6 June – Simon Hirst and Katy Hill become co-hosts of the national commercial chart show Hit40uk taking over from 'Doctor' Neil Fox.Managers reprimanded him, and after he quit the station alerted Saga who initially suspended him while an investigation was conducted. The incident had occurred at BBC Radio Cleveland where Kearney was the breakfast show presenter. May – Saga 105.7FM presenter Brendan Kearney is dismissed from the station for using an office computer to access pornography.Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the launch of Radio Caroline, it broadcasts on the MW frequencies of BBC Essex. 10–17 April – Pirate BBC Essex broadcasts for the first time.2 April – Chris Tarrant presents his final Breakfast show on London's 95.8 Capital FM after 17 years in the chair.26 March – Mark and Lard ( Mark Radcliffe and Marc Riley) present their final show on BBC Radio 1 after 11 years and one failed eight-month stint on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show.100.4 Jazz FM is relaunched as 100.4 Smooth FM.Johnnie Walker returns to his Radio 2 drivetime show following a nine-month break while he received treatment for cancer.The weekly 15-minute programme has run for 2,869 shows from 24 March 1946, making it the longest-running speech radio programme in history. 20 February – BBC Radio 4 airs the final Letter from America less than six weeks before the death of its presenter Alistair Cooke.Four teenagers are later convicted of his murder and given 10-year jail terms.
12 February – 100.7 Heart FM presenter Tushar Makwana dies in hospital following a hit-and-run incident during a botched robbery attempt at his home in Birmingham a few days earlier.10 February – Dave Lincoln, a well-known radio personality in Northwest England, and former Radio 1 presenter Andy Peebles will head the line-up when 100.4 Jazz FM is relaunched as 100.4 Smooth FM in March.6 January – The BBC announces that veteran broadcaster Barbara Sturgeon will leave Radio Kent at the end of the month to pursue other projects after two decades at the station.Chris Moyles takes over the breakfast show on BBC Radio 1.Lesley Douglas succeeds James Moir as Controller of Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music.1 January – Ofcom takes over the regulation of British radio from The Radio Authority.This is a list of events in British radio during 2004.
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