Month: September 2024

On This Day… September 1st.

On This Day…
September 1st.
01 Sep. 1970 [Tuesday]
no details yet
01 Sep. 1971 [Wednesday]
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. Radio Free City is on air 01:00-02:30
01 Sep. 1972 [Friday]
+ GBR. London. 94.4 FM. LTIR relays Radio Aquarius 22:00-01:00
01 Sep. 1973 [Saturday]
+ GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] is on air this evening
+ GBR. London. 94.4 FM. LTIR relays Radio Classic 21:00-00:00
01 Sep. 1974 [Sunday]
+ GBR. Felsham, Suffolk. 1160 kHz MW. Radio Albatross is on air this afternoon
+ Offshore. Off Essex, from the Mi Amigo, 1187 kHz MW. Radio Mi Amigo and Radio Caroline are on air today. Caroline Continues,
+ GER? 6210 kHz SW. Radio Sound is on air today
+ IRL. 6210 kHz SW. Radio Valleri is on air today
01 Sep. 1975 [Monday]
no details yet
01 Sep. 1976 [Wednesday]
no details yet
01 Sep. 1977 [Thursday]
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1382 kHz MW. Radio Jackie North [RJN] is noted today with a Rick Dane show
01 Sep. 1978 [Friday]
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
01 Sep. 1979 [Saturday]
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] today includes a programme by Jerry James… the playlist idea appears to be losing popularity as no other names appear for this day!
01 Sep. 1980 [Monday]
no details yet
01 Sep. 1981 [Tuesday]
+ GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
01 Sep. 1982 [Wednesday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 729 kHz MW and 101.0 FM stereo. ABC Radio is on air 07:00-01:00 today
01 Sep. 1983 [Thursday]
+ 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
+ GBR. Leicester. Radio Alice is attacked at 23:00, by persons unknown. Threats to all the DJ’s lives are made, leading to the resignation of many DJs, until only George Johnson, Jane Nelson and Andrew Bishop remain.
01 Sep. 1984 [Saturday]
+ 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. 103.4 FM. JFM is on air 7 days a week
01 Sep. 1985 [Sunday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ GBR. London. 1188 kHz MW. South East Sound is on air this afternoon playing rock and pop
+ GBR? 6233.33 kHz SW. Radio Falcon moves to this frequency 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
+ GBR. St Ives. 103.0 FM. Radio Alice returns, using the Argus equipment and DJs, the name Radio Argus is not used due to Jane Nelson’s request as a memorial to its founder. Over the next few days further tests take place.
01 Sep. 1986 [Monday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
01 Sep. 1987 [Tuesday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
* GBR. Lancashire. 1350 kHz MW. North Coast Radio starts broadcasts today. Founded by Radar Roy, who has appeared on other stations before striking out on his own. The station’s coverage area is from Liverpool to the north Wales coast, and as far as Ipswich, Aberdeen, Isle of Man, and Ireland at times. It has 15 staff
+ GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
01 Sep. 1988 [Thursday]
+ 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
01 Sep. 1989 [Friday]
+ GBR. Bromley. 1503 kHz MW and 92.0 FM. With the MW rig now running at higher power, Radio Argus London starts experimenting with other MW channels to complement its FM service, today, and daily to the 5th, and again from the 25th to the 2nd of Oct.

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On This Day… September 2nd.

On This Day…
September 2nd.
02 Sep. 1970 [Wednesday]
no details yet
02 Sep. 1971 [Thursday]
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. Radio Free City is on air 01:00-02:30
02 Sep. 1972 [Saturday]
+ GBR. London. 230m MW. [1304 kHz] Southern Broadcasting London is noted at 10:45
+ GBR. Putney. 1321 kHz MW. 10:00-16:00 Radio Star International is on air today
+ GBR. London. 206m MW [1457 kHz]. BBC Radio London is jammed today by several free radio stations, including Skyport Radio and Radio Free London
+ GBR. London. 19.4 FM. LTIR relays Radio Jackie 19:00-01:00
02 Sep. 1973 [Sunday]
+ GBR. London. 1133 kHz MW. Radio Kaleidoscope is noted today
+ GBR. 6215 kHz SW. Radio Gemini is on air today
+ GBR. London. 94.4 FM. LTIR relays Radio Odyssey 21:00-23:00
02 Sep. 1974 [Monday]
no details yet
02 Sep. 1975 [Tuesday]
no details yet
02 Sep. 1976 [Thursday]
no details yet
02 Sep. 1977 [Friday]
no details yet
02 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
02 Sep. 1979 [Sunday]
+ GBR. London. 1260 kHz 238m MW. Radio City is noted today, it broadcasts Sundays 12:00-16:00
+ BR. SW London. 1332 kHz MW. Radio Jackie is on air 09:00-17:00
+ GBR. London. 1368 kHz MW. Radio Tranquillity appears today. Gary Stevans features
+ GBR. London.92.4 FM. Radio Corina is on air today. 10:00-12:00
+ GBR London. 92.4 FM. Radio Invicta is on air from 12:00, noted today with Tony Cleveland and Steve Walsh.
+ 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
02 Sep. 1980 [Tuesday]
no details yet
02 Sep. 1981 [Wednesday]
+ GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
02 Sep. 1982 [Thursday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 729 kHz MW and 101.0 FM stereo. ABC Radio is on air 07:00-01:00 today
02 Sep. 1983 [Friday]
+ Offshore. Off Essex from Ross Revenge. 963 kHz ‘319m’ MW Radio Caroline is on air
+ 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
02 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. 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. 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
+ 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
02 Sep. 1985 [Monday]
+ 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
02 Sep. 1986 [Tuesday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
02 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
02 Sep. 1988 [Frfiday]
+ 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
02 Sep. 1989 [Saturday]
+ GBR. Bromley. 1503 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 1503 MW relays RFL
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] is on air this evening

