Norwegian Radio Days
By Svenn Martinsen[1]
Episode
1 Spring 1964-Summer 1971.
”I've
never forgotten any of those people or any of the voices we would hear on the
radio. Though the truth is, with the passing of each New Year's Eve, those
voices do seem to grow dimmer and dimmer.”[2]
It
was the great Woody Allen who invented the ”Radio Days” term, in
his famous movie of childhood experiences, with the old family radio set, the
great shows, suspense and sports as background.
The
theme of course also has been covered in other movies, such as ”American
Grafitti”[3], where
Wolfman Jack’s ”border blaster” show from XERB 1090 AM in
Rosarito, Baja California plays a prominent role.
For
many people the world over, the old voices, the shows of yesteryear and the
vintage receiver are indeed a background of life.
That
is the situation also for this writer. Consequently, in this and some coming
essays, I will try to present my part of that story seen and heard from some
Western Norway locations. Indeed, the voices grow dimmer and dimmer as we grow
older. Therefore, as for others already, it is about time for me for an effort
of preserving those strong impressions, from radio, music and life itself,
before it is too late. Also, with the constant bridging of media platforms
nowadays, we may be the last generation of true radio listeners, knowing radio
as one separate part of media.
Maybe
surprisingly, but I am not in doubt that for me, the story started under the
Hitler Dictatorship in a Konzentration Lager in Nazi Germany in 1943.
Listening
to the BBC in the Concentration Camp.
My
father, Svenn Martinsen took part in the partly Communist dominated Milorg East
Resistance in Eastern Norway in the early part of World War 2. He was not
politically active, but as an idealist wanting to fight for Norway’s
freedom he served as a courier and an intelligence agent and had he been
arrested for this activity by the Gestapo, this story had most probably never
happened.
But
as always life is full of paradoxes, and as he happened to be on a distribution
list for an illegal newspaper he was taken prisoner in his home in Oslo May
1942 and after having served a year in Norwegian camps the year after
transferred to KZ Sachsenhausen in Oranienburg where he stayed as prisoner
64528 until the Danes and Norwegians were rescued by the Count Bernadotte
operation ”The White Buses” in 1945. He was then 23 years old.
While
in the KZ, he worked at the kommando Kraftwerkzeugdepot in Fichtengrund in the
wood east of the main camp. Here was a large garage, which in addition to
regular military equipment housed lots of cars and motorcycles stolen fromall
parts of Europe. The slave labour in the kommando and the general life in the
KZ meant humiliation, suppression, torture and executions as a daily routine.
My father’s special task was to test drive motorcycles, often a very
hazardous exercise.
But
he also worked with the late ”good” SS-man Rudi Heier from Hamburg
and others in listening to the BBC from London on car radios in the hall,
writing down the news and passing them on to Norwegian leaders in the KZ, such
as the later Foreign Minister, the late Halvard Lange.
Newly
married and a Vega.
After
the return to Oslo radio listening after a while recommenced under more
peaceful circumstances.
In
the fall of 1945 my father and mother met while studying at Oslo’s
private Teacher’s Academy, and married in the summer of 1950.
The
couple moved into a flat in the river town of Lillestroem east of Oslo,
travelling to the capital for their school work.
Post-War
Norway offered no luxury, so the price of a large domestic radio of 800 Kroner
was quite an investment.
The
set bought was the famous Vega Clipper Super Airmaster from Klaveness
Radiofabrikk. A wire antenna was put up, and stations like AFN Germany, The
AFRS Blue Danube Network[4]
, ”Sendergruppe Rot-Weiss-Rot”(The Austrian equivalent of RIAS
Berlin) and the BBC Home and European services became daily references,
including the domestic programming of Norsk Rikskringkasting coming from nearby
LKO Oslo Kringkaster at Lambertseter on 218 kcs longwave. This service could
also easily be heard from Hamar Kringkaster (famours for its War effort) near
the old Cathedral on 520 kcs, and LKF Fredrikstad Kringkaster at Oera on 1578
kcs.
The
couple listening to the radio 1950. The dial is tuned to the BBC Home Service
on 1151 Kcs.
In
1951 I was born, and we moved to Bergen in Western Norway, taking the Vega with
us. In the flat rented from my mother’s aunt in the village of Landaas
the set was connected again and soon the NRK and its domestic programming
broadcast from a 20 kW rig on 890 kcs from the two 150 metres radio masts of
LKB Bergen Kringkaster (Askoey Island) became a daily routine. So did also the
local Bergen II station, ”Bergen Lokal” coming from a 1 kilowatter
at the same site[5]. But also
the more distant stations were keeping an interest. I remember clearly my
father’s triumph exclamation after having heard Radio Australia
Shepparton.
My
impression of the radio dial in 1955. An eager study was also made of the radio
sets of my grandparents, when visiting them. All those names on the dial were very
thought-provoking for a little kid: all those faraway places, and it was even
possible to hear people talking from various of these exotic names!
The memories of sport broadcasts, newscasts and
entertainment from the NRK are vivid. I listened with equal interest to speed
skating, cross country skiing and ski jump, following the victories and the
losses of Knut ”Kupper’n” Johannessen, Haakon Brusveen and
Toralf Engan. ”Dagsnytt”
gave the news of the death of the King, and distress at sea, while Rolf
Kirkvaag(”20 Questions”) and former BBC man Erik Bye(”We go
onboard”) stood out as the favourite show comperes. ”Request
Concert” was and still is a stalwart of NRK radio programming. The radio
dramas were great too. The Norwegian version of Anthony Buckeridge’s
”Jennings” broadcast in ”Children’s Hour” on Saturdays
with ”Coronation Rag” theme tune by Winifred Atwell must be some of
the funniest material produced in Norway ever, while Francis Durbridge’s
serial thriller Paul Temple really secured high listening figures.
The years after WW2 were also of course dominated by the
”Cold War” feeling, coming to a peak during the Cuba missile crisis
of October 1962. But it was also a period of the belief of technical
progress(”From Workshop and Factory”), and the NRK did their part
of educating the nation via School Broadcasting, including Classroom Gym with
Reidar Morset. The characteristic content and language of fish and stock market
reports also sticks with you. Also the very courteous attitude of the state
broadcaster sticks to my mind. First names were never used in interviews or
references, only title, or Herr/Fru plus the surname.
Norwegian radio listening tradition
My father was just one of many people who played with
the radio in the 50s. In Tromso, an Arctic Listeners’ Club of 50 members
is documented by “Programbladet” of the NRK 1951-1953, and in
Southern Norway a Hevreka DX-Club in the Mid 50s.
Hevreka DX-Club sample Special
QSL(“hams” lingo for verification)
In 1958, DXLC, DX-Listeners’ Club which still
exists, http://www.dxlc.com
was formed in Notteroey by Svend-Olaf Dahlen. The main
group in the 60s was in Hamar, consisting of names like Ellmann Ellingsen, Rolf
Loevstroem, and Tore Nilsen.
But radio listening in Norway never reached the
numbers of active listeners or results of Sweden, which ran into thousands, see
Jan Erik Raefs essay at http://www.northernstar/mv.htm
.
The fine results of Swedish dxer John Bohm in the 30s and 40s are remarkable. Of course, with most radios in Norway confiscated by the Nazis in 1941, not much hobby listening could be done here.
But there are good sources[6]
to support that Norway had dxers from early in the 20s, and many radio fans in
the 30s.
There were however, no clear border between hams and
dx-ers. Radio stations were very positive towards listeners, and the regional
commercial station in Bergen, Bergen kringkastingsstation(Bergen Broadcasting),
each evening suspended own programmes to relay foreign stations such as
Stockholm/Motala, Copenhagen/Kalundborg, Berlin/Koenigswusterhausen,
Langenberg, Vienna, Paris, Daventry and Daventry Experimental! This was done
via the receiving station of LGN Bergen Radio[7]
at the “Radio Lake” in Fyllingen, West of Bergen.
How the radio safaris on Bergen Broadcasting came
about.
The sources also point to how to erect T-and L-and flattop antennas,
the latter also being used for transmissions, secure the best earthing, and
deal with interference, of which the most notable were “howlers”,
ie listeners oscillating, as well as city trams.
A ham is relating his story as early as 1923, and
tells of longwave reception of SUC Cairo and NSS Annapolis, coast and ship
stations on 600 metres from Roald Amundsen’s “Maud” to the
Norway-USA passenger liner “Stavangerfjord”, and the new British
commercial stations such as 2LO on 369 metres(later 365)from the Strand in
London, with opera from Covent Garden. Others heard by 1924 from the UK were:
Cardiff 5WA 350 metres(formerly 353)
Manchester 2ZY 375 metres(formerly 385)
Birmingham 5IT 475 metres(formerly 420)
Newcastle 5NO 400 metres
Glasgow 5SC 420 metres(formerly 415)
Aberdeen 2BD 495 metres
Bournemouth 6BM 385 metres
Sheffield 303 metres
Plymouth 330 metres
Belfast 435 metres
Plus the big Marconi station 5XX Chelmsford on
Longwave 1600 metres.
And then one day he heard North America in the form of
WGY Schenectady, New York on 380 metres!
On alternate nights stations in the UK and USA would
hold silent periods, in order that listeners could hear signals from the other
continent. This was a quite popular sport, and was called transatlantic
phone-tests. One such occasion was December 2nd, 1922. But just like
we complain about “QRM”(interference) when we try to hear that
special station today, the hopeful dxers of those years blamed the
“howlers” when they did not succeed.
The listener with the best results of these years
appears to have been Leif Salicath, living not far from Holmenkollen. He tells
of his experiences with North America listening in 1925 from 0230-0600
Norwegian time. His antenna was a wire between the two house towers 20 metres
above ground. Mobile listening is also documented. The best results apperared
to come in silent, cold moonshine nights.
On December 4th, 1924 Salicath heard WGY
and many other stations such as KDKA in Pittsburgh, PA (Westinghouse, 326
metres, plus shortwave 100 metres) and KSD St.Louis, MO, between 320 and 450
metres. At 0327 the carrier of Schenectady, NY appeared and the station
identified itself: “WGY, General Electric, Schenectady, calling.”
