Editing Independent Local Radio (section)

===Original contracts===

====First tranche====
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Airdate<ref name="airdate">{{cite web |last=Graham |first=Russ J. |url=https://transdiffusion.org/2006/12/19/ilrdates/ |title=Original ILR Airdates |work=Radiomusications from Transdiffusion |access-date=4 January 2006}}</ref>
! City
! Station name
! Current<br />Station name
! Owner
|-
| [[1973 in British radio#October|8 October 1973]]
| [[London]]
| [[LBC|London Broadcasting Company]]
| [[LBC]]
| [[Global Media & Entertainment|Global]]
|-
| [[1973 in British radio#October|16 October 1973]]
| London
| [[Capital London|Capital Radio]]
| [[Capital London]]
| Global
|-
| [[1973 in British radio#December|31 December 1973]]
| [[Glasgow]]
| [[Radio Clyde]]
| [[Clyde 1]]
| [[Bauer Media Audio UK|Bauer]]
|-
| 19 February 1974
| [[Birmingham]]
| [[Hits Radio Birmingham|BRMB]]
| [[Hits Radio Birmingham]]
| Bauer
|-
| 2 April 1974
| [[Manchester]]
| [[Greatest Hits Radio Manchester & The North West|Piccadilly Radio]]
| [[Hits Radio Manchester]]
| Bauer
|-
| 15 July 1974
| [[Newcastle-upon-Tyne]]
| [[Hits Radio North East|Metro Radio]]
| [[Hits Radio North East]]
| Bauer
|-
| 30 September 1974
| [[Swansea]]
| [[Greatest Hits Radio South Wales|Swansea Sound]]
| [[The Wave 96.4 FM|Hits Radio South West Wales]]
| Bauer
|-
| 1 October 1974
| [[Sheffield]]
| [[Hits Radio South Yorkshire|Radio Hallam]]
| [[Hits Radio South Yorkshire]]
| Bauer
|-
| 21 October 1974
| [[Liverpool]]
| [[Hits Radio Liverpool|Radio City]]
| [[Hits Radio Liverpool]]
| Bauer
|-
| 22 January 1975
| [[Edinburgh]]
| [[Radio Forth]]
| [[Forth 1]]
| Bauer
|-
| 19 May 1975
| [[Plymouth]]
| [[Heart Plymouth|Plymouth Sound]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Heart West]]
| Global
|-
| 24 June 1975
| [[Stockton-on-Tees]]
| [[TFM (radio station)|Radio Tees]]
| [[TFM (radio station)|Hits Radio Teesside]]
| Bauer
|-
| 3 July 1975
| [[Nottingham]]
| [[Trent FM|Radio Trent]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Capital Midlands]]
| Global
|-
| 16 September 1975
| [[Bradford]]
| [[Pennine Radio (radio station)|Pennine Radio]]
| [[Hits Radio West Yorkshire]]
| Bauer
|-
| 14 October 1975
| [[Portsmouth]]
| [[Radio Victory]]
| colspan=2|Defunct
|-
| 28 October 1975
| [[Ipswich]]
| [[Heart Ipswich|Radio Orwell]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Heart East]]
| Global
|-
| 8 March 1976
| [[Reading, Berkshire|Reading]]
| [[Heart Berkshire|Radio 210]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Heart South]]
| Global
|-
| 16 March 1976
| [[Belfast]]
| colspan=2|[[Downtown Radio]]
| Bauer
|-
| 12 April 1976
| [[Wolverhampton]]
| [[Hits Radio Black Country & Shropshire|Beacon Radio]]
| [[Hits Radio Black Country & Shropshire]]
| Bauer
|-
|}

