USA DXers will be holding their major Dxpedition from 23 – 30 October 2023

Hello to everyone: USA DXers will be holding their major Dxpedition from 23 – 30 October. About 10 of the remaining veteran U.S.A hobbyists will gather in Pennsylvania and will have multiple antennas and receivers, including loops, longwire, and DKAZ. We would like to ask Europirate stations who are able to put on special transmissions during this period. Best listening conditions
for us would be in the 1900 to 0200 UTC and 0600 to 1000 UTC time range. Any help you can provide on this will be greatly appreciated – please send any information on transmissions to me at: darobin@outlook.com

Historic Logs 9 October

1988 10 09 6231 11 20 WLR E pop ID 24333

1988 10 09 6240 10 37 Tower 41 E pop ID 33443

1988 10 09 6287 08 01 RWI E pop ID 24333

1988 10 09 6299 08 06 WFRL E pop ID 33433

1988 10 09 6313 10 08 Radio 48 E pop ID 24333

1988 10 09 6317 08 06 Star International E pop ID 24433

1988 10 09 7310 08 52 Radio New Wave E pop ID 45434

1988 10 09 7410 09 44 Radio Blond Pirate G Radio Glasnost 45434

1988 10 09 7425 09 31 Radio Delta Elburg E pop ID 33433

1988 10 09 7440 08 42 RWI E pop ID 25333

1988 10 09 7490 08 43 Radio Blond Pirate E ann 44444

1993 10 09 6229 10 40 JRR International E mx ID 24333

1993 10 09 6295 10 47 Radio Caroline E mx ID 34433

1993 10 09 6300 11 10 Radio Pamela E rock ID 23433

1994 10 09 6207 09 00 Radio Nord Swe ID nordic media magazine 24433

1994 10 09 6207 10 33 Holland FM D // 1224 25333

1994 10 09 6218 11 50 FRS Holland E ID 24433

1994 10 09 6235 09 07 Radio Titanic International E 19 years ID 33443

1994 10 09 6240 10 35 Radio Geronimo E mx jingle 22322

1994 10 09 6250 10 01 Ozone International E rock mx ID 22332

1994 10 09 6268 10 49 Flashback E mx ann 25333

1994 10 09 6277 10 10 BBMS E ID pirate frequency list Radio Gemini recording 33343

1994 10 09 6288 12 09 Northlight Radio E pop ID 250 watts 33443

1994 10 09 6294 08 54 Laser Hot Hits E jingle 34444

1994 10 09 6300 09 28 BBMS E ID 33443

1994 10 09 6300 11 20 Ozone International E ID 24333

1994 10 09 6398 08 58 WNKR E ID letters 44444

1994 10 09 6398 12 14 Angel International E ID 23443

1994 10 09 7294 10 29 Radio Marabu E adv ID 35444

1994 10 09 7484 09 05 Radio Titanic International E ID 25343

1999 10 09 3930 23 57 LHH (tent) E rock n roll ann 35433

1999 10 09 6219 23 56 LHH (tent) E jingle // 3930 33443

Historic Logs 8 October

1994 10 08 6207 12 05 Super Gold E jingle Super Gold satellite radio 24333

1994 10 08 6300 12 22 Radio Pamela E mx ID 23322

1995 10 08 3910 10 23 Radio Jimmy D pop ID 34444

1995 10 08 6200 09 33 Radio Caroline F ID 24433

1995 10 08 6208 11 15 Midlands Music Radio E pop tent ID 24433

1995 10 08 6210 11 17 Radio Dr Tim G ID 23443

1995 10 08 6280 10 29 Radio Communication International E ID QSO CWR 34444

1995 10 08 6281 10 18 CWR 23322

1995 10 08 6290 10 08 Radio Communications International E mx ID test 5 watt 33443

