Overview of the events of 2025 in radio
The following is a list of events affecting radio broadcasting in 2025 . 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.
Notable events
January
Date
Event
Source
6
Finnish DJ Yotto broadcasts his first hour-long show, "Yotto's Odd World", on Europe's One World Radio .
[ 1]
10
Mexican radio station XEQI-AM surrenders its licence to broadcast.
[ 2]
30
Spanish variety radio station WYKO , based in Puerto Rico, canceled its licence to broadcast.
[ 3]
February
March
Date
Event
Source
1
In retaliation for escalating tensions between U.S. president Donald Trump and Canada, Canadian broadcaster Corus Entertainment stations of all formats devote all of their playlists for the day to Canadian content .
[ 5]
3
Cumulus Media begins the process of closing down underperforming terrestrial radio stations, consisting mainly of FM rimshot signals and AM stations without translators.
[ 6]
Future events
November
Date
Event
Source
28
The Grand Ole Opry
[ 7]
Deaths
January 2 – Bernie Constantin , Swiss songwriter and radio show host, 77[ 8] January 3 – Willem van Kooten , Dutch businessman and DJ (Joost den Draaijer), 83[ 9] January 12 – Arnold Frolows , Australian music director and radio personality, 74 (liver cancer)[ 10] January 13 – Buck White , American mandolinist and Grand Ole Opry [ 11] January 16 – Bob Uecker , American baseball announcer (Milwaukee Brewers Radio Network from 1971 to 2024), 90[ 12] January 22 – Pete Medhurst , American football announcer (Navy Midshipmen football ), 55[ 13] January 29 – Max Schautzer , Austrian-born German television and radio presenter, 84[ 14] January 30 – Leif "Loket" Olsson , Swedish television and radio host and singer, 82[ 15] February 2 – John Crosse , British radio and TV announcer, 83[ 16] February 11 – Philip Brady , Australian radio broadcaster (3AK , 3AW ), 85[ 17] February 16 – Reymund Tinaza, Philippine radio broadcaster and correspondent (Abante Radyo , Bombo Radyo Philippines ), 42[ 18] February 24 – Al Trautwig , American sportscaster (New York Apollo radio broadcasts), 68[ 19] March 11 – Bob Rivers , American radio host and parody musician, 68[ 20]
See also
References
^ "Yotto's Odd World" . Tomorrowland.com . Retrieved 2 February 2025 .^ "#087192 Renuncia" (PDF) . Public Registry of Concessions (in Spanish). Federal Telecommunications Institute . January 10, 2025.^ "License Cancelled" . Federal Communications Commission Licensing and Management System . January 31, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025 .^ "U.S. Soccer, Westwood One Ink A Rights Deal" . Radio & Television Business Report . 2025-02-18. Retrieved 2025-02-18 .^ "Corus Radio Stations Will Play Nothing But Canadian Music on March 1, 2025 | Billboard Canada" . ca.billboard.com . Retrieved 2025-03-05 .^ Venta, Lance (2025-03-03). "Audacy/Cumulus Truth & Rumors" . RadioInsight . Retrieved 2025-03-05 . ^ Opry. "Opry 100th Anniversary Show - Friday, November 28" . www.opry.com . Retrieved 2025-01-15 . ^ "Le rockeur valaisan Bernie Constantin est décédé à l'âge de 77 ans" . Radio Télévision Suisse . Retrieved 2 January 2025 .^ "Radiopionier Willem van Kooten (83) overleden, bedenker van Top 40" . NOS Nieuws (in Dutch). 2025-01-03. Retrieved 2025-01-03 .^ Condon, Dan (13 January 2025). "Arnold Frolows, long time triple j music director, dies at 74" . ABC News. Retrieved 13 January 2025 . ^ Nicholson, Jessica (2025-01-14). "Buck White, Founder of Country/Bluegrass Group The Whites, Dies at 94" . Billboard . Retrieved 2025-01-15 . ^ Gardner, Steve. "Bob Uecker, Hall of Famer and legendary broadcaster, dies at 90" . USA TODAY . ^ "Pete Medhurst, the voice of Navy football for the past 12 years, dies at age 55" . Associated Press . Retrieved 2025-01-24 .^ "TV Legende Max Schautzer ist tot" . Bild . Retrieved 2 February 2025 .^ "Leif 'Loket' Olsson är död" . Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 January 2025 .^ "John Crosse: One of Yorkshire Television's most recognisable voices dead at 83" . Yorkshire Post . Retrieved 2 February 2025 .^ "Media personality and radio presenter Philip Brady dies, aged 85" . ABC News . 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025 .^ "Reymund Tinaza" . Facebook (in Filipino). Politiko. Retrieved 19 February 2025 .^ Arnold, Christian (February 24, 2025). "Al Trautwig, longtime voice of MSG Network, had died at 68" . New York Post . Retrieved February 24, 2025 . ^ Anderson, Aspen (11 March 2025). "Longtime Seattle radio host dies at 68" . The Seattle Times . Retrieved 11 March 2025 .
External links
2025 in radio at Wikimedia Commons
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