Month: July 2023

On This Day.
July 23rd.
23 Jul. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
23 Jul. 1972 GBR. London. 7500 kHz SW. Skyport Radio is on air today 11:00-13:00
23 Jul. 1976 NED. 1325 kHz MW. Radio Atlantis is on air today
23 Jul. 1978
+ GBR. North London. 1358 kHz MW. Radio AMY is on air today 11:00-14:00 every Sunday
+ GBR. 6200 kHz SW. Empire Radio starts broadcasts today
+ GBR. 6270 or 6275 kHz SW. Radio Zodiac International is on air today, with Roger Vosene, Dave Hunt and Stuart Clarke
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London is on air today
23 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
23 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 [could anyone help with when they started FM please?]
+ 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
23 Jul. 1987 GBR. Cornwall. While the 1503 kHz MW Superstore service is going on, it is obvious it won’t last, therefore Radio Argus Cornwall concentrates on getting the Redruth MW aerial up, they are also playing with the FM rig they have ‘confiscated’ in the spoof raid from Impact Radio. Not having a proper dummy load, they are using several lightbulbs…
23 Jul. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 08:00-23:00
23 Jul. 1989
+ GBR Cornwall. 1503 kHz [St Ives] and 102.8 FM [St Agnes]. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today. The member of staff at Newquay has had enough, and pulls out of the whole situation. However, he says the site can be used in future, but he wants no further involvement himself.
+ GBR. Helston. 1602 kHz MW and 103.1 FM. Pete Davis’ station is on air today, some of the Argus DJs start trying to track 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.
+ NED. 6205 kHz. Radio Orang Utang ‘The monkey of the Netherlands’ is on air today
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Rock FM [RFM] is on air today
Have I missed anything? Please let me know.
Regards to all.
Bert Bridges

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On This Day.
July 21
21 Jul. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
21 Jul. 1974
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1325 kHz MW. Radio Caroline Scotland is on air tonight, noted at 00:05
+ GBR. SW London. 1331 kHz MW. Radio Jackie is on air today, shows noted are by Mike Knight and Andy Belmont
+ GBR. Scotland. 6220 kHz SW. Radio Freedom [Scotland] is on air today, testing, noted 08:35 and 09:15
+ GBR. London. 6230 kHz. Radio Kristel is on air today running 7 watts into a 50-foot-long wire antenna
21 Jul. 1979 GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London today carries programmes by Mike Burnett, Steve Ego and Ken Myers
21 Jul. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
21 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
21 Jul. 1985
+ BEL. 6205 kHz SW. Radio Delmare has increased power to 1.3 kilowatts and is relaying Free Radio Service Holland today with improving conditions. However, it is to be the last broadcast on the station by Barry Stevens
21 Jul. 1987 GBR. Cornwall. Vince Jefferson, Kenny Jones and Fred Boggs leave Radio Argus Cornwall. The reality of Pirate Radio has perhaps scared them. The rest are hard at work at Redruth. They have a Medium Wave rig, that was but but never used, and are busy working out how to create a decent earth, and how to get a mast up to allow an inverted L aerial towards the warehouse building. However, while they are doing this, Ginny Wilson has a brainwave…
21 Jul. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
21 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
As usual, any additions, please get in touch.
Regards
Bert

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On This Day.
July 22nd…
22 Jul. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
22 Jul. 1979 GBR. 6235 kHz SW. Radio Zodiac International is on air today on a new frequency, with Roger Vosene, Dave Hunt and Kevin Turner
22 Jul. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
22 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
22 Jul. 1986 GBR. London. ‘Brian’ hands over his half of the cash for the RFM rig.
22 Jul. 1987
+ GBR. Redruth 1503 kHz MW. After 50 hours off the air, Radio Argus Cornwall returns to the air, initially using the line to an air balloon, flying above a new superstore to support the aerial wire with taped shows.
+ GBR. Colchester. 93.9 FM. After 42 days off the air, Freedom Overflow returns to the air, from a new studio. The name of the programme today is ‘Yippee it’s the grass season party!’ Freedom Overflow is to continue through the summer, on Wednesday nights and occasional Sundays.
22 Jul. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
22 Jul. 1989
+ GBR. Helston 1602 kHz MW and 102.8 FM. Pete Davis’ station is on air, using transmitters stolen from Radio Argus, broadcasting direct from Pete’s house in Helston
+ 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 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 a through the night service goes out until RFM starts Sunday morning
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM Radio Free London [RFL] is on air this evening
If anything has been missed out please let me know.
Also, there probably were raids that will have happened, particularly once the 1984 act became law, and rigs fail from time to time, so any of these details would be appreciated for accuracy
Regards,
Bert

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https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/07/former-radio-caroline-studio-to-feature-in-television-programme/

Radio Kristal is tonight active on 1665 Khz. Emails reach the station via radiokristal@live.nl.

