Month: August 2023

On This Day.
August 30th.
30 Aug. 1970 GBR. West London. 1507 kHz MW. Radio Nelson is on air today
30 Aug. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
30 Aug. 1975 GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Sun Radio is on air with Alan Ford 20:00-21:00, Chris Trent 21:00-21:30, Charlie B 21:30-22:00 and Tony Randall 22:00-23:00
30 Aug. 1976
+ GBR. West London. Celebration Radio starts broadcasts, on MW. The station is a rock station. The initial 45 min broadcast brings in a listener letter from Guildford. {frequency?}
+ GBR. London. 92.4 FM. Radio Invicta is on air this Bank Holiday
30 Aug. 1981 GBR Merseyside 1107kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week, Andy Davis is noted today
+ GBR Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 on air 7 days a week
+ NED. 6260 kHz and 7315 kHz SW. FRSH celebrates its 1st birthday with a Joop ter Zee documentary as part of the programming. Due to a recent sunspot maximum, the station has been heard as far away as the USA and Argentina. By now it has changed mailing address to a PO box in Dedemsvaart…
+ GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Radio Telstar South is on air this evening
30 Aug. 1983
+ IRL. Dublin. 819 kHz and 88.0 FM. Radio Nova gives away a huge £6000 prize this morning to the 50th person to phone in. the Dublin phone exchange is almost overloaded with the calls.
+ GBR. London. 1494 kHz MW. Radio Sovereign is on air today, the Breakfast show with Crispian St John is noted.
+ GBR. Merseyside. 90.3 FM. Station M is noted today with a Tom Lodge tribute by Dave Wilson
30 Aug. 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 MW 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. 103.4 FM. JFM is on air 7 days a week
30 Aug. 1986
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1404 kHz MW. Central Radio is on air today with a short test broadcast featuring Jim Brown, mentioning Anfield Community Radio on air earlier in the day
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1431 kHz MW Anfield Community Radio is on air today
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
30 Aug. 1987
+ GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today. A ‘Last Sunday’ Special is introduced, where the ‘best bits’ of the past month is to be played, It is Pete’s idea, but he is not amused when most of the programme is recordings of him slurring his words and poorly cueing the records. For some reason, it does not appear in September…
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
30 Aug. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
30 Aug. 1989 GBR. Bromley. 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air this evening
Any additions and corrections?
Please let me know.
Regards to all
Bert

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On This Day.
August 29.
29 Aug. 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
29 Aug. 1972 GBR. London. 230m MW. [1304 kHz] After apparently closing down earlier, Southern Broadcasting London returns to the sir today, noted at 12:50
29 Aug. 1976
+ NED. 1320 kHz MW. Voice of North East Holland is on air today
+ GBR. London. 1331 kHz MW. Radio Jackie is heard on its 2nd harmonic of 2662 kHz in Maidenhead today
+ GBR. 6210 kHz SW. Time Radio International is on air today
+ 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. London. 92.8 FM. Radio Telstar South is on air this evening
29 Aug. 1981 GBR Merseyside 1107kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
29 Aug. 1983
+ GBR. London. 1494 kHz MW. Radio Sovereign is on air today with shows by Crispian St John and Bob Randall
+ GBR. London. 90.2 FM. Radio Duck is noted today with a show by Tim Allen
29 Aug. 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. Merseyside. 1386 kHz MW. Central Radio is on air today
+ GBR. SE London. 1413 kHz MW 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. 103.4 FM. JFM is on air 7 days a week
29 Aug. 1985
+ GBR. St Ives. Radio Argus is moved to a St. Ives hotel room, while James, Bill and Pete are working on the roof. Bert and Jane also go, along with Simon, who is looking to move there for good.
29 Aug. 1986
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
* GBR. Canning Town. A major drugs bust occurs at Bentley’s Nightclub where LWR and TKO DJs are found. LWR uses the venue for a Reggae Squad event and TKO for their Roadshow and both have advertised it widely
29 Aug. 1987
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1242 kHz MW. Radio Merseywaves is back on air with Paul Jay, Mark Palmer, Dave Ralph, Mark Wright, Keith the chief, Tony Marshall, Tony Hollis and Don the One, the shows go through to 02:00 the following day [Sunday 30th]. The signal is very good and is heard clearly in Blackpool.
+ GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
29 Aug. 1988
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
+ GBR SE London. 91.8 FM. WNKR is on air this Bank Holiday
29 Aug. 1989 GBR. Bromley. 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air this evening
Thanks for reading, any additions, corrections and comments are always welcome
Regards
Bert

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Sorry for the inconvenience.

