The year 2004 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history. [edit] Events [edit] Debuts - 1 January - Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk's cultural channel MDR Kultur is relaunched as MDR Figaro.
- 5 JanuaryThe Ed Schultz Show is launched.
- 31 March - Launch of Air America Radio, with affiliates in New York (WLIB), Chicago (WNTD), Los Angeles (KBLA), San Bernadino (KCAA), Portland (KPOJ), West Palm Beach, Florida (WJNO), and Minneapolis, Minnesota (WMNN).
- 19 April - Alex Bennett launches his new show on Sirius Left.
- September - The Stephanie Miller Show.
- 18 November - WCKW/New Orleans, Louisiana drops Adult Contemporary for Rhythmic/Dance as WDVW ("Diva 92.3").
[edit] Closings [edit] Deaths - Bill Ballance, 85, radio personality
- David Brudnoy, 64, Boston radio talk show host, cancer
- Erik Bye, 78, Norwegian journalist (AP, BBC, NRK), radio/TV host, actor, singer/songwriter; cancer
- Dennis R. ("Dick") Covington, 77, American radio broadcaster, KYW, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- John Dunn, 70, Scottish BBC Radio 2 disc jockey, cancer
- John A. Gambling, 73, American radio host, "Rambling with Gambling"
- Fialho Gouveia, 69, Portuguese radio and TV presenter, of cardiac arrest
- David Grierson, 49, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio and television host
- Jimmy Mack, 70, Scots radio personality
- Scott Muni, 74, longtime New York City radio disc jockey
- Chuck Niles, 76, only jazz disc jockey to be on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- John Peel, 65, British radio disc jockey
- Norman Rose, 87, radio and TV actor, All My Children voice of Juan Valdez
- Molly Weir, 94, Scottish TV and radio actress
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