Day: August 14, 2023

Marconi Radio International 14 / 15 August 2023

MARCONI RADIO INTERNATIONAL LAST 2023 DAY SCHEDULE
Please be advised that Marconi Radio International (MRI) will be on the air this week with test transmissions on 14 and 15 August 2023, as follows:
17.00-18.30 UTC. The frequency is 6180 kHz (USB mode).
Reception reports (verified by eQSL) to this E-mail address: marconiradiointernational (at) gmail.com
Some lucky listeners will also receive our printed QSL card. Please don’t forget to include your postal/street address, too!
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Marconi Radio International

On This Day. August 13.

On This Day.
August 13.
13 Aug. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
13 Aug. 1972
+ GBR. London. 230m MW, [1304 kHz]. Radio Concord is on air every Sunday 11:00-15:00
+ IRL. Dublin. Radio Valleri is on air today 12:00-13:00
+ GBR. Fife. 6225 kHz SW. Radio Scotland International is on air today, noted 14:15-14:50
+ GBR. London. 7500 kHz SW. Skyport Radio is on air today 11:00-13:00
13 Aug. 1978
+ NED Okkenbroek. 1350 kHz MW. Black Shadow is on air today, this station first broadcast in 1969.
+ 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
+ GBR. London. 92.4 FM. Invicta Radio is on air this Sunday
13 Aug. 1981 GBR Merseyside 1107kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
13 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
13 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
13 Aug. 1986
+ GBR. London. RFM record test transmission [but only after Dave and Claire have first visited the pub…]
13 Aug. 1987 GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
13 Aug. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 08:00-23:00
13 Aug. 1989
+ GBR. Camborne.1602 kHz MW. The Radio Argus Cornwall broadcast from yesterday is going out again today when the rig blows its main valve. [With Simon no longer with us, the only engineer was also no longer with us, and his relatives had got a large skip and thrown most of his stuff in it before putting the house up for sale. Only one oscilloscope had been recovered from that skip and it was faulty]. Bill Lyons then drives to Saltash and collects the 1494 kHz rig from the closed down Radio Argus Plymouth service, and brings it back to Jane’s new place where the broadcasts are to come from. He is to then walk away from the station for a while.
+ GBR. 1611 kHz MW. Radio Argus London is mainly relaying Rock FM [RFM] today
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Rock FM [RFM] is on air today
And that’s all for today…. unless someone can add to it? If you can. please do.
Regards to all
Bert

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On This Day. August 14.

On This Day.
August 14.
14 Aug. 1970 GBR. Enfield. 1440 kHz MW. Radio Telstar starts broadcasts today, 10:00-14:00
14 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
14 Aug. 1977
+ GBR. IOW. Rowridge BBC transmitter is taken over by a station calling itself KSAT Radio for a while.
+ GBR. London. 1327 kHz [‘226m’] MW. Backstreet Radio is noted today
+ GBR. SW London.1331 kHz MW. Radio Jackie is noted today with shows by Phil Hazelton and Tony Bond
14 Aug. 1981 GBR Merseyside 1107kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
14 Aug. 1982
+ GBR. London. 90.2 FM Phoenix Radio is on air 20:00-23:00, followed by Alices Restaurant
+ GBR. London. 94.4 FM. A test broadcast of Horizon Radio takes place today
14 Aug. 1983 GBR Twickenham. 1494 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
14 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 repeats FRSH’s 15 July broadcast today, and the conditions are starting to 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
14 Aug. 1986 GBR. London. RFM tests on 89.7 FM, horizontal polarisation.
14 Aug. 1987
+ GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1242 kHz MW. Radio Merseywaves is raided today
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
14 Aug. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 08:00-22:00
14 Aug. 1989 GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW and 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air this evening
This group is not about offshore or 1960s stations so does not cover the day Radios Caroline and Veronica continued when the others closed, but a lot of land-based stations were to use the date to ‘get on the air’ to show that ‘middle finger’ to the authorities, including after the 1980s.
As ever, any additions and corrections- please get in touch
Bert Bridges

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