October 8-November 3: The engineers and airstaff of WCCO-AM-FM-TV go on strike.
October 22: Pittsburgh court receives a $7 million libel lawsuit from county politician Cyril Wecht over remarks the city controller made of him during a radio interview.
Undated: In Albuquerque, New Mexico, long time rocker KRST flips to country music, becoming the city's first FM country radio station. KRST is still playing country music.
November 4 - KUAC Ends AM after 12 years. It's replaced by Morning Edition (see Above in Debuts)