SITUS P200M 30 November - 103.2 Alpha Radio begins broadcasting to the Darlington area. 23 November - Valleys Radio begins broadcasting on MW to the South Wales valleys. September - The Radio Authority awards a full-time commercial licence to a student radio station for the first time when it awards the Oxford licence to Oxygen FM. 2 September - Supergold closes after eight years on air, replaced by Classic Gold at 7am. Classic Gold was based at Chiltern Radio studios in Dunstable from this point. 1 April - Network News closes. 29 September - 103.4 The Beach begins broadcasting to the coastal towns of Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth. 3 June - Asian Sound Radio begins broadcasting on MW across East Lancashire. 29 September - Virgin Radio changes its name to Absolute Radio. 24 September - Amber Radio launches on MW across East Anglia. On May 16, 2024, Western Digital announced the world's first 6 TB external hard disk drive in 2.5 inch form factor.|Formula Satu Musim 2024