Day: May 6, 2024

On This Day…
May 5th.
05 May 1971
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
05 May 1973
+ GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] is on air this evening
05 May 1974
+ GBR. Felsham, Suffolk. 1160 kHz MW. Radio Albatross is on air this afternoon
+ FIN. 6225 kHz SW. Radio Polar International starts broadcasts, jointly with Radio Scandinavia.
+ IRL. 6317 kHz SW. Radio Valleri is on air today
05 May 1975
+ GBR. London. May Day Bank Holiday broadcast of Trans London Radio takes place today [would this have been 92.8 FM?]
+ GBR. London. 92.4 FM. Radio Invicta is on air this Bank Holiday
05 May 1978
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
05 May 1979
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
05 May 1980
+ GBR. 7340 kHz SW. Radio Impact is on air today with 15-watts
05 May 1981
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1125 kHz MW. Merseyland Alternative Radio [MAR] is noted today with a John Dwyer show
05 May 1982
+ IRL. Tramore. 729 kHz MW ABC Radio is on air 07:00-01:00 today
+ IRL. Dublin. 846 kHz MW and 88.2 FM. Radio Nova is on air today
05 May 1983
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
05 May 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 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
05 May 1985
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio 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, this is the last date the station is believed to have broadcast from Telford; the station moves to Shrewsbury, and Sunday broadcasts start at a later date
+ GBR. West Midlands. 102.5 FM. Subway Sound is on air today
+ GBR. West Midlands. 103.5 FM. UK Radio is on air today
+ GBR. Tolleshunt D’Arcy Essex. 103.5 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air Fridays to Mondays
05 May 1986
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ GBR. London. 93.0 FM. Alices Restaurant is on air today, Dave Collins and Steve Price are noted
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 105.0 FM. UK Radio is on-air May Day Bank Holiday. Due to more effort being put into Radio Orion, UK Radio is to only appear on Bank Holiday weekends, and over Christmas this year
05 May 1987
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
05 May 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
+ GBR. Ealing. 89.5 FM. London Irish Community Radio is on air today
05 May 1989
+ GBR Saltash. 1494 kHz MW. Radio Argus Plymouth is on air today with taped shows 06:00-10:00 and 15:00-19:00
+ GBR Cornwall. 1503 kHz MW. [St Ives], 1602 kHz MW [Camborne] 6210 kHz SW [Camborne] and 102.8 FM [St Agnes] via a link system from Camborne, Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today

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