Month: July 2023

On This Day.
July 31st
31 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
31 Jul. 1972 GBR. London. 226m MW [1327 kHz]. Radio London is noted at 09:30
31 Jul. 1976 NED. 1376 kHz MW. Rocky Mountain Radio is on air today
31 Jul. 1977 GBR. London. 6260 kHz SW. Skyport Radio is on air today 10:00-13:00
31 Jul. 1981 GBR Merseyside 1107kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
31 Jul. 1983
+ GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
+ IRL. Dublin. 1557 kHz MW. Metro Radio appears today, it is to prove to be a short lived operation.
31 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. 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
31 Jul. 1987 GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
31 Jul. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 08:00-22:00
31 Jul. 1989
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1503 kHz MW [St Ives] and 102.8 FM [St Agnes]. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Helston. 1602 kHz and 103.1 FM. Pete Davis and his friends fire up this evening with a rather drunken session. The content is getting worse, and fearing complaints will lead to the dti raiding them and then discovering Argus, James Halstead and Bill Lyons agree that it must be taken off air.
+ GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW and 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air this evening
Any additions and corrections? Please let me know.
Bert Bridges

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Hi all.
Sorry about yesterday, the laptop had a funny turn. I think its working now.
so July 29th
29 Jul. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
29 Jul. 1972 GBR. London. 231m MW [1300 kHz]. Southern Broadcasting London is noted at 09:50 and 13:45 with with a test transmission at 14:45
29 Jul. 1980 GBR. London, the Evening News publishes a feature on Free Radio stations in London, (concentrating on Radio Free London’s Nigel Grant, photographed on the roof of a tower block) on Sundays; the following stations are noted: –
1287 kHz MW Radio Edge City 11:00-15:00, new wave music, Heard mainly in North Surrey.
1315 kHz MW Radio Floss, 11:00-16:00, not on air recently,
1321 kHz MW Radio Jackie, 08:00-17:00, SW London’s local radio station, Top 40, local news
1401 kHz MW Radio Rhapsody, 10:00-14:00, Punk
6125 kHz SW European Music Radio [EMR], Last Sunday in the month, 70’s Rock, plus charity appeals, including UNICEF.
8125 kHz SW Radio Weird, Occasional programmes when the mood takes them.
90.2 FM Thamesside, 19:00-22:00, local news and Top 40 / New wave, two miles around Thamesmead
90.4 FM Lea Valley Broadcasting, 15:00-18:00, Irregular programming
90.8 FM Radio Liberty, 10:00-18:00, First Sun in month, Disco, new wave and Gay, covers all London
92.0 FM Radio Free London, 11:00–midnight, Rock, covers all London
92.4 FM Radio Invicta, 12:00-15:00, Soul, covers all London
92.8 FM South London Radio, afternoons, erratic programming
92.8 FM Telstar South, Oldies, covers all London; Post Office alleges it jams a telephone exchange
92.8 FM Radio North Kent, 20:00-22:00, Beckenham based, student–run, irregular programming due to exams or even a good film!
94.0 FM Bromley Sounds, 14:00-20:00, Biggin Hill Based, covers Bromley only
29 Jul. 1981
+ GBR. Surrey. DDP Radio is on air today for the Royal Wedding
+ GBR. Surrey. 1413 kHz MW. Southern Radio is also on air today for the Royal Wedding
+ GBR. Radio Free Atlantis is on air today
+ GBR London. 90.2 FM. Thameside Radio is on air today for the Royal Wedding, Birdman and Debbie the phoneline girl occupying the phone box.
+ GBR. Birmingham. EST-FM is on air today with an alternative to the Royal Wedding
+ GBR. London. Alices Restaurant is on air today, but the programme is interrupted by an unusual car with aerials mounted is seen near the site. After it disappears the programmes resume. It later turns out this car was from another station!
29 Jul. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
29 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
+ BEL. 6205 kHz SW. Radio Delmare repeats FRSH’s 15 July broadcast today, but the conditions are still poor
+ 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
29 Jul. 1987 GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
29 Jul. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
29 Jul. 1989
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1503 kHz MW [St Ives]and 102.8 FM [St Agnes]. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Helston 1602 kHz MW and 102.8 FM. Pete Davis’ station is on air,
+ GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW and 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air this morning and until Radio Free London start, when the FM is turned off and the MW relays RFL. After RFL closes down, the FM is fired back up and an Argus through the night service goes out until Rock FM [RFM] starts Sunday morning
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM Radio Free London [RFL] is on air this evening
As a side note…
I have had some people asking what Pete Davis’ station was called. I am not prepared to say here; it used the name of a station that was no longer involved with free radio, and it would be wrong to use that name here, or anywhere else.
Suffice it to say that Pete had become increasingly unstable and after I had received a letter from that station after replaying one show, when RFM were raided, while getting Argus staff in to cover the otherwise ‘dead air’, asking me not to do so again as they were trying to be ‘legal’.
I only had the one tape so it was no problem, but passed the letter on to the Cornish station as I knew Pete had lots of tapes of that station.
Whether this was a contributory factor in what followed I am not sure, but it was top of the list for the Cornish station to get him off the air and not just to recover their stolen rigs.
Regards to all,
Bert Bridges