1995 10 08 6307 09 34 Radio Pandora E mx ID 24433

On This Day… October 6th

On This Day…
October 6th
06 Oct. 1970 GBR Cheam. 94.7 FM posing as Radio Free London? Radio Jackie puts out a broadcast the same day BBC Radio London starts broadcasts on 95.3 FM, saying it is offering a new choice to the BBC station
06 Oct. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
06 Oct. 1973
* GBR. The Record Mirror on this date notes Radio Jolly Roger Radio, on 222m MW, in the Birmingham area. The broadcasts are noted as 12:00-13:00 with Jacko Diamond, Clivvi Dee [ex Radio Essex] and Monty Magic [ex Radio City]
+ GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] is on air this evening
06 Oct. 1974 IRL. 6210 kHz SW. Radio Valleri is on air today
06 Oct. 1978 GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
06 Oct. 1979
+ NED. On 1325kHz MW, a relay is made of UK station Atlanta Radio International
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] puts out shows today of Jerry James, Ken Myers, and Mike Burnett
06 Oct. 1981 GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
06 Oct. 1983
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR Twickenham. 1494 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
06 Oct. 1984
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR. SW London. 1323 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Radio Jackie is on air today
+ GBR. SE London. 90.2 FM. Skyline Radio is on air today
+ GBR. London. 92.5 FM. LWR is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. Telford. 96.1 FM. Shropshire Sound is on air today 08:00-20:00
+ GBR. London. 102.5 FM. Horizon Radio is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. London. 103.4 FM. JFM is on air 7 days a week
06 Oct. 1985
+ GBR. Hertfordshire. 1566 kHz MW. Radio Neptune starts broadcasts today, it has only a few presenters, which is to be a problem over the following weeks.
+ GBR. London. 1278 kHz MW. Radio Memphis is on air today
+ GBR. London. 1404 kHz MW. Renegade Radio is raided today at 11:00 after a tape change
+ GBR. London. 1413 kHz MW. Radio Fiona is on air today
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] suffers a raid today. This was timed to happen when the tapes changed at 19:00, but the crew got away.
+ GBR London. 94.0 FM. Kiss FM is raided again today
+ GBR. London. 102.8 FM. Trans-Atlantic Radio is on air today
+ GBR. London. 104.3 FM. UKR is on air today
+ GBR. London. 104.8 FM. Radio Gemini is on air today from 16:00
+ GBR. London. 105.7 FM. Radio Galaxy [the London station] is on air today from 18:00
+ GBR. London. 106.1 FM. Radio Tree is on air today
06 Oct. 1986 GBR. West Midlands. 3465 kHz SW. Radio Orion is on air 20:00-21:00
06 Oct. 1987 GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today from the garage, from 06:45 with Ginny Wilson, who also complains about the cold, Bill Lyons phones Simon Myres to ask him if his offer of his place is still OK, and is told yes, but that Pete Davis must do a joint show. Bill manages to convince Pete that this is probably a good idea, but Pete baulks at the idea of having to do a joint show.
Thanks to everyone for their help.
Regards to all
Bert

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On This Day… October 7th

On This Day…
October 7th
07 Oct. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
07 Oct. 1973
+ GBR. London. 1133 kHz MW. Radio Kaleidoscope is on air Sundays from 10:00-16:00
+ GBR. 6215 kHz SW. Radio Gemini is on air today
07 Oct. 1977 GBR. Berkshire. 6205 kHz SW. Radio Sunshine is noted today
07 Oct. 1978 GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
07 Oct. 1979
+ GBR. London. 1260 kHz 238m MW. Radio City is on air 12:00-16:00
+ GBR. SW London. 1332 kHz MW. Radio Jackie is on air 09:00-17:00
+ GBR. Essex. 96.3 FM. Kent North Radio [KNR] is noted today with a show by Jeff Corbett. This station had started during the late 70’s originally on Medium Wave, before moving to FM. This broadcast is believed to be the last broadcast from this station.
+ GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Radio Telstar South is on air this evening
+ GBR. West London. 94.4 FM. Uptown Radio is on air this evening
07 Oct. 1981 GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
07 Oct. 1983
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR Twickenham. 1494 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
07 Oct. 1984
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR. SW London. 1323 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Radio Jackie is on air today
+ GBR. West London. 1350 kHz MW. Radio Floss is on air today
+ GBR. Todmorden. 1405 kHz MW. Calderdale Sound is on air today, Dave Scott is noted
+ BEL. 6205 kHz SW. Radio Delmare relays a test broadcast of FRSH today
+ GBR. SE London. 90.2 FM. Skyline Radio is on air today
+ GBR. London. 92.5 FM. LWR is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. Telford. 96.1 FM. Shropshire Sound is on air today 08:00-18:00
+ GBR. London. 102.5 FM. Horizon Radio is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. London. 103.4 FM. JFM is on air 7 days a week
07 Oct. 1985
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Imagine loses its rig after 18 minutes of starting a broadcast
+ GBR. London. 94.0 FM. Kiss FM is back on air today, only to be raided the same day.
07 Oct. 1986 GBR. West Midlands. 3465 kHz SW. Radio Orion is on air 20:00-21:00
07 Oct. 1987 GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today 07:00-23:00
07 Oct. 1988 GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
07 Oct. 1989
+ GBR. Camborne. 1602 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air again today
+ GBR. Bromley. 92.0 FM Radio Argus London is on air today, this turns off when RFL is on air
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] is on air this evening
Hope this helps?
Please let me know of any corrections or additions.
Kind Regards
Bert

