The following is a list of events affecting radio broadcasting in 2013. Events listed include radio program debuts, finales, cancellations, and station launches, closures and format changes, as well as information about controversies.
Notable events
January Date Event25Swiss radio presenter DJ Antoine releases another hit album with Sky Is the Limit, a local #1 and #6 in Germany.
February Date Event23Saint FM Community Radio is launched to serve the South Atlantic island of Saint Helena, following the closure of Saint FM in the previous year.
March Date Event24Tag 91.1 is launched in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, catering specifically for the local Filipino population.
May Date Event15Virgin Radio Lebanon is launched on 89.5 FM.
June Date Event17Swedish DJ Avicii releases "Wake Me Up!", with vocals from Aloe Blacc, which tops the charts in more than 10 countries.Avicii continues Irish singles chart reign with 'Wake Me Up!' |publisher=Digital Spy
July Date Event1Giyani Community Radio is launched in Giyani, South Africa.14Latvijas Radio 5 is launched, with a programme of exclusive live recordings from the Positivus Festival in Salacgrīva.
September Date Event10Russian-German radio DJ Zedd releases "Stay the night" featuring Hayley Williams, which becomes a global hit.23Radio Ritam is launched from Sarajevo, joining the newly formed "Soundset" national radio group in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
October Date Event2NRK P1+ is launched by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation on DAB and online.Klart for NRK P1+
December Date Event28The 4th Pakistan Media Awards, due to be held on this day, were postponed to January 2014, "due to an overwhelming response from the public to online voting in the public poll and high demand from the public to extend the nomination period".
Debuts Date Event5 JulyAsia Pop 40, the first regional weekly chart countdown radio show produced in Asia specifically for Asian radio, hosted by Dom Lau.ASIA POP 40 - ASIA'S FIRST DEDICATED PAN-REGIONAL RADIO MUSIC CHART SHOW LAUNCHED. A&R Worldwide.26 AugustLes pieds dans le plat, a French weekday radio show consisting of news and media reporting, is launched on Europe 1, with Cyril Hanouna as host (ended in 2016).date unknownRemember When, a Sunday afternoon programme of music hosted by Norma Marco, is launched on DZMM with simulcast on The Filipino Channel worldwide.
Endings Date Event13 DecemberThe Dutch Friday evening show Ekstra Weekend comes to an end after seven years.Ekstra Weekend Experience 3fm.nl - December 6, 201320 DecemberBreakfast with Hector ends its three-year run on RTÉ 2fm after host Hector Ó hEochagáin announces he is returning to television.
Deaths Date Name Age Notability Source 1 January Christopher Martin-Jenkins67Cricket journalist and radio commentator18 FebruaryKevin Black 69New Zealand radio broadcaster21 MarchJean-Michel Damase 85French composer, pianist, and teacherLe compositeur et pianiste Jean Michel Damase est mort hier | Radio France Musique27 AprilWalter Nalangu age unknownSolomon Islands news presenter and journalist12 MayConstantino Romero 65Spanish voice actor, television and radio hostConstantino Romero, a voice of Spanish radio has died aged 6513 MayJill Kitson 74Australian radio broadcaster and literary journalist"Broadcaster with a passion for language", The Age, 1 June 2013, p. 354 JuneHermann Gunnarsson 66Icelandic sportsman, television and radio personality 7 JulyTom Christian 77Pitcairn Island radio operatorTom Christian, Descendant of Bounty Mutineer, Dies at 7710 JulyConcha García Campoy 54Spanish radio and television journalist and personality29 JulyMunir Hussain 83Pakistani cricket commentator, administrator, and journalist30 JulyBelal Muhammad 77Bangladeshi radio broadcaster and independence activistColm Murray 61Irish sports journalist and broadcasterRTÉ broadcaster Colm Murray dies
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