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Thameside Radio – London
Thameside Radio broadcast every Sunday (and sometimes more) between 1977 and 1982. They used 90.2 FM with presenters such as Tony Lloyd, Bob Edwards, The Intrepid Birdman, Alex Wright, Paul James,...
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Thames Radio & Radio Britannia – London
A brief tale of a south-London (UK) ‘pirate’ station 1968-1975 – Phil Crosby Like most of Britain’s youth, I was devastated when the Marine Offences Act came to pass on 14th August 1967. On that day we...
View ArticleLondon Misc Station Audio
To download, right click and ‘Save Target As’ Please Note Downloads May Take A Few Seconds To Start After Clicking BGCR FM – 104.3 – London – September 1984 45 mins Classic – London – Unknown DJ – 1989...
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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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Station NameFrequencyDates On Air 2GFM99.71999 - 2000 3BR - Three Boroughs Radio - N London1125 & 1350kHz MW1985 - 1986 9Nine399.3 Abyss FM96.51999 - July 2000 Activity FM93.0Nov 1982 - May 1983...
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Fantasy FM – London
Fantasy FM started broadcasting from North London in August 1989 on 98.6 FM. They played Acid, Rave & Hardcore music, all of which was massive at the time, and was also dominating the mainstream...
View ArticleRadio City – London
Radio City operated on Sundays from 12 – 4pm between 1978 and 1983, 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...
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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Solar Radio – London
In the summer of 1984 London pirate Horizon Radio suffered a revolt which led to 11 DJ’s, lead by Tony Monson, leaving to set up a new station. This station was Sound Of London Alternative Radio –...
View ArticleHorizon Radio – London
Horizon Radio was part of a new wave of pirate radio stations that took to the airwaves of the capital in the early 1980s. In the 70s, you would only hear pirates for a few hours on Sundays or bank...
View ArticlePulse 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...
View ArticleFreeze FM – London
Freeze FM was born in the summer 1999. They could be heard on 92.7 FM and broadcast from somewhere in West London…. They quickly grew to be one of the largest underground radio stations in London and...
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Joy Radio – London
Joy Radio began broadcasting at weekends in 1986, following the closure of Horizon and Solar in 1985. They broadcast on 97.85 FM using a low power transmitter on one of the best sites in SE London. It...
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Radio Invicta – London
There are few pirate stations as important or influential as Radio Invicta. They first played “Soul over London” in 1970, becoming the first soul pirate in Britain. They were pioneering in many other...
View ArticleStarpoint FM – London
Chris Philips and Ben West were both interested in starting a pirate station. Following some involvement in other projects, they decided to join forces, and so on 1 December 1985 Starpoint FM was born...
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London Music Radio
The original London Music Radio (LMR) started life during 1974, with the first official broadcast taking place on Christmas day on 385 metres. They were helped a lot by Radio Invicta in the early days,...
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Radio Jackie – London
Radio Jackie first took to the airwaves of Southwest London on the 19th March 1969. They went on to be one of the most regular and well known pirates throughout the 70s. There were many raids and court...
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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...
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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...
View ArticleDance 93 – London
Dance 93 was another one on the London rave station of the late 80s and early 90s. DJs included Hypnosis, Lyndon C, Rob Atkinson, Rob Elliot, Mr C and AB who also teamed up to form the ABC experience....
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