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On This Day… September 3rd.

On This Day…
September 3rd.
03 Sep. 1970 [Thursday]
no details yet
03 Sep. 1971 [Friday]
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. Radio Free City is on air 01:00-02:30
03 Sep. 1972 [Sunday]
+ GBR. 266m MW. [1127 kHz] Sunk Head Radio is noted today 10:30-13:00.
+ GBR. London. 230m MW. [1304 kHz]. Southern Broadcasting London is noted at 09:55
+ GBR. London. 230m MW, [1304 kHz]. Radio Concord is on air every Sunday 11:00-15:00
+ GBR. London. 230m MW, [1304 kHz]. ABM is noted 14:20-16:15 with Philip Day
+ GBR. London. 227m MW. [1321 kHz]. Radio Jackie is on air today
+ IRL. Dublin. 1525 kHz MW. Radio Valleri is on air today, in this month the rig which runs at 30 watts, is to start causing problems and the station leaves MW by the end of the month
+ GBR. London. Abalon Broadcast Net [A.B.N] is noted today from 14:30 to 16:15, using a Horsham maildrop and a London phone number, the station has over modulation on the microphone and runs about 50 watts.
+ GBR. London. 7500 kHz SW. Skyport Radio is on air today 11:00-13:00
+ GBR. London. LTIR relays Radio London Underground [RLU] 22:00-00:00
03 Sep. 1973 [Monday]
no details yet
03 Sep. 1974 [Tuesday]
no details yet
03 Sep.1975 [Wednesday]
no details yet
03 Sep. 1976 [Friday]
no details yet
03 Sep. 1977 [Saturday]
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1395 kHz MW. Radio Jackie North [RJN] is on air from 12:00 today
03 Sep. 1978 [Sunday]
+ 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
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1395 kHz MW. Radio Jackie North [RJN] is on air from 12:00 today
+ FIN. 6221 kHz SW. Radio Sylvania International puts out another low powered mobile broadcast. Meanwhile their main service is starting to suffer as the Finnish GPO start paying more attention to this station, and its operators.
+ 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
03 Sep. 1979 [Monday]
no details yet
03 Sep. 1980 [Wednesday]
no details yet
03 Sep. 1981 [Thursday]
+ GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
03 Sep. 1982 [Friday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 729 kHz MW and 101.0 FM stereo. ABC Radio is on air 07:00-01:00 today
03 Sep. 1983 [Saturday]
+ 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
+ GBR. London. 90.2 FM Phoenix Radio is on air 17:00-23:00, followed by Alices Restaurant
03 Sep. 1984 [Monday]
+ 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. 103.4 FM. JFM is on air 7 days a week
03 Sep. 1985 [Tuesday]
+ 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
03 Sep. 1986 [Wednesday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
03 Sep. 1987 [Thursday]
+ 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
03 Sep. 1988 [Saturday]
+ 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 08:00-23:00
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. London. 93.0 FM. Solar Radio is on air today
03 Sep. 1989 [Sunday]
+ IRL. Dublin. 1185 kHz MW and 105.0 FM. Radio Dublin is noted today
+ GBR. Bromley. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus London is on air today, relaying Rock FM [RFM] when it is on air
+ GBR. St Ives. 1602 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall makes a broadcast today. the Rev. Charles Fuller starts the programmes with the Lord’s Prayer. James Halstead’s show follows Charles,’ starting with ‘The show must go on.’ Ginny Wilson and then Jane Brown follow him. These are all the staff left, and Charles will be the next to go. Only James Halstead is left of the founding members in Cornwall.
+ GER 7430 kHz SW. Radio Universum is noted today running 20 watts
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Rock FM [RFM] is on air today

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On This Day… August 31st.