Jazz music and songs and frequent IDs followed. Other North Americans heard in
Norway were WJZ New York(RCA) on 455 metres and WRAZ Troy, NY(Polytechnic
Institute) on 380 metres, sharing with WGY.
But
it could be done the other way round too: The Bergen Broadcasting 1kW station
on 820 kcs made it almost to Mexico from its downtown ”flattop”
antenna. In the Mid-20s it was logged in Chula Vista, California.
Others
ought to make a try. It gives a festive feeling in your living room and hear,
out of the copper wire what is sung and said in USA and Canada. Your thoughts
are travelling over there and we think of the cities, countries and people that
these programs are meant for and our minds are tuned with awe of the great
wonder of our times: Radio!
This also
is the perfect solution for entertainment for your Saturday evening parties. There
is entertainment from Oslo until midnight, then England until 1, then Madrid
until 0130 and then the USA. It will then be time for your own close down at
0600!
The Vega in the living room.
Back in the 50s, and it is the mornings of the NRK that are
remembered most by this writer. The weather from the Met Institutes would go
out at 8am, followed by ”Morgenandakt”(Thought for the Day) and at
0835 it would be 5 minutes for Housewives. After that The Small
Children’s Hour came on with special favorites like the authors Anne Cath
Vestly, Thorbjoern Egner and Alf Proeysen. It was Egner who introduced a fourth
favorite here, namely Astrid Lindgren of Sweden.
After this the NRK network would leave the air, not
returning before 1120 with the Stock Market and Maritime Weather reports. The
piano time signal and ”green eye”(in Norway called Troll Eye)
signalling the transmitter was back on commanded the listening troops back in
position.
One such morning, in February 1960 is especially remembered.
I was ill in bed and had to stay home alone, my parents having to secure their
earnings to support us. But a second domestic receiver, a Klaveness
”Reiseradio” could offer some comfort such days.
The morning news of the loss of a Norwegian ship called
Onega in the Baltic hit me deeply. I started crying, so after the
children’s program I started twisting the dial of the Maritime Band to
hear or even speak to the vessel, in vain of course. But I understood at least
that a radio could have much more to offer than NRK.
In Bergen, there were two stations until 1966, so besides
the national service and a regional newscast at 1610-1630 on 890, we had Bergen
Lokal, a remnant of the private commercial radio of the 30s, broadcasting on
1115 kcs from 5 pm each afternoon until 7pm in the evening, offering among
other programming the children’s entertainment ”Kallemann og
Amandus” and local news(By-og Bygdenytt).
The Bergen Lokal programme for May 27th, 1961 per Bergens
Tidende.
Parallell to this came the impression from radio related
books, such as the more factual radio chapters of ”Who What Where”[8]
and ”Fasiten” to fiction: ”Hardy Boys and the
Shortwave mystery”.
A new dimension: Radio Luxembourg and the offshore
stations.
The time for my real radio days was ripe, so I guess the
next chapter was inevitable, but our young teacher certainly helped allowing
the playing of the current Beatles record Can’t Buy Me Love in the
classroom in April 1964.
That made me go home, turn on the radio and search for pop
music. A new door opened. And that same evening ”The station of the
Stars” on 1439 kcs was tuned in.
I heard my first Top Twenty on May 4th the same year
through the Reiseradio under the pillow, but it was not long before the news of
a radio ship called Caroline also reached me whilst playing a football match
through one of my mates at the time.
Late night top 20 notes from June 1964.
With the family having moved once again, this time to
our own house in Fana to the south of Bergen, and with my father and mother
having followed the general trend towards smaller radios bought a Radionette
portable, the 1950 valve set Vega Clipper Super Airmaster, with excellent
sensitivity and sound stood vacant.
Pirate
radio ready 1964. The Vega Clipper Super Airmaster dial.
This was now
installed in my room, a 20 metres longwire was connected to the nearest tree,
and by autumn 1964 I thus had the necessary equipment to follow the offshore
pirate radio boom already in full swing. This amounted mostly to pop radio,
with Caroline North presenting a strong signal in September the same year. I
quickly also found the South Ship on the dial. My first radio log was a hand-written little weekly magazine
”Anaheim Times”, the title being inspired by a Jan and Dean record,
with the weekly “California City Top 100” chart very inspired by
“Cash Box Top 100” presented by djs like Colin Nicol, Bryan Vaughan
and Keith Skues on Caroline South.
Anaheim
Times: The California City Hot 100 from January 2nd, 1966
But also the
BBC Light programme was listened to, not only “The Joe Loss pop
show” with the odd record, due to limited “needle-time” but
also “Two-Way Family Favourites” and Sunday Afternoon Comedy before
Alan Freeman took to the air with “Pick of the Pops”: “And
now the second unit, pop-pickers!”[9]
A most
decisive afternoon was when going to “A Hard Day’s Night”
showing in Bergen’s Forum Kino in September 1964. Standing in the long
que waiting to get into the cinema on the first Saturday, for the first time I
understood the immense power of the new music, radio and the teen generation I
had just entered myself. The other sex was suddenly much nearer that one had
imagined was possible ever before, and it was SO natural there and then to discuss
the latest hits-and the stations that played them with the girls next to you.
And that day, I also heard Radio Caroline playing the Hondells “Little
Honda”! Surf and Car music with its characteristic riffs on the Fender
guitar became the big thing for us kids. I even started writing tunes myself
such as “Surfin’ the Lake” and “Little Giddy
Cobra”. West Coast Music for the West Coast! The big favorites then were
the Beach Boys and The Byrds, but also Dylan, Motown and Northern R&B
attracted us, I wore sunglasses and tried to grow my hair long looking like a
certain “Geordie”, namely Eric Burdon from Bergen’s friendly
city, Newcastle-upon-Tyne!
Other influences were the music mags found at the news
agents “Narvesen”, such as the “glossy” Pop Pics, and
Fabulous,
but it was
New Musical Express, Disc, with the odd Melody Maker and Music Echo that
provided us with the charts and the facts about the stars. But the main
reference for record charts and radio was Record Mirror with its ”Tony
Hall column”.
Hall
incidentially was the one that tipped me off on the mentioned US Top 100 on
Caroline, but also drew my attention to the fort-based stations Radio City and
KING.
The pirates
brought format-based radio to Europe, I learned a lot about music-”The
Sound of The City” [10],
learned a lot of English, a lot about radio, and all this was to pave the way
for my being a dxer with special interest in the Americas on the MW band. And,
a certain radio project.
By 1965,
the offshore radio stations went from strenghth to strength[11][12][13],
and I for one, was rather excited about top 40 music, the DJs , but also the
newscasts, in short, R-A-D-I-O! A real radio ”junkie”. My
mates and I did not have any transmitter, but this was all that was missing
when we started our own pirate radio station “Radio Korsfjorden”, (”Radio CROSSFJORD”), but
as this was in Norwegian only, we as the
next stage decided upon English programmes and a new name! It was more
like the real thing, then, we felt. It was later to be
re-named “Radio Atlanta” as we found this name was free after the
merger of the Carolines!
Doesn’t the Korsfjorden ”radio ship”
look a bit like the Mebo 2 some years later?
So the situation was rather hectic in that small room of
mine on a sunny day in May 1966 when some pals of mine and myself were busily
recording programmes for the would-be station on 312 metres. I
became dj Simon De Brandon(of course with a fictious girlfriend named
“Pussycat” in the studio), with my mates taking names of
“Honey” Hovda, PN Mc Guire, Dee Dixon and Ronnie Garfunkel! We also
had our own Jack Spector in “Chuck Corrigan”, also myself,
presenting a daily show of Surf Music from Daytona Beach. This directly stemmed
from our fascination of the Nashville Hot Rod Band Ronny and the Daytonas,
whose song “Little GTO” on the Mala label went to no.4 in the US
charts. We went on
”broadcasting” till one of the amplifiers went kaput - at 6 pm in
the evening!
The
mentioned Anaheim Times also had to have its report of a visit to the
“Radio Atlanta” ship “off the Norwegian coast” since
the “NME” had been to the Mi Amigo! And, had Keith Skues looked
tired after a 3-hour stint on the air, so would Simon.
In this
picture, the NRK was not entirely forgotten though, presenting at this time
quite a lot of good new comedy from Rolv Wesenlund and Harald Heide Steen jr.
which was much to our liking, and its new pop program “The Ten in
Target”, inspired by Radio Nord and Sveriges Radio P3. The old land
pirate Vidar Loenn Arnesen(Radio Flakong, Horten[14])
we thought a bit square though in comparison to the offshore djs. But
gradually, the NRK vanished from my listening habits, only to return many years
later.
Radio London
BIG L was,
and still holds the position of no. 1 of all the pirates[15].
It had an Americanized sound – inspired by KLIF 1190 Dallas.[16]
Its top 40 format was adapted for the British market, just like Gordon McLendon
and Jack Kotschack already had done with Radio Nord in Sweden. The BIG L DJs
were bright and professional, and the presentation slick, programmed by Ben
Toney, and later, Alan Keen. The station was brilliantly managed by Philip
Birch. The station also had humorous touches, much because of the late Kenny
Everett’s talent. Anyone who tuned in to BIG L on 266 will remember the
promos and station breaks Kenny, "Everett of England" made, like
"Think of what you get with Kenny Everett", and the special London
version of ”Music, Music, Music.” Kenny once said in a Record
Mirror interview that at the 266
microphone there was a little sentence ”SMILE YOU BASTARDS”, and
that says a lot.
From Kenny Everett’s days on 208: Everett of
England.
