Day: May 18, 2024

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On This Day…
May 18th.
18 May 1971
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
18 May 1975
+ GBR. Liverpool. 217m [between 1385 and 1389 kHz] MW. Radio Free Liverpool puts out its 6th Birthday broadcast, this is the last noted broadcast from this station; Eric Day is to go on to start up Radio Jackie North as Rick Dane
18 May 1978
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
18 May 1979
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
18 May 1980
+ GBR. London. 1260 kHz MW. Radio City is on air this afternoon with 1950’s music programmes
+ GBR. West London. 1350 kHz MW. Radio Floss is on air today
+ GBR. London. 1404 kHz MW. Phoenix Radio is on air today
+ GBR. Liverpool. 1413 kHz MW. Radio Jackie North is on air today
+ GBR. London. 6265 and 7325 kHz SW. European Music Radio [EMR] 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. Scotland. 7315 kHz SW. Radio Thistle 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
18 May 1981
* NED. The aerial for FRSH is discovered to have been trashed, it is usually installed on the Saturday in preparation for the Sunday Broadcasts
+ GBR. Roehampton, SW London. 90.2 FM. Parkside Radio is on air today, shows by Barry Jacobs and Karen Brown are noted
18 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
18 May 1983
+ IRL. Dublin. 819 kHz MW. Radio Nova is raided today. It is the first time in a while the Irish authorities have done this. All equipment is confiscated
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
+ IRL. Dublin. 102.7 FM, in addition to Nova, Kiss FM is raided today, and all equipment is confiscated.
18 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
18 May 1985
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ GBR. Tolleshunt D’Arcy Essex. 103.5 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air Fridays to Mondays
18 May 1986
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ IRL. 6240 kHz SW. Radio Rainbow International relays Free Radio Service Holland [FRSH] for an hour today, the tapes arrived too late for the planned previous week
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
18 May 1987
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
18 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
18 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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