| List of years in radio (table) |
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| … 1967 . 1968 . 1969 . 1970 . 1971 . 1972 . 1973 … 1974 1975 1976 -1977- 1978 1979 1980 … 1981 . 1982 . 1983 . 1984 . 1985 . 1986 . 1987 … In music: 1974 1975 1976 -1977- 1978 1979 1980 In television: 1974 1975 1976 -1977- 1978 1979 1980 In home video: 1974 1975 1976 -1977- 1978 1979 1980 |
| Related time period or subjects |
| … 1974 . 1975 . 1976 - 1977 - 1978 . 1979 . 1980 … … 1940s . 1950s . 1960s -1970s- 1980s . 1990s . 2000s |
| Art . Archaeology . Architecture . Literature . Music . Science +... |
The year 1977 in radio involved some significant events.
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Events
- March 5 - President Jimmy Carter participates with Walter Cronkite in the Dial-a-President radio program on CBS.
- May 12 - WTIC-FM in Hartford, CT switches from classical music to a new Top 40 format designed by consultant Mike Joseph. This successful new approach will later be termed Hot Hits.
Debuts
Closings
Births
- November - Heidi Cortez, American model, writer, and radio host
Deaths
- Bud Ballou, radio disc jockey
- Sid Collins, (55, American broadcaster best known as the radio voice of the Indianapolis 500 on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network from 1952-1976.
- Bing Crosby, 74, American singer, actor and early radio personality.
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