BIG L had
many other good broadcasters. TW, or the late Tony Windsor was well known for
his housewives show from 9-12 am,
and to him goes the credit for the first ”coffee break” on British
Radio. TW is also well known for his ”Hullow”- ladies and
gentlemen, boys and girls.” Then there was the late Paul Kay who also was
the news director. Paul’s very professional way of handling the news
– ”Radio London time is 3.30…This is Paul Kay
reporting”- will also be easily remembered. Mark Roman, The Marshal Mike
Lennox, Dave Dennis (Double D), Ed Stewart(Stewpot), the late Earl Richmond,
Willy Walker and Dave Cash, who handled the breakfast show for some time are
other well known personalities. From Radio England and US Radio came the late
and great Chuck Blair, and from Canada Lorne King. Any BIG L listener will also
remember deep-voiced Duncan Johnson, a good broadcaster, who later did a lot of
work for Radio Luxembourg, Capital Radio and Invicta Radio. From Radio Caroline
came Keith Skues, Tony Blackburn and Tommy Vance. And from stints on several US
stations came Pete Drummond and John Peel.
Some of Radio London’s broadcasters came via
Bermuda, and Willy Walker went back there after Big L
In 1968 I returned to Bermuda and resumed broadcasting
with the Bermuda Broadcasting Co.......first on ZBM-FM.......then onto ZBM 1,
1235 kcs with the afternoon show......and finally the morning show (10-2pm) on
ZBM 2 1340Kcs .......leaving in 1971. I also did some sailing reporting for ZBM
TV. At nights I would MC at the
top hotels introducing the Top named imported acts.....Lonnie Donnigan, Roy
Castle, 3 Degrees, Jean Paul Vignon to name some… Bermuda is where I met
both Duncan Johnson ( Gerald Clements on ZBM) and Mike Lennox ( Michael Graham
on ZBM) in the early sixties. It was from there that they went onto Britain and
later onto Radio London. When I went to UK in 1965 I looked up Duncan and
Mike...followed them into the modelling career….. and followed them onto
RL. Gerry King (Fred Riley) was a former ZBM announcer..........I don't know
what years but this was before he went to Radio Britain/Radio England. He later
went onto TV on ABC News. Another name who we all knew in Bermuda........was a
radio nut and worked in the station library was Tony Monson......The HON.AJ
Monson---really. ZBM .......the Bermuda Broadcasting Co was managed in the 60's
by Walt Staskow and followed later by Quinton Edness a local Dj who later took
up politics. Following him and Manager today is Rick Richardson a former DJ and
a local .Here's the address: Bermuda Broadcasting Co, Fort Hill Road,
Devonshire, DV 02, Bermuda.
266’s
day was 6 am - 9 pm in the beginning, later this was increased to 2 am. Of their
special programs ”Radio London Fabulous 40” on Sunday afternoons
attracted much interest, and the station ”made” several hits
including Procol Harum ”A whiter shade of pale”, Scott
McKenzies’s ”San Francisco” and many others. On the station,
a lot of time mas given to new talent. The Small Faces and Unit 4+2 are just
two groups that Radio London made.
Some of the
station’s popularity no doubt had to do with the custom jingles made by
PAMS of Dallas. Paul Kay once told that he had been stopped by the police, but
the officer had let him pass when he spotted the sticker on the window, and
sang ”Wonderful Radio London.” We all did! I remember well in one
of Paul’s shows he identified the station by playing a jingle and then
adding "266 is the number on the door."
Keith Skues
took over the housewives show after TW and he had a rather humorous jingle:
”You get rid of your blues when you tune in to Keith Skues.”
The
funniest time I had when tuning in to Radio London no doubt mas the New
Year’s party 65/66. The DJs on the ship all gathered in the studio -
among others Earl Richmond
(with sunglasses) and Mike Lennox with his guitar, and then they sang together
to all the listeners.
A Big L
Climber from the Fabulous 40 November 28th, 1965. From Hans Knot’s
collection.
BIG L is
off the air, but its ideas and the creativity live on, as John Peel, whose
Perfumed Garden must be the first progressive music show on European Radio is
very popular. And that is just one of the many examples I could mention of BIG
L’s impact.
Swinging Radio England.
SRE was my
favourite station, and is most missed. I do not think
there have been any to match it in Europe. The Larry Dean tests on
“355” in May 1966 hit me like a bomb, and since then I was hooked.
So strong are the impressions, that to this day “Boss Radio” I am
happy to say is remembered vividly with great fondness.
When it closed, a station ended that-in spite of other
excellent stations like its sister station Britain Radio, or Radio London, the
Carolines or Radio Nova Dublin-easily became the most influential for me
personally during the heyday of the UK pirates. Even if it was a lesser success
financially I am very grateful for the adventurous attitude of Don Pierson,
Bill Vick and the others involved. It should have stayed on, in order to really
take off.[17]
Shortlived
"SRE on 227" stands forth as a top 40 programmed station in the best
mid60ies tradition. Via especially Radio England kids in Northern Europe were
treated to the same type of radio, music and djs like contemporary kids in the
USA. That station was our WABC, WMCA,
WPTR, WLAC, WQAM, KHJ, CHUM, what-have-you! Its ”Jet Set" and
"Thatman" jingles have later been widely copied. Most of the DJs came
from US Radio, although Roger Day and Johnnie Walker, two of the British ones,
are the DJs that later mould emerge as most popular. I also remember well the
"Boomers Broadcasting Company" with B B Brannigan from 9 am - 2 pm.
Gordon Bennett, Bill Berry, Errol Bruce, Larry Dean, Graham Gill, Colin Nicol,
Ron O’Queen, Gerry Smithwick, and Mark Stevens, are other big names. Tom
Cooper was also a favourite, I can well remember my father returning from the
UK autumn 1966 with a small transistor with the names of Radio London and Radio
Caroline printed on the dial. But I chose first tuning in SRE on
”227” with Tom being the one on air. And guess if I was proud to
receive a card from the Managing Director Bill Vick, on August 12th, 1966!
"Svinging Radio England" as it was known, is also well known for its
"Space news hotlines" every hour 15 mins past the hour, and was the
first station to program a "flashback weekend", with every record
being played an oldie.
Britain
Radio.
Sister station
BRITAIN RADIO on 355 metres was also short lived. But I am sure many will
happily remember the good sounds from 355, in the first
Middle-of-the-Road-format on British Radio. Britain was also well programmed,
with news every hour on the hour, and "Britain Radio - Hallmark of
Quality" jingles. One of the best programmes was "Musical
Carousel”, hosted by Graham Gill and others.
The
Carolines[18].
RADIO
CAROLINE must also be mentioned. I, personally, enjoyed most of
its
broadcasting time, from September 1964 until 2nd of March 1968. And what could be
more natural than the first record being heard by me from Caroline North was
Martha and the Vandellas’ ”Dancing in the Street”?
”Calling out, around the world
are you
ready for a brand new beat?”
©
Gordy/Tamla-Motown
Promotional Card: The Caroline North Ship mv
Fredericia. A gift from Daffy Don Allen.
I was a big fan of Daffy Don Allen since he started on
Radio Caroline in 1965. A
special favourite was his Country Jamboree, maybe the first and still one of
the few examples of country radio in Europe to this day. I often listened to
Daffy Don's C&W show, and when I realized it had gone in March 1968, I
cried each time I played the recording of his show close: "Don Allen's
Country & Western... Jam...bo...REE!!! plunging into the ”Cumberland
Gap” theme by Homer and the Barnstormers. Don played Statler Brothers,
Little Jimmy Dickens, Johnny Cash, the lot, plus Country and Irish Frankie
McBride and Larry Cunningham. ”You can take the boy out of the country,
but you can’t take the country out of the boy!” This gave me a
first start with the world of Country music in its real context. When the
Nashville sound was presented on the NRK on May 18th 1964 I felt the setting
just wasn’t right. I also loved his regular show: ”The Big Wide
Wonderful Willy Of The Daffy Donny Ally Argh…”
Don also
was a master-crafter of jingles. He was able to take one jingle, and from this
make many others using different voice-overs. His ”drop-ins”
"Hahahaha” "Funnee Funnee" are the best. Don was slick and
very, very good in presentation, referring to the time ”on the old clock
on the wall.” Don was certainly many, many years ahead of his time. In
Norway and Europe I don’t think yet we have seen anybody like him. He
was a great dj, and a great character. And it was a pleasant experience to meet
him in 1983.
A visit to Don Allen
Don Allen,
real name Thomas Alan Jorge, worked originally on what is today the AR Radio
Network(CFAR Flin Flon 590/CHTM Thompson 610/CJAR The Pas 1240, MB in Canada. All
3 stations were later heard by me.) His offshore and Manx Radio career is well
known. He was also on BBC
Merseyside for a period, and during the heyday of the Irish Pirates he was
briefly on Sunshine Radio, Radio Nova, and then went to Royal County Radio/RCR
in Navan, before going down to Radio ERI. Later on Radio West, Mullingar,
CCR/Cavan Community R, Erneside R(Belturbet) R Star Country in the Monaghan
mountains and on R3 Tullamore.
Promotional
Card. Another donation from the late Daffy Don Allen.
In 1983 I
went first to RCR in Co Meath to look him up, as Don started and co-owned this
station that broadcast on 846 AM, first from Navan Town itself, and later from
the old Radio Nova 10 kW transmitter, this having been moved to Dunshaughlin,
Co Meath. The studios were all the time at the Arcade in Navan. I had a most
pleasant time there, but Don had recently left, to go down to ERI on 1305 AM,
broadcasting from Whites Cross East of Cork City.
Several of
the djs shared a house in Glanmire, Co Cork, which is where Don invited me
after I had a look around the ERI studios and transmitter site.
At the house
we sat down and looked at his photo album from RCN, a female fan had sent in a
camera for him to take pics, and he had got a copy of these from her. I
especially remember pictures from the towing in March 1968, and lots of
interior pics from the Fredericia, but some of them must have been pre-MOA, as
Baby Bob Stewart was on some. I took several photos at the occasion, including
one of Don’s famous suitcase taken at the bottom of the stairs.
Don asked if
I would like his promos and jingles. He never got round to copy them for
me, however.
I discussed
the excellent dj Canadian Rip Thorne with Don. I especially remember a great
Midnight Surf Party in October 1967. Don agreed on his qualities but said the
man(Canadian) in his opinion was a mystery person who suddenly came, and
suddenly went.
