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The year 2002 in radio involved some significant events. Contents 1 Events 2 Debuts 3 Closings 4 Deaths

Events January 21 - A train derailment in Minot North Dakota kills one person and knocks out power throughout the region spilling 250000 gallons of toxic anhydrous ammonia for fertilizer purposes. The designated primary station for the EAS in Minot Clear Channel-owned KCJB 910-AM fails to air any disaster information. The EAS had to be activated by local law enforcement; Minot police were unable to do so and KCJB couldn't due to being all-automated in the overnight hours. The incident gradually attracts controversy as well as attacks on Clear Channel from future Minnesota senator Al Franken. KDWN in Las Vegas Nevada fires Doug Basham despite receiving the highest ratings of any other host on the station including nationally syndicated ones allegedly for spending "too much time bashing the president." CBS Radio fires Opie and Anthony from WNEW following the backlash of their Sex for Sam 3 promotion in New York City NY. Debuts January - The Glenn Beck Program launched on 47 stations on Premiere Radio Networks. March 11 - BBC 6 Music the first new BBC music radio station in decades is launched. July 1 - Launch of Sirius Satellite Radio July 8- Launch of KHBZ-FM in Oklahoma City to Alternative Rock. December 2 - radio2XS launches onLine from Sheffield "Dawson McKay & The Get Up Gang" becomes "The Get Up Gang with Dawson Wendy and Levi" as Dawson moves from KASH 107.5 in Anchorage Alaska to Albuquerque New Mexico's 92.3 KRST. Closings Karl Haas retired from broadcasting at the age of 89 and recorded his last episode of Adventures in Good Music. Deaths Joe Allison 77 Songwriter radio and television personality record producer and country music business executive Jack Buck 77 American sportscaster best known for his work announcing Major League Baseball games of the St. Louis Cardinals. Wayne Cody 65 radio and television sportscaster who spent the bulk of his career in Seattle Washington at KIRO. Chick Hearn 85 television and radio announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team since 1960

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