On This Day…
July 12th.
12 Jul. 1970 [Sunday]
+ GBR. Bromley, Kent. 1158 kHz MW. Radio Sheila is raided today at the end of a 4-hour broadcast, when police armed with a search warrant raided the studio in Shorrold Road in Downham. DJs Dave Redding (19), and Brian Jenkins (21), are just finishing a programme, GPO officials confiscate (steal) the rig, tape recorders, crystals and, more importantly, a list of names and addresses of other free radio operators.
+ GBR. Somercotes. 1320 kHz MW and occasionally on 6230 kHz SW. Radio UK International is on air today
+ GBR. West London. 1507 kHz MW. Radio Nelson is on air today
12 Jul. 1971 [Monday]
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. Radio Free City is on air 01:00-02:30
12 Jul. 1972 [Wednesday]
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12 Jul. 1973 [Thursday]
+ GBR. London. 94.4 FM. LTIR relays Radio Star 21:00-00:00
12 Jul. 1974 [Friday]
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12 Jul. 1975 [Saturday]
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12 Jul. 1976 [Monday]
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12 Jul. 1977 [Tuesday]
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12 Jul. 1978 [Wednesday]
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
12 Jul. 1979 [Thursday]
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
12 Jul. 1980 [Saturday]
+ GBR. Liverpool. 1413 kHz MW. Radio Jackie North is on air today
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM. Radio Free London [RFL] is on air today
12 Jul. 1981 [Sunday]
+ GBR. London. 1260 kHz MW. Radio City is on air playing Rock n Roll 12:00-16:00
+ 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
12 Jul. 1982 [Monday]
+ 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
12 Jul. 1983 [Tuesday]
+ 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
12 Jul. 1984 [Thursday]
+ 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. 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. 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
12 Jul. 1985 [Friday]
+ 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
+ GBR. London. 102.5 FM. Solar Radio is on air 24 hours a day
12 Jul. 1986 [Saturday]
+ 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
12 Jul. 1987 [Sunday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1197 kHz MW. Radio Atlantis is on air today, Steve Bishop and Rick Dane are noted
+ NED. 6260 kHz SW. Using its own transmitter for the first time in some years, FRSH is on air today with a 90-minute test transmission
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
+ GBR. London. 94.3 FM. RFM is on air today
+ GBR. Penzance. Impact Radio is raided by the dti, Radio Argus Cornwall moved to a temporary site hours before. The car used by the dti has its description and number plate noted
12 Jul. 1988 [Tuesday]
+ 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
12 Jul. 1989 [Wednesday]
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1503 kHz MW [St Ives], 1602 kHz MW [St Dennis and 102.8 FM [St Agnes]. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW and 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air this evening
+ GBR. Newquay. 103.1 FM. Radio Argus Atlantic Coast Service is on air this evening
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