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On This Day. (getting up to date while the laptop is behaving) 🙂
July 30th. The anniversary of the 1949 WT Act.
30 Jul. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
30 Jul. 1972
+ GBR. London. 230m MW [1304 kHz]. Southern Broadcasting London is noted today at 10:20
+ GBR. London. 227m MW [1321 kHz]. Radio Jackie is noted today
+ GBR. 223m MW [1345 kHz]. Radio Anonymous is noted today
+ GBR. London. 7500 kHz SW. Skyport Radio is on air today 11:00-13:00
30 Jul. 1978
+ GBR. North London. 1358 kHz MW. Radio AMY is on air today 11:00-14:00 every Sunday
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London is on air today
30 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
30 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. 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
30 Jul. 1987 GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
30 Jul. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 08:00-23:00
30 Jul. 1989
+ GBR Cornwall. 1503 kHz [St Ives] and 102.8 FM [St Agnes]. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today.
+ GBR. Helston. 1602 kHz MW and 103.1 FM. Pete Davis’ station is on air today, some of the Cornish DJs have today tracked it down.
+ GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW and 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air through the night until the start of Rock FM [RFM] when 92.0 FM drops carrier and 1611 kHz MW relays them from 92.0 FM.
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Rock FM [RFM] is on air today
and thats it for today, as usual, any corrections and additions? please let me know.
Thanks, Bert

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On This Day.
July 28th.
28 Jul. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
28 Jul. 1974 GBR. London. 6230 kHz. Radio Kristel is on air today running 7 watts into a 50-foot-long wire antenna
28 Jul. 1979 GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London puts out programmes by Mike Burnett, Mark Ashton and Ken Myers
28 Jul. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
28 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. 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
28 Jul. 1987 GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
28 Jul. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
28 Jul. 1989
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1503 kHz MW [St Ives] 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
Any corrections and additions will be gratefully included.
Regards
Bert

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Just got home in time… Before I start I really want to thanks everyone who has commented on these posts; as I type this, there are two ‘chats’ open with yet more info, one from the 1970s and another from today!
Thank you all so much, I really appreciate it and everyone who has and is helping will be credited.
So… ON THIS DAY. [2-in1 post]
July 26th first
26 Jul. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
26 Jul. 1972 GBR. London. 227m MW [1321 kHz]. Radio London is noted at 10:50
26 Jul. 1975 GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Sun Radio today features Steve Most 20:00-21:00, Alan Ford 21:00-21:30, Chris Trent 21:30-22:00 and Tony Randall 22:00-23:00
26 Jul. 1976
+ NED. 1328 kHz MW. Zender Ali Baba is on air today
+ ITA. Milan.. 1611 kHz MW. Gamma Radio is on air today
26 Jul. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
26 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. 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
26 Jul. 1987 GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air with Ginny Wilson doing the breakfast show, before heading off to work. Bill Lyons then takes over to 13:00 when Pete Davis has his show. Sid Jackall does the evening ‘drivetime’ show – a novel approach, punk, traffic and travel, but it works – then James Griggs after work is on air. Jane Brown who prefers the late-night shows, gets the night shift, and when she has had enough, continuous music goes through to Ginny Wilson in the morning. This is the approximate rundown for the next month or so, with changes to the timings at weekends, and some prerecorded shows for when DJs cannot make it for some reason
26 Jul. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
26 Jul. 1989
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1503 kHz MW [St Ives] 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
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July 27th
27 Jul. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
27 Jul. 1972
+ GBR. 227m MW [1321 kHz]. Radio Atlanta is noted at 09:45
+ GBR. London. 94.4 FM. LTIR relays a Radio Jackie today, shows by Michael Baron and Mike Knight are noted
27 Jul. 1980 GBR. London. 1404 kHz MW. Phoenix Radio is on air today
27 Jul. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
27 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. 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
27 Jul. 1986 IRL. 6275 kHz SW. IRRS relays FRSH for 3 hours
27 Jul. 1987 GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
27 Jul. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
27 Jul. 1989
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1503 kHz MW [St Ives] 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
And that’s it for now, as usual, any additions and corrections [especially where in 1984 raids would have started] all gratefully accepted
Goodnight,
Bert

