Day: December 25, 2023

Historic Logs 25 December

1983 12 25 7275 09 20 Radio Delta E tx Klassik 24333

1983 12 25 7295 09 33 Radio Victoria G mx ann adr ID 44444

1983 12 25 7335 10 30 FRS Holland E ann pop ID 33222

1988 12 25 6198 09 08 Radio Madison E pop ID adr 34444

1988 12 25 6205 10 08 Radio Arena International E ID 33433

1988 12 25 6207 09 40 Radio Action E pop ID 43443

1988 12 25 6231 12 02 WLR E 24333

1988 12 25 6265 08 36 Radio DJ F ID 23433

1988 12 25 6317 08 38 WMR E test transmission 34433

1988 12 25 6582 08 46 Radio Batida G 35433

1988 12 25 6815 10 50 Radio East Coast Commercial E 33433

1988 12 25 7372 10 15 Union Radio E ID 35444

1988 12 25 15044 10 20 Weekend Music Radio E pop ID 35454

1989 12 25 13630 11 10 Weekend Music Radio E 34444

1989 12 25 13790 11 14 Weekend Music Radio E 34433

1989 12 25 15043 11 10 Weekend Music Radio E ID 45444

1990 12 25 6205 10 04 Radio Arena E Oldies ID 45444

1990 12 25 6207 08 30 Radio Action E pop ID 45444

1990 12 25 6221 07 37 LWR E pop ID 34433

1990 12 25 6240 09 10 WMR E pop ID 33443

1990 12 25 6273 09 02 Radio Marabu E mx ID 33443

1990 12 25 6273 10 36 Northern Ireland SW Relay Service E ID 34433

1990 12 25 6280 10 56 Ozone Radio E ID pop 24433

1990 12 25 6293 07 43 Radio Gloria E ID 24433

1990 12 25 6295 15 17 PFBS via WMR E Relay of PFBS on 15050 33443

1990 12 25 6295 15 38 WMR E ID 33443

1990 12 25 6300 11 05 Radio Carrier Wave E pop ID 33433

1990 12 25 6300 12 34 Radio Pamela E mx ID 24433

1990 12 25 6308 13 05 Radio Confusion E pop ID 33433

1990 12 25 6557 14 15 Radio Atlantic International E Oldie ID 44444

1990 12 25 7490 08 15 VOTN E mx ID 44444

1990 12 25 7558 12 24 XMAS E mx ID 34433

1990 12 25 15050 13 48 PFBS E pop ID 25322

1991 12 25 6223 10 33 Radio Ridiculous E mx adr 23443

1991 12 25 6254 09 01 Northlight Radio E ID 34444

1991 12 25 6275 07 53 Radio Delta Elburg E ID 54434

1991 12 25 6275 08 44 Victor Bravo D QSO 34433

1991 12 25 6287 08 48 LWR E ID 44444

1991 12 25 6296 09 49 WMR E ID 33433

1991 12 25 7293 08 53 Radio Brigitte E folk mx ID 23433

1992 12 25 3911 16 43 XMAS E rock ID 23433

1992 12 25 6200 09 39 Radio Orang Utan E ID adr 45444

1992 12 25 6203 10 47 Radio Delta Elburg E ID adr 45444

1992 12 25 6219 12 30 Radio Pluto D ann ID 24433

1992 12 25 6235 09 32 BRI E Roger Davis ID 24433

1992 12 25 6250 11 04 Radio East Coast Commercial E pop 34433

1992 12 25 6262 09 40 Radio Active E ID 23433

1992 12 25 6275 09 15 Radio Orion / UK Radio E ID 33433

1992 12 25 6285 11 22 WMR E Radio Milano International ID 34433

1992 12 25 6295 11 54 Radio Caroline E pop ID 24433

1992 12 25 6554 08 55 46 Radio G ID 34444

1992 12 25 6910 16 59 Radio Dublin E pop ID 34433

