jan 7, 1967 - Many unlicensed stations begin taking away the BBC’s listeners.
Description:
In response to this, the ‘Marine Offences Act’ bans any British citizen from working for such a station. Many of Radio 1's presenters were drawn from the ranks of pirate radio - but they found the BBC a lot more strait-laced.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 7, 1967
Now
~ 59 years ago