On This Day…
December 17
17 Dec. 1970
Thursday, no details yet – can you help?
17 Dec. 1971
Friday, no details yet – can you help?
17 Dec. 1972
+ GBR. London. 230m MW. [1304 kHz]. Radio Concord is on air every Sunday 11:00-15:00
17 Dec. 1973
Monday, no details yet – can you help?
17 Dec. 1974
Tuesday, no details yet – can you help?
17 Dec. 1975
Wednesday, no details yet – can you help?
17 Dec. 1976
Friday, no details yet – can you help?
17 Dec. 1977
Saturday, no details yet – can you help?
17 Dec. 1978
+ GBR. SW London. 1332 kHz MW. Radio Jackie is on air 09:00-17:00
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW and 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
+ NED. 6265 kHz and 7325 kHz SW. European Music Radio puts out a relay of Radio Invicta today
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] is on air today
+ GBR. London. 92.4 FM. Invicta Radio is on air this Sunday
+ 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
17 Dec. 1979
Monday, no details yet – can you help?
17 Dec. 1980
Wednesday, no details yet – can you help?
17 Dec. 1981
+ GBR. Merseyside. 999 kHz MW. Radio Alpine is on air 12:00-18:00
+ GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
17 Dec. 1982
Friday, no details yet – can you help?
17 Dec. 1983
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ 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. London. 90.2 FM Phoenix Radio is on air 17:00-23:00, followed by Alices Restaurant
17 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
17 Dec. 1985
Tuesday, no details yet – can you help?
17 Dec. 1986
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 3465 kHz and 6280 kHz SW. Radio Orion is on air this evening
+ GBR. Colchester. 90.9 FM. Freedom Overflow, an alternative and underground opt-out of Radio Freedom starts broadcasts today. Its inspiration is the Caroline Overdrive programme Radio Caroline puts out in the evenings, after the religious Viewpoint 963 service closes. Freedom Overflow gradually brings in more listeners than Radio Freedom.
17 Dec. 1987
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today 07:00-23:00
17 Dec. 1988
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
17 Dec. 1989
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1602 kHz MW and 103.0 FM. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW, 6451 kHz SW and 91.59 FM. Radio Argus London is on air today, this is the last MW (and SW) broadcast for the year, all the rest of 1989 will be on FM. It is also able to relay RFM today, which had not been possible the previous Sunday
+ GBR. Bow. London. 92.0 FM. Rock FM [RFM] is on air today, battling LWR
+ GBR. Leyton. London. 92.0 FM. LWR is on air today
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