1992 12 25 7360 09 38 BRI E ID 24433

1992 12 25 7380 08 40 FRS Holland G ID 43443

1992 12 25 7558 12 15 XMAS E ID mx 24433

1992 12 25 9715 19 32 QBS Doha A mx talk ID nx 44433

1992 12 25 11970 20 07 UAE Radio Abu Dhabi A mx radio play // 9770 34433

1993 12 25 6200 09 05 Radio Orang Utan E ID 43443

1993 12 25 6200 11 18 CLCG E ID 45444

1993 12 25 6200 12 23 Starclub Radio G mx ID 34433

1993 12 25 6200 13 45 Radio Dr Tim G ID 34444

1993 12 25 6209 10 40 WMR E ID 24433

1993 12 25 6234 09 55 BRI E ID 24433

1993 12 25 6255 09 40 Radio East Coast Commercial E ID mx 24433

1993 12 25 6270 11 51 SWR G ID Venlo-adr 24333

1993 12 25 6275 09 25 Radio Delta Elburg E ID adr 44444

1993 12 25 6285 10 51 SWR G ID test 34442

1993 12 25 6556 10 02 Radio Brigitte E ID 24433

1994 12 25 3919 10 17 Radio Pacman D ID 34443

1994 12 25 6200 09 57 Radio Action E ID PO 94 Zeddam 34444

1994 12 25 6207 08 49 CLCG G pop ID 34433

1994 12 25 6207 09 02 Radio Dr Tim G ID 34433

1994 12 25 6207 11 07 Devil AM G ID 24333

1994 12 25 6207 13 05 Sunshine Radio International E ID 23433

1994 12 25 6210 10 38 RTL 104.6 G Conny Ferrin 43443

1994 12 25 6210 11 14 Weekend Music Radio E ID 23333

1994 12 25 6222 09 21 JRR International E ID 24433

1994 12 25 6255 10 33 Radio East Coast Commercial E ID 33443

1994 12 25 6260 09 28 CWR E ID 43443

1994 12 25 6268 12 14 CWR E ID 23333

1994 12 25 6282 12 09 Ozone International E ID 23322

1994 12 25 6289 10 24 SWR Shortwave Rock E ID 23433

1994 12 25 6295 10 08 Laser Hot Hits E adr 23322

1994 12 25 6398 10 08 Angel International E ID 33443

1994 12 25 7359 09 52 BRI E ID // 6235 33443

1994 12 25 7415 11 24 IMR E ID 34433

1994 12 25 7476 11 13 Heavy Dude Radio E ID 45444

1995 12 25 3912 08 34 Radio Pluto D punk ID 25433

1995 12 25 3920 12 05 Radio Meteoor E ID 24333

1995 12 25 6210 13 06 CWR E CQ WMR 24433

1995 12 25 6210 13 13 WMR E QSO CWR 24433

1995 12 25 6236 09 23 BRI E tx mx ID 42432

1995 12 25 6270 10 54 Radio Pluto E ID 25 watt 23433

1995 12 25 6275 10 56 IMR E pop ID 33443

1995 12 25 6282 10 05 Radio Dr Tim G 24433

1995 12 25 6289 10 01 Z100 E ID test loop tape 23443

1995 12 25 6300 09 21 Big O Radio Orion E ID 24433

1996 12 25 6207 10 02 Radio Born Free E ID 23443

1996 12 25 6210 09 15 Jolly Roger Radio E country ID 23322

1996 12 25 6215 10 57 Radio Borderhunter PO 28 B-2340 Beerse 34444

1996 12 25 6221 10 55 Crazy Wave Radio E rock ID 23433

1996 12 25 6221 12 33 Crazy Wave Radio E ID QSO Coroner 24433

1996 12 25 6236 08 59 BRI E ID // 7360 34433

1996 12 25 6241 09 32 Radio Perfekt G classic ID 23443

1996 12 25 6245 09 04 SBS Studio Blue Sky E ID chinese-mx 24433

1996 12 25 6247 10 52 Radio Pacman (tent) E pop jingles Olst-adr 24333

