, Florida (WJNO ), andMinneapolis, Minnesota (WMNN ).
*Alex Bennett launches new show onSirius Left ,April 19 .
*"The Stephanie Miller Show " debuts in September.
*November 18 : WCKW/New Orleans, Louisiana dropsAdult Contemporary for Rhythmic/Dance asWDVW ("Diva 92.3").Closings
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February 27 -I.E. America Radio Network ends operations
*December 15 -Brian Beirne retired fromKRTH on December 15, 2004Deaths
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Bill Ballance , 85, radio personality
*David Brudnoy , 64, Boston radio talk show host, cancer
*Erik Bye , 78, Norwegian journalist (AP, BBC, NRK), radio/TV host, actor, singer/songwriter; cancer
*Dennis R. ("Dick") Covington , 77, American radio broadcaster, KYW,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*John Dunn, 70, ScottishBBC Radio 2 disc jockey ,cancer
*John A. Gambling , 73, American radio host, "Rambling with Gambling"
*Fialho Gouveia , 69, Portuguese radio and TV presenter, of cardiac arrest
*David Grierson , 49,Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio and television host
*Jimmy Mack, 70, Scots radio personality
*Scott Muni , 74, longtimeNew York City radio disc jockey
*Chuck Niles , 76, onlyjazz disc jockey to be on theHollywood Walk of Fame
*John Peel , 65, British radio disc jockey
*Norman Rose , 87, radio and TV actor,All My Children voice ofJuan Valdez
*Molly Weir , 94, Scottish TV and radio actress
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