On This Day…
Dec. 8.
08 Dec. 1971
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
08 Dec. 1974
+ GBR. Felsham, Suffolk. 1160 kHz MW. Radio Albatross is on air this afternoon
+ GBR. 6265 kHz SW. Radio 2525 is on air today and is raided at 10:50. It does not return
08 Dec. 1978
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW and 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
08 Dec. 1979
+ GBR. Liverpool. 1125 kHz MW. Merseyland Alternative Radio is back on air, Paul Jay has left the station. The heterodyne appears to have gone as well
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1413 kHz MW. Radio Jackie North is on air today
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London’s last noted broadcast using the playlist; Dave Taylor appears as part of the rundown today.
08 Dec. 1981
+ GBR. Merseyside. 999 kHz MW. Radio Alpine is on air 12:00-14:00
+ GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
08 Dec. 1983
+ GBR. Shropshire. Magistrates close down Sunshine Radio ordering the confiscation of its rig and equipment. It comes from a farm in Ludlow, and once held a cricket match between the DJs and the local police! It is to return again, but eventually closes for good in 1986.
+ GBR. South 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 Twickenham. 1494 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
08 Dec. 1984
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR. SW London. 1323 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Radio Jackie 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
08 Dec. 1985
+ GBR. West Midlands. 1179 kHz MW. Sounds Alternative is on air 10:00-19:00 today
+ GBR SE London. 1188 kHz MW. South East Sound is raided today, in what was to be another big day for the dti. No further broadcasts of this station take place this month
+ GBR. London. 90.3 FM. Radio Gemma reappears today, and is raided today. This station originally started in 1983.
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. Harlow. 94.2 FM. Heavy Metal Radio [HMR] is on air today 20:00-midnight
+ GBR. South Essex. 103.5 FM. Inner City Radio is on air today
08 Dec. 1986
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 3465 kHz and 6280 kHz SW. Radio Orion is on air this evening
08 Dec. 1987
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today 07:00-23:00
08 Dec. 1988
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
08 Dec. 1989
+ GBR. St Ives. 1602 kHz MW. Another broadcast from James Griggs’ site is made today, of Radio Argus Cornwall. It is more of a test broadcast as Bert Bridges is bringing a few ‘Christmas Presents’ with him soon
+ GBR. Leyton, East London. 92.0 FM LWR is on air today
Bert
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