1996 12 25 6251 12 04 Radio Partyline 105 G Chris Rea ID 24333

1996 12 25 6253 12 18 unid E rel talk xmas-songs 1246 s/off 32322

1996 12 25 6255 12 29 unid Boney M variable to 6257 later s/off 33443

1996 12 25 6260 09 16 Radio Partyline 105 E ID 23322

1996 12 25 6263 12 57 Transatlantic E funky jingle 45444

1996 12 25 6265 10 29 Radio Borderhunter Kelly Family ID 23433

1996 12 25 6266 12 23 UK Radio E new chrystal Part2 xmas-show 24333

1996 12 25 6267 10 38 unid (RPA??) E indie xmas-songs 34444

1996 12 25 6272 09 45 Radio Arena adr ID 23322

1996 12 25 6275 11 12 UK Radio E ID 23322

1996 12 25 6281 10 04 Union Radio (tent) E pop adr 23443

1996 12 25 6285 08 51 Weekend Music Radio E rock jack Russel 44433

1996 12 25 6290 08 52 Delta Radio E Oldie ID 23433

1996 12 25 6294 08 52 Laser Hot Hits E pop ID 33433

1996 12 25 6300 11 54 Radio Boomerang PO 73 NL-7160 AB Neede 43443

1996 12 25 6304 09 52 Farmers of Holland E phone 45444

1996 12 25 6304 09 58 Radio Dr Tim G xmas-greetings ID 35444

1996 12 25 7360 09 09 BRI E ID // 6236 23322

1997 12 25 3900 15 59 Zender Victor (tent) D instr mx ID 1609 s/off 45444

1997 12 25 3922 22 22 Level48 E test ID 45444

1997 12 25 3930 22 13 LHH E ID 44433

1997 12 25 3935 15 01 Radio Micky Maus D ID 45444

1997 12 25 3935 23 15 IMR E hello ID s/off 2319 23433

1997 12 25 5805 08 17 RFL E 35444

1997 12 25 6205 09 36 Radio Arena E ID 33443

1997 12 25 6215 09 31 X2O E house ID “This is X2O hallo hallo” 45444

1997 12 25 6220 08 18 LHH (tent) E pop 24433

1997 12 25 6236 08 18 unid dutch ?? E pop jingles 34444

1997 12 25 6236 10 14 BRI (tent) E talk 24433

1997 12 25 6245 08 58 Radio Laguna G test ID 35444

1997 12 25 6245 10 34 VO Reflection (name tentative) E speech 24433

1997 12 25 6245 12 02 Radio Ridiculous E RNI-tapes ID 24433

1997 12 25 6250 08 34 Radio Driland G ID 24433

1997 12 25 6250 10 48 SBS Studio Blue Sky E Leichester-adr ID 24433

1997 12 25 6255 10 56 Radio Dr Tim G ID 23422

1997 12 25 6255 13 08 WMR E talk ID 24333

1997 12 25 6259 09 47 Radio City E ID 33443

1997 12 25 6259 11 13 Radio Pandora E ID 24333

1997 12 25 6265 10 04 Speedwing Radio G ID 43443

1997 12 25 6266 09 24 UK Radio (tent) E pop 23433

1997 12 25 6270 08 32 Starclub Radio D ID 24322

1997 12 25 6270 12 18 Radio Perfekt G ID logs 43443

1997 12 25 6275 09 14 WMR E rock ID 24433

1997 12 25 6290 10 06 Radio Borderhunter E tekkno ID 44444

1997 12 25 6300 08 18 Farmers D 45444

1997 12 25 6475 08 55 Radio Brigitte E ID 22432

1998 12 25 5805 09 56 RFL E talk adr 35433

1998 12 25 6201 10 42 Radio Perfekt G ID 45444

1998 12 25 6207 10 09 AL International E ID 45444

1998 12 25 6210 09 49 Radio Marabu G ID 24433

1998 12 25 6220 08 51 Laser Hot Hits E adr 34433

