This is a list of events in British radio during 1998.
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August
- August – Virgin Radio launches a new Saturday afternoon football show called Rock 'n' Roll Football.
October
- 2 October – John Dunn presents his final drivetime show on Radio 2 after 22 years.[9]
- 4 October – On Radio 2, David Jacobs presents Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century, a 13-part documentary about the life and career of Frank Sinatra.[10] The series concludes on 27 December.[11]
- 5 October
- A major overhaul of the BBC Radio 2 schedule sees many new faces joining the network, including the singer Katrina Leskanich and former Radio 1 presenter Lynn Parsons, who present overnight shows on weekdays and weekends respectively. Johnnie Walker also joins Radio 2 as a regular presenter hosting the afternoon drivetime show (Monday to Thursday). Sally Boazman becomes the station's first official traffic presenter.
- One hour of Virgin Radio's breakfast show starts simulcasting on Sky One. When a track is played on the radio, viewers see the song's video.[12]
- 9 October – Des Lynam joins Radio 2 to present a weekly drivetime programme on Fridays.[13]
- 12 October – Chris Moyles is promoted from the Early Breakfast show to present the Radio 1 Early Drive show, between 4 pm and 5:45 pm on weekdays (later being extended to 3 – 5:45 pm). He replaces Dave Pearce, and is replaced on Early Breakfast by Scott Mills.
- 15 October – Launch of In Our Time, a weekly series of historical, scientific, literary or philosophical discussions between Melvyn Bragg and three academics on BBC Radio 4. It will pass its 1000th edition in 2023.[14]
- 3 April
- 27 December – Frank Sinatra: The Voice of the Century (1998)
Bannister's time as controller of Radio 1 is documented in Simon Garfield's book The Nation's Favourite.