On This Day…
August 8th.
08 Aug. 1970 [Saturday]
+ GBR. Somercotes. 1320 kHz MW and occasionally on 6230 kHz SW. Radio UK International is on air today
08 Aug. 1971 [Sunday]
+ 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. Radio Caroline South is on air 12:00-20:00
+ GBR. London. 1492 kHz MW. 10:00-13:00 Radio Nelson is on air today
08 Aug. 1972 [Tuesday]
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08 Aug. 1973 [Wednesday]
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08 Aug. 1974 [Thursday]
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08 Aug. 1975 [Friday]
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08 Aug. 1976 [Sunday]
+ NED. 1345 kHz MW. Radio Napoleon International is on air today
+ GBR. 6225 kHz SW. Radio Corsair is on air 09:00-10:30
+ GBR. 6230 kHz SW. Radio Gemini is on air today with 150 watts
+ 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
08 Aug. 1977 [Monday]
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08 Aug. 1978 [Tuesday]
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
08 Aug. 1979 [Tuesday]
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
08 Aug. 1980 [Friday]
* GBR. The Sun Newspaper publishes an article about London free stations. Radio Jackie and Radio Free London [RFL] get the main part of the article, On Jackie, the programmes are recorded in a garden shed, while on RFL they are recorded in Ken Meyers’ bedroom. The paper describes how an instal up a tower block takes place, and how two car batteries are used to run both the reel-to-reel player and the 92.0 FM rig. John Dawson features in the picture. Other stations mentioned are Radio Utopia, Radio Woodstock, and Radio Invicta.
08 Aug. 1981 [Saturday]
+ GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
08 Aug. 1982 [Sunday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 729 kHz MW and 101.0 FM stereo. ABC Radio is on air 07:00-01:00 today
+ GBR. West London. 1350 kHz MW. Radio Floss is on air today
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1395 kHz MW. Radio Jackie North is on air 12:00-17:00
+ 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
08 Aug. 1983 [Monday]
+ 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
08 Aug. 1984 [Tuesday]
+ 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
08 Aug. 1985 [Thursday]
+ 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
08 Aug. 1986 [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
08 Aug. 1987 [Saturday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ Radio Argus Cornwall is on 1503 kHz MW, 7 days a week.
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. Merseyside. 105.2 FM. Slag Off International is noted between 17:27 and 19:00
08 Aug. 1988 [Monday]
+ 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
+ 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
08 Aug. 1989 [Tuesday]
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1503 kHz MW [St. Ives], 1602 kHz MW [St Dennis], 102.8 FM [St Agnes] and 103.1 FM [Camborne]. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW and 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air this evening
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