Day: December 31, 2023

On This New Year’s Eve…
31 Dec. 1970
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31 Dec. 1971
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31 Dec. 1972
+ GBR. London. 230m [1304 kHz] MW. Radio Concord is raided today
31 Dec. 1973
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31 Dec. 1974
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31 Dec. 1975
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31 Dec. 1976
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31 Dec. 1977
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31 Dec. 1978
+ GBR. SW London. 1332 kHz MW. Radio Jackie is on air 09:00-17:00
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW and 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
+ 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 on air this evening
+ GBR. West London. 94.4 FM. Uptown Radio is on air this evening
31 Dec. 1979
+ GBR. Edmonton N. London. 1368 kHz MW. Live from Gary Stevens’ flat, Radio Veronica is on air today, through to New Years day
31 Dec. 1980
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31 Dec. 1981
+ GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 94.2 FM. UK Radio is on air with Paul Johnson, David Jarvis, and Nigel Gordon
31 Dec. 1982
+ GBR. Birmingham. 1179 kHz MW. Sounds Alternative is on air overnight seeing in the New Year
+ GBR. London. 90.2 FM. Phoenix Radio and Alices Restaurant are 24 hours over the Christmas / New Year period
31 Dec. 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
+ GBR. London. 90.2 FM Phoenix Radio is on air 17:00-23:00, followed by Alices Restaurant
31 Dec. 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
31 Dec. 1985
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31 Dec. 1986
+ GBR. London. 90.2 FM. New Year’s Eve party at ‘Dana’s’ squat, RFM on air, Dana’s sister, Lesley turns up.
+ GBR. St Ives. 103.0 FM. Radio Argus fires up at 18:00 and runs a New Year special service through to the next day
31 Dec. 1987
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today 07:00-23:00, everyone is going out for the New Year!
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 105.0 FM. UK Radio is on air today
31 Dec. 1988
* IRL. Ahead of the new Broadcasting law, an estimated 90 to 120 stations close down across Ireland. Some are listed below.
+ IRL. 792 kHz MW and 95.0 FM. Galtee Regional Radio closes down tonight, Station Manager Mike Gardner is on air with Bob Murphy and Mike Reid.
+ IRL Wexford. 1323 kHz MW and 98.0 FM. Crystal City Sound closes down today in line with the new broadcasting legislation. Joe Patricks is one of those DJs to feature.
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today through to 04:00 New Years Day
+ IRL. Dublin. 6280 kHz SW. Westside Radio Dublin is on air for the last time today
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. London. 92.5 FM LWR closes down; its aim is to bid for an incremental London licence, something the Radio Authority later says they never applied for
31 Dec. 1989
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1503 kHz and 1602 kHz MW and 103.0 FM. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Bromley. 100.3 FM Radio Argus London is on air today through to 07:00 New Year’s Day with a Bert Bridges marathon broadcast
+ GBR. London. 101.3 FM. Rock FM [RFM] is on air today,
I wish all members on the group a Happy New Year. and again, many thanks for everyone who has helped with this project.
This is to continue in the New year, but I have a lot of details that are only listed by Year, with no specific dates.
to give an idea, this is for 1989…
* IRL. Dublin. A new Broadcasting Law aimed at the free and pirate stations operating becomes law today, with potential fines of up to £1000 and / or 3 months imprisonment on summary conviction and up to 20,000 and / or 2 years imprisonment on conviction of indictment, plus equipment will be confiscated [stolen].
* GBR. Liverpool. 1197 kHz MW simulcast with 99.4 FM. Radio Atlantis starts putting out higher powered FM broadcasts.
* IRL. 6280 kHz SW. Prince Terry changes the name and frequency of his station, Westside Radio to Radio Ozone International, and his on-air name to Mr. Ozone.
* GBR, Surrey. 6290 kHz SW. Radio Kristel International ceases broadcasts on SW this year. It is to eventually move to MW
* GBR. West Midlands. Last year and this year an increase in free radio stations has occurred, the following stations have either already appeared by this year, or will be doing so: –
Rise FM,
Powerhouse Radio,
Freedom FM,
Supreme FM,
WKS
Birmingham Weekend Radio.
* GBR. Essex. In this year Radio Confusion starts broadcasts, mainly on SW.
* GBR. Erith, SE London. Martin Richards instals an FM rig up a tower block, puts out a broadcast of his station KAOS, then takes the rig down. The following week he goes back, and the block has gone! It has been demolished! This has to be the first time ever that a free radio station has lost a block but kept the rig!
* GBR. Paisley. 103.5 FM. K-OSS broadcasts this year from an empty High Rise flat in Paisley.

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On This Day…
December 30th.
30 Dec. 1970
+ GBR. 221 m [1357 kHz] MW. Radio Big L is on air 10:00-14:00
30 Dec. 1971
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30 Dec. 1972
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30 Dec. 1973
+ IRL. 6317 kHz SW. Radio Valleri is on air today
30 Dec. 1974
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30 Dec. 1975
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30 Dec. 1976
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30 Dec. 1977
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30 Dec. 1978
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW and 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
30 Dec. 1979
+ GBR. London. 1260 kHz 238m MW. Radio City is on air 12:00-16:00
+ GBR. SW London. 1332 kHz MW. Radio Jackie is on air 09:00-17:00
+ 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
30 Dec. 1980
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30 Dec. 1981
+ GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 94.2 FM. UK Radio is on air with Paul Johnson, David Jarvis, and Nigel Gordon
30 Dec. 1982
+ GBR. London. 90.2 FM. Phoenix Radio and Alices Restaurant are 24 hours over the Christmas / New Year period
30 Dec. 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
30 Dec. 1984
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR SW London. 1332 kHz MW. Radio Jackie is noted today with a Mike Knight programme
+ GBR. West London. 1350 kHz MW. Radio Floss is on air today
+ BEL. 6205 kHz SW. Radio Delmare relays a special Free Radio Service Holland [FRSH] today, it is the last time Peter Verbruggen’s studio is used for recording the programmes, as he is moving
+ 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 08:00-18:00
30 Dec. 1985
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30 Dec. 1986
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30 Dec. 1987
* BEL. Antwerp Court. the Delmare court case takes place. Johan Rood appears due to the result of the May 17th raid. Radio Delmare was raided because a complaint via the London RAD control. The complaint is taken very seriously by the judge until Johan Rood succeeds in disproving the complaint. He brings a World Radio & TV Handbook and convinces the judge that several international broadcasters are using the frequency range 6200-6210 kHz (often with much higher powers than Delmare). Johan also mentions the Belgian RTT had been using 6225 less than 2 years ago, illegally! In the end only one complaint is left over: illegal broadcasting for which a much smaller than expected fine is imposed. Johan starts working on a return, which unfortunately never becomes reality.
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today 07:00-23:00
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 105.0 FM. UK Radio is on air today
30 Dec. 1988
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ IRL. 792 kHz MW and 95.0 FM The start of the final broadcast of Galtee Regional Radio takes place today and tomorrow.
+ IRL. 1611 kHz MW and 6205 kHz SW. The last broadcast of Radio Fax takes place today ahead of the new Broadcasting Law in Ireland.
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
30 Dec. 1989
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1503 kHz and 1602 kHz MW and 103.0 FM. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Bromley. 100.3 FM Radio Argus London is on air today
+ GBR. London. 101.3 FM Radio Free London [RFL] is on air this evening

Bert

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