Here Don’s fellow dj on RCN, Andy Cadier aka
Martin Kayne takes up the story:
Yes, I was
once as known as Martin Kayne and I still reappear in public on or about the
14th August each year, the rest of the time I am Andy.
I did
visit Don Allen after the ships were towed away at his house in Redhill in
Surrey, I seem to remember his wife...
Rip Thorne's name was invented one evening on the Fredericia. I understood he was actually a TV
broadcaster and he had with him a large 16mm cine camera (video had not been
invented then) the story I was told was that he had come to Britain and somehow
run short of cash and wanted to get some money to pay his air fare back home to
Canada.
Greg Bance
I see each year at the Radio Essex reunion, also John Aston and Mark
Sloane. I have not seen Jason Wolfe,
Ross Brown, Dee Harrison or *Lord* Charles Brown (another Don Allen creation)
for many years. The last time I
saw Jim Gordon and Ross Brown was when they turned up here in Folkestone on my
doorstep. I have heard that Jim Gordon (Guy Blackmore) has died of cancer in
Australia.
For a considerable amount of memorabilia donated to this writer by the late
”Daffy” Don Allen in Glanmire from his
career and especially his time with Radio Caroline, plus some epics from the visit,
please go to http://www.northernstar.no/don.html
A funny
episode was the solemn heralding of the arrival of DJ Lord Charles Brown to the
North Ship. It all was broadcast on the airwaves of 259, with a big cruiser
entering Ramsay Bay, red carpet and all.
Caroline
North[19]
was never boring. It had a true station identity and personality, and the jocks
added their great personalities to this, really loving to be on the air.
Caroline
has had many DJs, but in addition to the ones mentioned, Jim Murphy
("Murph the Surf"), Baby Bob Stewart[20],
Robbie Dale, Keith Hampshire, Steve Young (The curly headed kid in the 3rd row)
Bud Ballou and Johnnie Walker must be named. Johnnie is well known today, but already
in 1967 his 9-12 pm show on Caroline South was almost legendary. He was also at
the microphone when the Marine Offences Bill became effective on August 15th.
1967. To him must go the credit for the popularity of Soul music in Great
Britain.
The Emperor
Rosko began his European career on Caroline South, and I can still remember the
South ship test transmission on April 26th, 1966 on 1187 when Rosko for the
first time used the station’s SOUND OF THE NATION IDs. Shortly
afterwards, by the way, there were 3 Carolines for a short time, both from Mi
Amigo and Cheetah 2 came the sound of Caroline South, to prevent loss of
audience in the frequency
change.
I also
remember how eagerly I tuned in to the South ship "Cash Box Top 100"
on Sunday mornings.
Radio 270
Being off
the Yorkshire Coast, RADIO 270 had en enormous signal into Norway. It was often
heard on kid’s transistors. Many Australian broadcasters found their way
to this station, among them Dennis Straney or ”Dennis the Menace",
Hal Yorke and ”Neddy” Noel Miller. This station became one of the
best and most popular of all the offshore stations. Ross Randell was also one
of their DJs, as was Paul Burnett, names that are established today. Ross,
whose real name is Alan West, was top RNI man for some time and Paul was senior
DJ with Radio Luxembourg for several years later.[21]
My favourite was Vince ”Rusty” Allen, who closed down the station,
on August 14th, 1967.
Radio City[22]
I also
became eager to hear Radio City-”The tower of power”, after having
seen adverts for it in ”Record Mirror”. City also was featured in
the ”Tony Hall”-column in the same music paper. Record Mirror was
my first WRTH, so to speak. As for Tony Hall, I remember he thought well of
City, and especially mentioned the 5 by 4 show.
We kids
tried to get Radio City on the radio, and had quite a lot of theories regarding
how to find it. We thought e.g.
that the ”ship-” (most pirates had one!) and its situation
determined the frequency situation on the band!
At any rate,
at last we did succeed hearing the fort-based station, and when told about the
first logging by a school-mate I went straight home, tumed on the
”Vega” and heard Radio City with the ”No. 1 in the City top
60” by the Beatles-”We can work it out” on 1034 kcs, 290 MW.
I also
tuned in the summer of 1966 when the raiders had gone, and the station came
back on the air in the evening, I remember with a strong and clear signal.
Radio
City promotional card. From the collection of Rolf Mong.
In the
autumn of 1966, I was ill in bed, and had an all-day safari of offshore radio:
”Good Vibrations”, by the Beach Boys 10 times in one day!) and
listened among others to Gordon Bennett and B.B. Brannigan on Radio England,
and to Kenny Everett on Radio London. Of course I also tuned to City, and
monitored its sign-off at Midnight with an edited Pams Radio London weather
jingle; Here’s the latest weatherword on 299!(The 299 being a substitute
for Wonderful Radio London) The dj announced the Radio City weatherwatch at 12
midnight, and then, after the weather, the station closed for the night after a
brief announcement saying that City would be back at 6 with the Early Bird
show, and that it was situated off the Whitsable Kent coast. Under the music an
instrumental tune by Graham Bond(Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf)-the
same, by the way, was utilized by BBMS and Radio London, with ”BIG
L” in deep voice edited in with Duncan Johnson. Finally City went off
with the National Anthem: ”God Save the Queen.”
As for the
general reception, I’ve noted Spanish interference, which ought to be
wrong, as I guess it was the then Radio Clube Portugues. I’ve later read
that the tx was VFO controlled at first, but my notes say nothing of a
heterodyne.
Now I hear Shivering Sands is in a very bad
state. At least it has a part in the broadcasting history of Great Britain.[23]
KING and Radio 390[24].
The
”Tony Hall”-column in Record Mirror also featured King as well.
Hall had been to the coast and ”raved” about the radio
possibilities. He drew my attention to the '”Mike Raven show” on KING Radio, which he’d heard
whilst on Bank Holiday in 1965. He said that the Raven show was a
”must” for blues and soul fans. And right he were. As it turned
out, KING became 390, and then Raven suddenly got a radio platform with a clear
signal and wide coverage.
I did not
realize at the time what a great radio station 390 was, broadcasting from Red
Sands. And when listening to tapes from it today you must admit, THAT was a
good sound! The programming was excellent and presenters like the late Edward
Cole, David Allen, Jonathan Hall and Graham Gill are well remembered.
I first heard Radio
390 on 773 kcs MW early 1966. Reception was greatly hindered by the Swedish
co-channel domestic transmitter at Nacka. The time was from 1900 British time.
Later I wrote in ”Anaheim Times” that 390 had a great show with
rock’ n roll and such things! The program: The Raven show, with Mike
playing Bessie Smith!
So huge was
the impact of the pirates, that even a 14-Year old boy in Norway into pop
music, would enjoy an American Blues Singer on ”Eve, The Woman’s
magazine of the air”!
Also little Radio Essex[25]
made an impact into Norway as is seen in this reproduced page from
”Anaheim Times”
Radio Scotland
I will entirely leave the story to Anaheim Times of January 16th, 1966:
1967: The Laissez Faire comes back and-I hear my first NA dx!
A part of
the antenna mast of The Laissez Faire, now housing Radio Dolfijn and Britain
Radio, broke in February 1967. As is well known, the ship therefore had to go
to Holland for repairs. At this time this operation also badly needed
re-financing, something that its Texan backers secured on March 11th, 1967.
With repairs done, the ship departed from Zaandam on March
14th,1967, and was back in position March 15th,1967. It seems it re-started broadcasting
again the day after, March 16th,1967 at 2000 GMT with Radio 355 on 845 sounding
similar to Radio 390, whose former boss Ted Allbeury now was operating the two
stations on behalf of the Texan owners[26].
I have noted Radio 227 at 2230 on 1322, with close down at 2300 GMT(midnight).
I remember organ music and the dj’s name being Jos… Then 227 left
the air.
This was to be the real start of my radio
listening(dxing) career, as CKEC New
Glasgow, NS(Canada) 1320 suddenly was found on the channel shortly after
the ship's transmitter was turned
off. I thought Radio England had come back!
Not the return of Swinging
Radio England, but a door-opener to the new world!
At any rate a most decisive moment that stands glued
to your memory. And in the coming night, stations from all over Eastern North
America turned up on the MW band. I remember especially CJCB 1270 not leaving
me in doubt it came from Sydney and Cape Breton. But where was this? The atlas
provided the answer: Nova Scotia!
But of course, without any log or WRTH, or tape recorder, only a few
stations were identified, by noting call letters and addresses.
It was later in the spring, when I found the USA
produced “Whites Radio Log” as an appendix to “Radio TV
Experimenter” in a “Narvesen” kiosk, that the identity and
location of some of the stations were established.
Later, when checking the logs of dx friend Rolf Mong,
undoubtedly no.1 among Norwegian dxers in the 60s and 70s, it appears that the
“conds” had been good for several days already in Mid-March 1967.
And imagine then how proud I was when the kind
replies, the QSLs came! CJCH 920, 
WBZ-1030, WNEW-1130 and CJCB-1270 all answered my very
immature reports effectively and politely.
If you have wondered what dxing stands for, it is Hams
lingo, with “DX” standing for “distance”. This was to
become my life-saver after the loss of the pirates, and to become an important
part of my life for over 30 years. It gave me an essential knowledge of
broadcasting, from propagation to running of stations. It has given me
life-lasting friends, insight into music, languages, and perhaps most
importantly, a trained “ear” for everything from verifiable
material in proving a reception, hearing what is good radio and to listening to
people in life generally and especially in my Church Ministry.
Of course, my listening career also provided me with
an invaluable background and an overwhelming material that all was put into the
planning of a large radio project of which the roots then are found way back in
the trials of a German KZ, but also in post-war childhood experiences, as well
as in the teen years with the pirates.
On a fact-finding tour of the Irish pirates in 1983 I
was as already mentioned also in Co.Cork. While there I related some of the
experiences above to the late “Daffy” Don Allen. He then asked me
how old I was when I listened to him on Caroline North. When he heard I was a
teenager he smilingly commented: “That’s the best time!
NORWEGIAN
RADIO DAYS LOG BOOK
(For
European Stations all times my local time. For Transatlantic Stations all times
GMT Greenwich Mean Time)
1957-1963
890 kcs Sept 21st, 1957 LKB NRK Askoey.
