On This Day [last for now] September 8-18
1985
08 Sep. 1985
+ GBR. London 1188 kHz MW. South East Sound is on air this afternoon playing rock and pop
+ GBR. NW London. 1350 kHz MW. 3 Boroughs Radio is on air today. Bob Williams, Dave Scott, and Trevor Hayes appear
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. London. 90.9 FM. Radio Phoenix returns with test transmissions
12 Sep. 1985
+ BEL. 6205 kHz SW. Instead of putting out a September broadcast, FRSH ask Radio Delmare to repeat their 5th Birthday Broadcast today
13 Sep. 1985
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. London. 94.5 FM. Horizon Radio is noted today
14 Sep. 1985 GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
15 Sep. 1985
+ GBR. London. 1188 kHz MW. South East Sound is on air this afternoon playing rock and pop
+ GBR. London. 1260 kHz MW. Radio Memphis is on air today, Superman being one of the presenters
+ GBR. London. 1350 kHz MW. Three Boroughs Radio is noted today, with a Tony James programme.
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. London. 90.9 FM. Radio Phoenix, which is using field sites is back on Sundays from 16:00 during this month, today the shows are badly overmodulated.
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] is on air today 21:00-midnight
+ GBR. London. 93.0 FM. Alices Restaurant is back on after about 6 months off air, broadcasts are Sundays 0900-2100, rock based.
+ GBR. London. 94.5 FM. After several raids, Radio Horizon closes down at 16:00, to try for a future community of interest licence.
1986
08 Sep. 1986
+ GBR. St Ives., 103.0 FM 19:00-21:00, Sue Jacobson puts out a last Radio Argus show, due to larger than expected mail sent in. The station then closes, announcing a Christmas, or summer return. DJs not living in Cornwall return home.
12 Sep. 1986
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
13 Sep. 1986
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
14 Sep. 1986
+ IRL. 6830 kHz SW. IRRS relays FRSH today, a repeat of the 6th Birthday broadcast
+ GBR. London. RFM on air, Dave, Claire, Dana.
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. Twickenham. Border Radio, which broadcast late night shows for the elderly in the area is raided this evening, as it is about to start shows, causing serious damage to Harry Marshall’s home. The dti smash in the door, confiscate [steal] items unconnected to the radio, give no receipt for some of them, and Harry ends up in hospital with a complaint related to the raid.
1987
08 Sep. 1987 GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
09 Sep. 1987 GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
10 Sep. 1987
+ GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ NED. 6218 kHz SW. Superclan Radio relays Free Radio Service Holland [FRSH] today
11 Sep. 1987
+ GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
12 Sep. 1987
+ GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
13 Sep. 1987
+ GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. 7436 kHz SW. Radio Pythagoras is on air today
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
14 Sep. 1987 GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
15 Sep. 1987 GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
Mid Sep. 1987
* GBR. Liverpool. 976 kHz MW. Radio Atlantis is back on air using the old off channel service
16 Sep. 1987 GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
17 Sep. 1987 GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
18 Sep. 1987
+ GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
1988
08 Sep. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
09 Sep. 1988
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
10 Sep. 1988
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 08:00-23:00
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. Colchester. 91.0 FM. Freedom Overflow returns, firing up late nights into the early hours.
11 Sep. 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 08:00-22:00
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
12 Sep. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
13 Sep. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
14 Sep. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
15 Sep. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
16 Sep. 1988
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
17 Sep. 1988
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 08:00-23:00
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
18 Sep. 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 08:00-22:00
+ IRL. 6205 kHz SW. Radio Fax is on air today
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
* NED. FRSH is relayed again today, it only has a 4-hour output, as Danny Kay and Mark Stafford are away
1989
08 Sep. 1989
+ GBR. Bromley. 1125 kHz MW and 92.0 FM. While Radio Argus London as well as Radio Free London and Rock FM [RFM] are using 92.0 FM, Argus continues to try out different MW channels. Now they use a channel that is to become their favourite… 1125 kHz. Its wavelength ‘266m’ is to give the opt-out service for the older music its name – Planet 266 – felt to be ‘anoracky’ enough without being contrived.
09 Sep. 1989
+ GBR. Bromley. 1125 kHz MW and 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air today, 92.0 FM is turned off while RFL is on air, and 1503 MW relays RFL
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] is on air this evening
10 Sep. 1989
+ GBR. Bromley. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus London is on air today, relaying Rock FM [RFM] when it is on air
+ GBR. Camborne. 1602 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air again today
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Rock FM [RFM] is on air today
11 Sep. 1989
+ GBR. Bromley. 1125 kHz MW and 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air today
15 Sep. 1989
+ GBR. Bromley. 1125 kHz MW and 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air today
16 Sep. 1989
+ GBR. Bromley. 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air today. 92.0 FM is turned off while RFL is on air, and 1125 kHz MW relays RFL.
+ GBR. Middlesbrough. 6220 kHz SW. Radio Argus International tries out a new SW channel, but closes when the rig starts causing TVI. Since then, no further info is known from this station.
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] is on air this evening
17 Sep. 1989
+ GBR. Bromley. 1125 kHz MW. Radio Argus London is on air today, 1125 kHz relaying Rock FM [RFM] when it is on air
+ GBR. Camborne. 1602 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air again today
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Rock FM [RFM] is on air today
And that concludes the posts bringing us up to date.
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