Plenty of MW activity the past day or so, from UK and Ireland…
846 kHz Radio North
981 kHz Radio Star Country
1233 kHz Radio Rock Revolution
1440 Energy Power AM
1512 Radio Blackbeard
Good to see this band going strong

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On This Day.
August 28.
28 Aug. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
+ 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
28 Aug. 1972
+ GBR. London. 227m MW, [1321 kHz] Radio Jackie is on air today
+ GBR. London. 92.4 FM. Radio Invicta is noted this day with a Roger Tate show
28 Aug. 1976 GBR. 6230 kHz SW. World Music Radio is on air today
28 Aug. 1977
+ GBR. 6220 kHz SW. Skull and Bones Radio System [SBRS] is on air today 10:30–13:00
+ GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Radio Telstar South is on air this evening
28 Aug. 1981 GBR Merseyside 1107kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
28 Aug. 1982 GBR. London. 90.2 FM Phoenix Radio is on air 20:00-23:00, followed by Alices Restaurant
28 Aug. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1494 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
28 Aug. 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. Merseyside. 1386 kHz MW. Central Radio is on air today
+ GBR. SE London. 1413 kHz MW 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. 103.4 FM. JFM is on air 7 days a week
28 Aug. 1987
+ GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
28 Aug. 1988
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1026 kHz MW, Storeton Community Radio is on air between 09:00 and midnight today
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 08:00-22:00
+ NED. 6225 kHz [200 watts], 6286 kHz [15 watts] and 7290 kHz [18 watts] SW. FRSH celebrates its 8th Birthday today with these relays
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
28 Aug. 1989
+ GBR. Bromley. 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air this evening
+ GBR SE London. 91.8 FM. WNKR is on air this Bank Holiday
Enjoy the rest of the Bank Holiday! 🙂
Bert

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Hi all.
Just want to say Thanks to everyone who has helped with adding to these memories; a radio wave travels at the speed of light, literally there and gone, so it is important to recognise the efforts of those who ran the risks to get on the air for the benefit of the listeners.
So On This Day.
August 27
27 Aug. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
27 Aug. 1972
+ GBR. London. 230m MW, [1304 kHz]. Radio Concord is on air every Sunday 11:00-15:00
+ GBR. London. 227m MW, [1321 kHz] Radio Jackie is on air today
+ IRL. Dublin. 15325 kHz MW. Radio Valleri is on air today 12:00-13:00
+ GBR. London. 7500 kHz SW. Skyport Radio is on air today 11:00-13:00
27 Aug. 1978
+ GBR. North London. 1358 kHz MW. Radio AMY is on air today 11:00-14:00 every Sunday
+ 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
+ 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
27 Aug. 1981 GBR Merseyside 1107kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
27 Aug. 1983
+ GBR. London. 1494 kHz MW. Radio Sovereign is on air today. Shows are noted by Kevin Turner and Bernie Simmons
+ GBR. London. 90.2 FM Phoenix Radio is on air 17:00-23:00, followed by Alices Restaurant
27 Aug. 1984
+ IRL. Dublin. 738 kHz MW. Radio Nova is on air today
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1179 kHz MW. Radio Elenore is on air today
+ IRL. Dublin. 1242 kHz MW. Radio South Dublin is on air today
+ ???. 1242 kHz MW. A test broadcast of Radio Active is noted today with a strong signal in Scotland
+ GBR. SW London. 1332 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Radio Jackie is on air today
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1386 kHz MW. Central Radio is on air today this August Bank Holiday Monday
+ GBR. SE London. 1413 kHz MW and 90.2 FM. Skyline Radio is on air today 06:00-00:00
+ GBR. Notting Hill. 93.9 FM. The last ever broadcast of DBC occurs today from the carnival, Rankin Miss P is the last voice heard on this station. Lepke is to go on to assist other stations such as JBC, and also in Birmingham where he has assisted PCRL
+ 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 Aug. 1987 GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
27 Aug. 1988
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 08:00-23:00
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
27 Aug. 1989
+ GBR. St Ives. 1602 kHz MW. Another broadcast of Radio Argus Cornwall is made, including what is to be Sid Jackall’s last show.
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Rock FM [RFM] is on air today
As usual, any additions and corrections will be gratefully received.
Have a nice Sunday everyone 🙂
Bert

