On This Day…
July 29th.
29 Jul. 1970 [Wednesday]
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29 Jul. 1971 [Thursday]
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. Radio Free City is on air 01:00-02:30
29 Jul. 1972 [Saturday]
+ GBR. London. 231m MW [1300 kHz]. Southern Broadcasting London is noted at 09:50, 10:20 and 13:45 and 14:45 with a test transmission
+ 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
29 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
29 Jul. 1974 [Monday]
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29 Jul. 1975 [Tuesday]
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29 Jul. 1976 [Thursday]
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29 Jul. 1977 [Friday]
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29 Jul. 1978 [Saturday]
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1395 kHz MW. Radio Jackie North [RJN] is on air from 12:00 today
29 Jul. 1979 [Sunday]
+ GBR. Crawley. 1115 kHz MW. Radio Activity is on air 11:00-16:00 with 10 watts today
+ GBR. SW London. 1332 kHz MW. Radio Jackie is on air 09:00-17:00
+ GBR. Liverpool. 1395 kHz MW. Radio Jackie North is on air today
+ 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
29 Jul. 1980 [Monday]
+ IRL. Glenfarne. 1260 kHz MW. Radio Glenfarne is on air today
* GBR. London, the Evening News publishes a feature on Free Radio stations in London, (concentrating on Radio Free London’s Nigel Grant, photographed on the roof of a tower block) on Sundays; the following stations are noted:-
1287 kHz MW Radio Edge City 11:00-15:00, new wave music, Heard mainly in North Surrey.
1315 kHz MW Radio Floss, 11:00-16:00, not on air recently,
1321 kHz MW Radio Jackie, 08:00-17:00, SW London’s local radio station, Top 40, local news
1401 kHz MW Radio Rhapsody, 10:00-14:00, Punk
6125 kHz SW European Music Radio [EMR], Last Sunday in the month, 70’s Rock, plus charity appeals, including UNICEF.
8125 kHz SW Radio Weird, Occasional programmes when the mood takes them.
90.2 FM Thamesside, 19:00-22:00, local news and Top 40 / New wave, two miles around Thamesmead
90.4 FM Lea Valley Broadcasting, 15:00-18:00, Irregular programming
90.8 FM Radio Liberty, 10:00-18:00, First Sun in month, Disco, new wave, and Gay, covers all London
92.0 FM Radio Free London [RFL], 11:00–midnight, Rock, covers all London
92.4 FM Radio Invicta, 12:00-15:00, Soul, covers all London
92.8 FM South London Radio, afternoons, erratic programming
92.8 FM Radio Telstar South, Oldies, covers all London; Post Office alleges it jams a telephone exchange
92.8 FM Radio North Kent, 20:00-22:00, Beckenham based, student–run, irregular programming due to exams or even a good film!
94.0 FM Bromley Sounds, 14:00-20:00, Biggin Hill Based, covers Bromley only
29 Jul. 1981 [Wednesday]
* GBR. Radio Free Atlantis is on air today
* GBR. Birmingham. EST-FM is on air today with an alternative to the Royal Wedding
GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 on air 7 days a week
+ GBR. Surrey. 1413 kHz MW. Southern Radio is also on air today for the Royal Wedding
+ GBR London. 90.2 FM. Thameside Radio is on air today for the Royal Wedding, Birdman and Debbie the phoneline girl occupying the phone box.
+ GBR. London. 90.2 FM. Alices Restaurant is on air today, but the programme is interrupted by an unusual car with aerials mounted is seen near the site. After it disappears the programmes resume. It later turns out this car was from another station!
+ GBR. Surrey. 92.4 FM. DDP Radio is on air today for the Royal Wedding
29 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
+ GBR. Staffordshire. 6250 kHz SW. Radio North Staffordshire is noted today
29 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
29 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
+ BEL. 6205 kHz SW. Radio Delmare repeats FRSH’s 15 July broadcast today, but the conditions are still poor
+ 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 08:00-18:00
+ 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
29 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
29 Jul. 1986 [Tuesday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
29 Jul. 1987 [Wednesday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ GBR. Redruth. 1503 kHz MW. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
29 Jul. 1988 [Friday]
* GBR. Ealing Magistrates Court. Jimmy Smith operator of London Irish Community Radio is in court today.
+ IRL. Monaghan. 927 kHz MW. 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
29 Jul. 1989 [Saturday]
+ GBR. Cornwall. 1503 kHz MW [St Ives]and 102.8 FM [St Agnes]. Radio Argus Cornwall is on air today
+ GBR. Helston 1602 kHz MW and 102.8 FM. ‘Alice’s Restaurant’ is on air
+ GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW and 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air this morning and until Radio Free London start, when the FM is turned off and the MW relays RFL. After RFL closes down, the FM is fired back up and an Argus through the night service goes out until Rock FM [RFM] starts Sunday morning
+ GBR. London. 92.0 FM Radio Free London [RFL] is on air this evening
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