1998 12 25 6235 08 50 Mi Amigo International E pop ID 43443

1998 12 25 6240 08 47 Superclan Radio E ID 43443

1998 12 25 6245 08 47 RNI G ID 45444

1998 12 25 6255 10 08 unid E 23433

1998 12 25 6257 10 46 unid UK ?? E talk 23433

1998 12 25 6261 08 47 Lasernet D ID lasernet@usa.net lasernet@telekabel.nl 45444

1998 12 25 6270 09 38 Radio Arena E ID 45444

1998 12 25 6284 08 46 Farmers D mx 45444

1998 12 25 6300 10 23 Union Radio E ID 45444

1998 12 25 6910 09 53 Radio Bluestar D ID 45444

1998 12 25 7590 09 03 SWRS E ID wishes USB 35444

1998 12 25 11470 09 03 SWRS E ID USB 45444

1998 12 25 11470 09 54 Yellow Submarine Radio E ID USB 45444

1998 12 25 11470 11 25 Radio Flamingo E ID USB 45444

1999 12 25 0 00 00 0

1999 12 25 3900 00 38 Station SS E ID 24333

1999 12 25 3900 22 00 Radio Benelux G ID 34433

1999 12 25 3900 23 46 Free Radio from the Netherlands E PO 65 NL-7260 AB Ruurlo 45444

1999 12 25 3905 22 44 Radio Benelux G ID QSY 34433

1999 12 25 3910 21 54 Laguna Radio E ID hotline 24333

1999 12 25 3927 23 20 Radio Meteoor D PO 71 NL-7720 AB Dalfsen 24433

1999 12 25 3930 00 22 LHH E talk ID 34433

1999 12 25 3935 23 52 Radio Nova D Oldie ID 23433

1999 12 25 3940 15 10 Radio Free London E adr email 14322

1999 12 25 3940 23 14 Radio Free London E ID 24433

1999 12 25 3945 23 59 Live Wire Radio E ID 35444

1999 12 25 5805 08 14 Radio Free London E Oldie ID 34444

1999 12 25 6206 08 59 Radio Arena E ID 33433

1999 12 25 6212 09 47 unid E Oldie tapes 24322

1999 12 25 6220 07 37 LHH International E pop ID 24333

1999 12 25 6240 08 29 Radio Ridiculous E RID PO 1017 NL-2200 BA Noordwjk 45444

1999 12 25 6240 13 50 Radio Brigitte D xmas-greetings 24333

1999 12 25 6241 11 04 Radio Little Star G tekkno ID 24433

1999 12 25 6257 09 20 unid UK E talk 0921 s/off 23322

1999 12 25 6260 08 01 CWR E Chris Ise Andy Walker hotline ID 24433

1999 12 25 6275 08 01 Radio Free London E pop ID 34433

1999 12 25 6280 08 52 unid E Oldie talk 32432

1999 12 25 6290 07 38 Radio AL International E ID 45434

1999 12 25 6290 11 58 Radio Borderhunter E ID 45434

1999 12 25 6295 07 50 Transatlantic Radio E FR-news ID 33433

1999 12 25 6305 07 44 Radio Bluestar D mx ID 34433

1999 12 25 6540 10 44 Radio Brigitte E talk mx adr 23333

1999 12 25 7120 14 26 Radio Flamingo G irish folk ID 45434

1999 12 25 7306 09 22 Radio Europe Ital tx ID USB 24433

1999 12 25 7400 09 36 WICQ (tent) E SRS-adr tent ID 23333

1999 12 25 7400 10 03 Radio City E ID jingle 23333

1999 12 25 7400 11 12 unid E comedy Oldie 24433

1999 12 25 7400 12 00 Radio Pandora E ID 23322

1999 12 25 7455 08 50 LHH E adr adv 32432

1999 12 25 7495 09 02 Radio Ridiculous International E ID offshore tapes 24433

On This Christmas Day… 25 Dec.

