Category: webradio

On This Day…
September 16th…
16 Sep. 1970 [Wednesday]
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16 Sep. 1971 [Thursday]
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. Radio Free City is on air 01:00-02:30
16 Sep. 1972 [Saturday]
+ GBR. Putney. 1321 kHz MW. 10:00-16:00 Radio Star International is on air today
+ GBR. London. 19.4 FM. LTIR relays Radio Jackie 19:00-01:00
+ GBR. London. 1133 kHz MW. Radio Kaleidoscope is on air Sundays from 10:00-16:00
+ GBR. 6230 kHz SW. Radio Gemini is on air today, running 120 watts, noted 10:01-11:00
+ GBR. London. 94.4 FM. LTIR relays Radio Odyssey 21:00-23:00
16 Sep. 1974 [Monday]
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16 Sep. 1975 [Tuesday]
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16 Sep. 1976 [Thursday]
+ GBR. Scotland. 6220 kHz SW. Voice of the Scottish Nation is on air today
16 Sep. 1977 [Friday]
details needed
16 Sep. 1978 [Saturday]
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1395 kHz MW. Radio Jackie North [RJN] is on air from 12:00 today
16 Sep. 1979 [Sunday]
+ GBR. London. 1260 kHz 238m MW. Radio City is on air 12:00-16:00
+ NED. 1323kHz MW. Radio Orang Utang is on air today, its signal reaches the UK
+ GBR. SW London. 1332 kHz MW. Radio Jackie is on air 09:00-17:00
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1395 kHz MW. Radio Jackie North is on air today; Dick Barton and Rick Dane are noted
+ GBR. London. 6265 and 7325 kHz SW. European Music Radio [EMR] is on air today
+ GBR. London. 92.4 FM. Radio Corina is on air today. 10:00-12:00
+ GBR. London. 92.4 FM. Invicta Radio is on air today from 12:00
+ GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Radio Telstar South is on air this evening
+ GBR. London. 94.4 FM. Uptown Radio is noted today with a Bob Lynsay show
16 Sep. 1980 [Tuesday]
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16 Sep. 1981 [Wednesday]
+ GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
16 Sep. 1982 [Thursday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 729 kHz MW and 101.0 FM stereo. ABC Radio is on air 07:00-01:00 today
16 Sep. 1983 [Friday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ GBR. Blaby Leics. 1413 kHz MW. Radio Nova International is on air today 07:00-21:00
+ GBR Twickenham. 1494 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
16 Sep. 1984 [Sunday]
+ 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. West London. 1350 kHz MW. Radio Floss is on air today
+ GBR. Todmorden. 1405 kHz MW. Calderdale Sound 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. LWR is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. Telford. 94.2 FM. Wrekin City Radio is on air this afternoon
+ 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. 103.4 FM. JFM is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 103.5 FM. UK Radio is on air today
16 Sep. 1985 [Monday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ GBR. London. 102.5 FM. Solar Radio is on air 24 hours a day
16 Sep. 1986 [Tuesday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
16 Sep. 1987 [Wednesday]
+ 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
16 Sep. 1988 [Friday]
+ 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
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
16 Sep. 1989 [Saturday]
+ GBR. Bromley. 1125 kHz MW and 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air today. 92.0 FM is turned off while RFL is on air, and 1125 kHz MW relays RFL.
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] is on air this evening

