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Another two-in-one On This Day post. Please let me know if this is the best way, or daily ones are better.
July 11th…
11 Jul. 1971
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 and 14:00-15:00 Radio Free City is on air today
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1394 kHz MW. 12:00-20:00 Radio Caroline South is on air today
11 Jul. 1975 GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Sun Radio is on air today with Andy Allman sitting in for Dave Sinclair 20:00-21:00, Steve Mason 21:00-21:30 and Mike Burnett 22:00-23:00
11 Jul. 1976 GBR. 6258 kHz SW. Peanuts Radio is noted today.
11 Jul. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
11 Jul. 1984
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR. SW London. 1332 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Radio Jackie is on air today
+ GBR. SE London. 1413 kHz and 90.2 FM. Skyline Radio is on air today 06:00-00:00
+ GBR. London. 92.5 FM. On air 7 days a week, LWR is on air today
+ GBR. London. 102.5 FM. Horizon Radio is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. London. 102.8 FM. JFM is on air 7 days a week
11 Jul. 1989
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1503 kHz MW [St Ives], 1602 kHz MW [St Dennis and 102.8 FM [St Agnes]. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW and 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air this evening
+ GBR. Newquay. 103.1 FM. Radio Argus Atlantic Coast Service is on air this evening
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July 12th
12 Jul. 1970 GBR. Bromley, Kent. 1158 kHz MW. Radio Sheila is raided today, when police armed with a search warrant raided the studio in Shorrold Road in Downham. DJs Dave Redding (19), and Brian Jenkins (21), are just finishing a programme, GPO officials confiscate (steal) the rig, tape recorders, crystals and, more importantly, a list of names and addresses of other free radio operators.
12 Jul. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
12 Jul. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
12 Jul. 1984
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR. SW London. 1332 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Radio Jackie is on air today
+ GBR. SE London. 1413 kHz and 90.2 FM. Skyline Radio is on air today 06:00-00:00
+ GBR. London. 92.5 FM. On air 7 days a week, LWR is on air today
+ GBR. London. 102.5 FM. Horizon Radio is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. London. 102.8 FM. JFM is on air 7 days a week
12 Jul. 1987
+ NED. 6260 kHz SW. Using its own transmitter for the first time in some years, FRSH is on air today with a 90 minute test transmission
+ GBR. Penzance. Impact Radio is raided by the dti, Radio Argus Cornwall moved to a temporary site hour before. The car used by the dti has its description and number plate noted
12 Jul. 1989
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1503 kHz MW [St Ives], 1602 kHz MW [St Dennis and 102.8 FM [St Agnes]. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW and 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air this evening
+ GBR. Newquay. 103.1 FM. Radio Argus Atlantic Coast Service is on air this evening
That’s it for now, as ever, any additions and corrections will be gratefully received.
Regards,
Bert

