On This Day…
October 17th.
17 Oct. 1970 [Saturday]
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17 Oct. 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. 1491 kHz MW. 10:00-13:00 Radio Nelson is on air today
17 Oct. 1972 [Tuesday]
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17 Oct. 1973 [Wednesday]
+ IRL. 1351 kHz and also experimenting on FM, Radio Empathy starts simulcasts each Sunday
17 Oct. 1974 [Thursday]
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17 Oct. 1975 [Friday]
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17 Oct. 1976 [Sunday]
+ GBR. Kent. 1250 kHz MW. Kent North Radio [KNR] is on air this afternoon
+ GBR. London. 6210 kHz SW. Skyport Radio is noted today in Germany, station is also testing on 6290 kHz around midday
+ 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
17 Oct. 1977 [Monday]
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17 Oct. 1978 [Tuesday]
* GBR. The Evening News has a small entry announcing the return of Kent North Radio [KNR] today.
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
17 Oct. 1979 [Wednesday]
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17 Oct. 1980 [Friday]
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17 Oct. 1981 [Saturday]
+ GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
17 Oct. 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. London. 6265 kHz SW. Radio Krypton is on air today 10:00-13:00
+ 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
+ NED. 7310 kHz SW. Due to utilities appearing on 7315 and 7325 kHz, Free Radio Service Holland [FRSH] moves here for today
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 7359 kHz SW. UK Radio is on air 09:00-13:00 with 15 watts
+ GBR. London. 90.2 FM. Alices Restaurant is on air today
+ GBR. West London. 94.4 FM. Uptown Radio is on air this evening
17 Oct. 1983 [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. 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
17 Oct. 1984 [Wednesday]
+ 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. 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
17 Oct. 1985 [Thursday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
17 Oct. 1986 [Friday
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ GBR. West Midlands. 3465 kHz SW. Radio Orion is on air 20:00-21:00
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
17 Oct. 1987 [Saturday]
+ 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 07:00-through the night, Pete Davis has taken over from Jane Brown
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. London. 93.0 FM. Solar Radio is on air today
17 Oct. 1988 [Monday]
+ IRL. Monaghan. 891 kHz MW. Radio Star Country is on air today
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
17 Oct. 1989 [Tuesday]
+ GBR. Bromley. 92.0 FM Radio Argus London is on air today, drowning out LWR in the area, but LWR is stronger elsewhere
+ GBR. Leyton 92.0 FM. LWR is on air today
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