Month: June 2023

Looks like Ray Anderson’s putting together another Big L tribute station, transmitting from a double decker bus in Felixstowe. 29th July – 14th August, 1206 kHz and online.

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On This Day… June 21st
21 Jun. 1975 GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Sun Radio is on air today. Chris Trent is one of the presenters
21 Jun. 1981
+ NED. 6250 and 7315 kHz SW. Free Radio Service Holland [FRSH] is on air today, but experiencing problems with FRBC.
+ GBR. 6250 Free Radio Broadcasting Company [FRBC] restarts broadcasts, an unusual situation where a UK station has fired up on top of a Dutch station instead of the other way round.
21 Jun. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
21 Jun. 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
21 Jun. 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 MW. [St Ives], 1602 kHz MW [Camborne] and 102.8 FM [St Agnes] via a link system from Camborne, Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW. Radio Argus London is on air this evening
And that’s the lot for today, unless something has been missed? Please let me know.
Enjoy the longest day!
Bert Bridges

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CROWDFUNDER UPDATE: Message from station manager Peter Moore
Our Crowdfunder Campaign to raise funds for the Ross Revenge Dry Dock Appeal has now ended. A huge Thank You! to everyone who donated. Your support and generosity are very much appreciated.
Crowdfunder is just one income source for our charity appeal. We were hoping in total to raise £125k. At this time our charity funds stand at around £131k – which is excellent. We can now look at outside funding and grants.
There is no upper limit as to what could be spent on Ross Revenge. Fundraising for the ship has not ended but we have completed the first phase. Now patrons will be sought to advise us according to their specialised skills. Ross Revenge is on the National Historic Ships Register and while this organisation does not allocate funds, it will direct us and educate us where to seek Heritage or Commercial support.
We do note that the retired excursion steamer TS Queen Mary which lay derelict alongside side us in Tilbury Dock has now raised £3 million, such that the Trust that owns her and who previously thought to keep her on static display are now planning to make her a fully operational ship again. Bearing in mind that Queen Mary had her engines and boilers removed and scrapped decades ago and that she was not built for heavy duty service, this makes our own task less daunting.
Peter Moore
Station Manager
Chairman of Ross Revenge (Home of Radio Caroline) Charity
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙙𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨

Radio Star Country from Emyvale in Co Monaghan, 981KHz – 1kW (unlicensed) appears to be absent from the band today which is unusual for them. 19/06/23.

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Hello everyone. On This Day is a bit later than usual as Bill Lyons has been doing a lot of digging and emailing me, and incorporating a text file into a word document can be time consuming, but another big chunk of Argus history is at least in two places now, and more will hopefully follow.
So… On This Day. June 20th.
20 Jun. 1982 NED. Free Radio Service Holland [FRSH] is on air today. [it is not confirmed whether this is on 7315 or 7325 kHz SW], due to conditions the signal reaches longer than usual distances, but is not receivable in the usual areas closer to the site.
20 Jun. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
20 Jun. 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
20 Jun. 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 [this was a low powered idea with an aerial slung between a couple of apple trees, and was heard more in Saltash than Plymouth]
+ GBR Cornwall. 1503 kHz MW. [St Ives], 1602 kHz MW [Camborne] and 102.8 FM [St Agnes] via a link system from Camborne, Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW. Radio Argus London is on air this evening
and that’s it for today unless something has been missed? Please let me know 🙂
Regards,
Bert

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On This Day. June 19th.
19 Jun. 1977 GBR. London. 6265 kHz SW. European Music Radio [EMR] is on air today via a Radio Kaleidoscope 5 watt rig
19 Jun. 1982 GBR. London. 90.2 FM Phoenix Radio is on air 20:00-23:00, followed by Alices Restaurant
19 Jun. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
19 Jun. 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
19 Jun. 1988
+ GBR. Merseyside. On 1026 kHz MW, Storeton Community Radio appears again. It now only broadcasts Sundays between 9am and midnight, it is announced that this new reincarnation involves a link-up with North Coast Radio
+ NED. 6205 kHz SW. FRSH is relayed here today, with short-lived interference forcing a short move to 6258 kHz.
And that’s it for today, any additions or corrections please let me know.
Regards to all
Bert

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On This Day. June 18th.
18 Jun. 1978
+ GBR. London. 6265 kHz SW. European Music Radio [EMR] is on air today
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London is on air today
18 Jun. 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 20:00-23:00, followed by Alices Restaurant
18 Jun. 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
Any thing missed? Please let me know.
Thanks in advance.
Bert

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Radio Pamela will also be on air Tomorrow (sunday) on 7675 khz from 11.00 hours to 14.00 hours BST (British Summer Time )

On This Day… June 17th.
17 Jun. 1979 GBR. London. 6265 and 7325 kHz SW. European Music Radio [EMR] is on air today
17 Jun. 1983
+ GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
+ NED. The last broadcast of European Music Radio (EMR) goes out today. A different station of the same name is noted a decade or so later.
17 Jun. 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
17 Jun. 1988 IRL. 98.9 FM. Community Radio Fingal is noted today
As ever, I hope this is helpful, and any corrections and additions will be gladly received.
Have a nice weekend!
Bert

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Radio Pamela will be on air again this Saturday night on 7675 khz from 22.00 to 01.00 hours BST (British Summer Time )

On This Day… June 16th.
16 Jun. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
16 Jun. 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
16 Jun. 1985 BEL. 6205 kHz SW. Radio Delmare relays Free Radio Service Holland [FRSH] today, but the conditions on Short Wave are again poor and due to a fault with the cassette player the shows go out 4 hours later than intended
With the incorporation of the 7 days a week stations appearing, if some details of DJs and times etc could be added on a few dates, this would be appreciated.
Also any other stations missed?
Regards to all
Bert

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