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Hi all. I hope your weekend went well.
To limit the posts clogging up people’s feed here is another two-in-one On This Day.
09 Jul.
09 Jul. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
09 Jul. 1978
+ NOR. 1326 kHz MW. Radio Nolan relays Independent Radio Authority with 1.5 kilowatts of power today.
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London is on air today
09 Jul. 1983
+ GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
+ GBR. London. 90.2 FM Phoenix Radio is on air 17:00-23:00, followed by Alices Restaurant
09 Jul. 1984
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR. SW London. 1332 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Radio Jackie is on air today
+ GBR. SE London. 1413 kHz and 90.2 FM. Skyline Radio is on air today 06:00-00:00
+ GBR. London. 92.5 FM. On air 7 days a week, LWR is on air today
+ GBR. London. 102.5 FM. Horizon Radio is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. London. 102.8 FM. JFM is on air 7 days a week
09 Jul. 1985
+ GBR. Ilford. 104.7 FM. 8 pm to midnight. The first broadcast of Radio Argus takes place; DJs are James Halstead, Bill Lyons, Pete Davis and Bert Bridges, from whose room the broadcast takes place. The name has been decided after reading a book that states that while Mercury was the messenger of the gods, he had a ‘journalist’ with a thousand eyes, called Argus. In view of the way the licensed Radio Mercury treated the free station, Radio Jackie, which has only recently been forced to close down due to actions by Mercury and their dti friends, Radio Argus seems the most fitting name. Mercury would thus be deprived of the source of all his information, and have nothing to tell the gods, if Argus went on strike! The rig drifts in frequency, gets very hot, and makes strange noises. Possibly because the aerial is formed from a copper pipe on the outside of the building, cut through top and bottom and held in place with plastic sections to make a hidden dipole in plain sight. It is decided to suspend broadcasts until an engineer can be found.
09 Jul. 1986 GBR. Camborne. 103.0 FM. Alterations take place to Radio Argus’ programming. Weekday night broadcasts are cut back and weekend broadcasts are extended, 19:00-02:00.
09 Jul. 1989 GBR. Bromley. Unaware of problems in Cornwall, Radio Argus London celebrates its fourth birthday, with a simulcast. The builder has turned up with a rig on 92.0 FM. It’s only about a few watts, but for the rest of the day, the celebrations go on, on both 1611kHz MW and 92.0 FM. [And the SW sprog!] RFM is not relayed today
GBR. London. 94.3 FM. RFM is on air today
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10 Jul.
10 Jul. 1971
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1394 kHz MW. 23:00-01:00 Radio Caroline South is on air tonight
10 Jul. 1982 GBR. London. 90.2 FM Phoenix Radio is on air 20:00-23:00, followed by Alices Restaurant
10 Jul. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
10 Jul. 1984
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1197 kHz MW and on FM, Radio Merseywaves is on air with John Freeman, Tony Reeve and Paul Jay, the station is sharing the MW channel with Radio Elenore, but many of Elenore’s DJs have moved over to Merseywaves
+ GBR. SW London. 1332 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Radio Jackie is on air today
+ GBR. SE London. 1413 kHz and 90.2 FM. Skyline Radio is on air today 06:00-00:00
+ GBR. London. 92.5 FM. On air 7 days a week, LWR is on air today
+ GBR. London. 102.5 FM. Horizon Radio is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. London. 102.8 FM. JFM is on air 7 days a week
10 Jul. 1987 GBR. St Ives. 103.0 FM. Radio Argus Cornwall goes 24 hours for the summer, planning a return to evenings and weekends in September.
10 Jul. 1989
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1503 kHz MW [St Ives], 1602 kHz MW [St Dennis and 102.8 FM [St Agnes]. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today, in an attempt to improve the late evening service, continuous music and jingles go out 11:00-14:00, the DJ thus displaced [Sid Jackall] gets the ‘graveyard shift’, something he rather enjoys!
+ GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW and 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air this evening
+ GBR. Newquay. 103.1 FM. Radio Argus Atlantic Coast Service is on air this evening
…and breathe… 🙂
I hope this is of interest to some; as ever, any additions and corrections will be gratefully received and credited in the document this is copied and pasted from.
Regards,
Bert

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Radio Pamela will be on air Tomorrow (Sunday) on 6940 khz from10.00 to 14.00 hours BST with 4 hours of classic gold with Steve Most and Terry Philips.

HI everyone. Had a task with adding Sunshine Radio, but happy to say its all in. The rest will follow in the next day or so, in between all the other tasks I have to do over a weekend off! 🙂
So… On This Day… July 8th.
08 Jul.1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
08 Jul. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
08 Jul. 1984
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR. SW London. 1332 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Radio Jackie is on air today
+ GBR. SE London. 1413 kHz and 90.2 FM. Skyline Radio is on air today 06:00-00:00
+ GBR. London. 92.5 FM. On air 7 days a week, LWR is on air today
+ GBR. London. 102.5 FM. Horizon Radio is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. London. 102.8 FM. JFM is on air 7 days a week
08 Jul. 1989 GBR. Cornwall. 1503 kHz MW [St Ives], 1602 kHz MW from 14:00 [St Dennis] and 102.8 FM Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today, DJs do extra hours and the overnight programme is live into Sunday
+ GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW. Radio Argus London is on air this morning and relays Radio Free London [RFL] in the evening
+ GBR London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] is on air this evening, programmes are recorded on a reel to reel machine, with extra tape spliced on to give just over 8 hours programmes
+ GBR. Newquay. 103.1 FM. Further attempts with the link, and a receiver using a multi-element yagi aerial are still not felt to be good enough, but Radio Argus Cornwall is on air part of the day today, with the Atlantic Coast Service ‘opting out’ for a few hours in the morning and evening
Thanks for the extra info; as ever, any additions or corrections, please let me know.
Things are a bit sparse in the 1970s, as far as Land Based broadcasts are concerned [there is a fair bit of offshore], so if anything can be added it would be especially appreciated, but any decade is fine.
Enjoy the weekend.
Bert

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Radio Pamela will be on air Saturday evening from 18.00 to 20.00 hours BST (British Summer Time) on 6940 khz .

