Day: December 24, 2023

Historic Logs 24 December

1983 12 24 7295 14 10 Radio Milano International Ital pop ann ID 34444

1988 12 24 6910 07 38 Radio Dublin E 43443

1990 12 24 6309 12 43 Radio Brigitte International Du ann ID 33443

1990 12 24 6315 11 52 Radio Santana E Oldie ID 75 watt 45444

1990 12 24 7562 10 33 Radio Brigitte International E mx ID 34433

1992 12 24 6200 12 22 Renegade Radio E pop ID 24433

1992 12 24 6209 09 15 JRR E ID 24333

1992 12 24 6209 14 40 BRI E ID Flashback-show 23433

1992 12 24 6218 15 15 Radio Pluto D ID 33433

1992 12 24 6227 08 40 DLR 106 FM E ID 24433

1992 12 24 6250 11 23 Radio East Coast Commercial E pop ID 24433

1992 12 24 6301 13 47 Atlantis Radio E pop ID 32432

1992 12 24 9420 09 30 Radio Europa International Ital tx ID pop 24322

1994 12 24 6207 11 05 Radio Nord Swe tx 34433

1994 12 24 6915 13 33 Radio Dublin E pop 34443

1994 12 24 7125 10 37 Radio Casablanca G ID 45444

1994 12 24 7125 12 02 SWR Switzerland E special xmas show 44444

1994 12 24 7125 13 57 Radio Wonderful G ID 44444

1995 12 24 3939 17 35 Radio Meteoor D mx ID 34444

1995 12 24 6200 09 18 Radio Caroline F ID adr 45444

1995 12 24 6255 08 58 Radio Mirage E ID 45434

1995 12 24 6266 10 51 Radio Black Beard E pop ID 33443

1995 12 24 6279 09 06 RFL E retune to 6400 24433

1995 12 24 6280 11 53 Radio Pacman International E ID 34444

1995 12 24 6290 11 33 FRSH G Stefan Kramer 43443

1995 12 24 6400 09 03 RFL E ID 34444

1995 12 24 7295 09 02 Radio Marabu G rock ID jingle 34444

1995 12 24 7415 09 14 Radio Marabu E ID 23443

1996 12 24 6241 10 10 Radio Perfekt G ID 45434

1996 12 24 6294 15 24 Laser Hot Hits (tent) E pop tent ID 23433

1996 12 24 6400 09 50 Radio Free London E rock 34433

1997 12 24 5805 14 50 RFL E Oldies ann 23443

1997 12 24 6211 09 20 RNI G ID 45444

1997 12 24 6220 09 22 LHH E pop ID 23433

1997 12 24 6236 11 36 unid rock/Oldies jingles 1145 s/off 35444

1997 12 24 6252 09 23 Starclub Radio G ID 35444

1997 12 24 6258 09 48 Radio Driland G ID 34433

1997 12 24 6266 13 10 UK Radio (tent) E pop 23433

1997 12 24 6271 11 17 Radio Perfekt G ID xmas greetings 43443

1997 12 24 6280 12 53 Radio Dr Tim G ID 24433

1997 12 24 6300 09 48 Farmers of Holland D 45444

1998 12 24 6200 13 57 unid (Montevideo ??) D mx ann 34444

1998 12 24 6210 15 18 Radio Marabu G ID 33433

1998 12 24 6219 15 22 Laser Hot Hits E pop ID 23433

1998 12 24 6261 13 41 Alternative Christmas Channel E ID 35444

1998 12 24 6262 14 19 Titanic D ID 24433

1998 12 24 6263 14 13 unid dutch QSO Titanic QSY 6260 34444

1998 12 24 6266 14 05 unid pop 22432

1998 12 24 6268 14 04 Titanic D tx ID 32432

1998 12 24 6284 14 47 Farmers (tent) D mx breaks 45444

1999 12 24 3917 20 37 Radio Driland G hotline 0177-6917739 34433

1999 12 24 3945 23 55 Subterranian Sounds E talk ID 34444

1999 12 24 6202 12 14 XTC E talk ID 25433

1999 12 24 6219 09 14 LHH E pop ID 24322

1999 12 24 6275 13 57 Radio Free London E ID 24333

1999 12 24 6290 09 51 Radio Arena E mx ID 34444

1999 12 24 6305 12 13 Radio Continental D mx ID 34444

1999 12 24 7455 09 26 LHH E ID adr 32422

On this day 24 Dec.