On This Christmas Day…
25 Dec. 1970
+ GBR. 224 m [1339 kHz] MW. Radio City is on air 10:00-18:00
+ GBR. 221 m [1357 kHz] MW. Radio Big L is on air 10:00-14:00
25 Dec. 1971
+ GBR. Putney. 1321 kHz MW. 10:00-16:00 Radio Star International is on air today
+ GBR London. 222m 1351 kHz MW. Radio Samantha is on air with Tony Barrett
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1394 kHz MW. 23:00-01:00 Radio Caroline South is on air tonight
+ GBR Feltham. 7405 kHz SW. Skyport Radio starts broadcasts today, using 10 watts from an ex-military No 19 transmitter. 19:00-22:00
25 Dec. 1972
+ no details yet – can you help?
25 Dec. 1973
+ IRL. Radio Milinda is taken off the air by police, who raid the studio in a flat in Dublin. It has been operating for the past few months.
+ GBR. Battersea. 1323 kHz MW. Radio Jackie puts out a two-day broadcast over Christmas starting at midnight to 10:00 with Brian Anthony, 10:00-12:00 Mark Knight, 12:00-15:00 Daddy Dave Owen, 15:00-18:00 John C., 18:00-21:00 Heavy Jackie with Rick James, 21:00-02:00 Radio Jackie Christmas party
25 Dec. 1974
+ GBR. London. 92.4 FM. Radio Invicta is on air for Christmas
25 Dec. 1975
+ GBR. 6230 kHz SW. Radio Gemini is noted at 11:05
+ NED. 6235 kHz SW. Time Radio is noted at 10:35
+ GBR. London. Trans London Radio Is back for Christmas
+ GBR. London. 92.4 FM. Radio Invicta is on air for Christmas
25 Dec. 1976
+ NED. 6225 kHz SW. Fries Radio is on air 11:00-14:00 it uses a mailing address at Dembourgstraat 1, Amsterdam
+ GBR. 6235 kHz SW. Radio Zodiac International is on air today
+ GBR. 6237 kHz SW. Radio Gemini is on air today and tomorrow, giving a mailing address at 6 Farm Way, Bushey
+ GBR. London. 94.4 FM. 01:00. Christmas Day. London Music Radio, [LMR], which has been planning a joint AM and FM three-day broadcast, suffers a major raid. 02:10 the MW which relayed the FM output was raided. 04:20 the FM is then raided. This is instigated by licensed Capital Radio. This says more about the quality of LMR’s programmes than Capital’s, and is to re-occur a few times in the following years with different stations.
+ GBR. London. 92.4 FM. Radio Invicta goes live on FM in stereo over the Christmas and New Year period. They are later to be summonsed for this
25 Dec. 1977
+ IRL Dublin, 6210 kHz SW. Westside Radio is on air today, noted at 12:45
+ IRL. 6230 kHz SW. Skull and Bones Radio System is on air today, noted at 10:20
+ GBR. 6238 kHz SW. Radio Gemini is on air today, noted at 10:00
+ GBR. 6270 kHz SW. Radio Zodiac International is on air today, the start of regular programmes with Roger Vosene, Dave Hunt, and Stuart Clarke, noted at 11:30
+ 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
25 Dec. 1978
+ IRL. Dublin.1327 kHz MW. 226 m, Capitol Radio is on air over the Christmas period
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW and 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
+ GBR. NW London. 1286 kHz MW. Celebration Radio is live today
25 Dec. 1979
+ GBR. North London. 219 m 1368 kHz MW. Radio Christmas is on air today, Live Christmas day and Boxing day from Garry Stevens flat with DJs from several other MW stations, including Chris England, Mike St.John, Dave Lane from Phoenix and most of the Radio Floss DJs.
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.
25 Dec. 1980
+ GBR. Chingford. 92.55 FM and on SW. Radio Corina is on air today with DJs from Radio Corina, Eastern Independent, and Radio Titanic
25 Dec. 1981
+ GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 94.2 FM. UK Radio is on air with Paul Johnson, David Jarvis, and Nigel Gordon
25 Dec. 1982
+ GBR. Birmingham. 1179 kHz MW. Sounds Alternative is on air 09:00-18:00 today
25 Dec. 1983