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On This Day…
March 19th.
19 Mar. 1969 GBR. SW London. 1323 kHz MW. The first broadcast takes place by Radio Jackie, broadcasting to southwest London and parts of Surrey instead of via the old Helen Broadcasting Network channel.
19 Mar. 1971
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
19 Mar. 1978
+ IRL. Co Kildare. 1120.5 kHz MW Radio Cill Dara is on air today
+ GBR. SW London. 1332 kHz MW. Radio Jackie is on air 09:00-17:00
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
+ FIN. 6237 kHz SW. Radio Piratinga returns to the air. It plays some country and western music, but mainly features Latin American tangos, with a Colombian DJ, the main language is Spanish with station ids in English, Finnish, Swedish and German.
+ GBR. London. 6260 kHz SW. Skyport Radio is on air today 1000-1306
+ GBR. London. 6265 kHz SW. European Music Radio [EMR] is on air today
+ GBR. London. 7395 kHz SW. Skyport Radio moves to this frequency 13:00-15:00 for 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 noted with Kid Johnson and Horace Cracksman shows
19 Mar. 1979
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
20 Mar. 1980
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening 19:00-22:00 with Paul Johnson and David Jarvis
* Offshore. The 59-year-old Mi Amigo, home of Radio Caroline, sinks. The crew are rescued by the Sheerness lifeboat in a force ten gale. It is to be three long years before Radio Caroline is heard again, as no immediate successor can be found, the Mebo 2 is still in the Mediterranean off Libya and the Cheeta 2 has sunk of Gambia after being used as a floating restaurant. The Galaxy has by now rotted away in a German backwater at Keil. Oceaan 7 has been scrapped, and Lassaise Faire is allegedly now part of the US Navy with a different name
19 Mar. 1982
+ IRL. Tramore. 729 kHz MW ABC Radio is on air 07:00-01:00 today
19 Mar. 1983
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air 07:00-01:00 today
+ GBR. London. 90.2 FM Phoenix Radio is on air 20:00-23:00, followed by Alices Restaurant, Steve Price is noted
+ GBR. London. 92.5 FM. LWR is noted with a John Dawson show
GBR. London. 94.4 FM. Horizon Radio is on air 24 hours today
+ GBR. London. 94.4 FM. London Music Radio [LMR] is on air today, Steve Davies and Chris Miles are noted
19 Mar. 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 celebrating 15 years. Ron Brown and Phil Kennedy are noted
+ 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
19 Mar. 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
19 Mar. 1986
* GBR. Shepherds Bush, London. RFM meeting with Alice’s Restaurant at Wellington Arms pub.
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
19 Mar. 1987
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
19 Mar. 1988
+ 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 08:00-23:00
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
19 Mar. 1989
+ IRL. Monaghan. 981 kHz MW. Radio Star Country is on air today
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1503 MW [Camborne], 1602 MW [St. Dennis], 102.8 FM [St. Agnes], and 103.1 FM [St. Ives]. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW. Radio Argus London is on air today

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On This Day…
March 20th.
20 Mar. 1971
+ GBR. Putney. 1321 kHz MW. 10:00-16:00 Radio Star International is on air today
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1394 kHz MW. 23:00-01:00 Radio Caroline South is on air tonight
20 Mar. 1977
+ GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Radio Telstar South is on air this evening
20 Mar. 1978
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
20 Mar. 1979
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
20 Mar. 1980
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening 19:00-22:00 with Paul Johnson and David Jarvis
20 Mar. 1982
+ IRL. Tramore. 729 kHz MW ABC Radio is on air 07:00-01:00 today
+ GBR. London. 90.2 FM Phoenix Radio is on air 20:00-23:00, followed by Alices Restaurant
20 Mar. 1983
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air 07:00-01:00 today
+ GBR. West London. 1350 kHz MW. Radio Floss is on air today
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1413 kHz MW. Station M Is noted today with a show by Tom Lodge
+ 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. Telford. 94.2 FM. Wrekin City Radio is on air this afternoon
+ GBR. London. 94.4 FM. Horizon Radio is on air 24 hours today
+ GBR. West London. 94.4 FM. Uptown Radio is on air this evening
* GBR? Another relay of Free Radio Service Holland goes out today, the frequency is at present not known.
20 Mar. 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. 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
20 Mar. 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
20 Mar. 1986
* GBR. London. RFM. John [201] Smith resigns before any broadcasts take place.
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
20 Mar. 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. Leicester. After Pete Davis raised arguments not fully explained, Jane’s station starts as Radio Alice, not Argus. Jane many times is on air on her own.
* GBR. Camborne. Simon Myres starts building a new 500-watt 103.0 FM transmitter for Radio Argus. Over the next few weeks, contacting the previous year’s DJs proves difficult. Many have moved or become involved in other pursuits.
20 Mar. 1988
+ 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 08:00-22:00
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
20 Mar. 1989
+ IRL. Monaghan. 981 kHz MW. Radio Star Country is on air today
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1503 MW [Camborne], 1602 MW [St. Dennis], 102.8 FM [St. Agnes], and 103.1 FM [St. Ives]. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today

