The year1966 in radio involved some significant events.

• September:KWNT-FM signs on the air, simulcasting the AM signal of KWNT (1580 AM) and its country music format. Unlike the AM signal, which is daytime only, KWNT-FM's broadcast day goes to at least 10 p.m.
• September 16:WFIL 560 AM inPhiladelphia changes from an MOR adult standard format to top 40 as "The Pop Explosion – Famous 56"
• December 15 -WGIL-FM ofGalesburg, Illinois signs on at 94.9 FM as sister station to WGIL-AM; by 1974, the station's call letters are changed to WAAG.

• May 3 –Swinging Radio England and Britain Radio commence broadcasting onAM, with a combined potential 100,000 watts, from the same ship anchored off the south coast of England in international waters.
• October 22 –WJVM (94.3 FM) launches in Sterling, Illinois.

• January 25 –Wes Durham, Americansportscaster and radioplay-by-play announcer forGeorgia Tech sports.
• April 1 –Chris Evans, British radio disc jockey.
• April 23 –Bubba the Love Sponge, American radio personality.
• August 17 –Mister Cee, American disc jockey (died 2024).
• September 9 –Nikki Bedi, Anglo-Indian broadcast presenter.
• October 27 –Matt Drudge, American Internet journalist andtalk radio host.

• April 11 –A. B. Campbell, English naval officer and radio broadcaster (born 1881).
• December 2 –Giles Cooper, British broadcast dramatist (born 1918).

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