Month: August 2023

On This Day.
August 23rd.
23 Aug. 1970 GBR. West London. 1507 kHz MW. Radio Nelson is on air today
23 Aug. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
23 Aug. 1975 GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Sun Radio is on air today with a Mike Burnett show
23 Aug. 1981 GBR Merseyside 1107kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
23 Aug. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1494 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
23 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
23 Aug. 1985 GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
23 Aug. 1986 GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
23 Aug. 1987
+ GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today. James Griggs has left his job, and swaps his turn with Bill Lyons, who is happy to avoid taking over from Pete Davis, who has started drinking on several of his morning shows.
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
23 Aug. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
23 Aug. 1989
+ GBR. Bromley. 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London increases its FM output, by means of an amplifier that can be plugged into the original rig. It gets the station out well, but can drift in frequency and cause TVI. One problem being that the low wattage driver drifts downwards, while the amp drifts upwards in frequency!
And that’s it for today… unless you can add to it?
Please let me know
Regards
Bert

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We have a sincere request: could you please resend your Summer Splash mail report(s)?
Something serious (beyond our control) went wrong and we lost all mails from July 23rd/30th & August 6th.
In case you enclosed an attachment, please send it too!

There’s also good news: the eQSLs have already been done (not sent yet). So whatever happens: you will receive tour QSL(s).
We know quite a number of listeners sent not one but two or even three reports.

Of course FRS-Holland always replies with some personal words, therefore we need your e-mail, otherwise we cannot respond personally.

In the ‘worst case’ (if you cannot resend your report(s),you only will receive eQSL(s) and our August 2023 Newsletter.
Even if you haven’t got your original e-mail report anymore, do send us a message and tell us.

Thanks for your help and apologies for the inconvenience. We count on you!

73s, the FRSH staff.

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On This Day.
August 22nd.
22 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
22 Aug. 1976 IRL. 6260 kHz SW. Radio Valleri is on air today, its programmes are Sundays 09:00-12:00 with Derek Jones and Mike Anderson
22 Aug. 1981 GBR Merseyside 1107kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week, Andy Davis’ Sunday Joint Show is noted today
22 Aug. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1494 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
22 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
22 Aug. 1986 GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
22 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
22 Aug. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
22 Aug. 1989 GBR. Bromley. 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air this evening
I will be adding more UK Radio details, and starting on a lot of Irish stations in the next few days. If anyone can help with these, please message me.
Regards
Bert

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On This Day.
August 21st.
21 Aug. 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
21 Aug. 1981 GBR Merseyside 1107kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
21 Aug. 1982 GBR. London. 90.2 FM Phoenix Radio is on air 20:00-23:00, followed by Alices Restaurant
21 Aug. 1983
+ GBR Twickenham. 1494 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
+ BEL. 6205 kHz and 7315 kHz SW. Radio Delmare relays Free Radio Service Holland today, it is the station’s 3rd birthday.
21 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
21 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
21 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
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
21 Aug. 1989
+ GBR Bromley. 92.0 FM. Still unaware of the problems in Cornwall, Radio Argus London turns off the 1611 kHz MW rig for a service. Some talk is made of the MW coming back as ‘Caroline London’ or ‘Radio Free Caroline,’ however this never materialised.
I hope your week to come is a good one.
Thanks for all the info over the past few days, I have a lot of things to add!
Regards to all.
Bert

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On This Day.
August 20th.
20 Aug. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
20 Aug. 1972
+ GBR. London. 230m MW, [1304 kHz]. Radio Concord is on air every Sunday 11:00-15:00
+ IRL. Dublin. 1525 kHz MW. Radio Valleri is on air 12:00-13:00
+ GBR. London. 7500 kHz SW. Skyport Radio is on air today 11:00-13:00
20 Aug. 1977 GBR. London. 6265 kHz SW. European Music Radio [EMR] is on air today via a Radio Kaleidoscope rig
20 Aug. 1978
+ GBR. North London. 1358 kHz MW. Radio AMY is on air today 11:00-14:00 every Sunday
+ 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
+ GBR. London. 92.4 FM. Invicta Radio is on air this Sunday
20 Aug. 1981 GBR Merseyside 1107kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
20 Aug. 1983
+ 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
20 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
20 Aug. 1987 GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
20 Aug. 1988
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 08:00-23:00
+ GBR. London. 1611 kHz MW. Swinging Radio England is on air today. The Marshall is noted
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
20 Aug. 1989
+ GBR. Redruth. 1602 kHz MW. A brief broadcast of Radio Argus Cornwall is made, using the retuned low powered ‘Plymouth’ rig from Jane Brown’s house, explaining what had happened to the station. A lot of staff feel unable to continue on the station, and say good-bye or have already left. Also, the raid on Radio Caroline has made the news and some feel the whole Free Radio thing is lost.
+ GBR. 1611 kHz MW. Radio Argus London is mainly relaying Rock FM [RFM] today
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Rock FM [RFM] (which by now has moved to share RFL’s 92.0 FM frequency) DJ Mark Rogers plays the Beatles ‘All you need is love,’ a dedication for Radio Caroline, suggested by Radio Argus London, but meant by all the listeners and staff of both stations.
Enjoy Sunday everyone 🙂
Bert