Apologies for the lateness in the day. I will put two days in one post so as not to clog up people’s notifications.
On This Day. July 6th.
06 Jul. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
06 Jul. 1980 GBR. London. 1404 kHz MW. Phoenix Radio is on air today
06 Jul. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
06 Jul. 1984
+ GBR. SW London. 1332 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Radio Jackie is on air today
+ GBR. SE London. 1413 kHz and 90.2 FM. Skyline Radio is on air today 06:00-00:00
+ GBR. London. 92.5 FM. On air 7 days a week, LWR is on air today
+ GBR. London. 102.5 FM. Horizon Radio is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. London. 102.8 FM. JFM is on air 7 days a week
06 Jul. 1989
+ GBR. Saltash. 1494 kHz MW. A lack of programmes due to the staff shortage, means Radio Argus Plymouth repeats shows today 06:00-10:00 and 15:00-19:00
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1503 kHz MW [St Ives] and 102.8 FM [St Agnes] Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today 06:00-22:00, overnight is a loop tape of continuous music and jingles. The 1602 kHz rig is being repaired and given a service at Simon’s place.
+ GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW. Radio Argus London is on air this evening
+ GBR. Newquay. 103.1 FM. Radio Argus Atlantic Coast Service is on air this evening
On This Day. July 7th.
07 Jul. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
07 Jul. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
07 Jul. 1984
+ GBR. SW London. 1332 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Radio Jackie is on air today
+ GBR. SE London. 1413 kHz and 90.2 FM. Skyline Radio is on air today 06:00-00:00
+ GBR. London. 92.5 FM. On air 7 days a week, LWR is on air today
+ GBR. London. 102.5 FM. Horizon Radio is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. London. 102.8 FM. JFM is on air 7 days a week
07 Jul. 1989 GBR. Saltash. 1494 kHz MW. Due to no tapes arriving or being available for the moment, it is decided today will be the last broadcast for a while from Radio Argus Plymouth, repeated programmes go out the usual hours, and a hurried announcement is made during the evening show saying there will be no programmes from Monday on. The rig and aerial are to stay in position for when things improve. [This is actually to be the last ever broadcast from this site].
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1503 kHz MW [St Ives] and 102.8 FM [St Agnes] Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today 06:00-22:00, overnight is a loop tape of continuous music and jingles. The 1602 kHz rig is still being repaired and given a service at Simon’s place. The aerial at St Dennis is resited and made harder to bring down.
+ GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW. Radio Argus London is on air this evening
+ GBR. Newquay. 103.1 FM. Radio Argus Atlantic Coast Service is on air this evening
As usual, any corrections and additions will be gratefully received.

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Scoll and Bones Radio System (I hope it is spelled right) is currently active on 6280 Khz. Reports go to shortwavepirate@protonmail.com. Good signal at Weston UK. Lots of offshore memorys and good music.

On This Day… July 5th.
05 Jul. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
05 Jul. 1980 GBR. Leicester. 103.8 FM. Radio Alice is believed to have been raided today; programmes return after about a week.
05 Jul. 1981 GBR Scotland. 1413 kHz MW. Radio Kay is on air with 500 watts today, it is opposing the opening of the Torness Nuclear Power Station.
05 Jul. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
05 Jul. 1984
+ GBR. SW London. 1332 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Radio Jackie is on air today
+ GBR. SE London. 1413 kHz and 90.2 FM. Skyline Radio is on air today 06:00-00:00
+ GBR. London. 92.5 FM. On air 7 days a week, LWR is on air today
+ GBR. London. 102.5 FM. Horizon Radio is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. London. 102.8 FM. JFM is on air 7 days a week
05 Jul. 1987
+ GBR. Cornwall. A caller to a BBC Radio Cornwall phone in announces the Radio Argus Cornwall transmitter site. This person was later found to be an Impact Radio DJ. This was to prove the start of a prolonged battle between Argus and Impact.
05 Jul. 1989
+ GBR Saltash. 1494 kHz MW. Radio Argus Plymouth is on air with tapes shows 06:00-10:00 and 15:00-19:00
+ GBR Cornwall. 1602 kHz MW rig fails today, Radio Argus Cornwall continues on 1503 kHz [St Ives and 102.8 FM [St Agnes]. It is found that someone had cut the aerial at St Dennis causing the rig to fail. To avoid confusion, the 103.1 FM service at Newquay is to start calling itself the Radio Argus Atlantic Coast Service from today, its hours are to be clarified as weekday evenings and as many hours as possible at weekends.
+ GBR. Bromley. Radio Argus London is on air this evening
And that’s it for today. As ever, if anyone can add to or correct these posts please do!
Regards,
Bert

