On This Day…
February 6th.
06 Feb. 1971
+ GBR. Putney. 1321 kHz MW. 10:00-16:00 Radio Star International is on air today
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 Radio Free City is on air tonight
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1394 kHz MW. 23:00-01:00 Radio Caroline South is on air tonight
06 Feb. 1972
+ GBR. Edinburgh. Radio Caroline South is on air 23:00-01:00
+ GBR. London. 1492 kHz MW. 10:00-13:00 Radio Nelson is on air today
06 Feb. 1977
+ IRL. 6202 kHz SW. Radio Valleri is on air today, its programmes are Sundays 09:00-12:00 with Derek Jones and Mike Anderson
+ NED. 6220 kHz SW. Radio Verona is on air today, running 100 Watts.
+ FIN. Radio Flamingo is now on air, on FM and SW. The main DJs are Charles Bondon and DJ Beaver.
+ GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Radio Telstar South is on air this evening
06 Feb, 1978
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
06 Feb. 1979
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
06 Feb. 1980
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening 19:00-22:00 with Paul Johnson and David Jarvis
06 Feb. 1982
+ GBR, Merseyside. 1125 kHz MW. Radio Rhonda is noted today with Phil Weston and Steve Graham
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1404 kHz MW. Radio Jackie North is noted today
06 Feb. 1983
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air 07:00-01:00 today
+ 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. Telford. 94.2 FM. Wrekin City Radio is on air this afternoon
06 Feb 1984
* IRL. Dublin. The studios of Dublin Community Radio are broken into overnight and £2000 worth of mixers, decks and tape recorders are stolen. The station puts up a £500 reward for their return
+ 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 07:00-01:00 today
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1242 kHz MW. Channel 5 continues into today with Steve West’s early morning show
+ GBR. SW London. 1332 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Radio Jackie is on air today
+ GBR. SE 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. London. 102.8 FM. JFM is on air 24 hours a day
+ GBR. London. 104.5 FM. Horizon Radio is on air 24 hours a day
06 Feb. 1985
+ 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 07:00-01:00 today
+ GBR. Telford. 96.1 FM. On air 7 days a week, Shropshire Sound is on air today 08:00-20:00
06 Feb. 1986
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
06 Feb. 1987
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
06 Feb. 1988
* GBR. Bristol. BAD Radio appears in a feature in the Bristol Evening Post, this is followed by a raid around Valentine’s Day, not helped by the station broadcasting on a Gas Board frequency, although the hours of Broadcast were 17:00-03:00 Friday evenings, and 15:00-03:00 Sat and Sun evenings, outside of office hours, nonetheless the Gas Board has on occasions, broken over.
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
06 Feb. 1989
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1503 kHz MW and 103.0 FM [Camborne] and 1602 kHz MW [St Dennis]. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
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