Dagsnytt. King Haakon VII dies, sailing ship ”Pamir” lost in
tropical cyclone W of Azores, 86 men lost.
890 kcs Oct 28th, 1958 LKB NRK Askoey.
Dagsnytt. White smoke from Vatican. Pope John XXIII elected.
890 kcs Jan 30th 1959 LKB NRK Askoey.
Dagsnytt. Danish passenger ship Hans Hedtoft collides with iceberg and sinks
enroute Greenland on its maiden voyage.
890
kcs June 23rd 1959 LKB NRK Askoey. Dagsnytt. Stalheim
tourist hotel in the Norwegian mountains burns down to the ground with several
casualities.
890 kcs
Feb 5th, 1960 0645 LKB NRK Askoey. Dagsnytt. The
ship Onega of Ole T Flakke lost in the Baltic.
890 kcs
Feb 27th, 1960 LKB NRK Askoey. In sports,
Knut Johannessen wins 10000 metres speedskating w a new world record of 15,46, 6 in Squaw
Valley, CA.
890 kcs
Sept.7th, 1960 LKB NRK Askoey. Sports. Peder Lunde jr. and Bjørn
Bergvall win Olympic Sailing Contest in Rome in Flying Dutchman class.
890 kcs
Sept.18th, 1960 LKB NRK Askoey. Sports. Norway with 17-year old Roald Kniksen
Jensen from Brann, Bergen beats Sweden 7-6 in Football at Ullevaal Stadium in
Oslo in front of 31000 people including King Olav V and Crown Prince Harald.
890 kcs
Jan 14th, 1962 LKB NRK Askoey. Dagsnytt.
The new Bishop of Bergen Diocese,
Per Juvkam is consecrated.
890 kcs
Aug.11th, 1962 LKB NRK
Askoey. Dagsnytt. Kosmonaut
Andrej Nikolajev flies in space from Vostok III.
890 kcs
Feb., 1963 LKB NRK Askoey. Sports.
Johnny Nilsson wins 10000 metres and World Championship in speed skating in
Karuizawa.
1964
890 kcs
Feb.5th,1964 LKB NRK
Askoey. Sports. Norway takes the 3 first positions on 5000
metres speed skating in Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
1439
kcs May 3rd,1964 0000 Radio Luxembourg, Marnach. ”Top 20” with Barry Alldis,
“Your djba”” . ”Sunsilk Shampoo” No.1 Peter and
Gordon ”World Without Love”.”208” “The Station of
the Stars”[27].
1439 kcs May 31st,1964 0000 Radio Luxembourg.
”Top 20” : No.1 Cilla Black ”You’re my world”,
No.2 Four Pennies “Juliet”.
1439 kcs June 7th,1964 0000 Radio Luxembourg
Cilla Black still no.1. Chuck Berry sings: “Cruisin’ and playing
the radio”, with “No particular place to go,” at no.4.
Shooting star is “Shout” by Lulu and the Luvvers from 18 to 12.
1214 kcs July 4th, 1964 1600 BBC Light Programme.
Burghead with synchro transmitters. Alan
Freeman: ”Pick of the Pops.”
1214 kcs July 9th, 1964 0900 BBC Light Programme.
Brian Matthew: ”Saturday Club.”
1439 kcs Aug ,1964 Radio Luxembourg.
”Battle of the Giants.”
890 kcs Aug.4th, 1964 LKB NRK Askoey.
Dagsnytt. The U.S.S. Maddox attacked in Tonkin Bay
incident. Pres. Lyndon Johnson calls for War, sends Hangar ship.
1439 kcs Aug,15th,1964 0000 Radio Luxembourg.
Manfred Mann and Do Wah Diddy Diddy goes to No.1 in Top 20.
1520 kcs Sept 15th, 1964 1200 Radio Caroline North
from mv Fredericia off Ramsey, Isle of Man playing
Martha and the Vandellas ”Dancing in the Street” “R Caroline
on 199”
1520
kcs Sept 18th, 1964 1600 Radio Caroline North playing Supremes and Peter Jay&Jaywalkers
versions of “Where did our love go?”
1520
kcs Oct, 1964 1600 Radio Caroline North. ”Big Line-Up” w Ric Johns.
890 kcs
October 1st,1964 LKB NRK
Askoey Sports. In Summer Olympics in Tokyo Terje Pedersen
throws 91,72 metres, new world
record.
890 kcs
October 15th,1964 LKB NRK
Askoey Ext’d sked. Chruzhchev deposed from power,
Kosygin/Brezhnev in, discussion into the small hours.
890 kcs
Nov.3rd, 1966 LKB NRK Askoey. Dagsnytt. LBJ elected
as President of the USA with an overwhelming majority over Goldwater. Hubert
Humphrey is the Vice President.
1965
1493 kcs Jan 30th, 1965 Radio Caroline South from mv
Mi Amigo off Frinton-on-Sea covering the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill.
1127 kcs Jan, 1965 1530 R London, Mv Galaxy off
Frinton-on-Sea.
1127 kcs April, 1965 0800 R London w
Paul Kay giving out position 51 deg 47 mins 9 secs N, 01 deg 20 mins 55 secs E.
1520 kcs June 5th, 1965 2000 Radio Caroline North.
1 year anniversary off IOM.
1466 kcs July 7th, 1965 LLT NRK Geilo
heard while in Dagali. Mast seen just opposite Dagali road in village. Could
follow groundwave signal of this 250 watter down to Hol.
1133 kcs July, 1965 1500 R London. ”Heartfull of Soul” w
Yardbirds heard on ship’s radio on holiday in Austevoll.
1520 kcs Oct 1st, 1965 1200-1430? Radio Caroline
North. Billboard Top One-Hundred. No.1
“Yesterday” w Beatles, no.2 “Lovers Concerto” by Toys.
1493 kcs
Oct 2nd, 1965 0900-1200 Radio Caroline South.
Cash Box Top 100 No.83 Let me be w Turtles, No.71 Road Runner Gants, No.42
Where have all the flowers gone w Johnny Rivers, no.30 Eve of Destruction w
Barry McGuire, no.5 Keep on dancin’ w Gentrys.
1394 kcs Oct 2nd, 1965 1500 Sveriges R P2 synchro txs
at Malmö, Halmstad, Varberg, Gothenburg,
Uddevalla, Vänersborg and Borås. Thought to
be Radio Syd, but this seems only to be on FM.
1133 kcs Nov 15th,1965 1430 R London. Great mx, Len
Barry 1-2-3, no,1 in Fab 40 played every hour after news. PF Sloan “Sins
of the Family” and “Sunrays “I live for the sun.” also
heard.
1295 kcs Nov 15th,1965 Manx Radio, Douglas.
Sounded like ”Knight Radio”. Weak signal, thought new pirate.
1133 kcs Dec. 20th, 1965? Radio London.
0900 ”John Edward sitting in for TW, Tony Windsor. London is stronger and
stronger now. “Day Tripper” no.1 in Fab 40.
The Radio London Fab 40 from December 5th, 1965,
courtesy of Music Echo.
1520 kcs Dec. 20th, 1965? Radio Caroline North.
I did not like idea of Ugli Ray being bald! “Day Tripper” no.1 in
Sound of’ 65, the Fab50.
1034 kcs Dec. 20th, 1965 Radio City, Shivering
Sands. Has “We can work it out” by Beatles as
no.1.
1133
kcs Dec. 25th, 1965? Radio London. 2015 ”Go Now” by the Moody Blues, first no.1 in the Big L
Fab 40.
1133 kcs Dec. 25th, 1965 Radio London.
0000 DJs ”sing the Christmas in” Ed Stewart w/guitar. Plus Paul
Kay, Mike Lennox a.o. Dave Cash is better now, and how many times have TW said
”Hullo?”
1439 kcs Dec. 25th, 1965 R Luxembourg, Marnach.
Better after Pete Brady came along. He’s so bright! “Day
Tripper” no.1 in Top20 from New Musical Express.
Illustration:
Anaheim Times “Results of 1965” Best radio programs of 1965 were
The American charts on the Carolines.
1133 kcs Dec. 27th, 1965? Radio London.
Earl Richmond playing ”The Little girl I once knew” by Beach Boys
on evening show. ”1-2-3-4” in break. One of the original Big L djs,
used on many shows, fine guy.
1133 kcs Dec. 31st, 1965. Radio London. 2200-0030. Dave Dennis- the
”Double D”- had the
program from 2200-2400. Dave Dennis talks too much, but he’s a really
funny dj. ”England swings” by Roger Miller. Then Radio
London’s New Years Ball was funny. When it was ’66 they wished
Happy New Year to the listeners. Suddenly all djs was in studio. Drinking milk,
Earl Richmond came first, then Mark Roman that thanked Mr. Dennis for the goodness of letting him say
something. So came John Edward, that else has become really good now. At last
Mike Lennox, who wished Happy New
Year to Ma and Pa, as well as his girlfriends.
1493 kcs Dec. 31st, 1965 0000. Radio Caroline
South. New Year’s celebration. Letter from listener:
You must not drink too much.
1106 kcs Dec. 31st, 1965. 0000 AFN Munich
Surf Music, Jan and Dean, Drags.
1966
1520 kcs Jan 1st, 1966 Radio Caroline North.
Baby Bob Stewart playing ”Sandy” by Ronny&Daytonas. Big Jim
Murphy very good show this day.
1349 kcs Jan.3rd,1966. 0300 R Essex from Knock John
Fort. Mark West. ”Everything’s alright”
by The Mojos. At 0500 Graham Johns ”Get up and Go show” 222 metres.
In the summer of 1983, Mark West(Wesley) would
write out the QSL card to me.
1237 kcs Jan.4th,1966. 1500
We’ve got a new station! It’s R Scotland from mv Comet
on the Scottish Coast. It sounds good after they got some good records. Pop mx.
”You heard it a while ago. You must hear it again”: Lee Dorsey.