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On This Day… July 4th.
04 Jul. 1971
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 and 14:00-15:00 Radio Free City is on air today
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1394 kHz MW. 12:00-20:00 Radio Caroline South is on air today
04 Jul. 1975 GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Sun Radio is back on a Friday after the previous raid (on a Saturday). Programmes are 20:00-21:00 Chris Trent, 21:00-21:30 Tony Randall, 21:30-22:00 Mark Ellis and 22:00-23:00 Jack Daniels
04 Jul. 1983 GBR. London. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Sovereign is noted with shows by John Kenning, Bob Randall and Crispian St John today
04 Jul. 1984
+ GBR. SW London. 1332 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Radio Jackie is on air today
+ GBR. SE London. 1413 kHz and 90.2 FM. Skyline Radio is on air today 06:00-00:00
+ GBR. London. 92.5 FM. On air 7 days a week, LWR is on air today
+ GBR. London. 102.5 FM. Horizon Radio is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. London. 102.8 FM. JFM is on air 7 days a week
04 Jul. 1985 GBR. Ilford. James Halstead turns up one evening with a rig; he retunes before broadcasts take place.
04 Jul. 1987 GBR. Wirral 104.8 FM. Radio Julie makes the last noted broadcast today until March 1988, DJs include Angie Cross, Neil Bishop and Chris Rhodes
04 Jul. 1989
+ GBR Saltash. 1494 kHz MW. Radio Argus Plymouth is on air with taped shows 06:00-10:00 and 15:00-19:00
+ GBR Cornwall. 1503 kHz [St Ives] and 102.8 FM [St Agnes] Radio Argus Cornwall changes a few other sites round today, as Pete threatened Simon, it is decided to move the 1602 kHz MW rig to St Dennis, thus only the link would come from Simon’s place. 103.1 FM from Newquay is off air as the person there is not sure who is running the station. He is reassured, but decides to site the rig off his property. The link from Camborne is not strong enough to give a good enough signal to be relayed, and in any event the link receiver intended for Newquay is now needed for the St Dennis rig. Programmes are rearranged, and the overnight service is largely taped music with jingles, Pete and his four associates have caused chaos to the DJ roster.
+ GBR. Bromley. Radio Argus London is on air this evening, unaware of the problems in Cornwall.
….and there you have it for today. One question for those who may know… Did Radio Julie make more broadcasts before March?
Regards to all
Bert

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On This Day… July 3rd
03 Jul. 1971
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1394 kHz MW. 23:00-01:00 Radio Caroline South is on air tonight
03 Jul. 1982 GBR. London. 90.2 FM Phoenix Radio is on air 20:00-23:00, followed by Alices Restaurant
03 Jul. 1983 GBR. London. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Sovereign is noted with a Crispian St John programme
03 Jul. 1984
+ GBR. SW London. 1332 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Radio Jackie is on air today
+ GBR. SE London. 1413 kHz and 90.2 FM. Skyline Radio is on air today 06:00-00:00
+ GBR. London. 92.5 FM. On air 7 days a week, LWR is on air today
+ GBR. London. 102.5 FM. Horizon Radio is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. London. 102.8 FM. JFM is on air 7 days a week
03 Jul. 1989
+ GBR Saltash. 1494 kHz MW. Radio Argus Plymouth is on air today with taped shows 06:00-10:00 and 15:00-19:00
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1503 kHz and 1602 kHz MW and 102.8 and 103.1 FM. The expansion of services, and new staff joining Radio Argus Cornwall mean that it is potentially possible to start a county wide service, with local opt-outs. An on-air meeting is held to discuss the plans with a live phoneline for listeners’ contributions and suggestions. However, Pete Davis becomes very drunk and abusive, insulting everybody who disagrees with him. When he insists on the station name being changed he is sacked. He walks out, taking four DJs with him. The live programme is suspended and a taped show hurriedly goes out.
+ GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW. Radio Argus London is on air this evening

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