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On This Day… October 5th

05 Oct. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
05 Oct. 1972 GBR. Edinburgh. 1325 kHz MW. Radio Free City is on air, noted 13:20-13:55
05 Oct. 1978 GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
05 Oct. 1980
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1170 kHz MW. Merseyland Music Radio is noted today, with a repeat of the documentary of Merseyside free radio history by Bert Williams.
+ GBR. Birmingham. 1323 kHz MW. Radio Free Birmingham [RFB] is on air this afternoon
+ GBR. West London. 1350 kHz MW. Radio Floss is on air today
+ GBR. 6310 and 6850 kHz SW. Radio Caroline Short Wave [RCSW] is on air this morning. The transmission sites vary between Thetford Forest and the Malvern Hills, usually running 50 watts
+ GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Radio Telstar South is on air this evening
+ GBR. West London. 94.4 FM. Uptown Radio is on air this evening
05 Oct. 1981 GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
05 Oct. 1983
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR Twickenham. 1494 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
05 Oct. 1984
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR. SW London. 1323 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Radio Jackie is on air today
+ GBR. SE London. 90.2 FM. Skyline Radio is on air today
+ GBR. London. 92.5 FM. LWR is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. Telford. 96.1 FM. Shropshire Sound is on air today 08:00-20:00
+ GBR. London. 102.5 FM. Horizon Radio is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. London. 103.4 FM. JFM is on air 7 days a week
05 Oct. 1985
+ GBR. London. 89.9 FM. Radio Activity is on air today. Chris Philips and Bob Golding are noted
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. London 94.0 FM. Kiss FM is back on air
05 Oct. 1986
+ GBR. West Midlands. 3465 kHz SW. Radio Orion is on air 20:00-21:00
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. St Ives. 103.0 FM Radio Argus on air. Pete, James, Ginny, Bill, and Jane. Other broadcasts take place weekday evenings, and Simon Myres, Sue Jacobson and George Simpson get their own shows. James Griggs re-joins with a Country show.
+ GBR. London. RFM on air with a higher aerial, Dave, Claire, Brian, Dana. Brian is to later resign as he could lose his job. He does no more broadcasts, but remains associated. [frequency?]
05 Oct. 1987 GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today, the cold weather is starting to bite, and the electric heaters are not really man enough. Jane Brown closes down for the night at 23:00
05 Oct. 1989
+ GBR. Bromley. 92.0 FM Radio Argus London is on air today
+ GBR. London (Leyton) 92.0 FM. LWR is on air today but appears to vanish over the weekend
And that’s all for today, A big Thank You to everyone who has helped (and are continuing to help). The document has now passed 4000000 words, and is getting close to 500 pages
If you know a station is missing, and can give me details [Date: Freq: station name: anything else] please let me know and I will try to fit it in, time permitting. I do work shifts; hence the odd times this gets posted, and am also busy with other things at home, but always try to make time for a few hours on the laptop adding more data, so what is sent will go in eventually! 🙂
Kind Regards to all
Bert Bridges

