Hi all.
I started this ‘On This Day’ lark back in February, and therefore this Christmas would be the first one to appear here.
If readers can recall any special broadcasts that went out over the Christmas / New Year period, please let me know, so they can be included before appearing herein.
so….
On this day
November 8th
08 Nov. 1970 GBR. West London. 1507 kHz MW. Radio Nelson is on air today
08 Nov. 1971 GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
08 Nov. 1978 GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
08 Nov. 1980 GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] is on air today
08 Nov. 1981
+ GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. West London. 1350 kHz MW. Radio Floss is on air today
+ GBR. London. 1386 kHz MW. Radio Comsat is on air from midday 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
08 Nov. 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. 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
08 Nov. 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. Shropshire Sound is on air today 08:00-20:00
08 Nov. 1985
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. London. Kiss FM is on air today
08 Nov. 1986
+ GBR. London. 90.2 FM. RFM airs a test broadcast [Saturday]. Due to this there are no shows for the 9th. [Sunday!]
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
08 Nov. 1987
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today 08:00-22:00
+ NED. Superclan Radio is raided today. FRSH, which has been relayed by this station is looking for another station to relay them
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. Merseyside. Following a court case the previous week, Merseywaves is back on air. Bert Williams in his show tells listeners of what unfolded. Other DJs noted are Peter Thomas, Mark Palmer, Wayne Scott, and Pete Strine
08 Nov. 1988 GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
08 Nov. 1989
+ GBR. Camborne. 1602 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW and 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London moves its MW service back to 1611 kHz following a problem with the aerial
+ IRL. Donegal. 100.1 FM. Riverside 101 is noted this afternoon with a Tony Williams programme
And that’s all from me today, I hope it is of interest to some?
Regards
Bert
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