On This Day…
December 5th.
05 Dec 1970
+ GBR. London. 1158 kHz MW. 260m Radio Caroline International, based in South London, goes off air today, announcing a return in April, this is due to a reorganisation and moving of the studios to north London.
05 Dec. 1971
+ 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. 12:00-20:00 Radio Caroline South is on air today
+ GBR. London. 1492 kHz MW. 10:00-13:00 Radio Nelson is on air today
05 Dec. 1972
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05 Dec. 1973
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05 Dec. 1974
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05 Dec. 1975
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05 Dec. 1976
+ IRL. 6260 kHz SW. Radio Valleri is on air today, its programmes are Sundays 09:00-12:00 with Derek Jones and Mike Anderson
+ NED. 6270 kHz to 6300 kHz, with a drifting VFO rig and poor modulation, Radio Black Shadow is on air today
+ GER. A major raid on Radio Valentine takes place today at its studio on the Belgian border.
+ GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Radio Telstar South is on air this evening
05 Dec. 1977
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05 Dec. 1978
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW and 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
05 Dec. 1979
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05 Dec. 1980
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05 Dec. 1981
+ GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
05 Dec. 1982
+ 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. Wolverhampton. 7359 kHz SW. UK Radio is on air 09:00-13:00 with 15 watts, it is also on air at other times this month
+ GBR. West London. 94.4 FM. Uptown Radio is on air this evening
05 Dec. 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. on air 7 days a week, 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
05 Dec. 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. On air 7 days a week, Shropshire Sound is on air today 08:00-20:00
05 Dec. 1985
+ GBR. Harlow. 94.2 FM. HMR [Heavy Metal Radio] is on air today, and every Sunday this month. DJs include Barry Morgan, Fred Blogs and Pete Anderson, the broadcast hours are 20:00-midnight
05 Dec. 1986
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 3465 kHz and 6280 kHz SW. Radio Orion is on air this evening
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
05 Dec. 1987
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today 07:00-23:00
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
05 Dec. 1988
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
05 Dec. 1989
+ GBR. Leyton, East London. 92.0 FM LWR is on air today
+ GBR. Bromley. 94.3 FM. Radio Argus London is on air today
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