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On This Day…
February 3rd.
03 Feb. 1971
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
03 Feb. 1974
+ GBR Glasgow. 262 MW [1145 kHz MW]. Radio Free Scotland is on air today. The station broadcasts political programmes in support of the SNP
* GBR. West Midlands. Radio Joly Roger is on air today, with Jacko Diamond and Walter Prestige [Frequency?]
+ IRL. 6317 kHz SW. Radio Valleri is on air today
03 Feb. 1977
+ NED. Radio Kristal starts broadcasting. Run by Jan, the station plays mainly 60s and 70s music. [frequency?]
03 Feb. 1978
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
03 Feb. 1979
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
03 Feb. 1980
+ GBR. London. 1260 kHz MW. Radio City is on air this afternoon with 1950’s music programmes
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening 19:00-22:00 with Paul Johnson and David Jarvis
+ GBR. West London. 1350 kHz MW. Radio Floss is on air today
+ GBR. London. 1404 kHz MW. Phoenix Radio 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
03 Feb. 1983
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air 07:00-01:00 today
03 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
03 Feb. 1985
+ 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. West Midlands. 1179 kHz MW. Sounds Alternative is on air 10:00-19:00 today, aerial problems prevent the first Sunday in March service planned.
+ GBR. SW London,1332 kHz MW and 103.3 FM. Radio Jackie is on air again today, but is planning on closing down the next day, nonetheless, they are among 7 London stations to be raided by the dti on this day. By the end of the day only LWR, Horizon, West London Radio, Sina Radio, South East Sounds and Radio Memphis remain on air.
+ GBR. Telford. 94.2 FM. Wrekin City Radio is on air this afternoon
+ GBR. Telford. 96.1 FM. On air 7 days a week, Shropshire Sound is on air today 08:00-20:00
+ GBR. West Midlands. [Wolverhampton].103:5 FM with 20 watts and [Birmingham] 102.5 FM. UK Radio is on air
03 Feb. 1986
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
03 Feb. 1987
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
03 Feb. 1988
* GBR. Wolverhampton. UK Radio boss, Paul Johnson becomes seriously ill, and has to go to hospital, he is there for some time, and nearly. dies in March. The effect of this makes further broadcasts impossible for much of 1988.
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
03 Feb. 1989
+ IRL. Monaghan. 891 kHz MW. Radio Star Country is on air today. At 15:37, the frequency change takes place, to 981 kHz MW
+ 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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On this day. 26 Feb.
26 Feb 1964. NED. Rotterdam. Frederica departs for Greenore Ireland, to be fitted out as the Radio Caroline vessel
Possible error in date here…
26 Feb. 1966. GBR Scarborough. The Dutch vessel Oceaan 7 arrives here to be fitted out as a radio ship, the planned station (Radio 270) planns to start broadcasts on 1st April.
26 Feb 1978.
+ FIN. 6205 kHz SW. Radio Bambino.makes a succesful broadcast with 30 watts. The main presenters are Rolf Robertson and Lucifer Radix. The station is also known as the Backwood River Valley Broadcasting.
+ FIN. 6208 kHz SW. Radio Gambina returns to the air with a breif test broadcast. Further irregular broadcasts are to take place by this station until it finally closes down for good in 1980.
26 Feb 1995. GBR Lewisham. 1125 kHz MW Radio Argus London is on its usual channel plus 1593 kHz both from the same attic. At 16.00 1593 closes and at 18.00 783 kHz starts, simulcasting with 1125 which has stayed on throughout. 783 is clearer than the more popular 819, the main problem is retuning an aerial made for 188m to 388m!

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