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Historic Logs 6 October

1990 10 06 6205 20 08 Radio Freedom International E ID 44433

1996 10 06 3925 07 48 unid E talk 25333

1996 10 06 3926 09 35 Radio Red King E ID 45444

1996 10 06 3945 07 48 Radio Free London E ID 34433

1996 10 06 6220 07 44 Laser Hot Hits E Dire Straits ID 23322

1996 10 06 6235 07 46 Laser Hot Hits E Dire Straits ID 22432

1996 10 06 6250 09 45 RadioCommunication E pop ID 24333

1996 10 06 6255 09 20 Radio Communication E pop ID 24433

1996 10 06 6257 09 23 Ozone International E mx ID 33443

1996 10 06 6266 07 56 UK Radio E ID 23433

1996 10 06 6280 08 09 Moz G/E SRS-adr 34433

1996 10 06 6280 09 03 Radio Pandora E ID 24433

1996 10 06 6290 09 47 Delta Radio E Rueil-adr 33443

1996 10 06 6400 07 57 Radio Free London E // 3945 34444

1996 10 06 7303 09 31 Radio Marabu E ID USB 24433

1996 10 06 7500 07 58 Radio International email-adr 34433

On This Day… October 3rd

Hi all.
On This Day…
October 3rd
03 Oct. 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
+ GBR. London. 1492 kHz MW. 10:00-13:00 Radio Nelson is on air today
03 Oct. 1976
+ GBR. London. 6210 kHz SW. Skyport Radio running 15 watts, is noted today in Germany at 10:22, programmes run 10:00-13:00
+ GBR. 6225 kHz SW. Radio Gemini is noted today 10:15-10:40 with 150 watts power
+ NED. 6237 kHz SW. Time Radio is on air today noted 11:55-14:00
+ IRL. 6260 kHz SW. Radio Valleri is on air today, its programmes are Sundays 09:00-12:00 with Derek Jones and Mike Anderson
+ GBR. Cambridgeshire. 6270 kHz SW. ABC England loses a 200-watt SW transmitter in a raid in which 11 officers attended, it returns the following week but then drops broadcasts to monthly
+ GER. 6275 kHz SW. KOL Europe is testing again today
+ GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Radio Telstar South is on air this evening
03 Oct. 1978 GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
03 Oct. 1981 GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
03 Oct. 1982
+ GBR. West London. 1350 kHz MW. Radio Floss is on air today
+ GBR. 6310 and 6850 kHz SW. Radio Caroline Short Wave [RCSW] is on air this morning. The transmission sites vary between Thetford Forest and the Malvern Hills, usually running 50 watts
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 7359 kHz SW. UK Radio is on air 09:00-13:00 with 15 watts
+ GBR. West London. 94.4 FM. Uptown Radio is on air this evening
03 Oct. 1983
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR. SW London. 1323 kHz. Radio Jackie is on air today, Dave Smell and Dickie Allen are noted
+ GBR Twickenham. 1494 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
03 Oct. 1984
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR. SW London. 1323 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Radio Jackie is on air today
+ GBR. SE London. 90.2 FM. Skyline Radio is on air today
+ GBR. London. 92.5 FM. LWR is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. Telford. 96.1 FM. Shropshire Sound is on air today 08:00-20:00
+ GBR. London. 102.5 FM. Horizon Radio is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. London. 103.4 FM. JFM is on air 7 days a week
03 Oct. 1985 GBR. London. 94.0 FM. Kiss FM is raided today
03 Oct. 1986
+ GBR. West Midlands. 3465 kHz SW. Radio Orion is on air 20:00-21:00
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
03 Oct. 1987
+ GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
03 Oct. 1989
+ GBR. Bromley. 92.0 FM Radio Argus London is on air today
Hope this helps?
Any additions or corrections? Please let me know.
Cheers
Bert Bridges

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On This Day… October 4th.