”Ride your pony” 38 Park Street, Glasgow. Good djs are Roger Gale,
Peter Borman, Bob Spencer, and a few others. Newsreader: Allan Black. They’ve got expressions too:
Bob Spencer(Ugly, Spence): ”Goodly,goodly.” Roger Gale:”
”My new Scotch for this week.”), Ann. Over theme: ”The Black
Bear” : ”On 242 metres in the MW band, this is Radio Scotland.”
1493 kcs Sunday, Jan 9th, 1966 0900-1200 Radio
Caroline South. Cash Box Top 100 w/ Colin Nicol. He did it
fine! New djs Ted Harris, Tony
Haigh and Tony Prince??
1562 kcs Sunday, Jan 9th, 1966 1900 Radio Veronica,
Dutch Coast, is quite good nowadays, tune in! Yes, now you
can tune in to no less than 7 pirate stations: Caroline North and South,
London, City, Scotland, Veronica and 390. And besides, you have pop on
Luxembourg where Kenny Everett and Pete Brady is now, BBC and AFN! Lux is
better after the “make-up.”
1237
kcs Jan 15th, 1966 2100 R Scotland, off Dunbar. Pops. ”Swinging to you on 242-this is
Radio Scotland.” Sked: ”Rooster Call” Bob Spencer(Ugly,
Spence) at 0600, Pete Borman at 0900. ”Shindig” w Tony “The
Hat” Meehan at 1200. ”Laze Around” w Roger Gale at 1500.
”Countdown” w Bob Spencer at 1700. ”World Tomorrow” at
1900. Cashbox Top 100 w Bob Spencer 2000-2130.(I don’t know why, they
must understand that Caroline South’s show compered by Graham Webb is better!)
It all started on the very beginning of 1966. It’s not so much to talk
about yet, but I’ll try. They have many djs, also Jack McCrockland, Paul
Young, Alan Black. In the beginning they had old records only to play. Best
programs(I think) Stateside 100, UK 50.
1520 kcs Jan 15th, 1966 Radio Caroline North.
Caroline’s chart re-titled Caroline Countdown of Sound. Tony Prince
called it Hot or Top 50. Ugli Ray Teret really tries to impress the listeners.
Caroline South changed Sounds of 65 to top 60 yesterday.
1034 kcs Sunday, Jan 16th, 1966 R City Record show. Copying London I think,
their records are exactly the same!
1133 kcs Sunday, Jan 16th, 1966. Radio London ”Marshal Mike Lennox”. He
and John Edward very good djs! TW’s standard expressions:
”Hullo!” ”You must be joking.” ”Oh, dear you if
you do!” Mark Roman: ”A big high greeting!” ”From the
Big L library of past hits gone by-a revived 45”.
1493 kcs
Sunday, Jan 16th, 1966 0900-1200 Radio Caroline South.
Cash Box Top 100 w/ Graham Spider Webb.
1562 kcs
Sunday, Jan 16th, 1966 1900 Radio Veronica off Holland.
Very US minded and some UK and Continental flashes. A show I like is the 7 O’Clock show.
1520 kcs Sunday, Jan 16th, 1966 Radio Caroline
North. ””A Golden gasser” ”A blast
from the past” ”A personality pick to click.” ”A hot
shot for the top slot”
1493 kcs Jan 21st, 1966 Radio Caroline South.
Dj line-up before the grounding: Graham Spider Webb; Tony Blackburn, Mel
Howard; Dave Lee Travis; Colin Nicol, a few others, and Norman St.John as news
reader. Bryan Vaughan was very good, one of the best djs I’ve ever heard.
Others who’ve left: Keith Skues and Mike Allan now in the Caroline ad.
1133 kcs Jan. 22nd, 1966. 1430. R London.
“Here is Radio London news at 3.30. Dateline Saturday Jan.22nd. (RL in
Morse)Frinton, Essex. Radio ship Caroline South went aground last night and
stands on the beach in Frinton. It is in great danger of breaking up
completely.…Next news on Radio London at 4.30, Mike Lennox
reporting.” Big L has got a good man in him!
1034 kcs Sat. Jan. 22nd, 1966 R City.
Fine. Nothing on Jan.23rd.
1196 kcs Sat. Jan. 22nd, 1966. VOA Munich
w Billboard Hot 100
1256? kcs Jan.23rd, 1966 R Scotland.
Return to the air after 2 days break. Bob Spencer and Pete Bowman could be
natural without joking so much! Heavily plugging of ”Broomstick
Cowboy” by Bobby Goldsboro.
1562 kcs
Sunday, Jan 23th, 1966 Radio Veronica. Better and
better programs.
773
kcs Sunday Feb. 6th, 1966. R 390, Red Sands. 1900-2000. The Mike Raven show. ”The
oldest living teenager in captivity.” Reception was greatly hindered by
the Swedish transmitter. Plays some pop. ”A great show at night with
rock'n roll& such things.”
1133
kcs Feb 6th, 1966 R. London Mike Lennox and Duncan Johnson are very good. Station full of routine!
1259 Kcs Feb 6th, 1966 R Scotland.
I heard Alan Black’s Stateside top 50 today, and in the end he really
took himself up. Where did Radio Caroline South go? Caroline North-fab station!
1439 kcs Feb.6th, 1966 Radio Luxembourg
has gained Ric Johns, Simon Dee, Keith Skues(CBS), Pete Brady and Kenny
Everett.
1493 kcs Feb.12th; 1966 1500 Radio Caroline South
from Cheetah II of Frinton. Top 50 w/ Tony Blackburn(bad
reception) Lapland by Finn Eriksen played, obviously from Radio Syd’s
collection.
From
Melody Maker 050266
773 kcs March
6th, 1966. R 390. 1900-2000. The Mike
Raven show. Very fine dj. His evening show is a must for Rock ’n Soul
fans. Has his own group, played recently at the Wimbledon Palace. BCM 390,
London WC1—35a Bessborough Place, London SW1. Interference from
Stockholm.
1133 kcs March 7th, 1966 R. London 2100:
Paul Kay w Kaye Klub: “266 is the number on the door.” Paul Kay is
odd man out because he always sounds so professional! He has played Little GTO
by Ronny and the Daytonas more than the others I think! ”This is Paul Kay
reporting.” "The Mike Lennox Climber” is ”Ready
Steady” by the Clockwork Oranges. Anaheim times best djs: 1 Dave Cash, 2
Tony Blackburn 3 Graham Webb 4 Mike Lennox 5 Duncan Johnson 6 Mike Ahern 7 Don
Allen 8 Keith Skues 9 Kenny Everett 10 Mark Roman 11 Dave Dennis 12 Mike Raven
13 Rick Dane 14 Pete Brady 15 Jim Murphy 16 Earl Richmond 17 Paul Kay 18 Simon
Dee 19 Ed Stewart 20 Jack Mc Crochland(wrong spelling of Laughlin, sm) 20 Tom
Edwards 20 Jerry Super Leighton
1133 kcs March 20th, 1966 R. London
Sked: 0530-0900: Rabbit Patch Dave Cash. 0900-1200: TW progr w Tony Windsor.
1200-1500 Double D show w Dave Dennis. 1500-1800 Stewpot show w Ed Stewart
1800-2100 Roman Empire w Mark Roman (incl World Tomorrow from 1900-1930?)
2100-2400 Kaye Klub Paul Kay 0000-0200 Around Midnight Duncan Johnson.(Duncan
is Big L’s deepest voice, I think he is very professional, so is Mike
Lennox, who is a very good newsreader. Uses a theme tune of Herb
Alpert&Tijuana Brass. Replacement djs Earl Richmond, John Edward, Mike
Lennox.
Anaheim Times, March 20th, 1966
1187 kcs April 26th, 1966 1300 Radio Caroline South from Mi Amigo[28]
Test transmission w new ”259”, ”Sound of the Nation”
slogans and ”Caroline- The Sound of the Nation” jingles w new dj
Emperor Rosko.
1493 kcs April 27th, 1966 0700 Radio Caroline 3 from Cheeta II
Breakfast show w/Tony Prince and Graham Webb, urging to retune to
”259” from ”199”, “We shouldn’t be here at
all, you know.”
1133 kcs May 9th, 1966 2100 R London.
Graham Gill new dj starting show w Jan&Dean ”Honolulu Lulu”
845 kcs May 21st,1966 2000 R England Mv Laissez
Faire off Frinton. "Swingin' Radio England"
Larry Dean Top 40 mx Jet Set jingles. ”The Boss Jocks play much more
music.” Addr.: 32 Curzon Street, London W1.
1320 kcs May 22nd,1966 1200 Britain R Mv Laissez Faire.
”Hallmark of Quality.”
1115 kcs June 3rd,1966 1300 R 270 Mv Oceaan VII off Scarborough,
Yorks. Addr: Scarborough, Yorks.
New
station w djs Pete Bowman, Noel Miller, Hal Yorke. ”Black is Black”
w Los Bravos heavily played. Strong signal. Cd midnight.
1520 kcs June 3rd,1966 1900 R Caroline North Jack Spector show. Music by Cyrkle,
Ben E King, Association, Mc Coys,
mention of Top 10 in Nu York City. Jack Spector, your leader.
845 kcs June 10th,1966 2000 Britain R on
new frequency.
1115 kcs June 11th,1966 2000 R London.
Blocking new Radio 270!
1320 kcs June 19th, 1966 0200 R England.
"Swingin' Radio England" 2-6 Ron O’Quinn 6-10 Roger Day 10-2
Brian Tylney 2-6 Graham Gill.
1137.5 kcs June 20th,1966 2000 R London.
New fq. 17 Curzon St, London W1.
1520 kcs June 24th,1966 1100 R Caroline North,
PO Box 3 Ramsey, Isle of Man.
0600-2030, 0000-0200.
1187 kcs June 25th,1966 2050 R Caroline South.
Rick Dane Rave Party w Ike and
Tina Turner, Syndicate of Sound mx Emperor Rosko promo 3-6 be there or be
square. 6 Chesterfield Gdns, London W1
845
kcs June 25th,1966 Britain R. ”Britain R, Hallmark of Quality” 32 Curzon St, London W1
1562 kcs June 25th,1966 1900 R Veronica.