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On This Day
August 17.
[going outside the two decades for a rather important entry]
17 Aug. 1968 GBR. London. 08:00. 1176 kHz MW. The first broadcast of Radio Free London [RFL] takes place from a flat in Kensington, in support of the rally at Trafalgar square. Police get rather annoyed when it is relayed over the loudspeakers! The broadcast features several ex-offshore DJs. The station is raided by the GPO, at 17:20 who confiscate [steal] a dummy transmitter. The real one, bought from a pair of radio amateurs, is concealed in a loudspeaker. The ‘Crystal’ is a crystal Bakelite case, with a rolled-up piece of paper instead of a crystal with a rude message to the GPO written on it.
17 Aug. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
17 Aug. 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
17 Aug. 1981 GBR Merseyside 1107kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
17 Aug. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1494 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
17 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
17 Aug. 1985 GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
17 Aug. 1986
+ BEL. 6205 kHz SW. Radio Delmare relays FRSH today for 6 hours, it is FRSH’s 6th Birthday broadcast, conditions are poor on Shortwave
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. London. RFM is on air today, 19:00-22:00, Claire Mansfield, Dave Fuller, Dana J. and Leo John.
+ GBR. St Ives. 103.0 FM Radio Argus DJs this week are as last week. 09:00-02:00.
17 Aug. 1987 GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
17 Aug. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-01:00, a live band manages to fit in the studio and perform, suitably lubricated
17 Aug. 1989
+ GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW and 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air this evening
As stated this one went outside the two decades, but I feel it was relevant as Radio Free London was to continue [on and off] throughout the two decades and after.
Who, like me, would like to hear it back again?
Regards to all.
Bert Bridges

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On This Day…
August 19… The day that in 1989 Radio Caroline is raided by Dutch and English authorities, the transmitters are being smashed up when the Caroline tender arrives, with DJ Dave the Fish on board whereupon they leave, one of the DTI officials leaving his glasses behind. The DTI later deny being on board, and say the raid was entirely by Dutch authorities. The MW transmitter is totally destroyed, but they leave the 50KW Short-Wave transmitter unmolested because the tender has arrived. The main reason why this happens is due to broadcasts of a religious service from the vessel going out on 6215 kHz, a dedicated Marine emergency channel! [Why it was felt necessary to destroy the MW transmitter remains obscure.] As Ronan O Rahilly pointed out “if you board a vessel in international waters, you are committing an act of piracy”
Anyway, apologies for the digression, but it is in context for today’s date… On to Land Based stations..
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19 Aug. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
19 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
19 Aug. 1979 GBR. London. 6265 and 7325 kHz SW. European Music Radio [EMR] is on air today
19 Aug. 1981 GBR Merseyside 1107kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
19 Aug. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1494 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
19 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
+ BEL. 6205 kHz SW. Radio Delmare broadcasts a hurriedly put together two-hour Test Transmission today which proves successful as conditions improve
+ 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 Aug. 1987 GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
19 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
19 Aug. 1989
+ GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz and 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air today, up to the start of Radio Free London [RFL] when FM is turned off and MW relays RFL
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] is on air today
And that’s all for today, feel free to contact me with any additions or corrections.
Regards to all,
Bert

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On This Day.
August 18th.
18 Aug. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
18 Aug. 1974 IRL. 6260 kHz SW. Radio Valleri is on air today
18 Aug. 1979 GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London puts out shows by Mark Ashton, Ken Myers and Jerry James.
18 Aug. 1981 GBR Merseyside 1107kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
18 Aug. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1494 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
18 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
18 Aug. 1985
+ BEL. 6205 kHz (and for the first hour also on 7315 kHz) SW. Radio Delmare relays Free Radio Service Holland [FRSH] today, with its 5th Birthday broadcast.
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
18 Aug. 1987 GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
18 Aug. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
18 Aug. 1989 GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW and 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air this evening
Any additions or corrections?
Please get in touch. I may not reply at once but will deal with any messages in the next day or so
Regards,
Bert

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On This Day
August 17.
[going outside the two decades for a rather important entry]
17 Aug. 1968 GBR. London. 08:00. 1176 kHz MW. The first broadcast of Radio Free London [RFL] takes place from a flat in Kensington, in support of the rally at Trafalgar square. Police get rather annoyed when it is relayed over the loudspeakers! The broadcast features several ex-offshore DJs. The station is raided by the GPO, at 17:20 who confiscate [steal] a dummy transmitter. The real one, bought from a pair of radio amateurs, is concealed in a loudspeaker. The ‘Crystal’ is a crystal Bakelite case, with a rolled-up piece of paper instead of a crystal with a rude message to the GPO written on it.
17 Aug. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
17 Aug. 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
17 Aug. 1981 GBR Merseyside 1107kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
17 Aug. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1494 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
17 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
17 Aug. 1985 GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
17 Aug. 1986
+ BEL. 6205 kHz SW. Radio Delmare relays FRSH today for 6 hours, it is FRSH’s 6th Birthday broadcast, conditions are poor on Shortwave
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. London. RFM is on air today, 19:00-22:00, Claire Mansfield, Dave Fuller, Dana J. and Leo John.
+ GBR. St Ives. 103.0 FM Radio Argus DJs this week are as last week. 09:00-02:00.
17 Aug. 1987 GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
17 Aug. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-01:00, a live band manages to fit in the studio and perform, suitably lubricated
17 Aug. 1989
+ GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW and 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air this evening
As stated this one went outside the two decades, but I feel it was relevant as Radio Free London was to continue [on and off] throughout the two decades and after.
Who, like me, would like to hear it back again?
Regards to all.
Bert Bridges

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Radio Pamela will be on air again Saturday Night on 7400 khz from 22.00 to 01.00 hours BST (British Summer Time )

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