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The year 1979 in radio involved some significant events.

Events

• September - KDWB-FM in Minneapolis, Minnesota breaks away from their Top 40 AM sister, becoming album-oriented rock as "K101"

Debuts

• November 5 - The radio news program Morning Edition premieres on National Public Radio.
• KSTP-FM in St. Paul, Minnesota adopts its long-running hot adult contemporary format.

• WIXK-FM signs on the air

Closings

Births

• May 4 - Wes Butters, British broadcaster

Deaths

• Charles Coughlin, 88, Canadian-born Roman Catholic priest who used radio to reach a mass audience during the 1930s. This radio program included praises of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.

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