Day: December 22, 2024

Ian Damon is presenting two 1 hour shows commemorating Radio London’s 60th anniversary, both being broadcast at 22:00 tonight Sunday 22nd and tomorrow Monday 23rd online at biglradiolondon.co.uk or on Shortwave 3955, 6070 and 9670. Pete Brady will be presenting a show Monday 23rd 2100-2200, Tony Brandon has recorded some links for the programmes.

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In This Week…
December 22-28.
Part 1.
I tried posting the whole lot last night and it hasnt appeared, so here is part 1, 1970-1979
22 Dec. 1970 [Tuesday]
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23 Dec. 1970 [Wednesday]
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24 Dec. 1970 [Thursday]
+ GBR. 197 m [1523 kHz] MW. Radio Big L is on air 10:00-14:00
25 Dec. 1970 [Friday]
+ GBR. 224 m [1339 kHz] MW. Radio City is on air 10:00-18:00
+ GBR. 221 m [1357 kHz] MW. Radio Big L is on air 10:00-14:00
26 Dec. 1970 [Saturday]
+ GBR. 221 m [1357 kHz] MW. Radio Big L is on air 10:00-14:00
27 Dec. 1970 [Sunday]
+ GBR. West London. 1507 kHz MW. Radio Nelson is on air today
+ GBR. 221 m [1357 kHz] MW. Radio Big L is on air 10:00-14:00
28 Dec. 1970 [Monday]
+ GBR. 221 m [1357 kHz] MW. Radio Big L is on air 10:00-14:00
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22 Dec. 1971 [Wednesday]
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23 Dec. 1971 [Thursday]
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24 Dec. 1971 [Friday]
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25 Dec. 1971 [Saturday]
+ GBR. Putney. 1321 kHz MW. 10:00-16:00 Radio Star International is on air today
+ GBR London. 222m 1351 kHz MW. Radio Samantha is on air with Tony Barrett
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1394 kHz MW. Radio Caroline South is on air 23:00-01:00
+ GBR Feltham. 7405 kHz SW. Skyport Radio starts broadcasts today, using 10 watts from an ex-military No 19 transmitter. 19:00-22:00
+ GBR. London. 94.4 FM. LTIR relays Radio Jackie 19:00-01:00
26 Dec. 1971 [Sunday]
+ 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
27 Dec. 1971 [Monday]
+ GBR. Ashtead. 1165 kHz MW. Radio Gemini is on air today – Dave King is noted
28 Dec. 1971 [Tuesday]
+ GBR. London. 92.4 FM. Invicta Radio is on air today
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22 Dec. 1972 [Friday]
+ GBR. London. 94.4 FM. LTIR relays Radio Aquarius 22:00-01:00
23 Dec. 1972 [Saturday]
+ GBR. London. 94.4 FM. RLU closes down today, following much harassment from the authorities. Its Saturday night slot on the LTIR is to be taken over by Radio Odyssey from the 31st Dec.
24 Dec. 1972 [Sunday]
+ NED. Amsterdam. Events on board the Mi Amigo leads to the RNI tender Eurotrip putting men on board the Mi Amigo and having her towed into Amsterdam Harbour. Ronan starts to raise money to have her towed back out.
+ GBR. London. 230m MW. [1304 kHz]. Radio Concord is on air every Sunday 11:00-15:00
25 Dec. 1972 [Monday]
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26 Dec. 1972 [Tuesday]
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27 Dec. 1972 [Wednesday]
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28 Dec. 1972 [Thursday]
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22 Dec. 1973 [Saturday]
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23 Dec. 1973 [Sunday]
+ GBR. London. 1133 kHz MW. Radio Kaleidoscope is on air Sundays from 10:00-16:00
+ IRL. 6317 kHz SW. Radio Valleri is on air today
24 Dec. 1973 [Monday]
+ GBR. London. Battersea. 1323 kHz MW. After Brian Horne of Radio Jackie finds a site with mains, (two abandoned houses) test broadcasts of Radio Jackie’s Christmas marathon broadcast start
25 Dec. 1973 [Tuesday]
+ IRL. Radio Milinda is taken off the air by police, who raid the studio in a flat in Dublin. It has been operating for the past few months.