On This Day…
October 4th.
04 Oct. 1970 GBR. West London. 1507 kHz MW. Radio Nelson is on air today
04 Oct. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
04 Oct. 1978 GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
04 Oct. 1980 GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] is on air today
04 Oct. 1981
+ GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. West London. 1350 kHz MW. Radio Floss is on air today
+ GBR. London. 1386 kHz MW. Radio Comsat is on air from midday today
+ GBR. 6310 and 6850 kHz SW. Radio Caroline Short Wave [RCSW] is on air this morning. The transmission sites vary between Thetford Forest and the Malvern Hills, usually running 50 watts
+ GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Radio Telstar South is on air this evening
+ GBR. West London. 94.4 FM. Uptown Radio is on air this evening
04 Oct. 1983
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR Twickenham. 1494 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
04 Oct. 1984
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR. SW London. 1323 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Radio Jackie is on air today
+ GBR. SE London. 90.2 FM. Skyline Radio is on air today
+ GBR. London. 92.5 FM. LWR is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. Telford. 96.1 FM. Shropshire Sound is on air today 08:00-20:00
+ GBR. London. 102.5 FM. Horizon Radio is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. London. 103.4 FM. JFM is on air 7 days a week
04 Oct. 1985 GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
04 Oct. 1986
+ GBR. West Midlands. 3465 kHz SW. Radio Orion is on air 20:00-21:00
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
04 Oct. 1987
+ GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
04 Oct. 1989
+ GBR. Bromley. 92.0 FM Radio Argus London is on air today
+ GBR. London (Leyton) 92.0 FM. LWR is on air today
As usual, and additions and corrections please let me know, and thanks to those people who are sending me more and more logs in; I am getting most done, and the rest will be when I can grab a moment 🙂
Bert

