On This Day…
August 23rd.
23 Aug. 1970 [Sunday]
+ GBR. Somercotes. 1320 kHz MW and occasionally on 6230 kHz SW. Radio UK International is on air today
+ GBR. SW London. Radio Jackie is raided today
+ GBR. West London. 1507 kHz MW. Radio Nelson is on air today
23 Aug. 1971 [Monday]
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. Radio Free City is on air 01:00-02:30
23 Aug. 1972 [Wednesday]
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23 Aug. 1973 [Thursday]
+ GBR. London. 94.4 FM. LTIR relays Radio Star 21:00-00:00
23 Aug. 1974 [Friday]
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23 Aug. 1975 [Saturday]
+ GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Sun Radio is on air today with a Mike Burnett show
23 Aug. 1976 [Monday]
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23 Aug. 1977 [Tuesday]
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23 Aug. 1978 [Wednesday]
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
23 Aug. 1979 [Thursday]
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
23 Aug. 1980 [Saturday]
+ GBR. Liverpool. 1413 kHz MW. Radio Jackie North is on air today
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] is on air today
23 Aug. 1981 [Sunday]
+ GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week, Andy Davis is noted today
+ GBR. London. 1260 kHz MW. Radio City is on air playing Rock n Roll 12:00-16:00
+ GBR. West London. 1350 kHz MW. Radio Floss is on air today
+ GBR. London. 1386 kHz MW. Radio Comsat is on air from midday 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. 92.8 FM. Radio Telstar South is on air this evening
+ GBR. West London. 94.4 FM. Uptown Radio is on air this evening
23 Aug. 1982 [Monday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 729 kHz MW and 101.0 FM stereo. ABC Radio is on air 07:00-01:00 today
23 Aug. 1983 [Tuesday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ GBR Twickenham. 1494 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
23 Aug. 1984 [Thursday]
+ 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. Telford. 96.1 FM. On air 7 days a week, Shropshire Sound is on air today 08:00-20:00
+ GBR. London. 102.5 FM. Horizon Radio is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. London. 102.8 FM. JFM is on air 7 days a week
23 Aug. 1985 [Friday]
+ 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. London. 102.5 FM. Solar Radio is on air 24 hours a day
23 Aug. 1986 [Saturday]
+ 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
23 Aug. 1987 [Sunday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today. James Griggs has left his job the day before, and today swaps his turn with Bill Lyons, who is happy to avoid taking over from Pete Davis, who has started drinking on several of his morning shows.
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. London. 94.3 FM. RFM is on air today
23 Aug. 1988 [Tuesday]
+ IRL. Monaghan. 927 kHz MW. 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 07:00-23:00
23 Aug. 1989
+ GBR. Bromley. 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London increases its FM output, by means of an amplifier that can be plugged into the original rig. It gets the station out well but can drift in frequency and cause TVI. Another problem being that the low wattage driver drifts downwards, while the amp drifts upwards in frequency!
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