+ GBR. Battersea. 1323 kHz MW. Radio Jackie puts out a two-day broadcast over Christmas starting at midnight to 10:00 with Brian Anthony, 10:00-12:00 Mark Knight, 12:00-15:00 Daddy Dave Owen, 15:00-18:00 John C., 18:00-21:00 Heavy Jackie with Rick James, 21:00-02:00 Radio Jackie Christmas party
26 Dec. 1973 [Wednesday]
+ GBR. Battersea. 1323 kHz MW. Radio Jackie continues through the night into Boxing Day, after the party ends at 02:00, Mike Knight is through to 06:00, 06:00-10:00 Brian Anthony, 10:00-12:00 Mike Knight is back on, 12:00-15:00 John C., 18:00-21:00 Heavy Jackie, and finally 21:00-midnight close Daddy Dave Owen.
27 Dec. 1973 [Thursday]
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28 Dec. 1973 [Friday]
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22 Dec. 1974 [Sunday]
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23 Dec. 1974 [Monday]
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24 Dec. 1974 [Tuesday]
+ GBR. Felsham, Suffolk. 1160 kHz MW. Radio Albatross is on air this afternoon
25 Dec. 1974 [Wednesday]
+ GBR. London. 92.4 FM. Radio Invicta is on air for Christmas
26 Dec. 1974 [Thursday]
+ GBR. Bury St Edmunds. 1160 kHz MW. Radio Albatross is on air today
27 Dec. 1974 [Friday]
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28 Dec. 1974 [Saturday]
+ GER. 6270 kHz SW. Radio Seemove is noted 11:45–12:31
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22 Dec. 1975 [Monday]
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23 Dec. 1975 [Tuesday]
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24 Dec. 1975 [Wednesday]
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25 Dec. 1975 [Thursday]
+ GER? 6220 kHz SW. Radio Northsea Sound is noted 08:55-09:00
+ GER. 6220 kHz SW. Radio Skyline is noted at 11:50
+ GBR. 6230 kHz SW. Radio Gemini is noted at 11:05
+ NED. 6225 kHz SW. Time Radio is noted 08:52-09:49
+ NED. 6235 kHz SW. Time Radio is noted at 10:35
+ GER? 6240 kHz SW. Radio Atlantis is noted at 10:00
+ GBR. London. Trans London Radio Is back for Christmas
+ GBR. London. 92.4 FM. Radio Invicta is on air for Christmas
26 Dec. 1975 [Friday]
+ GBR. Bury St Edmunds. 95.9 FM. Radio Albatross is on air today
27 Dec. 1975 [Saturday]
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28 Dec. 1975 [Sunday]
+ GBR. London. 1331 kHz MW. Radio Corsair is on air 13:00-14:00
+ GER? 6220 kHz SW. Radio Northsea Sound is noted 09:51-10:45
+ GER? 6244 kHz SW. Radio Vicky North is noted at 09:45
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22 Dec. 1976 [Wednesday]
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23 Dec. 1976 [Thursday]
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24 Dec. 1976 [Friday]
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25 Dec. 1976 [Saturday]
+ IRL. Dublin. 253m 1185 kHz MW. Radio Dublin is on air over Christmas
+ IRL. Dublin. 215m 1395 kHz MW. ARD is on air over Christmas
+ IRL. Dublin. 222m 1351 kHz MW. Premier Radio is on air over Christmas??