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Historic Logs 4 October

1983 10 04 9420 12 08 Radio Rock International Ital pop ann 22222

1992 10 04 6229 08 30 JRR International E pop IID 33433

1992 10 04 6232 09 18 LHH E pop ID Essex-adr 32432

1992 10 04 6239 08 30 Radio Merlin International E ann ID 34433

1992 10 04 6262 08 32 Radio Marabu E mx techno ID adr 24333

1992 10 04 6290 10 00 Radio east Coast Commercial E mx ID 23433

Historic Logs 3 October

1992 10 03 6232 12 45 Radio Pamela E pop ID 24433

1992 10 03 6239 15 44 Radio Merlin International E mx ID 23433

1992 10 03 6295 12 57 Radio Caroline E pop ID 24433

1992 10 03 11710 15 53 FEBA E tx IS 32432

1999 10 03 6210 08 18 EMR E Veronica-tape ID 45444

1999 10 03 6219 08 17 unid E pop 22332

1999 10 03 6238 09 14 Radio Pacman E ID QSO Station SS 34444

1999 10 03 6243 08 18 unid E talk 23422

1999 10 03 6266 09 06 unid UK E pop 32432

1999 10 03 6270 08 15 unid mx 34444

1999 10 03 6280 09 42 Radio Frequency Hunter E PO 73 NL-7160 AB Neede 24433

1999 10 03 6280 09 51 Station SS E QSO 24322

1999 10 03 6287 08 15 unid NL E Oldie ann 24433

1999 10 03 6288 10 00 Radio Titanic NL E ID 24433

1999 10 03 6295 09 11 Radio Frequency Hunter E ID QSO 34444

1999 10 03 6296 08 14 unid UK E pop talk 23433

1999 10 03 6306 09 12 unid NL polka 44444

1999 10 03 6306 09 42 EMR E ID 45444

1999 10 03 7306 09 10 Radio Europe Ital ID USB 23433

1999 10 03 7480 08 24 Radio Benelux G pop ID 35w 35444

1999 10 03 11470 08 29 SWRS E pop ID USB 45444

1999 10 03 11470 08 32 Andino Relay Service S ID USB 45444

1999 10 03 11470 09 17 WLIQ E ID USB 34444

On This Day. October 2nd…

On This Day.
October 2nd…
02 Oct. 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
02 Oct. 1977
+ GBR. 6250 kHz SW. Radio Corsair is noted today at 09:00
+ GBR. London. 6260 kHz SW. Skyport Radio is on air 10:00-13:00
+ GBR. London. 92.4 FM. Invicta Radio is on air this Sunday
+ GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Radio Telstar South is on air this evening
02 Oct. 1978 GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
02 Oct. 1981 GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
02 Oct. 1982 GBR. London. 90.2 FM Phoenix Radio is on air 20:00-23:00, followed by Alices Restaurant
02 Oct. 1983
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR. West London. 1350 kHz MW. Radio Floss is on air today
+ GBR Twickenham. 1494 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. JFM is on air today
02 Oct. 1984
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR. SW London. 1323 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Radio Jackie is on air today
+ GBR. SE London. 90.2 FM. Skyline Radio is on air today
+ GBR. London. 92.5 FM. LWR is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. Telford. 96.1 FM. Shropshire Sound is on air today 08:00-20:00
+ GBR. London. 102.5 FM. Horizon Radio is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. London. 103.4 FM. JFM is on air 7 days a week
02 Oct. 1985
+ GBR. London. 92.5 FM. LWR which had returned to the air after officially closing down ahead of the Telecoms Act, is raided today, including studio and DJ
+ GBR. Harlow. 94.2 FM. HMR [Heavy Metal Radio] is on air tonight. Berry Morgan is one of the DJs
02 Oct. 1986 GBR. West Midlands. 3465 kHz SW. Radio Orion is on air 20:00-21:00
02 Oct. 1987
+ GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
02 Oct. 1988
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1026 kHz MW, Storeton Community Radio is on air between 09:00 and midnight today
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
02 Oct. 1989
+ GBR. Bromley. 1503 kHz MW and 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air today
Thanks for the various bits of info; as you may have noticed, UK Radio has now appeared in the loggings, other changes are also being made in places. Any corrections and additions? please let me know.
Cheers!
Bert

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Historic Logs 2 October

1988 10 02 6225 09 08 Radio New Wave International E pop ID 43443

1988 10 02 6270 12 20 Radio Pluto QSO Pacman 35444

1988 10 02 6273 12 17 Radio Pacman QSO Pluto 34433

1988 10 02 6285 09 56 Radio Apollo E Communicate 88 24333

1988 10 02 6315 09 13 Radio Peter Bell E mx ID 45444

1988 10 02 6560 10 43 Radio Brigitte E Oldie ID 34433

1988 10 02 6815 10 06 Radio East Coast Commercial E 23433

1988 10 02 7375 12 00 Radio Luce F ID 24333

1988 10 02 7375 12 01 RWI E 24333

1988 10 02 7380 10 07 Radio Blond Pirate E mx ID 35433

1994 10 02 3910 10 37 Radio Pacman D QSO 25332

1994 10 02 3913 10 35 Radio Moonlight D QSO 24333

1994 10 02 6207 09 06 Radio Nord Swe mx tx ID 34433

1994 10 02 6221 10 43 Radio Black Black (tent) G ID Wuppertal-adr 22332

1994 10 02 6235 09 18 JRRI E ID 24433

1994 10 02 6235 12 17 Laser Hot Hits E ID 33443

1994 10 02 6266 10 12 Transatlantic Radio E 1 year 44444

1994 10 02 6266 11 43 Radio Black Beard E ID 23333

1994 10 02 6275 11 19 Radio Torenvalk E ID 45444

1994 10 02 6280 12 39 CWR E QSO 34444

1994 10 02 6290 10 01 Radio Benelux G ID 33443

1994 10 02 6300 09 51 Radio Black Beard E mx ID 24333

1994 10 02 6398 09 22 WNKR E mx ID 33443

1994 10 02 6398 11 37 Angel Radio E ID 24333

1994 10 02 6398 12 01 Optimod E ID via Angel 33443

1994 10 02 7294 10 20 Radio Marabu E ID 24433

1999 10 02 6200 08 29 unid pop f/out 24433

1999 10 02 6219 08 30 unid pop f/out 24333

1999 10 02 7120 08 31 RWI E ID 45444

Historic Logs 1 October

1988 10 01 1620 17 58 Radio Delta Du ID 34343

1988 10 01 6570 12 07 Radio Brigitte E pop mx adr ID 35443

1995 10 01 3910 10 18 Radio Jimmy D tx mx ID 25333

1995 10 01 6200 09 27 Radio Caroline F tx ID 35444

1995 10 01 6210 09 28 Ozone International E ID Garry Stevens 24433

1995 10 01 6255 09 25 Radio East Coast Commercial E ID Oldie 44444

1995 10 01 6260 09 29 IMR E pop ID 33443

1995 10 01 6277 09 26 Radio Zodiac E ID 33443

On This Day. October 1st.

