Day: April 1, 2024

On This Day.
April 1st.
01 Apr. 1970
+ IRL. Connemara. 1494 kHz MW. Saor Radio Chonamara is on air today
01 Apr. 1971
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
01 Apr. 1972
+ GBR. Putney. 1321 kHz MW. 10:00-16:00 Radio Star International is on air today
01 Apr. 1973
+ GBR. 6215 kHz SW. Radio Gemini is on air today
01 Apr. 1976
* GBR. Rowridge. Isle of Wight. The BBC Radio 1 transmitter gets pirate attention, when the remote transmitter’s programmes are hijacked and banned records are played. To this day, no one has claimed responsibility although the Rowridge rig was repeating the signal from Wrotham, so it would have been a simple case to have jammed the Wrotham signal locally and Rowridge simply repeat what the jamming signal was broadcasting
01 Apr. 1978
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
01 Apr. 1979
+ GBR. SW London. 1332 kHz MW. Radio Jackie is on air 09:00-17:00
+ FIN. 6225 kHz SW. Radio Sound of Finland starts broadcasts, with 15 watts, Sunday mornings. Some programmes are mobile, and others relayed on 1332 kHz from the Nederlands. Most of the shows are dance music with DJ Roger. The station is to later get a 100-watt rig.
+ GBR. Scotland. 6260 kHz SW. Radio Mercury International is on air today
+ 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
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
01 Apr. 1980
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening 19:00-22:00 with Paul Johnson and David Jarvis
* GBR. Merseyside. The Liverpool Echo carries a feature of the free stations in the area, MAR and Radio Jackie North get a mention
01 Apr. 1982
+ IRL. Tramore. 729 kHz MW ABC Radio is on air 07:00-01:00 today
01 Apr. 1983
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air 07:00-01:00 today
+ GBR. London. 90.2 FM. An Easter 24-hour service is on air. Phoenix Radio is on air 17:00-02:00, and Alices Restaurant 02:00-17:00, Dave Lane is noted
01 Apr. 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. Birmingham. 1179 kHz MW. Sounds Alternative is on air today
+ GBR. SW London. 1332 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Radio Jackie is on air today
+ GBR. West London. 1350 kHz MW. Radio Floss 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. Telford. 94.2 FM. Wrekin City Radio is on air this afternoon
+ GBR. London. 90.4 FM. Alices Restaurant is on air today
+ GBR. London. 92.5 FM. On air 7 days a week, LWR is on air today, Martin James show is noted
+ GBR. London. 102.5 FM? Horizon Radio is on air 24 hours a day
+ GBR. London. 102.8 FM. JFM is on air 24 hours a day
01 Apr. 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 Apr. 1986
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
01 Apr. 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 08:00-00:00, Good Friday, Charles Fuller has recorded a show for today 14:00-16:00. This pushes the other shows back by 2 hours
+ IRL. 1611 kHz MW and 6220 kHz SW. Radio Fax is on air today, the beginning of an Easter broadcast that runs through to the 4th of April
+ GBR. Ealing. 89.5 FM. London Irish Community Radio 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 this Easter weekend
01 Apr. 1989
+ 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. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW. Radio Argus London is on air today

