On This Day…
February 28.
28 Feb. 1970
+ GBR. Somercotes. 1320 kHz MW and occasionally on 6230 kHz SW. Radio UK International is on air today
28 Feb. 1971
+ GBR SW London. 1331 kHz MW. Radio Jackie is on air today
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 and 14:00-15:00 Radio Free City is on air today
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1394 kHz MW. 12:00-20:00 Radio Caroline South is on air today
+ GBR. London. 1492 kHz MW. 10:00-13:00 Radio Nelson is on air today
28 Feb. 1974
+ GBR. London. 1133 kHz MW. Radio Kaleidoscope is noted on air today
28 Feb. 1978
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
28 Feb. 1979
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
28 Feb. 1980
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening 19:00-22:00 with Paul Johnson and David Jarvis
28 Feb. 1981
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1413 kHz MW. Radio Jackie North is on air today
28 Feb. 1982
+ GBR. West London. 1350 kHz MW. Radio Floss 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. London. 90.2 FM. Alices Restaurant 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
28 Feb. 1983
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air 07:00-01:00 today
+ GBR. London. 94.4 FM Horizon Radio goes 24 hours, since starting it has had 27 transmitters confiscated [stolen].
28 Feb. 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 07:00-01:00 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. 102.8 FM. JFM is on air 24 hours a day
+ GBR. London. 104.5 FM. Horizon Radio is on air 24 hours a day
28 Feb. 1985
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air 07:00-01:00 today
+ GBR. Telford. 96.1 FM. On air 7 days a week, Shropshire Sound is on air today 08:00-20:00
28 Feb. 1986
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
28 Feb. 1987
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 6290 kHz SW Saturdays and 6266 kHz SW Sundays. Radio Orion is back on air, but only at weekends, from a new site.
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. St Ives. 103.0 FM. 10:00 Radio Argus is on air for the rest of today
28 Feb. 1988
* GBR. London. Bert Bridges has by now joined London Rock, on 88.7 FM, and is assisting with installs up tower blocks and doing occasional shows on Sundays
+ 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 as per the 21st, but James Halstead replaces James Griggs 16:00-18:00
+ GBR. London. 88.7 FM London Rock is on air today, rigs are being taken from the block, near Bermondsey, so the manager [who plugs the rigs into the mains using a light bulb socket], leaves an envelope with a £10 note in it, and “for the light” written on it for the caretaker. It makes no difference, and the rig is still taken anyway
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. London. 94.3 FM RFM is on air today.
28 Feb. 1989
+ IRL. Monaghan. 981 kHz MW. Radio Star Country is on air today
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1503 kHz MW and 103.0 FM [Camborne] and 1602 kHz MW [St Dennis]. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
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