PO Box 218, Hilversum, Holland
1115 kcs June 25th,1966 R 270.
0630-2400
1034 kcs June 26th, 1966 2200 R City
returned to the air after silence because of raid. Good signals! Ian Mac Rae. 7
Denmark S, London WC2
1259 kcs June 25th,1966 2306 R Scotland.
RS House, Cranworth St, Glasgow W2. 0600-0300. Pops.
1137.5 kcs July, 1966 R London.
Keith Skues heard in Sveio mentioning reception reports: “we’ve had
one from as far as India I think.”
1034 kcs July, 1966 0030 AFN Europe synchro
heard in Oslo
1520 kcs July, 1966 R Caroline North.
Baby Bob Stewart heard on late night show in car near Voss on the way home.
1137.5 kcs Aug, 1966 2000 R London.
Alan West new dj
890 kcs
Sept. 7th, 1966 LKB NRK Askoey. News. Car
Ferry “Skagerak” lost in heavy seas off the coast of Jutland.
1520 kcs Sept. 20th, 1966 1600 R Caroline North. Tony
Prince: ”Caroline, your Cupid station”. Caroline Newsbeat w Gordy
Cruze, 6 Don Allen Request and Action show. Marriage onboard, live coverage of
dj Mick Luvzit marrying English girl.
Radio Caroline North dj roster autumn 1966
1187 kcs Nov.1966? 0800 R Caroline South.
Sked: Keefer’s Kingdom 0600-0900, Mike Ahern Show 0900-1200 DLT Lunchtime Show 1200-1500 Johnnie
Walker Fiasco. 1500-1800 Robbie Dale’s Diary 1800-2100 Rick Dane Show 2100-2400
Steve Young’s Night Trip show
0000-0300. Late night show 0300-0600
1137.5 kcs Nov.1966 0800 R London.
Sked: Kenny Everett 0530-0900, TW Show 0900-1200 Tony Blackburn. 1200-1500 Ed ”Stewpot” Stewart. 1500-1800 Dave Dennis
1800-2100 Roman Empire w Mark Roman 2100-2400 Chuck Blair 0000-0200. News at .30.
1320 kcs Nov,9th, 1966? 0900 R England.
Gordon Bennett handing over to B.B. Brannigan’s “Boomer’s
Broadcasting Company” 0900-1400 ”Rain on the Roof”
Lovin’ Spoonful. Played twice ”Wonderful land” by Shadows,
and ”Boss Radio-Instant replay(3 times)” jingle. Other songs:
”Good Vibrations ” by Beach Boys, “Guantanamera”
by Sandpipers, ”Wrapping Paper” by Cream , ”Mr
Spaceman” by Byrds , ”Reach Out, I'll Be There” by Four Tops
, ”Semi-Detached Suburban Mr James” by Manfred Mann, ”Gimme
Some Lovin'” by Spencer Davis Group, ”Stop Stop Stop” by
Hollies. I’ll follow the sun” by Beatles, “7+7 is” by
Love. Weather at .45: ”Swingin’ Radio England- Brings you
up-to-the minute reports-from the ionospheric weather checker.” Legal ID
w Bill Berry: “This
is SRE-Swinging Radio England. Broadcasting 4 1/2 miles off the Frinton Essex
Coast on 227 metres, 24 hours a day, in excess of 50000 watts of power,
SRE-First and Foremost is BOSS!” Jingle: The Boss Jocks(twice) play more
music now!” News at .15: (Jingle)
”Space News Hotline”-”From the North, East, West and
South, this is Radio England news live and up-to the minute at 10,16. B.B.Brannigan
reporting in the public interest. Hotline Paris…(4 Hotlines)This is Boomer
Brannigan…Hotline Canberra(3 Hotlines)And then the R England Weatherscope
reports… This has been B.B.Brannigan for Radio England.(Jingle) The
station that keeps you informed. News every hour…More Music NOW![29]”…But one thing remains consistent as
the season changes-the sound of the International giant, Radio 227. This is SRE
Country!”
Not easy to find the winner. The author’s dj
hit list of autumn 1966 with some additions from the following year.
1137.5 kcs Nov.9th,1966 1733 R
London. Kenny
Everett Show played Beach Boys
”Good Vibrations” for my 10th time this day, as ”Good
Vibrations” w Beach Boys every hour after news.
1034 kcs
Nov.9th,1966 0000 R City Edited Pams Radio London weather jingle; Here’s the latest
weatherword on-299! The dj announced the Radio City weatherwatch at 12
midnight, and then, after the weather, the station closed for the night after a
brief announcement saying that City would be back at 6 with the Early Bird
show, and that it was situated off the Whitsable Kent coast. Under the music an
instrumental tune by Graham Bond(Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf). Finally
the National Anthem: ”God Save the Queen.”
773 kcs autumn of 1966. Radio 390.
The address given out as Bessborough Place in London. Also BCM 390 was used.
1320 kcs Nov.14th, 1966 1500 R Dolfijn from Mv
Laissez Faire. ”Radio Dolfijn-het station voor uw
muziek.” Postbus 2964, in Amsterdam. Dolphin sounds.
1169 kcs Nov.24th, 1966 1726 R Caroline North.
Jerry Leighton show: ”26 past 5, at 6 Daffy Don Allen. Promo for Caroline
Cash Cash Casino #3 by Bill Hearne. 400 Pounds in the Jackpot. Sponsors:
Weetabix, Alberto VO5, Libbys, Findus. Radio Caroline, London, W1.”Faster
than a speed of light, he’s Soopa.” Into Dead End Street by Kinks.
Pams jingle: ”The one and only(insert by Big Jim Murphy) Radio Caroline
North, where the action is!” Ment. of ongoing test, address for reports:
” Radio Caroline test transmission, PO Box 3, Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Caroline Sureshot by Roy Orbison: ”There won’t be many coming
home.” ”Your Super, your Big S man” ment. program schedule
tonight: 6 News w Nick Bailey. 6-8.30 Requests and Action show, 8.30 Oral
Roberts, 9 Jerry Leighton, 10.30 Don Allen(Don very good w World of Don Allan,
C&W Jamboree, Irish Top 30), 12 midnite Baby Bob Stewart, 2 am Test transmission
music, 6 back on 199 metres, 1520 kcs.
More about Manfred Sommer, The CE of The Fredericia
may be found at
http://www.northernstar.no/origrc.htm
15325 kcs Dec 1966 1930 HCJB Quito, Ecuador
Box 69, on Weds.
1137.5 kcs December 5th, 1966
On the half hour Radio London News Tells you more says it
better. Dateline Wed Dec.5th. NY, W Germany, Lisbon, Vietnam, Rhodesia, weather
2 degrees Centigrades 36 Fahrenheit. The next news 1 hour away Paul Kay
reporting.
1137.5 kcs December 5th, 1966 2158
to 2200 R
London. Ed Stewart’s Climber The Temptations I
know I’m losing you.Reports
wanted for test transmission, RL, Wavelength, 17 Curzon Street, London W1,
Sunshine Superman instrumental. Closing here w ”Big Lil” theme,
Paul Kay.
1079 kcs December 5th, 1966 2202 R London. Opening
here w ”Big Lil” theme, then Green Green Grass of Home no.6 in the
Fab 40, Robert Peters The Fun Loving Kind Big L Climber Paul Kay. 12-2 Chuck
Blair from 6 back to Square 1 at least temporarily mentioning the other
transmitter we have several 266 Jingle Were gonna move yeah
1349 kcs Dec.24th,1966. 2330 BBMS Knock John, ex R
Essex. Dick Palmer closing down stn. Never heard since.
Theme: ”Who’s afraid of Virginia Wolf”, by: Graham Bond. Dick
Palmer: ”BBMS broadcasts 24 hrs a day from the fort Knock John, 22 mils
from Southend on the North Sea. On behalf of the staff of BBMS 2-double two
Britain’s better music station this is Richard Palmer wishing you
wherever you may be a very good night, good morning and bye bye.” Never
heard again.
1967
773 kcs Jan.3rd, 1967 2250. R 390.
Back on air after absence.
845 kcs Jan 13th,1967 1300 Britain R.
Musical Carousel w Graham Gill
845 kcs Jan 22th,1967 1900 Britain R.
Johnny Dark R&B Nite Ride
890
kcs Jan.29th, 1967 LKB NRK Askoey.
Sports. Kees
Verkerk wins unusual 3000 metres
and World Speed Skating Championship in Lathi.
1295 kcs Feb.8th, 1967 Manx Radio,
reported.
1137 kcs Feb.8th, 1967 1700 R London Chuck
Blair 3-6, New Canadian dj Lorne King sitting in for Mark Roman 9-12 pm
15050 kcs Feb.10th, 1967 0100 R Libertad,
clandestine, gave address as 2113 Ocean View Branch, Miami
FL.
15155 kcs Feb.10th, 1967 2130 ELWA, Monrovia,
Christian programming.
845 kcs Feb.16rd,1967 1900 Britain R.
Jack McLaughlin on Night Beat, before that ”Rush Hours” show.
11720 kcs Feb.18th, 1967 2130 Radio Canada
International, Sackville, NS ”CBC Northern Service”.
845 kcs March 16th,1967 2000 R 355, Mv Laissez
Faire back now identifying "Radio 3-5-5" Easy Listening, similar
to 390. Stephen West on air?
1320 kcs March 16th,1967 2230 Radio 227, Mv Laissez
Faire back with close down at 2300 GMT(midnight). Organ music,
name of the presenter Jos van Vliet?
1320 kcs March 16th,1967 2305 CKEC New Glasgow,
NS(Canada) found on the channel shortly after the Laissez
Faire's transmitter was turned off. I thought Radio England had come back!
After news 2330: ”So you wanna be a Rock ’n Roll star”,
Byrds. Also ”You got to me”, Neil Diamond. And ”A little bit
me, a little bit you”, the Monkees. ”Voice and Choice of Pictou
County.” Gates 5kW Two Ajax top loaded masts.