+ NED. 6225 kHz SW. Fries Radio is on air 11:00-14:00 it uses a mailing address at Dembourgstraat 1, Amsterdam
+ GBR. 6235 kHz SW. Radio Zodiac International is on air today
+ GBR. 6237 kHz SW. Radio Gemini is on air today and tomorrow, giving a mailing address at 6 Farm Way, Bushey
+ GBR. London. 94.4 FM. 01:00. Christmas Day. London Music Radio, [LMR], which has been planning a joint AM and FM three-day broadcast, suffers a major raid. 02:10 the MW which relayed the FM output was raided. 04:20 the FM is then raided. This is instigated by licensed Capital Radio. When one considers the high power put out by Capital, compared to the much lower power of LMR, this says more about the quality of LMR’s programmes than Capital’s, and is to re-occur a few times in the following years with different stations.
+ GBR. London. 92.4 FM. Radio Invicta goes live on FM in stereo over the Christmas and New Year period. They are later to be summonsed for this
26 Dec. 1976 [Sunday]
+ GBR. Kent. 1250 kHz MW. Kent North Radio [KNR] is on air this afternoon
+ GBR. Bury St Edmunds. 1286 kHz MW. Radio Albatross is on air today
+ GBR. Liverpool. 217m 1382 kHz MW. Radio Jackie North starts broadcasts, this is a rock station that will eventually go 7 days a week, run by Rick Dane, formerly Eric Day.
+ GBR. Radio Gemini is on air again today
+ GBR. London. 6250 kHz SW. Radio Concord International is on air 13:00-14:20 testing with a 150-watt rig
+ GER. 6250 kHz SW. Radio Channel 292 is on air with 50 watts power
+ GBR. London. 6250 kHz SW. Skyport Radio is noted at 12:00
+ 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 6270 kHz SW. ABC England is on air 11:00-13:00
+ GBR. Radio Solent City puts out a test transmission today
+ GBR. London. 92.4 FM. Radio Invicta is on air 09:00-18:00, using a mailing address at 115 Coulsdon Rd, Caterham, Surrey
+ GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Radio Telstar South is on air this evening
27 Dec. 1976 [Monday]
+ GBR Merseyside. 1395 kHz MW. Radio Jackie North starts broadcasts today
+ GBR. Radio Solent City’s rig fails today
28 Dec. 1976 [Tuesday]
+ GBR. London. 94.4 FM. LTIR relays London Music Radio with a test broadcast today at 20:00
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22 Dec. 1977 [Thursday]
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23 Dec. 1977 [Friday]
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24 Dec. 1977 [Saturday]
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1395 kHz MW. Radio Jackie North [RJN] is on air from 12:00 today
+ IRL. 6230 kHz SW. Skull and Bones Radio System [SBRS] is on air today, noted at 10:00
+ GBR. 6280 kHz SW. Radio Solent City International is on air today, noted at 11:00
25 Dec. 1977 [Sunday]
+ GBR. Kent. 1187 kHz MW. Kent North Radio [KNR] is on air today
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1395 kHz MW. Radio Jackie North [RJN] is on air from 12:00 today
+ IRL. Dublin, 6210 kHz SW. Westside Radio is on air today, noted at 12:45
+ IRL. 6230 kHz SW. Skull and Bones Radio System is on air today, noted at 10:20
+ GBR. 6238 kHz SW. Radio Gemini is on air today, noted at 10:00
+ GBR. 6270 kHz SW. Radio Zodiac International is on air today, the start of regular programmes with Roger Vosene, Dave Hunt, and Stuart Clarke, noted at 11:30
+ 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
26 Dec. 1977 [Monday]
+ IRL. 6230 kHz SW. Skull and Bones Radio system is on air today, noted at 10:15
+ NED. 6235 kHz SW. Radio Viking is on air today, noted at 09:40.
