Fall - St. Louis radio station KSHE flips from female-oriented rock to progressive rock, becoming one of the first progressive rock radio stations in the US.
c. April 1 - CKLW in Windsor, Ontario adopts Bill Drake's Boss Radio top-40 format, eventually taking on the name "The Big 8" by the end of the year and soon becoming one of the most influential radio stations in North America.
September 30: The BBC introduces its national pop station Radio 1, modeled on the successful pirate station Radio London. The old BBC Light, Third and Home channels become Radios 2, 3 and 4 respectively.