On This Day…
July 1st.
01 Jul. 1970 [Wednesday]
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01 Jul. 1971 [Thursday]
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. Radio Free City is on air 01:00-02:30
01 Jul. 1972 [Saturday]
+ GBR. Putney. 1321 kHz MW. 10:00-16:00 Radio Star International is on air today
+ GBR. London. 19.4 FM. LTIR relays Radio Jackie 19:00-01:00
01 Jul. 1973 [Sunday]
+ GBR. London. 266m. [1127 kHz] MW. Radio Kaleidoscope is on air today 11:00-15:00
+ GBR. 6215 kHz SW. Radio Gemini is on air today
+ GBR. London. 94.4 FM. LTIR relays Radio Odyssey 21:00-23:00
01 Jul. 1974 [Monday]
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01 Jul. 1975 [Tuesday]
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01 Jul. 1976 [Thursday]
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01 Jul. 1977 [Friday]
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01 Jul. 1978 [Saturday]
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
01 Jul 1979
* FIN. Lahti. [frequency needed] A 3-watt station, Radio Rasputin takes to the air, soon increasing its power to 10 watts. They also broadcast on FM in the Lahti area.
+ GBR. SW London. 1332 kHz MW. Radio Jackie is on air 09:00-17:00
+ GBR. London, 92.0 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] is on air today, with Ken Myers, Steve Ego, and Mike Burnett. The station starts a playlist system, and much of the information that follows for the rest of this year is gleaned from this.
+ 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
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
01 Jul. 1980 [Tuesday]
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01 Jul. 1981 [Wednesday]
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01 Jul. 1982 [Thursday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 729 kHz MW and 101.0 FM stereo. ABC Radio is on air 07:00-01:00 today
+ IRL. Dublin. 846 kHz MW and 88.2 FM. Radio Nova is on air today
01 Jul. 1983 [Friday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ GBR Twickenham. 1503 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
01 Jul. 1984 [Sunday]
+ 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 today
+ GBR. SW London. 1332 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Radio Jackie is on air today
+ GBR. West London. 1350 kHz MW. Radio Floss 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. 92.5 FM. On air 7 days a week, LWR is on air today
+ GBR. Telford. 94.2 FM. Wrekin City Radio is on air this afternoon
+ GBR. Telford. 96.1 FM. On air 7 days a week, Shropshire Sound is on air today 08:00-20:00
+ GBR. London. 102.5 FM. Horizon Radio is on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. London. 102.8 FM. JFM is on air 7 days a week
01 Jul. 1985 [Monday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ GBR. London. 102.5 FM. Solar Radio is on air 24 hours a day
01 Jul. 1986 [Tuesday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
01 Jul. 1987 [Wednesday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ Majorca. 103.0 FM. Following rumours that Impact Radio are trying to steal the old 300-watt transmitter, James Halstead takes it with him on his holiday, and Radio Argus Majorca makes its first, and so far, only broadcast. James claims he is set upon by Impact staff who were also there and gets away by throwing the rig into the sea. This story is questioned by the rest of the team and causes a rift.
01 Jul. 1988 [Friday]
+ IRL. Monaghan. 927 kHz MW, 96.3 and 103.3 FM. Radio Star Country is on air today
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ GBR. Camborne. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air 07:00-23:00
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
01 Jul. 1989
+ GBR Cornwall. 1503 kHz MW. [St Ives], 1602 kHz MW [Camborne]] and 102.8 FM [St Agnes] via a link system from Camborne, Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today Another Service starts on 103.1 FM, from Newquay, but is to initially be a ‘stand-alone’ service, from a new studio being set up by a new member, who had joined in the past month,
+ GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW. Radio Argus London is on air this morning, and then relays Radio Free London [RFL] in the evening
+ GBR London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] is on air this evening, programmes are recorded on a reel-to-reel machine, with extra tape spliced on to give just over 8 hours programmes
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