On This Day…
March 1st.
01 Mar. 1970
+ GBR. Somercotes. 1320 kHz MW and occasionally on 6230 kHz SW. Radio UK International is on air today
+ GBR. West London. 1507 kHz MW. Radio Nelson is on air today
01 Mar. 1971
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
01 Mar. 1975
+ IRL. Dublin. 225m 1333kHz. Dr Don announced the start of Westside Radio. This is followed by Prince Terry broadcasting on the old Radio Dublin rig as Big D on 253.
01 Mar. 1978
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
01 Mar. 1979
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
01 Mar. 1980
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening 19:00-22:00 with Paul Johnson and David Jarvis
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] is on air today
01 Mar. 1981
+ GBR. Birmingham. 1179 kHz MW. Sounds Alternative is on air today
+ GBR. West London. 1350 kHz MW. Radio Floss is on air today
+ GBR. London. 1386 kHz MW. Radio Comsat is on air from midday today
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1413 kHz MW. Radio Jackie North is on air today
+ GBR. 6310 and 6850 kHz SW. Radio Caroline Short Wave [RCSW] is on air this morning. The transmission sites vary between Thetford Forest and the Malvern Hills, usually running 50 watts
+ 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
01 Mar. 1983
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air 07:00-01:00 today
+ GBR. London. 94.4 FM. Horizon Radio is on air 24 hours today
01 Mar. 1984
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air 07:00-01:00 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. on air 7 days a week, Skyline Radio is on air today 06:00-00:00
+ GBR. London. 102.8 FM. JFM is on air 24 hours a day
+ GBR. London. 104.5 FM. Horizon Radio is on air 24 hours a day
01 Mar. 1985
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air 07:00-01:00 today
+ GBR. Telford. 96.1 FM. On air 7 days a week, Shropshire Sound is on air today 08:00-20:00
01 Mar. 1986
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
01 Mar. 1987
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. London. 94.3 FM. Dave Fuller packs the RFM rig in a suitcase, catches a bus to Walthamstow, installs the rig up the block, walks round all day, takes it down, and gets the bus home at midnight. All done alone. Linking now becomes a bit more important…
+ GBR. St Ives. 103.0 FM. Radio Argus is on air today up to 22:00
01 Mar. 1988
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
01 Mar. 1989
+ IRL. Monaghan. 981 kHz MW. Radio Star Country is on air today
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1503 MW [Camborne], 1602 MW [St. Dennis], 102.8 FM [St. Agnes], and 103.1 FM [St. Ives]. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Bristol. 105.2 FM. BAD Radio is raided today and closes down.
Bert Bridges
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