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A double On This Day, due to shift work…
24 July.
24 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
24 Jul. 1972
+ GBR. London. 222m and 270m MW [1351 and 1111 kHz]. Radio London is noted at 09:55 and 09:57
+ GBR. 231m MW [1298 kHz]. Southern Broadcasting Network is noted at 10:15
+ GBR. 227m MW [1321 kHz]. Radio West Hartlepool is noted at 10:40
+ GBR. London. 235m MW [1276 kHz]. Radio Odyssey is noted at 12:05
24 Jul. 1976
+ NED. 1319 kHz MW. Zender Johnny W is on air today
+ IRL. 1321 kHz MW. Radio Dublin is on air today
24 Jul. 1982
+ GBR. Wirral. 1386 kHz MW, Station M International on air with Steven Bishop
+ GBR. London. 90.2 FM Phoenix Radio is on air 20:00-23:00, followed by Alices Restaurant
24 Jul. 1983
+ GBR. Merseyside. On 232m 1296kHz MW Storeton Community Radio is heard. It also announces its harmonic on 2592 kHz SW and this is to even feature on a SW news site! On this day Presenter Chris Sinclair is in a bath!
+ GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
+ BEL. 7315 kHz SW. Radio Delmare starts relays of Free Radio Service Holland with its 1.5-kilowatt rig today
24 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. 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
24 Jul. 1987 GBR. Cornwall. The FM transmitter taken in the spoof ‘raid’ from Impact Radio by Radio Argus Cornwall blows up during an attempt to retune it from 90.4 to 103 mHz. Simon Myres still refuses to build new rigs. Meantime, the new studio is fitted out in the Redruth garage. Sid Jackall has managed to get a line attached to the factory guttering, in preparation for the aerial wire to be attached to that when the pole is fitted, and in the grounds, a metal water main has been located with a useful standpipe section for attaching earth wires to…
24 Jul. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 08:00-22:00
24 Jul. 1989
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1503 kHz MW [St Ives] 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
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25 July.
25 Jul. 1971
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 and 14:00-5:00 Radio Free City is on air today
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1394 kHz MW. 12:00-20:00 Radio Caroline South is on air today
25 Jul. 1972
+ GBR. 234m MW [1282 kHz]. Radio Rentals is noted at 09:12
+ GBR. 222m MW [1351 kHz]. R.S.G. is noted at 09:55
25 Jul. 1976
+ IRL?. 6216 kHz SW. Westside Radio is on air today
+ GBR. 6230 kHz SW. Skyport Radio is on air today
+ GBR? 6260 kHz SW. Radio Valeri is on air today
25 Jul. 1980 IRL. Glenfarne. 1260 kHz 237m MW. Radio Glenfarne starts broadcasts for the local gala week festival, run by Paul Graham and Eamon Brookes, the studio is sited in the local pub.
25 Jul. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
25 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. 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
25 Jul. 1987. GBR. Redruth. The last day of the 1503 kHz MW balloon aerial, which has to be removed by 17:00. Radio Argus Cornwall taped shows are announcing the close of the service, and telling people that the station will be back in a day or so. Meanwhile the aerial wire has been attached at the warehouse end, the earth wires run, and the pole erected, with the aerial wire; a mammoth job, in which Pete Davis, Bill Lyons and Sid Jackall managed to fit in a few hours. 17:00, Ginny takes the rig from the superstore, and takes it to the garage studio, before returning to ensure the aerial wire is cut as far back as possible. In the meantime, by 18:00, the rig is being tuned up, and by 18:30 a joint live show with all four DJs is going out!
25 Jul. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
25 Jul. 1989
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1503 kHz MW [St Ives] 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
In addition to this I have some logs for ‘Summer’ with no specific dates…
Summer 1983
* GBR. London. 1276 kHz MW. Breakfast Pirate Radio appears. It is a complete fun – poke at Breakfast TV, and includes such presenters as Keith Allen, who uses a large number of alter-egos
* GBR. Glastonbury. At a CND peace festival, Radio Avalon appears, with the approval of the organisers
Can anyone please provide more information? Dates and in the case of Radio Avalon, frequency[s]?
Thanks, and Regards.
Bert

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