On This Day…
May 30th.
30 May 1970
+ GBR. Somercotes. 1320 kHz MW and occasionally on 6230 kHz SW. Radio UK International is on air today
30 May 1971
* GBR. Kent. Channel Radio is believed to have been on air on 49mb SW 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
30 May 1973
+ GBR. London. Matt Black of Radio Concord is in court today following on from the raid in New Year’s Eve. He is fined £30, and both the 50- and 200-watt rigs confiscated [stolen]
30 May 1976
+ GBR. London. 1331 kHz MW. Radio Corsair is on air 13:00-14:00
+ IRL. 6260 kHz SW. Radio Valleri is on air today, its programmes are Sundays 09:00-12:00 with Derek Jones and Mike Anderson
+ GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Radio Telstar South is on air this evening
30 May 1978
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
30 May 1979
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
30 May 1981
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1413 kHz MW. Radio Jackie North is on air today
30 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
+ 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
+ NED. 7315 kHz SW? Free Radio Service Holland [FRSH] is on air today with its ‘5th Sunday’ service.
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 7359 kHz SW. UK Radio is on air 09:00-13:00 with 15 watts
+ GBR. London. 90.2 FM. Alices Restaurant is on air today
+ GBR. West London. 94.4 FM. Uptown Radio is on air this evening
30 May 1983
+ IRL. Dublin. 819 kHz MW. Radio Nova is noted today, this is the last day it is to use this frequency as it is moving to 828 kHz, a frequency the ITU allocated to Ireland for 1kilowatt broadcasts
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ IRL. Dublin. 1134 kHz MW. Dublin Community Broadcasting appears
+ GBR. Birmingham. 1179 kHz MW. Sounds Alternative is noted today with Keith Rogers and Dave King shows.
+ GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today,
+ GBR. Maidenhead. 103.0 FM. First broadcast takes place of Radio Pythagoras. Initially with 4 watts, but soon to increase to 20 watts. This station is to also put out about 4 SW broadcasts in a few years’ time and cover much of the UK and Germany. The music played includes Dead Kennedys, Eric Satie, Brian Eno, Judy Tzuke, Jon Hassell, Beatles (sorry), Crass and Phil Manzanera all feature in the first show. Later shows included Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, The Enid, Jan Garbarek, Carla Bley and Einstürzende Neubauten, Ivor Biggun and Bela Bartók in the same show!
30 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
30 May 1985
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
30 May 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
30 May 1987
+ 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
+ GBR. St Ives. 103.0 FM. 10:00 Radio Argus is on air for the rest of today
+ GBR. Wirral. 104.8 FM. Radio Julie today features Neil Bishop and Mark Ross
30 May 1988
+ IRL. Monaghan. 927 kHz and 103.2 FM. Radio Star Country is on air today
+ 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 07:00-00:00
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR SE London. 91.8 FM. WNKR is on air this Bank Holiday
30 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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