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The year 1978 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting.
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Events
- May 6 – Bob Kingsley, producer of the syndicated "American Country Countdown," takes over as host. He replaces Don Bowman, who had hosted for the first 4 1/2 years. Kingsley will helm the program for 27 years.
- September 18 – In television, American situation comedy WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982), featuring the misadventures of the staff of a struggling radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- October 7 – "American Top 40" expands from three to four hours. Several new features are added to the program, which is reaching its peak in popularity.
- Bill Ballance leaves KGBS for KFMB in San Diego, where he is to remain for fifteen years.
Debuts
- 8 March – The first episode of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - the radio series later to be turned into a book, a television programme, a game, and a film - is broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
- 24 December – In Sweden, pirate radio station Radio FM in Stockholm goes on air.
Closings
- 31 December – In Sweden, Frukostklubben ends.
Births
- May 18 - Carolina Bermudez, radio personality on the syndicated Elvis Duran and the Morning Zoo program originating from New York on WHTZ (Z100)
Deaths
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