+ GBR London. 6260 kHz SW and 96.4 FM. Skyport Radio is on air today, noted at 10:00, programmes run 10:00-14:06, announcing tests on 96.4 FM
+ GBR. 6280 kHz SW. Radio Solent City is on air today, noted at 09:20
+ GBR. London. 96.4 FM. Skyport Radio is testing on this band today
27 Dec. 1977 [Tuesday]
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28 Dec. 1977 [Wednesday]
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22 Dec. 1978 [Friday]
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW and 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
23 Dec. 1978 [Saturday]
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW and 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1395 kHz MW. Radio Jackie North [RJN] is on air from 12:00 today
24 Dec. 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 and 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1395 kHz MW. Radio Jackie North [RJN] is on air from 12:00 today
+ GBR. 6270 or 6275 kHz SW Radio Zodiac 49 is on air with John Dawson, Roger Vosene, Dave Hunt, and Stuart Clarke.
+ GBR. Kent. 90.6 FM. Kent North Radio is on air this afternoon.
+ 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. West London Radio is on air 19:00-21:00
+ GBR. West London. 94.4 FM. Uptown Radio is on air 21:00-23:00
25 Dec. 1978 [Monday]
+ IRL. Dublin.1327 kHz MW. 226 m, Capitol Radio is on air over the Christmas period
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW and 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
+ GBR. NW London. 1286 kHz MW. Celebration Radio is live today
26 Dec 1978 [Tuesday]
GBR. NW London. 1286 kHz MW. Celebration Radio is live today
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW and 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
27 Dec. 1978 [Wednesday]
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW and 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
28 Dec. 1978 [Thursday]
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW and 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
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22 Dec. 1979 [Saturday]
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] is on air today
23 Dec. 1979 [Sunday]
+ IRL. Dublin. 1142 kHz MW. Radio City Dublin is noted today
+ 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
24 Dec. 1979 [Monday]
+ GBR. West Midlands. Radio 242 becomes Radio Free Birmingham
25 Dec. 1979 [Tuesday]
+ GBR. North London. 219 m 1368 kHz MW. Radio Christmas is on air today, Live Christmas day and Boxing day from Garry Stevens flat with DJs from several other MW stations, including Chris England, Mike St. John, Dave Lane from Phoenix and most of the Radio Floss DJs.
26 Dec. 1979 [Wednesday]
+ IRL. Sligo. Radio City Sligo is noted today
+ GBR. North London. 219 m 1368 kHz MW. Radio Christmas is on air today, Live Christmas day and Boxing day from Garry Stevens flat with DJs from several other MW stations, including Chris England, Mike St. John, Dave Lane from Phoenix and most of the Radio Floss DJs.
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1413 kHz MW. Radio Jackie North is on air 11:00-17:00 with Rick Dane the only voice heard
27 Dec. 1979 [Thursday]
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28 Dec. 1979 [Friday]
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In This Week.
December 22-28.
Part 2, 1980-1989
22 Dec. 1980 [Monday]
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23 Dec. 1980 [Tuesday]
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24 Dec. 1980 [Wednesday]
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Christmas 1980
* GBR. Liverpool. 1296 kHz MW. Radio Elenore is heard over the Christmas period, Andy Davis, Phil Weston, and Janice the Tea Lady appear.
25 Dec. 1980 [Thursday]
+ GBR. Chingford. 92.55 FM and on SW. Radio Corina is on air today with DJs from Radio Corina, Eastern Independent, and Radio Titanic
26 Dec. 1980 [Friday]
+ GBR. Birmingham. 1071 kHz Radio Father Christmas appears today as a one-off broadcast, presented by Rudolf and Albert Hall. This is the only broadcast of this station, but it is to become EST in the future.
+ GBR. West Bromwich. 1179 kHz MW. Sounds Alternative is noted today with a John Tayler programme
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1413 kHz MW. Radio Jackie North is on air with a 4th Birthday broadcast
27 Dec. 1980 [Saturday]
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] is on air today
28 Dec. 1980 [Sunday]
+ GBR. Birmingham. 1179 kHz MW. Sounds Alternative is on air today
+ 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. 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 Continue reading In This Week. December 22-28. Part 2, 1980-1989