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On This Day…
March 31st.
31 Mar. 1970
+ IRL. Connemara. 1494 kHz MW. Saor Radio Chonamara is on air today
31 Mar. 1971
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
31 Mar. 1973
+ GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] is on air this evening
31 Mar. 1974
+ IRL. 6317 kHz SW. Radio Valleri is on air today
31 Mar. 1975
+ Offshore. Off the Essex Coast, from the Mi Amigo, 1187 kHz MW. Radio Mi Amigo and Radio Caroline are on air today
+ FIN. Radio Gambina closes down due to increased Finnish post office activity. It resumes later and stays on air until 1976
+ GBR. London. Easter Monday broadcast of Trans London Radio takes place today
+ GBR. London. 92.4 FM. Radio Invicta is on air this Bank Holiday
+ GBR. Surrey. The post office raid London Stereo, and spend ages looking for the studio, unaware of the studio being a distance away… Until they discover the UHF link receiver! Three members are arrested, Mike Knight was on air at the time and is to be later summonsed and imprisoned. They then go on and raid Radio Sheila, which, not using a link, is more quickly raided, studio and rig.
31 Mar. 1978
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
31 Mar. 1979
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
31 Mar. 1980
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening 19:00-22:00 with Paul Johnson and David Jarvis
31 Mar. 1982
+ IRL. Tramore. 729 kHz MW ABC Radio is on air 07:00-01:00 today
31 Mar. 1983
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air 07:00-01:00 today
+ GBR. London. 90.2 FM. An Easter 24-hour service is on air. Phoenix Radio is on air 17:00-02:00, and Alices Restaurant 02:00-17:00
+ GBR. London. 94.4 FM. Horizon Radio is on air 24 hours today
31 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. 92.5 FM. On air 7 days a week, LWR is on air today
+ GBR. London. 102.5 FM? Horizon Radio is on air 24 hours a day
+ GBR. London. 102.8 FM. JFM is on air 24 hours a day
31 Mar. 1985
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air 07:00-01:00 today
+ GBR. Telford. 94.2 FM. Wrekin City Radio is on air this afternoon
+ GBR. Telford. 96.1 FM. On air 7 days a week, Shropshire Sound is on air today 08:00-20:00
+ GBR. West Midlands. 102.5 FM. Subway Sound is on air today
+ GBR. West Midlands. 103.5 FM. UK Radio is on air today
31 Mar. 1986
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1404 kHz MW. Central Radio is on air today, featuring a link up with Concept FM on 104.4 FM
+ GBR. Merseyside. Radio Merseywaves is on air again today featuring Dave Collins
31 Mar. 1987
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
31 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
31 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. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW. Radio Argus London is on air today

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In This Month…
April.

Apr. 1971
* GBR. London. 199m MW. [1507 kHz] Radio Nelson is joined by Alan Ross, who also provides a new rig as well, does anyone know which broadcast was his first?
Apr. 1972
* GBR. London. Radio London Underground begins regular Sunday evening broadcasts, featuring Peter Allen and Rick Martin.
Sundays in April 1972 were 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th. Can someone tell me which one RLU began on?
Apr. 1974
* GBR. SE London. 1331 kHz MW. Radio Jackie is noted this month as using the then semi derelict Nunhead Cemetery as a broadcast site
Was this a ‘one off’ or more regular? and can someone help with dates please?
Apr. 1979
* GBR. John Dawson leaves Radio Zodiac 49 in this month. The station closes.
* GBR. London. North London Radio [NLR] closes down in this month
* GBR. Surrey. 1179 kHz MW. In this month Southern Radio starts broadcasts.
For all three, above, I need dates. Can someone help please?
Apr. 1983.
* GBR. Merseyside. 1382 kHz MW, Raio Jackie North [RJN] is to close down for a while this month
Could someone tell me the date of this broadcast please?
Apr. 1984
* GBR. Liverpool.1125 kHz MW. Radio Atlantis starts broadcasts, initially on 1125 kHz but after a few days moving to 1242 kHz, to get away from the BBC Radio 1 service on 1107 kHz
* GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Imagine is back on air again this month. The first returning broadcast is raided in an hour!
Its more dates needed again here please. Atlantis first 1125 broadcast, and the date it moved to 1242, plus the date Imagine returned
Apr. 1988
* NED. FRSH finds yet another station to relay them this month… Radio New Wave!
Could someone provide more info about Radio New Wave, also on what date this relay took place?
Apr. 1989
* GBR. Wood Green. 94.0 FM. Laser 94 FM starts broadcasts, linked from Chingford, playing soul and dance music. The station continues up to September.

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