On This Day…
August 31st.
31 Aug. 1970 [Monday]
no details yet
31 Aug. 1971 [Tuesday]
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. Radio Free City is on air 01:00-02:30
31 Aug. 1972 [Thursday]
+ GBR. 227m MW, [1321 kHz] Radio Stardust is noted 17:55-18:00, a recent series of raids by Eric Gotts of the GPO has led to stations staying off air or reducing their hours for a while
31 Aug. 1973 [Friday]
+ GBR. London. 94.4 FM. LTIR relays Radio Aquarius 22:00-01:00
31 Aug. 1974 [Saturday]
+ Offshore. 558 kHz MW. 18:00. Radio Veronica closes down, DJ Rob Out closes with the words ‘This is the end of Veronica, it is a pity for you, for Veronica and especially democracy in Holland.’ The Dutch national anthem is followed by a jingle that stops midway through. When the Nordeney finally is to arrive in port she will be met by thousands of Veronica fans
+ Offshore. 19:00. Radio Atlantis also closes down after the goodbye show is broadcast, the MV Janine is to later be towed into Vlissingen port
+ Offshore. 20:00. Radio Northsea International closes down with the English and Dutch DJs and management, followed by the RNI theme, ‘Man of Action.’ Listeners who have gone out in small boats to witness the event, throw their radios into the sea when RNI closes down
+ Offshore. Off Essex, from the Mi Amigo, now completely alone, 1187 kHz MW. Radio Mi Amigo and Radio Caroline… Continues!
no land based details yet
31 Aug. 1975 [Sunday]
+ FRA. 6220 kHz SW. Radio Valentine is noted at 12:00
+ GBR. 6225 kHz SW. Radio Thunderbird is on air this morning
+ NED? 6225 kHz SW. King Radio is noted 12:02-14:00
31 Aug. 1976 [Tuesday]
no details yet
31 Aug. 1977 [Wednesday]
no details yet
31 Aug. 1978 [Thursday]
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
31 Aug. 1979 [Friday]
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
31 Aug. 1980 [Sunday]
+ GBR. Merseyside. 259m, 1158 kHz MW. Merseyside Music Radio publicity says today is the first day of broadcasts, 10:00-18:00 weekends, with a format of top 40 music. DJs mentioned are Jim Brown, David Jason, Bert Williams, Paul Jay, and Andy Davies. The station says it intends to have ‘sponsored hours’ as opposed to conventional adverts, but states ‘this remains to be seen’
+ GBR. London. 1260 kHz MW. Radio City is on air this afternoon with 1950’s music programmes
+ 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. London. 1404 kHz MW. Phoenix Radio is on air today
+ GBR. Liverpool. 1413 kHz MW. Radio Jackie North is on air today
+ GBR. 6225 kHz SW. Britain Radio International [BRI] is noted 11;05-11:55 with a 20 watt test transmission today
+ NED. 6250 kHz SW. The first official broadcasts of Free Radio Service Holland [FRSH] are heard, with programmes by Barry Stephens, Chris, Fred van Es, Peter Verbruggen, Frankie Fanatic, Joop ter Zee and Joop and Peter, running from 10:00 to 14:00. The station from now on is to broadcast every 4th Sunday. This follows EMR, which broadcast every 3rd Sunday of the month. The station’s mailing address is in Newark, UK
+ 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
31 Aug. 1981 [Monday]
+ GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
31 Aug. 1982 [Tuesday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 729 kHz MW and 101.0 FM stereo. ABC Radio is on air 07:00-01:00 today
31 Aug. 1983 [Wednesday]
+ 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
31 Aug. 1984 [Friday]
+ 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. 103.4 FM. JFM is on air 7 days a week
31 Aug. 1985 [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
+ GBR. London. 102.5 FM. Solar Radio is on air 24 hours a day
31 Aug. 1986 [Sunday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ IRL. Dublin. 6280 kHz SW. Westside Radio Dublin is on air today
+ IRL. 6830 kHz SW. IRRS relays the FRSH Birthday Broadcast today
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. St Ives. 103.0 FM Radio Argus DJs this week as last week, scheduled last broadcast, so last show is changed. From 23:00 to 05:00, all the DJs are on air together in a ‘zoo’ type closedown broadcast.
* GBR. London. RFM on air. Dave, Claire, Mark Roman, and Leo.
31 Aug. 1987 [Monday]
+ 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, Pete is sober, and is to stay sober while on air for some time. It is felt a more suitable time for him would be a late-night show, but Jane Brown does not want to give it up, and she and her boyfriend do not care for the idea of Pete (drinking) sharing the same studio with her
+ GBR. Norvik House SE London. 91.8 FM. First broadcast of WNKR takes place, this station is to broadcast bank holidays
End Aug. 1987 [exact date needed]
* GBR. Liverpool. Radio Atlantis suffers another raid; it disappears for about a month
31 Aug. 1988 [Wednesday]
+ 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
31 Aug. 1989 [Thursday]
+ GBR. Bromley. 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air this evening

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