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The year 2000 in radio involved some significant events.

Contents

1 Events
2 Debuts
3 Closings
4 Deaths

Events

The Real Radio & Century Radio networks become active on - air, through the United Kingdom.
January 27 - The City 97.9 ended Smooth Jazz and played a computer-voiced stunted for 24 hours, it became Wild 97.9 and played its Rhythmic AC format.
March 17 - WFSJ Jacksonville debuts Kiss 97.9
June 30 - KKBT 100.3 and KCMG 92.3 swapped frequencies in Los Angeles
July 18 - 94.5 The Buzz (Modern Rock) and Oldies 107.5 (Classic Hits) swapped frequencies in Houston. Chris McMurray makes the official announcement before the move to 107.5
August 24 - U102 rebranded in Denver after 8 months signing off K-Rocky 102.1.
August 25 - WHCY Sussex becomes Max 106.3
September 25 - KFYI 590 and KGME 910 swapped frequencies at midnight in Phoenix
October 30 - WOCL Power 105.9 as a Rhythmic Oldies stopped playing.
October 31 - O-Rock 105.9 debuts its Mainstream Rock format at noon, after stunting with some various themes, it played more music 1000 songs in a row.
November 3 - WSUN Oldies 97.1 becomes 97X: Tampa Bay's New Rock Alternative.
November 4 - FM 106.3 WHTG becomes G 106.3
- KKTL debuts as Hot 97.1
November 6 - WWDB 96.5 The Point debuts in Philadelphia.

Debuts

Fox Sports Radio launches at 8:00 a.m. EDT (5:00 a.m. PDT) August 28 with The Tony Bruno Show. Other hosts at the network's start included Kevin Kiley and Chuck Booms, Chris Myers and Steve Lyons, Sarge (Pickman), Bob Golic and Rich Hererra, Dan Sileo, Andrew Siciliano, Chris Rose, Craig Shemon and Ben Maller.
KAHA in Honolulu, Hawaii signs on the air
Internet station Radio Paradise begins operation

Closings

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Deaths

Ward Cornell, 75, Canadian radio/TV broadcaster and educator
Frankie Crocker, 62, New York radio disc jockey
Sir Robin Day, 76, British political broadcaster
Phil Tonken, 80, American radio and television announcer

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