Radio Pamela will on air Sunday (23/07/23 ) on 7447 khz from 10.00 to 14.00 hours BST (British Summer Time ) with Steve Most Rock show 10.00 to 12.00 And Terry Philips oldies show 12.00 to 14.00 hours, (this is a low power 10 watt uk station )

On This Day.
July 20th
20 Jul. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
20 Jul. 1976 NED. 1325 kHz MW. Tom Cat Radio is on air today
20 Jul. 1980
+ GBR. London. 1404 kHz MW. Phoenix Radio is on air today
+ GBR. London. 6265 and 7325 kHz SW. European Music Radio [EMR] is on air today
20 Jul. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
20 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
20 Jul. 1986
+ BEL. 6205 kHz SW. Radio Delmare relays FRSH today for 6 hours
+ GBR. St Ives. 103.0 FM. The last weekday / Saturday programme is played on Radio Argus. New staff are joining, including Frank Simons, Kenny Phillips, George Simpson, James Griggs, Brian Jones and Jane Brown.
20 Jul. 1987 GBR. St Ives. After four attempts, Radio Argus Cornwall is finally raided by the dti. The transmitter and studio equipment at the hotel is confiscated. [Stolen]. The management sacks all DJs who also worked at the hotel, and an injunction is made to prevent any Argus staff from returning.
20 Jul. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
20 Jul. 1989
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1503 kHz MW [St Ives], 1602 kHz MW [St Dennis until 14:00] and 102.8 FM [St Agnes]. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today. At 14:00 Pete Davis and his gang steal the St Dennis rig, they then steal the FM rig at Newquay, which is off air at the time
+ GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW and 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air this evening
Any additions? please get in touch.
Kind Regards,
Bert

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Radio Pamela will on air Tonight (20/07/23) on 7605 khz from 17.30 to 19.30 hours BST (British Summer Time )

On This Day…
July 19th
19 Jul. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
19 Jul. 1975 GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Sun Radio today features Andy Allman 20:00-21:00, Tony Randall 21:00-21:30, Steve Most 21:30-22:00 and Steve Mason 22:00-23:00
19 Jul. 1981
+ GBR. 6250 kHz SW. Free Radio Broadcasting Company [FRBC] is on air today
+ NED. 6260 kHz and 7315 kHz SW. Free Radio Service Holland [FRSH] moves its frequency today, to get away from FRBC.
19 Jul. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
19 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
19 Jul. 1987 GBR. St Ives. 103.0 FM. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air, while work is going on at Redruth to put a studio together and sort out how to ‘sort out’ the electric meter. It is discovered this has already been sorted!
19 Jul. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
19 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
Yesterday I realised that some explanation was needed for the various codes, etc., being used. The explanation for these are in the opening sections of the base document, and included below…
An Asterisk* denotes either more details are needed, (especially directly after a year or month),
A plus + denotes one of several events on the same date for most years. Some years, where more details are expected, may show a +for a single entry at present.
The word ‘rig’ is used to refer to a transmitter.
To give a ‘tidy’ appearance to the document country names are three letters as determined by the IOC, thus GBR is Great Britain, NED is Nederlands and so on. The exception being ‘offshore’ which is in full and in a blue font. Details of the vessels involved are added where known. ‘???’ means unknown Country.
I hope this is helpful?
Regards,
Bert Bridges

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This may be something of interest for some of you,Radio Floss broadcasted to London on 222m Medium Wave from 1979 till 1985.
A couple of these recordings are recorded off the radio and are of poor quality but the rest are studio recording.
https://soundcloud.com/andy-richards-26

On This Day… July 18th
18 Jul. 1971
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW.01:00-02:30 and 4:00-15:00 Radio Free City is on air today
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1394 kHz MW. 12:00-20:00 Radio Caroline South is on air today
18 Jul. 1974 IRL. Dublin. 6817 kHz SW. Radio Valleri is on air today, running 40 watts
18 Jul. 1976
+ GBR. 1331 kHz MW. Radio England is on air today
+ GBR. 6251 kHz SW. Radio Sunshine International is on air today
18 Jul.1982 NED. Free Radio Service Holland [FRSH] is on air today. [again, 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. George Strong is to leave the station today, creating a vacancy for a German presenter to be filled by Michael.
18 Jul. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
18 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
18 Jul. 1986 GBR. Cornwall. Bert Bridges [London] and Jane Nelson [Leicester] arrive, along with new DJs Vince Jefferson [Gloucester] and Sue Jacobson. Radio Argus programmes cease on weekdays, except for testing, and Saturdays are also cut back, Sundays having been decided as the main broadcast days. The rig moves back to the hotel in St. Ives.
18 Jul. 1987 GBR. Redruth. A garage with mains is found that backs onto an abandoned warehouse’s grounds, the rent is cheap, and paid for after a viewing, in cash, to a landowner who asks no questions and gets told no lies.
18 Jul. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
18 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
Thanks for reading; as usual, any corrections or additions, please let me know!
Cheers,
Bert

