24 Dec. 1970
+ GBR. 197 m [1523 kHz] MW. Radio Big L is on air 10:00-14:00
24 Dec. 1971
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24 Dec. 1972
+ GBR. London. 230m MW. [1304 kHz]. Radio Concord is on air every Sunday 11:00-15:00
+ GBR. London. 94.4 FM. RLU closes down today, following much harassment from the authorities. Its Saturday night slot on the LTIR is taken over by Radio Odyssey.
24 Dec. 1973
+ 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
24 Dec. 1974
+ GBR. Felsham, Suffolk. 1160 kHz MW. Radio Albatross is on air this afternoon
24 Dec. 1975
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24 Dec. 1976
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24 Dec. 1977
+ 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
24 Dec. 1978
+ 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. 6270 or 6275 kHz SW Radio Zodiac 49 is on air with John Dawson, Roger Vosene, Dave Hunt, and Stuart Clarke.
+ 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. Uptown Radio is on air this evening
24 Dec. 1979.
+ GBR. West Midlands. Radio 242 becomes Radio Free Birmingham
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.
24 Dec. 1981
+ GBR. Merseyside. 999 kHz MW. Radio Alpine puts out its last broadcast until January, Paul Kaye, and John Jones feature
+ GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 94.2 FM. UK Radio puts out extended programmes from Christmas into the New Year. By this time, the DJs on the station are Paul Johnson, David Jarvis, and Nigel Gordon
24 Dec. 1982
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24 Dec. 1983
+ GBR. Ludlow. 1017 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sunshine Radio is on air today
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1296 kHz MW. Storeton Community Radio is on air for Christmas Eve with Uncle Ern and Jill Sinclair
+ GBR. Blaby, Leics. 1386 kHz MW. The last broadcast of Radio Nova International goes out 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
+ GBR. London. 90.2 FM Phoenix Radio is on air 17:00-23:00, followed by Alices Restaurant, due to an increase in raids, there is no extended festive period broadcast this year
24 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
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 94.0 FM. UK Radio is on air with higher power, the station has completed a booster to increase its 20 watts to 50
+ GBR. Telford. 96.1 FM. On air 7 days a week, Shropshire Sound is on air today 08:00-20:00
+ GBR. West Midlands. 103.0 FM. Electric Sound Transmission [EST] is on air 12:00-00:00
Christmas. 1985
+ GBR. London. 92.6 FM. Currently dormant Radio Free London’s Steve Ego with help from other RFL staff put out a few broadcasts of Bert’s Hot Dog Stand over Christmas, as a response to Alices Restaurant!
24 Dec. 1986
+ BEL. 6205 kHz SW. Radio Delmare relays Free Radio Service Holland [FRSH] today
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 3465 kHz and 6280 kHz SW. Radio Orion is on air this evening
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. By now the tropical band service of Radio Orion has closed. Meantime, the Christmas service of UK Radio and Radio Orion is to go out on FM, from Christmas to New Year’s Day.
+ GBR. St Ives. 103.0 FM. Radio Argus fires up at midday, and runs a Christmas special service through to the next day
24 Dec. 1987
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. The start of a 24 Christmas service today on Radio Argus Cornwall. 07:00 Ginny Wilson, 10:00 Bill Lyons, 13:00 James Griggs, 18:00 All DJs in a joint show, Simon Myres even says a few words, 22:00-01:00 Charles Fuller and a Midnight mass on air, the first time he has been on air in some time
+ GBR. SE London. 91.8 FM. WNKR is on air over Christmas
+ GBR. Wolverhampton 105.0 FM. UK Radio is on air over Christmas and the New Year, with 100 watts, but Paul Johnson’s health is starting to deteriorate.
Christmas 1988
* NED. Herbie the fish starts yet another station up, the infamous XMAS on SW. It gives out an address in Amsterdam, but only responds with insults. The station features drugs and sex, adverts for drugs and introduces the ‘shock-jock’ to Short Wave.
24 Dec. 1988
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR SE London. 91.8 FM. WNKR is on air over Christmas
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. On 105 mHz FM, with 100 watts, UK Radio is on air today.
Christmas 1989
* NED. XMAS is back, on SW. Featuring various tyrants being told to f’ck off, with others shouting ‘Heil Hitler’ in the background. This is followed by a sex show with ‘Virgin Jane’ and ‘Lusty Louise’.
* GBR. SE London. 91.8 FM. WNKR is on air over Christmas
* GBR. London. 92.0 FM. LWR resorts to threatening the blind DJ Marconi, of RFM, as both they, Radio Free London and Radio Argus London are showing little signs of moving off 92.0 FM. As a result, both Radio Free London and Rock FM [RFM] move to 101.3 mHz before the New Year, Radio Argus London is to be the last to vacate the frequency, moving first to 100.3, before settling on 94.3. RFM leaves a ‘ping’ on LWR’s link frequency, which drives them nuts.
24 Dec. 1989
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1602 kHz MW and 103.0 FM. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ NED. 6240 and 7647 kHz SW. Free Radio Service Holland [FRSH] attempt a transatlantic broadcast this morning 04:30-07:45, and later on 7440 kHz. There are no reception reports as a result of this. The station’s usual service goes out later on 7310 kHz, moving to 7315 at 13:00 when Radio Tirana from Albania fires up on 7310.
+ GBR. Leyton, East London. 92.0 FM LWR is on air today
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