2023 in radio

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.

List of years in radio (table)
In music
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Notable events


January
Date Event Source
1 French private musical category D radio station Europe 2 is re-launched. [1]
After stunting with Christmas music since November 2022, York, Pennsylvania radio station WNUU is relaunched as WPPY and broadcasting Adult Contemporary music. [2]
10 Kalamazoo, Michigan radio station WKPR surrenders its license. [3]
Independence, Oregon radio station KYTE continues broadcasting illegally after having its license cancelled. [4]
23 After stunting with Christmas music since November 2022, Puerto Rican stations WRXD in Fajardo/San Juan, WNVI in Moca and the translator stations relaunched the Estereotempo name and its Adult Contemporary format after four years of absence. [5]
30 The new daily magazine show Commotion is launched on CBC Radio One in Canada. [6]
Aliw Broadcasting Corporation's Home Radio drops as a provincial stations in the Philippines as rebranding DWIZ Regional Integrated News. While still remains in Pasig City, Metro Manila as 97.9 Home Radio. [7]

February
Date Event Source
27 US broadcasting company Audacy begins the process of winding down most of its HD Radio digital subchannels due to lack of revenue. (Channel Q, its mostly HD-exclusive LGBTQ service, is unaffected by the cuts.) [8]

March
Date Event Source
15 Mexican social radio station XHCSAG-FM begins broadcasting after delays in completing its tower, attributed to COVID. [9]

April
Date Event Source
10 DZRM returns to air after 10 months of inactivity as rebranded as Radyo Pilipinas 3 Alert
21 Houston Top 40 station KRBE 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. [10]

Deaths

See also

References
  1. "Virgin Radio will become Europe 2 again". Le HuffPost (in French). October 21, 2022. Retrieved October 26, 2022.
  2. "Forever Gets Happy In York - RadioInsight". January 1, 2023. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  3. "Notification of Surrendering of the WKPR Station License". January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  4. "FCC Report 1/8: Operating From From Former Site Leads To KYTE's Cancellation - RadioInsight". January 7, 2023. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
  5. "Revive la legendaria emisora Estereotempo". Metro Puerto Rico (in Spanish). January 23, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  6. "CBC unveils Winter 2023 slate across news and entertainment, featuring new original storytelling reflecting more people, places and perspectives across Canada". cbc.ca (Press release). November 30, 2022. Archived from the original on November 30, 2022.
  7. Celario, Eunice; Cambri, Susan (January 30, 2023). "Pagbabago sa DWIZ Kaabang-abang". Filipino Mirror. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
  8. Fybush, Scott (February 27, 2023). "Audacy Drops HD Subchannels". NorthEast Radio Watch. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  9. "Nuestra Historia" [Our History]. Vida Nueva (Facebook) (in Spanish). March 27, 2023. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023. ...quedando pendiente la aprobación de uso y estudio de áreas de servicio por parte de aeronáutica civil el cual debido a la pandemia mundial covid-19 tuvimos que esperar tres años más pero finalmente el 15 de marzo del año 2023 Nuestro sueño es una realidad.
  10. "Houston radio station rebrands as TAY-RBE ahead of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concerts". April 17, 2023.
  11. "Prominent Cuban journalist and professor Arnaldo Coro Antích passes away". Radio HC. January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  12. "Radiolegende Ernst Grissemann ist tot". ORF (in German). January 6, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  13. Frater, Patrick (January 14, 2023). "Ray Cordeiro, 'Uncle Ray,' World's Most Durable DJ, Dies at 98". Variety. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  14. "Legendary Philadelphia disc jockey Jerry Blavat dies at 82". 6abc Philadelphia. January 20, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  15. Struett, David (January 22, 2023). "WXRT Host Lin Brehmer Dies at 68". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on January 22, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  16. "Vo veku 74 rokov zomrel slovenský rekordér Ivan Kováč". Šport.sk (in Slovak). February 11, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  17. McKay, Bronwyn. "Veteran radio and TV presenter Mark Pilgrim, 53, has died". New24 Life. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  18. Sexton, Paul (March 29, 2023). "Ray Pillow, 1960s Country Hitmaker And Grand Ole Opry Member, Dies At 85". uDiscover Music. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  19. "Aussie comedian, television and radio giant Doug Mulray dies aged 71". celebrity.nine.com.au. March 30, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  20. "Propagandist Bagirov, who was Putin's confidant in elections, died". pravda.com.ua. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  21. "ABAP president ed Picson passes away". The Manila Times. April 19, 2023.
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