====Second tranche====
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Airdate<ref name="airdate"/>
! City
! Station name
! Current<br />Station name
! Owner
|-
| 11 April 1980
| [[Cardiff]]
| [[Capital South Wales|Cardiff Broadcasting Company]]
| [[Capital South Wales]]
| Global
|-
| 23 May 1980
| [[Coventry]]
| [[Hits Radio Coventry & Warwickshire|Mercia Sound]]
| [[Hits Radio Coventry & Warwickshire]]
| Bauer
|-
| 10 July 1980
| [[Peterborough]]
| [[Heart Peterborough|Hereward Radio]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Heart East]]
| Global
|-
| 15 September 1980
| [[Bournemouth]]
| [[Heart Dorset & New Forest|2CR (Two Counties Radio)]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Heart South]]
| Global
|-
| 17 October 1980
| [[Dundee]]
| [[Greatest Hits Radio Tayside & Fife|Radio Tay]]
| [[Tay FM]]
| Bauer
|-
| 23 October 1980
| [[Gloucester]]
| [[Heart Gloucestershire|Severn Sound]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Heart West]]
| Global
|-
| 7 November 1980
| [[Exeter]]
| [[DevonAir|DevonAir Radio]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Heart West]]
| Global
|-
| 14 November 1980
| [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]]
| [[Radio Tay]]
| [[Tay FM]]
| Bauer
|-
| 12 December 1980
| [[Torbay]]
| [[DevonAir|DevonAir Radio]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Heart West]]
| Global
|-
| 27 July 1981
| [[Aberdeen]]
| [[Greatest Hits Radio North East Scotland|Northsound Radio]]
| [[Northsound 1]]
| Bauer
|-
| 1 September 1981
| [[Leeds]]
| [[Radio Aire]]
| [[Greatest Hits Radio West Yorkshire]]
| Bauer
|-
| 7 September 1981
| [[Leicester]]
| [[Centre Radio]]
| colspan=2|Defunct
|-
| 12 September 1981
| [[Southend-on-Sea]]
| [[Heart Essex (Chelmsford & Southend)|Essex Radio]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Heart East]]
| Global
|-
| 15 October 1981
| [[Luton]]
| [[Heart Dunstable|Chiltern Radio]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Heart East]]
| Global
|-
| 27 October 1981
| [[Bristol]]
| [[Heart Bristol|Radio West]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Heart West]]
| Global
|-
| 4 December 1981
| [[Ayr]] and [[Girvan]]
| [[West Sound (Ayrshire)|West Sound Radio]]
| Greatest Hits Radio Ayrshire
| Bauer
|-
| 10 December 1981
| [[Chelmsford]]
| [[Heart Essex (Chelmsford & Southend)|Essex Radio]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Heart East]]
| Global
|-
| 23 February 1982
| [[Inverness]]
| [[MFR (radio station)|Moray Firth Radio]]
| [[MFR (radio station)|MFR]]
| Bauer
|-
| 1 March 1982
| [[Bedford]]
| [[Heart Dunstable|Chiltern Radio]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Heart East]]
| Global
|-
| 4 October 1982
| [[Worcester, England|Worcester]]
| [[Hits Radio Herefordshire & Worcestershire|Radio Wyvern]]
| [[Hits Radio Herefordshire & Worcestershire]]
| Bauer
|-
| 5 October 1982
| [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]]
| [[Red Rose Radio]]
| [[Hits Radio Lancashire]]
| Bauer
|-
| 12 October 1982
| [[Swindon]]
| [[Heart Wiltshire|Wiltshire Radio]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Heart West]]
| Global
|-
| 6 November 1982
| [[Bury St Edmunds]]
| [[Heart Ipswich|Saxon Radio]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Heart East]]
| Global
|-
| 4 April 1983
| [[Guildford]]
| [[County Sound Radio (1566 AM)|County Sound]] 
|Defunct, now a relay of [[Greatest Hits Radio South]]
| Bauer
|-
| 13 June 1983
| [[Newport, Wales|Newport]]
| [[Gwent Broadcasting]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Capital South Wales]]
| Global
|-
| 29 August 1983
| [[Brighton]]
| [[Heart Sussex|Southern Sound Radio]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Heart South]]
| Global
|-
| 5 September 1983
| [[Stoke-on-Trent]]
| [[Hits Radio Staffordshire & Cheshire|Signal Radio]]
| [[Hits Radio Staffordshire & Cheshire]]
| Bauer
|-
| 5 September 1983
| [[Wrexham]]
| [[Heart Cheshire and North East Wales|Marcher Sound]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Capital North West & Wales]]
| Global
|-
| 17 April 1984
| [[Kingston-upon-Hull]]
| [[Hits Radio East Yorkshire & North Lincolnshire|Viking Radio]]
| [[Hits Radio East Yorkshire & North Lincolnshire]]
| Bauer
|-
| 5 September 1984
| [[Leicester]]
| [[Leicester Sound]]{{efn|Launched after failed [[Centre Radio]] went into receivership.}}
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Capital Midlands]]
| Global
|-
| 1 October 1984
| [[Norwich]]
| [[Heart Norwich|Radio Broadland]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Heart East]]
| Global
|-
| 1 October 1984
| [[Northampton]]
| [[Heart Peterborough|Hereward Radio]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Heart East]]
| Global
|-
| 1 October 1984
| [[East Kent]]
| [[Heart Kent|Invicta Sound]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Heart South]]
| Global
|-
| 20 October 1984
| [[Crawley]]
| [[Mercury FM|Radio Mercury]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Heart South]]
| Global 
|-
| 12 October 1986
| [[Southampton]] and [[Portsmouth]]
| [[Heart Hampshire|Ocean Sound]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Heart South]]
| Global
|-
| 30 November 1986
| [[Northampton]] and [[Northamptonshire]]
| [[Heart Northants|Northants 96]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Heart East]]
| Global
|-
| 3 March 1987
| [[Derby]]
| [[Ram FM|Radio Trent]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Capital Midlands]]
| Global
|-
| 22 May 1987
| [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]]
| [[Heart Bath|GWR Radio Bath]]
| Defunct, now a relay of [[Heart West]]
| Global
|-
|}

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In July 1981, the Home Secretary approved proposals for the creation of Independent Local Radio services in 25 more areas.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Extension of Independent Local Radio''
|url=https://transdiffusion.org/2023/01/23/extension-of-independent-local-radio/|website=transdiffusion.org|accessdate=11 February 2023}}</ref> However some of these areas were not licensed during the IBA's time as the regulator and did not receive a commercial station until after its successor, The Radio Authority, came into being in 1991.
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