On This Day.
October 1st.
01 Oct. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
01 Oct. 1972
+ GBR. London. 254m MW. [1181 kHz]. Thames Radio is noted today, running 65 watts
+ GBR. London. 230m MW. [1304 kHz]. Radio Concord is on air every Sunday 11:00-15:00
01 Oct. 1978
+ GBR. SW London. 1332 kHz MW. Radio Jackie is on air 09:00-17:00
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] is on air today
+ GBR. London. 92.4 FM. Invicta Radio is on air this Sunday
+ GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Radio Telstar South is on air this evening
+ GBR. West London. 94.4 FM. Uptown Radio is on air this evening
01 Oct. 1981 GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
01 Oct. 1982 GBR. London. 103.8 FM. DBC is noted today with Chuckie and Smilie on air
01 Oct. 1983
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR Twickenham. 1494 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. Ross Travone joins Phoenix Radio this month
01 Oct. 1984
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR SW London. 1332 kHz MW. Radio Jackie is noted today with a programme by Dave Owen
+ GBR. SE London. 90.2 FM. Skyline Radio is on air today
+ GBR. London. 92.5 FM. LWR is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. Telford. 96.1 FM. Shropshire Sound is on air today 08:00-20:00
+ GBR. London. 102.5 FM. Horizon Radio is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. London. 103.4 FM. JFM is on air 7 days a week
01 Oct. 1986
+ GBR. West Midlands. 3465 kHz SW. Radio Orion is on air 20:00-21:00
+ GBR. St Ives. Noon. 103.0 FM. Radio Argus is back on air. DJs are James Halstead, Bill Lyons, Pete Davis, Ginny Wilson, and Jane Brown. The station advertises for more DJs and staff. Broadcasts come from a hotel room in St. Ives, and staff donate funds to pay for the rent. The rig is sited in the fireplace, the coax runs up the chimney, and a pulley system unfolds and collapses the dipole array, to allow it to be raised out of or lowered back down within the chimney. Power is about 300 watts. Thanks to Simon Myres’ building, no TVI occurs.
01 Oct. 1987 GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
01 Oct. 1988 GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
01 Oct. 1989
+ GBR. London (Bromley). 1125 kHz MW and 92.15 FM. Radio Argus London is on air today, relaying RFM when it is on air
+ GBR. Camborne. 1602 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air again today
+ GBR. London (Bow). 92.0 FM. Rock FM [RFM] is on air today
+ GBR. London (Leyton) 92.0 FM. LWR is on air today
And there we have it for today. As usual, any additions or corrections will be gladly received and acknowledged, and my Thanks to those who have already contributed
Regards
Bert