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR. West London. 1350 kHz MW. Radio Floss is on air 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. Telford. 94.2 FM. Wrekin City Radio is on air this afternoon
25 Dec. 1984
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR. West Midlands. 1179 kHz MW. Sounds Alternative is on air 10:00-19:00 today
+ GBR. SW London. 1323 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Radio Jackie is on air today
+ 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
+ GBR. West Midlands. [Wolverhampton].103:5 FM with 20 watts and [Birmingham] 94.2 FM. UK Radio is on air today
25 Dec. 1985
+ GBR. West London. 90.3 FM. Flashback Radio is on air today
+ 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!
25 Dec. 1986
+ GBR. London. 91.8 FM. Santa Star is on air today.
+ GBR. Colchester. 93.2 FM. During a Freedom Overflow broadcast, DJ Jay Johnson is sacked because he hates album music, and keeps ‘taking the piss.’ He has been involved up to then in all of Colchester’s free radio projects, going back to Radio East…
+ GBR. St Ives. 103.0 FM. Radio Argus is on air today with the second Christmas special day to 23:00 close, 35 hours broadcast
25 Dec. 1987
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall 24-hour service continues with Jane Brown 01:00- 05:000, review of the year 05:00-07:00, Ginny Wilson 07:00-10:00, Charles Fuller 10:00-12:00, Bill Lyons 12:00-15:00, James Griggs 15:00-18:00, another joint show 18:00-22:00, Pete Davis 22:00-01:00
+ FIN. 6225 kHz SW and 96.0 FM. Calling itself Europe’s Northeast free radio station, Right Wing Radio is heard today.
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. Colchester. 93.9 FM. 8am-Midnight, the Marathon Christmas broadcast of Freedom Overflow takes place.
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 105.0 FM. UK Radio is on air today
25 Dec. 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 today, the station runs through the night, and the band is back in the studio, Lyn Alders is also in the programme rundown
+ IRL. Dublin. 6280 kHz SW. Westside Radio Dublin is on air today
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. Colchester. 91.0 FM. In an attempt to compromise with the moaning neighbour, Freedom Overflow broadcasts today from 6am to noon, and 6pm to midnight!
25 Dec. 1989
+ GBR Cornwall. 1503 kHz MW [Camborne] joins the 1602 kHz MW [St Ives] and 103.0 FM [Camborne] service of Radio Argus Cornwall, a bet had been made between Ginny and James Griggs that 1503 would not be ready for Christmas Day. It fired up at 18:30! Not as powerful as the 1602 kHz service, nonetheless it got out almost as well as the FM in places.
+ GBR. Colchester. 91.0 FM. Overflow Radio fires up – 2 hours late – at 22:00, with ‘The End of The Decade Bash’, closing at midnight
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. LWR is raided on Christmas Day.
+ GBR Bromley. 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air today
+ GBR. London. 98.6 FM. Fantasy FM is noted today with DJ M on air

Bert Bridges

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FRS Holland Seasonal Greetings 2023

Dear FRS Friends,
We would hereby like to thank you for your support over 2023.
Mainly due to personal circumstances it wasn’t our most active year unfortunately.
Nevertheless we carried out a few successful broadcasts.
We are now on our way to 40+4 years of shortwave broadcasts .
Also in 2024 FRS hopes to entertain you with great music, radio news, listener’s letters and all those programme items.
The magic of Shortwave Free Radio….
We count on you in 2024!
Last but not least we wish of all of you a wonderful Christmas and a happy & healthy 2024.
The FRS Team (Mike, Jan, Bert, Dave, Brian & Peter)