24 Dec. 1970
+ GBR. 197 m [1523 kHz] MW. Radio Big L is on air 10:00-14:00
24 Dec. 1971
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24 Dec. 1972
+ GBR. London. 230m MW. [1304 kHz]. Radio Concord is on air every Sunday 11:00-15:00
+ GBR. London. 94.4 FM. RLU closes down today, following much harassment from the authorities. Its Saturday night slot on the LTIR is taken over by Radio Odyssey.
24 Dec. 1973
+ GBR. London. Battersea. 1323 kHz MW. After Brian Horne of Radio Jackie finds a site with mains, (two abandoned houses) test broadcasts of Radio Jackie’s Christmas marathon broadcast start
24 Dec. 1974
+ GBR. Felsham, Suffolk. 1160 kHz MW. Radio Albatross is on air this afternoon
24 Dec. 1975
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24 Dec. 1976
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24 Dec. 1977
+ IRL. 6230 kHz SW. Skull and Bones Radio System [SBRS] is on air today, noted at 10:00
+ GBR. 6280 kHz SW. Radio Solent City International is on air today, noted at 11:00
24 Dec. 1978
+ GBR. SW London. 1332 kHz MW. Radio Jackie is on air 09:00-17:00
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW and 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
+ GBR. 6270 or 6275 kHz SW Radio Zodiac 49 is on air with John Dawson, Roger Vosene, Dave Hunt, and Stuart Clarke.
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] 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
+ GBR. West London. 94.4 FM. Uptown Radio is on air this evening
24 Dec. 1979.
+ GBR. West Midlands. Radio 242 becomes Radio Free Birmingham
Christmas 1980
* GBR. Liverpool. 1296 kHz MW. Radio Elenore is heard over the Christmas period, Andy Davis, Phil Weston, and Janice the Tea Lady appear.
24 Dec. 1981
+ GBR. Merseyside. 999 kHz MW. Radio Alpine puts out its last broadcast until January, Paul Kaye, and John Jones feature
+ GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 94.2 FM. UK Radio puts out extended programmes from Christmas into the New Year. By this time, the DJs on the station are Paul Johnson, David Jarvis, and Nigel Gordon
24 Dec. 1982
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24 Dec. 1983
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1296 kHz MW. Storeton Community Radio is on air for Christmas Eve with Uncle Ern and Jill Sinclair
+ GBR. Blaby, Leics. 1386 kHz MW. The last broadcast of Radio Nova International goes out today
+ GBR. South London. 1413 kHz MW and 90.2 FM. on air 7 days a week, Skyline Radio is on air today 06:00-00:00
+ 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, due to an increase in raids, there is no extended festive period broadcast this year
24 Dec. 1984
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR. SW London. 1323 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Radio Jackie is on air
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 94.0 FM. UK Radio is on air with higher power, the station has completed a booster to increase its 20 watts to 50
+ GBR. Telford. 96.1 FM. On air 7 days a week, Shropshire Sound is on air today 08:00-20:00
+ GBR. West Midlands. 103.0 FM. Electric Sound Transmission [EST] is on air 12:00-00:00
Christmas. 1985
+ GBR. London. 92.6 FM. Currently dormant Radio Free London’s Steve Ego with help from other RFL staff put out a few broadcasts of Bert’s Hot Dog Stand over Christmas, as a response to Alices Restaurant!
24 Dec. 1986
+ BEL. 6205 kHz SW. Radio Delmare relays Free Radio Service Holland [FRSH] today
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 3465 kHz and 6280 kHz SW. Radio Orion is on air this evening
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. By now the tropical band service of Radio Orion has closed. Meantime, the Christmas service of UK Radio and Radio Orion is to go out on FM, from Christmas to New Year’s Day.
+ GBR. St Ives. 103.0 FM. Radio Argus fires up at midday, and runs a Christmas special service through to the next day
24 Dec. 1987
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. The start of a 24 Christmas service today on Radio Argus Cornwall. 07:00 Ginny Wilson, 10:00 Bill Lyons, 13:00 James Griggs, 18:00 All DJs in a joint show, Simon Myres even says a few words, 22:00-01:00 Charles Fuller and a Midnight mass on air, the first time he has been on air in some time
+ GBR. SE London. 91.8 FM. WNKR is on air over Christmas
+ GBR. Wolverhampton 105.0 FM. UK Radio is on air over Christmas and the New Year, with 100 watts, but Paul Johnson’s health is starting to deteriorate.
Christmas 1988
* NED. Herbie the fish starts yet another station up, the infamous XMAS on SW. It gives out an address in Amsterdam, but only responds with insults. The station features drugs and sex, adverts for drugs and introduces the ‘shock-jock’ to Short Wave.
24 Dec. 1988
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR SE London. 91.8 FM. WNKR is on air over Christmas
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. On 105 mHz FM, with 100 watts, UK Radio is on air today.
Christmas 1989
* NED. XMAS is back, on SW. Featuring various tyrants being told to f’ck off, with others shouting ‘Heil Hitler’ in the background. This is followed by a sex show with ‘Virgin Jane’ and ‘Lusty Louise’.
* GBR. SE London. 91.8 FM. WNKR is on air over Christmas
* GBR. London. 92.0 FM. LWR resorts to threatening the blind DJ Marconi, of RFM, as both they, Radio Free London and Radio Argus London are showing little signs of moving off 92.0 FM. As a result, both Radio Free London and Rock FM [RFM] move to 101.3 mHz before the New Year, Radio Argus London is to be the last to vacate the frequency, moving first to 100.3, before settling on 94.3. RFM leaves a ‘ping’ on LWR’s link frequency, which drives them nuts.
24 Dec. 1989
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1602 kHz MW and 103.0 FM. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ NED. 6240 and 7647 kHz SW. Free Radio Service Holland [FRSH] attempt a transatlantic broadcast this morning 04:30-07:45, and later on 7440 kHz. There are no reception reports as a result of this. The station’s usual service goes out later on 7310 kHz, moving to 7315 at 13:00 when Radio Tirana from Albania fires up on 7310.
+ GBR. Leyton, East London. 92.0 FM LWR is on air today

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