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Radio Pamela will be on air Sunday on 6902 khz from 10.00 to 13.00 hours with non stop classic oldies mostly from the 60s and 70s.

On This Day.
August 26.
26 Aug. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
26 Aug. 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
26 Aug. 1974 GBR. London. 92.4 FM. Radio Invicta is on air this Bank Holiday
26 Aug. 1979 GBR. 6235 kHz SW. Radio Zodiac International is on air today, with Roger Vosene, Dave Hunt and Kevin Turner
26 Aug. 1981 GBR Merseyside 1107kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
26 Aug. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1494 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
26 Aug. 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 MW 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 Aug. 1985 GBR. Wolverhampton. Bank Holiday Monday, UK Radio continues with the new rig {frequency?}
26 Aug. 1987 GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
26 Aug. 1988
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
26 Aug. 1989
+ GBR. Bromley. 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air this morning turning off when Radio Free London [RFL] turn on.
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] is on air this evening
and that’s all for now. Any additions or corrections please let me know, plus what the frequency was UK Radio was on.
Regards
Bert

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On This Day.
August 25.
25 Aug. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
25 Aug. 1974 IRL. 6260 kHz SW. Radio Valleri is on air today
25 Aug. 1975
+ GBR. London. 92.4 FM. Radio Invicta is on air this Bank Holiday
+ GBR. London. Aug. Bank Holiday and another broadcast takes place today of Trans London Radio Alan Ford, Tony Randall and Chris Trent are noted
25 Aug. 1979 GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London today carries programmes by Mark Ashton, Ken Myers and Mike Burnett {see my earlier post re: frequencies, BBC R London had two years yet to change frequency by this date}
25 Aug. 1981 GBR Merseyside 1107kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
25 Aug. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1494 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
25 Aug. 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 MW 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 Aug. 1985
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. With a new 50-watt rig, UK Radio is back. {frequency?}
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
25 Aug. 1986
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. London. RFM hadn’t planned a broadcast this Bank Holiday, [just as well, as the rig drifts badly, and ends up back at the builders!]
25 Aug. 1987 GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
25 Aug. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
25 Aug. 1989 GBR. Bromley. 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air this evening
Thats it for today, any help with the enquiries will be gratefully recieved and credited.
Regards
Bert

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On This Day.
August 24th.
24 Aug. 1971
+ GBR. Nottingham. 1127 kHz MW. Radio UK International is on ir today from 12:00 but is raided at 13:15
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
24 Aug. 1980
+ GBR. Birmingham. 1323 kHz MW. Radio Free Birmingham [RFB] is on air this afternoon
+ GBR. London. 1404 kHz MW. Phoenix Radio is on air today
24 Aug. 1981 GBR Merseyside 1107kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
24 Aug. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1494 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
24 Aug. 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 MW 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 Aug. 1985 GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
24 Aug. 1986
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. St Ives. 103.0 FM Radio Argus DJs this week are as before, except James replaces Frank 13:00-15:00.
24 Aug. 1987 GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
24 Aug. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
24 Aug. 1989 GBR. Bromley. 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air this evening
and that’s it for today. As usual, any additions or corrections, please get in touch.
Regards
Bert

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