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Radio Sovereign – London
In late 1988, a number of commercial stations in the UK started to run separate services on AM and FM. Most started new oldies stations on AM, but once again it was a pirate who had done it first. In...
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Radio City operated on Sundays from 12 – 4pm between 1978 and 1985, and was the UK’s only 1950’s Rock and Roll Radio Station. There were a few radio stations in London at the time, but Radio City was...
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Radio Comsat – London
In the late 1970s, there was a station called Phoenix Radio, that broadcast progressive and alternative rock on 214m to East London and Essex. That station closed in September 1980 and most of the...
View ArticleAlice’s Restaurant – London
Alice’s Restaurant are named after the song and album by singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie, and played rock music to London at the weekend. They were first heard in 1981, but many of their members have...
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LWR – London
LWR (London Weekend Radio) was first heard in 1983, broadcasting on 92.5 at weekends (obviously!). In their early days they were more of a traditional rock and pop station, rather than the soul and...
View ArticleRadio Sheila – London
One of the earliest operators in South East London was Radio Atlantic South. They could be heard regularly in the late 1960s. Many of their staff later broadcast as Radio Sheila who became a regular...
View ArticleCentreforce Radio – London
Centreforce Radio started life in May 1989 broadcasting from East London on 88.3 FM. The station was setup with the help of Andy Swallow and a few other people from Echo’s, which was a small night club...
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Radio Free London (RFL)
Radio Free London first came on the air in August 1968, on the first anniversary of the closure of Britain’s offshore stations. The broadcast was so successful, they decided to start regular broadcasts...
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Girls FM – London
Girls FM originally started broadcasting from Brighton on 99.3 FM in mid 1993. Kenny Hawkes, who was to later on become the Girls FM manager, heard the station advertising for new presenters, so joined...
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Pulse 90.6 FM – London
Pulse 90.6 FM broadcast dance music to London between 1991 and 1995. More on Pulse 90.6 FM can be found here: Pulse 90.6 FM Facebook page Downloads To download, right click and ‘Save As’ Artwork Logo...
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