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On this day October

Hi everyone.
Its the first of the month, and I have a few ‘in this month’ events that hopefully some of those who were in the know, can help with adding a few details, dates etc.? My questions are in [square] brackets after each entry
Oct. 1970
* GBR London. 199m MW, [1507 kHz] Radio Nelson goes down to two DJs; Henry Morgan and Libby Caroline after Barry Johnson is fired for a takeover attempt and Johnny Mitchel emigrates. The programmes suffer as a result, with shorter timings and the transmitter power remains low at 15 watts
[really, I just need dates here if possible please]
Oct. 1978
* GBR. Wolverhampton. UK Radio starts experimenting with FM, as the AM suffers from interference after dark. Pete Winfield also leaves the station to pursue a career in catering.
[this is from the info I was given by Paul Johnson RIP, can anyone recall dates, and also the frequency of the FM service at this time please?]
Oct. 1980
* NED. European Music Radio is raided this month.
* GBR. Leicester. 103.8 FM. Radio Alice is raided this month; programmes again return after about a week.
[again its mainly dates I am after here for both stations, but in the case of Radio Alice, ANY info would be gladly received; it was part of the inspiration behind Argus, and even used rigs made by Simon in the later years, but all the info I and Bill Lyons can find is very sketchy, and some I have left out of the usual ‘On This Day’ threads, we probably met Jane Nelson who was one of the leading lights of the station about half a dozen times.]
Oct 1981
* GBR. Event Magazine produces a picture of a radio dial with free stations listed with their positions on the dial. These include Thameside Radio, Alices Restaurant, Crystal Set, Radio Free London [RFL], Invicta, South London Radio, Telstar South, Radio Zodiac, JFM, and London Music Radio [LMR]
[what was Crystal Set’s exact frequency, and can someone tell me more about this station please?]
Oct. 1982
* GBR. Wolverhampton. UK Radio opens another new studio, and the audio quality improves as a result.
* GBR. Colchester. Radio East’s rig blows up!
* GBR. London.92.0 FM. After repeated raids Radio Free London [RFL] closes down again for a while, it has been raided about twelve times in as many weeks but it closes this time round because the engineer has run out of handles for the rigs.
[its again all about dates here, when did the new UK Radio studio open? When did Radio East go off air, and, so I can calculate correctly backwards, when did the handles run out? I have heard this directly from the then engineer for RFL, but really could use the date so this interesting detail can be more accurately placed please]
Oct. 1983
* GBR. London. 1413 kHz MW. Skyline Radio is on air 7 days a week this month on MW and FM playing pop and disco. 06:00-00:00
+ London. 92.0FM. Imagine appears this month, playing laid back rock
[Skyline questions first if I may? I am going to add in the daily stuff from this month, but was this the month it all started, and if so what date please?
As for Imagine, it is just dates here I am after please]
Oct. 1984
* GBR. London. DTI raids on stations intensifies in this month, few stations are able to maintain a 24-hour service without significant gaps in transmissions. Skyline Radio is to drop its MW service during this period
* GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Imagine returns with its laid-back rock programming. DJs include Steve Martin, Pete Simmons, and Dave James. The rig is 10 watts, increasing to 40 watts from Christmas.
[Skyline again here, what date was the last date MW was on air please? Also, how quickly after raids did the station return? a day, a week? or just a few hours?
Imagine is again just a question about when this happened if anyone can help please?]
Oct. 1985
* GBR. London. Up to the start of October the dti claim to have raided stations 180 times with 88 prosecutions.
* GBR. SE London. In this month, Eric Gotts of the dti manages to create a rush hour traffic jam on the A2 when he commandeers a fire engine with a mechanical lift and turntable. He goes up in the bucket to disconnect the aerial of Kiss FM’s rig.
* GBR. London. Radio Jackie staff were fined £3,900 in this month (including £750 for the programme controller who had an earlier prosecution), relating to a raid on the station in February. Plus, costs of £100 each. Plus, equipment and records seized valued at £20,000 value.
* Offshore. Despite repeated rumours in press and magazines, the planned Country & Western Tennessee Sound, to come from the unassumingly named vessel MV General Lee never appears!
[ Dates, dates, and more Dates here please 🙂 Also, I have added in the rumoured offshore station that never was, but was there any truth behind the rumour?]
Oct. 1986
* GBR. Wolverhampton. 3463 kHz and 6200 kHz SW. Radio Orion moves 49 mb frequency this month, to 6200 kHz, tropical band 3463 kHz stays on, but the response is not as good as 49mb.
* GBR. Colchester. 90.9 FM. In this month a one-off broadcast was made of Radio Bogroll, featuring Garry Lee, Tim Rice, and Grumpy Mc. Gaskill. This was to be a pilot transmission for the station to become Freedom Overflow; it is comprised of Radio Freedom staff.
[More dates needed here if possible please, With Orion, when did each of the frequencies start, and what date did this change take place please? As for Bogroll… was anyone in Colchester around this time with an FM radio, tuning around? Its a long shot, I know 🙂 ]
Oct. 1989
* GBR. Leyton. London Weekend Radio [LWR] by now run by ‘Zak,’ starts trying to muscle in again on 92.0 FM. Radio Free London and Rock FM [RFM] turn up the power of their rigs. RFM tunes slightly down [to 91.95]. In Bromley Radio Argus London also tries out the old RFM channel of 94.3, besides relaying RFL and RFM onto 92.15 mHz when they are on air, thus putting their signals out either side of and swamping LWR in the Bromley area.
[This is the third incarnation of LWR, and it was a rather unpleasant time, ending with a blind DJ on RFM being threatened; but can someone tell me when LWR returned to the air please? I know they were busted on Christmas Day of that year]
If you can help with some of the questions herein, I will be most grateful, the usual ‘On This Day’ will follow after I have had a lie-down in a dark room for a while! 🙂
Thanks in advance
Bert

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