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Hi all.
Just the one day today, 17 July.
Different shift at work
17 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
17 Jul. 1976 GBR. 6225 kHz SW. Radio Corsair is noted today
17 Jul. 1977 GBR. London. 6265 kHz SW. European Music Radio [EMR] is on air today via a Radio Kaleidoscope 5 watt rig
17 Jul. 1982
+ GBR. London. 90.2 FM Phoenix Radio is on air 20:00-23:00, followed by Alices Restaurant
+ GBR. Wirral. 1386 kHz MW. Station M International is on air today with Mike Ross, Eric Monaghan, Steven Bishop and Tom Lodge.
17 Jul. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
17 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
17 Jul. 1985 IRL. Dublin. 101.0 FM. Sunshine Radio is noted today, with Mark Byrne on air and Cathy Cregan reading the news
17 Jul. 1987 GBR. St Ives. Radio Argus Cornwall avoids another attempted raid by the dti by closing down when the dti car is recognised on its way to St Ives; Impact Radio stays off air until mid-November. Argus staff start looking for alternative places for a studio.
17 Jul. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 08:00-22:00
17 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
I will do these daily for a while, with the shift I am on this week it will be less confusing! 🙂
If I have missed anythig, please let me know.
Thanks.
Bert

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Radio Spakenburg is on 1629 Khz at 2105 Utc. Email address announced is spakenburg01@hotmail.com.

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Hello.
another On This Day twinspin 🙂
July 15th
15 Jul. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
15 Jul. 1979 GBR. London. 6265 and 7325 kHz SW. European Music Radio [EMR] is on air today
15 Jul. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
15 Jul. 1984
* The Broadcasting Act of 1984 becomes law. Several Free and Pirate stations close down today; these include LWR, Radio Shoestring and London Greek Radio [LGR]
+ 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 and launches a petition for it to be given a licence, as the new Broadcasting Act becomes law, it is to remain on air in the meantime.
+ BEL. 6205 kHz SW. Radio Delmare has a new rig. It can go to 1.3 kilowatts, but this does not happen at once. Today’s relay of Free Radio Service Holland is to have been the first in a few months, but conditions on SW are poor; Delmare is to repeat this broadcast several times, but the conditions remain poor.
+ GBR. SE London. 1413 kHz MW and 90.2 FM. Skyline Radio is on air today
+ GBR London. 102.5 FM. Horizon Radio launches its own campaign, pointing out to its listeners when they are gone, so will the music be
+ GBR. London. 102.8 FM. JFM also launches its own campaign
15 Jul. 1987 GBR. Penzance. 90.4 FM. Impact Radio returns, and is promptly ‘raided’ by Radio Argus Cornwall staff, posing as dti officials! Punk DJ Sid Jackall (who had only joined the day before!) was one of the ‘officials’ wearing a suit bought for the occasion from Oxfam.
15 Jul. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
15 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 morning, when Radio Free London fires up, the FM turns off and the MW relays RFL on 1611 kHz WW
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM Radio Free London [RFL] 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 16th
16 Jul. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
16 Jul. 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
16 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
16 Jul. 1987
+ GBR. St Ives, Cornwall. Impact DJs throw stones at Argus’ hotel studio windows. The police are called as some stones hit other windows. Argus staff get out before they arrive and the hotel is somehow kept unaware of the station being based there. Impact had tried to inform on Argus to the hotel management but the management could not find the aerial when they looked, and the studio had been packed away into a wardrobe and locked as a precaution.
16 Jul. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 08:00-23:00
16 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 Radio Argus London relays Rock FM [RFM] for most of today. FM is used early morning before RFM fires up, the intention being to provide coverage in the area all day Saturday and Sunday, with Argus operation when RFL and RFM are off air, and the MW relaying them when they are.
+ NED 7490 kHz SW. Radio Brigitte is noted today
+ GBR. London. 94.3 FM. Rock FM [RFM] is on air today
+ GBR. Newquay. 103.1 FM. Radio Argus Atlantic Coast Service is on air this evening
And that’s the lot, unless anyone can add to this?
Regards to all
Bert

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