On This Day…
August 15th.
15 Aug. 1970 [Saturday]
+ GBR. Somercotes. 1320 kHz MW and occasionally on 6230 kHz SW. Radio UK International is on air today
15 Aug. 1971 [Sunday]
+ GBR. Nottingham. 1321 kHz MW. Radio UK International starts broadcasts today. 12:00-16:00
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1322 kHz MW. 01:00-02:30 and 14:00-15:00 Radio Free City is on air today
+ GBR. Edinburgh. 1394 kHz MW. Radio Caroline South is on air 12:00-20:00
+ GBR. London. 1492 kHz MW. 10:00-13:00 Radio Nelson is on air today
15 Aug. 1972 [Tuesday]
no details yet
15 Aug. 1973 [Wednesday]
no details yet
15 Aug. 1974 [Thursday]
+ GBR. 6275 kHz SW. Radio Sixty-Nine is on air today
15 Aug. 1975 [Friday]
no details yet
15 Aug. 1976 [Sunday]
+ GBR. 1259 kHz MW. Radio Neptune International is on air today
+ GBR. 6225 kHz SW. Radio Corsair is on air 09:00-10:30
+ GBR. London. 6225 kHz SW. Radio London International is on air today with a test broadcast
+ GBR. 6235 kHz SW. Time Radio is on air today
+ ???. 6251 kHz SW. Radio Gloria International is on air today with 50 watts power
+ IRL. 6260 kHz SW. Radio Valleri is on air today, its programmes are Sundays 09:00-12:00 with Derek Jones and Mike Anderson
+ GBR. 6265 kHz SW. Radio Wessex International is on air today
+ GBR. London. 92.8 FM. Radio Telstar South is on air this evening
15 Aug. 1977 [Monday]
no details yet
15 Aug. 1978 [Tuesday]
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 1332 kHz MW. UK Radio is on air this evening
15 Aug. 1979 [Wednesday]
+ GBR. Wolverhampton. 104.0 FM. UK Radio is on air this evening
15 Aug. 1980 [Friday]
no details yet
15 Aug. 1981 [Saturday]
+ GBR. Merseyside 1107 kHz MW. Radio J1000 is on air 7 days a week
+ IRL. Dublin. 88.0 FM. Radio Nova is noted today with John Clark and Hugo O Brian shows
15 Aug. 1982 [Sunday]
* NED. Free Radio Service Holland [FRSH] avoids a raid today. The local police got to within 75 metres of the broadcasting location, but not realising what was going on, did nothing, Joop ter Zee has returned, but because his car had been left unlocked the police had been suspicious…
+ IRL. Tramore. 729 kHz MW and 101.0 FM stereo. ABC Radio is on air 07:00-01:00 today
+ GBR. West London. 1350 kHz MW. Radio Floss is on air today
+ GBR. Merseyside. 1395 kHz MW. Radio Jackie North is on air 12:00-17:00
+ 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. Wolverhampton. 7359 kHz SW. UK Radio is on air 09:00-13:00 with 15 watts
+ GBR. London. 90.2 FM. Alices Restaurant is on air today
+ GBR. West London. 94.4 FM. Uptown Radio is on air this evening
15 Aug. 1983 [Monday]
+ IRL. Tramore. 1026 kHz MW and 101.0 FM. ABC Radio is on air today
+ GBR Twickenham. 1494 kHz MW. On air 7 days a week, Sovereign Radio is on air today
+ GBR. Leeds. 104.9 FM. Freedom Music Radio is on air playing reggae.
15 Aug. 1984 [Wednesday]
+ 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. 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
15 Aug. 1985 [Thursday]
+ 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
* GBR. Wirral Newspaper has an article that Storeton Community Radio has asked the IBA for a community radio licence and been told that none are available. The station is still broadcasting from Thursdays to Sundays according to the paper, has donated to charities and is raising money for Live Aid. The station claims between 50 and 70 letters a week from listeners.
15 Aug. 1986 [Friday]
* GBR. London. First ever ‘Voice of The Beehive’ gig and first ever interview with the band… For RFM.
+ 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
15 Aug. 1987 [Saturday]
+ 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
+ GBR. Chelmsford. 90.7 FM. Radio Galaxy is on air today
15 Aug. 1988 [Monday]
+ 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
15 Aug. 1989 [Tuesday]
+ GBR. Bromley. 1611 kHz MW and 92.0 FM. Radio Argus London is on air this evening
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