Day: November 16, 2023

On This Day… November 16th

On This Day…
November 16th
16 Nov. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
16 Nov. 1974 GBR. Hayes, Kent, four members of Radio Free London [RFL] are busted. The decision is taken to close the station down for a while.
16 Nov. 1975 IRL. 6260 kHz SW. Radio Valleri is on air today, around this time the station changes frequency to 6265 kHz
16 Nov. 1978
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
+ GBR. 6250 kHz SW. Radio Corsair is on air today, noted 09:00
+ GBR. London. 6260 kHz SW. Skyport Radio is on air today, noted 10:05
16 Nov. 1980
+ GBR. Birmingham. 1323 kHz MW. Radio Free Birmingham [RFB] is on air this afternoon
+ 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. 92.8 FM. Radio Telstar South is on air this evening
+ GBR. West London. 94.4 FM. Uptown Radio is on air this evening
16 Nov. 1981
+ GBR. Merseyside. 999 kHz MW. Radio Alpine is on air 12:00-14:00
+ GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
16 Nov. 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 Twickenham. 1494 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
16 Nov. 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
16 Nov. 1985
+ FRA. 6205 kHz SW. Radio Liberty Sound is noted today
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
16 Nov.1986
+ BEL. 6205 kHz SW. Radio Delmare relays Free Service Holland [FRSH] today with 1kw power into a half wave dipole
+ GBR. London. 90.2 FM. RFM is now on air, vertically polarised, four hours, DJs are Claire, Dave, Brian, and Dana.
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. St Ives. 103.0 FM. Radio Argus is on air 07:00 Sunday – 01:00 Monday
16 Nov. 1987 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today 07:00-23:00
16 Nov. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
16 Nov. 1989
+ GBR. Camborne. 1602 kHz MW. The aerial has been reinstalled and a second earth spike banged in, improving the signal. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW and 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air today
Thanks for reading this, as usual, any additions and corrections (including outside of the 1970s and 1980s), please let me know,
Kind Regards
Bert Bridges

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On This Day… [Yesterday 14 November]

On This Day… [Yesterday 14 November]
14 Nov. 1971
+ 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
14 Nov. 1976
+ GBR. London. 6210 kHz SW. Skyport Radio is on air today, 10:00-13:00
+ 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. 6280 kHz SW. Radio Solent City is on air today
+ GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Radio Telstar South is on air this evening
14 Nov. 1978 GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
14 Nov. 1981 GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
14 Nov. 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. Wolverhampton. 7359 kHz SW. UK Radio is on air 09:00-13:00 with 15 watts
+ GBR. West London. 94.4 FM. Uptown Radio is on air this evening
14 Nov. 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 Twickenham. 1494 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
14 Nov. 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
14 Nov. 1986 GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
14 Nov. 1987
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today 07:00-23:00
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
14 Nov. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
14 Nov. 1989 GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW and 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air today
While the laptop is behaving… here is November 15th…
15 Nov. 1970 GBR. West London. 1507 kHz MW. Radio Nelson is on air today
15 Nov. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
15 Nov. 1977 GBR. During an industrial dispute, firemen use their SW transmitter to put their side of the story over.
15 Nov. 1978 GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
15 Nov. 1980 GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] is on air today
15 Nov. 1981
+ GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 on air 7 days a week
+ 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
+ NED. 7315 kHz SW only. Free Radio Service Holland is on air today. A support rope being mispositioned meant only one frequency could be used
+ 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
15 Nov. 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 Twickenham. 1494 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
15 Nov. 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
15 Nov. 1985 GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
15 Nov. 1986
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. London. 104.9 FM. JBC is noted on air today
15 Nov. 1987
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today 08:00-22:00
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
15 Nov. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
15 Nov. 1989
+ GBR. St Ives. 1602 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall put out a test broadcast today, from a site that James Griggs has found. The signal reaches Redruth, and is thus similar in coverage to the Camborne site which always tends to be more directionally to the west. However, the problem with three hour shows, having to be recorded, and no link equipment surviving means it is reserved for future use, once links can be found
+ GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW and 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air today
+ GBR. Colchester. 93.9 FM. Overflow Radio returns to the air, from new studios at the highest point of the town and the name of the broadcast is ‘The Erection Party’, in honour of the new aerial, Jay Johnson is let back on the air, but gets sacked again, and new DJ, Gordon Ganja, joins in his place!
Well, the laptop has managed it!
Payday is in a couple of weeks and if all the pay negotiations are succesful, a nice back-dated payrise should see me looking at a replacement! 🙂
Regards to all
Bert

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