1270 kcs March 16th,1967 2310 CJCB Sydney, NS.
”First in Cape Breton.”
920 kcs March 17th,1967 CJCH Halifax, NS.
”Nova Scotia’s Family Station.” Nice reply from Reg Mc Causland.
1260 kcs March 17th,1967 WEZE Boston, MA.
”Uninterrupted Album Music.”
1130 kcs March 17th,1967 WNEW New York, NY[30].
Jim Lowe’s New York.
What a nice letter from 5th Avenue!
1030 kcs March 17th,1967 WBZ Boston, MA.
1070 kcs March 17th,1967 CBA Sackville, NS.
Shortly afterwards, CBA was moved to Moncton, NB
1050 kcs March 17th,1967 0200 WHN New York, NY.
WHN, WMGM, WHN again, WFAN, WEVD are calls used on
AM 10-50 in New York City.
1210 kcs March 17th,1967 WCAU Philadelphia, PA.
Eagles vs.76ers Play by Play WCAU
121
233 Kcs Spring 1967 Radio Luxembourg, Junglinster "Minimax":
"Ici Le President Rosko"[31]
1259 kcs April 8th, 1967 2100 R Scotland and
Ireland off E N.Ireland: Ben Healy: ”2 miles from the
big city of Belfast…a place called Ballywalter…the sound you can
hear in the background is the anchor going down, so at last we’re here to
stay…”serving Central Scotland and all of Ireland, this is R 242.”
Theme and ann: ”On 2-42 metres in the MW band this is your radio in
Scotland and Ireland.”[32]
1137.5 kcs April 16th, 1967 R. London 1830
Paul Kay playing Manfred Mann “Ha Ha said the clown” after
newscast.
1137.5 kcs May 4th, 1967 R. London 0000
John Yorke on London After Midnight.
1259 kcs May 8th, 1967 2000 R Scotland back
off east coast.
1137.5 kcs May 28th, 1967 R. London
1500 Chuck Blair starting his show after new Fab 40 with Rascals Groovin.
1137.5 kcs June 2nd, 1967 R. London Sked
12-3 Pete Drummond, 3-6 Tony Brandon 6-9 Pete Drummond. Whiter Shade of Pale,
Procol Harum, Sgt.Pepper, Scott Mc Kenzie: San Francisco. QRM Caroline South
spur.
845 kcs June 3rd, 1967 R.355 Sked
0600-0900 Stephen West, 12-3 Tony Windsor, next day TW on 0900-1200, 1900-1930
355 Countryfied.
1115 kcs June, 1967 R 270 1000 off Bridlington,
Yorks ”The time on 270 is 11 o’clock newstime:
Jingle ”Bannerline news” Albert Hopp reporting from 270 Action
Central….This has been the latest news from the 270 News and public
affairs. The next news in 1 hours time here at…”
1320 kcs June, 1967 R 227.
Pams jingle: ”Swingin’ Radio(insert by Dave MacKay: Double
2-7)where the action is!” Address: R 227, Postbus 1390, Amsterdam.
1137.5 kcs July 8th, 1967 1100 R. London
12-3 Tony Blackburn, 3-6 Ian Damon, 6-9 Pete Drummond. 3.30 Keith Skues on
news.
1214 kcs July 9th, 1967 0930 BBC Light Programme.
Keith Fordyce. Easy Beat.
1259 kcs July,1966 R Scotland off Isle of May.
Tony Allen playing Martha and the Vandellas: ”Jimmy Mack” , same
name as dj on stn.
1137.5 kcs July 25th, 1967 2030 R. London
close down announcement after news bulletin: “Here is the announcement
you’ve all been waiting for. With the passing of the Marine Broadcasting
Bill R London regrets to inform its listeners that after nearly 3 years of
broadcasting it’ll be forced to close down in Mid-August.”
845 kcs
July 29th 1967 0900 Radio 355 mv Laissez Faire
Tony Monson show 9-12 show mention
of 355 Easy Listening Hitparade. Bits and Pieces theme tune.
1137.5 kcs August 11th, 1967 R. London
0600-0900 Chuck Blair 0900-1200 Pete Drummond 1200-1500 Ed Stewart 1500-1800
Roman Empire 1800-2100 lan Damon 2100-2400 Willy Walker 0000-0200 Perfumed
Garden w John Peel. Last record heard by me ”Jackson” by Lee
Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra.
1187 kcs August 16th, 1967 1530 Radio Caroline
International 1500-1800 Ross Brown; 1800-2100 The Admiral
Robbie Dale 2100-2400 Johnnie Walker
1169 kcs Aug,19th 1967 0000 Radio Caroline North Midnight
Surf Party w Dee Harrison.
1169 kcs Aug 31st, 1967 0000 Radio Caroline North
International w. Don Allen announced it was going
”International”, giving tribute to Isle of Man. ”This is the
Northern Voice of Radio Caroline International on 259 metres…”
1340 kcs September, 1967 0100 ZBM-2 Hamilton,
Bermuda. ”Hey Joe Radio Show” ”I dig rock
n’roll music” jingle w Peter, Paul&Mary. Many refs to Hamilton.
Peter Beard. Many
mentions of "Hamilton" led me first to believe it was CFGB-1340 in
Labrador(Goose Bay, Hamilton Inlet)CKOB Woodstock, ON, or CKLB-1350 in Oshawa,
ON inexperienced as I was, also with the inferior dial reading of the Vega
Clipper Super.
1169 kcs Sept 16th, 1967 0800 Radio Caroline North
International Jim Gordon on breakfast, Jason Wolfe on news,
and then Mark Sloane 9-12.
1214 kcs Sept 30th, 1967 BBC R 1/2 synchro 0659
Paul Hollingdale over to Robin Scott, ”Stand by for Switching”,
counting down to first Tony Blackburn show and opening of R1,(R2 continuing on
200 kcs) first record no.3 in the Fun 30 by the Move: ”Flowers in the
Rain.” Then “Massachusetts” no.15 by Bee Gees. And Tremeloes
“Even the bad times are good.” Later Duncan Johnson w Crack the
Clue promo Chart-bound from S&G. Emperor Rosko w Midday Spin at 1100.
1187 Kcs Sept 30th, 1967 1630 R Caroline
International Roger”Twiggy” Day playing Felice
Taylor: ”I feel love coming on.”
1169 kcs October 14th, 1967 1505 Radio Caroline
North International Ripley Thorne sitting in for Daffy
Don Allen.
1169 kcs October 14th, 1967 0000 Radio Caroline
North International Midnight Surf Party w Ripley
Thorne..
1295 kcs October 21st, 1967 0230 PJD-2 Voice of
St.Maarteen. "The Holiness
Hour." of The Rev. Russell Oliver Dothage, US preacher in the
"screaming" tradition. He was very clear on the fact "due to the
Wonder of God this broadcast can be heard all over the West Indies.”
Front
page of QSL card issued by PJD2 1295 kcs late 1967, signed by the Chief
Engineer. The Manager at the time, Robert A.Mayer, also signed some cards.
1280 kcs October 21st, 1967 0230 Unid Religion in
English.
1190 kcs October 22nd, 1967 0350 WOWO Fort Wayne,
Indiana. ”wowo”
1169 kcs November
1st, 1967 0803 Radio Caroline North International PSA about
Foot and Mouth disease after “Caroline Radio News.”
1106 kcs November, 1967 AFN Munich.
935 kcs November, 1967 AFN Berlin.
A 60s European all-nighter
872 kcs November, 1967 AFN Frankfurt.
15085 kcs November,
1967 2100 WIBS Windward Islands Broadcasting Sce, St.George’s every
night w fair signals.
15430 kcs November,
1967 2100 AFRTS Greenville, NC. „Hometown USA“. Rep. from
local stns, such as WTTM Trenton, NJ 920 w local news stories.
15440kcs November, 1967 1900
WNYW Scituaté, MA. Radio New York Worldwide.
1180 kcs December 29th, 1967 0230 WHAM Rochester,
NY.
1520 kcs December 29th, 1967 WKBW, Buffalo, NY.
1968
Unid
utility station of Bell Telephone in AM Mode(How to Listen 6th Edition, 1971,
p.131) approx 1967-1968 on approx 30 mHz
Unid
utility station on a railway in AM Mode approx 1967-1968 on approx 30 mHz.
Hams in
AM Mode approx 1967-1968 on approx 28-30 mHz.1968
A Bell ad from 1958 picturing the city of Bergen,
Norway
1169 kcs Jan.2nd, 1968 1200 Radio Caroline North
Ship’s horn.(Jingle) ”News comes first on the stn w the happy
difference. Teleprinter sound. Jingle Bannerline News..That’s the latest
from Caroline Caroline International Caroline That’s first for
news,”
1187 kcs Feb 24th, 1968? 2100 R Caroline
International Andy Archer sitting in for Johnnie Walker.
Complaining about ”his good friend influensa” playing Status Quo:
”Pictures of Matchstick Men.”
1169 kcs Feb.24th, 1968 2200 Radio Caroline North
signed off after Don Allen’s Country and Western Jamboree with:”God
be withyou till we meet again”, w. Jim Reeves…”in sound,
alrighty, so until next Saturday at the same time this is Don Allen hoping you
have enjoyed the show tremendously
and of course we’ll be looking forward to seeing you the…well next
Saturday at the same time actually what I’m doing now…for a time as
I am waiting for something to… up oh by golly..happens. What we gonna
have to do is to play a little something live so until we see you at 8
o’clock tom…oh, tomorrow 8 o’clock next Saturday Evening this
is Don Allen saying bye bye for now Hope that you have enjoyed the Don
Allen(loud) Country&Western JamborEE! w Homer and the Barnstormers’
Cumberland Gap. ”Well, for a minute there I didn’t think
we’re gonna make it. Ha Ha by Golly! Nothing was going right for us
there. The red buttons were blue and the blue buttons were purple and the Oh
Boy! We finally got it under way though. Well, once again that marks a close on
the old Country&Western Jamboree here from R Caroline International the
Northern station of. We certainly hope you’ve enjoyed the show once again
and as I always said it you can always take the boy out of the country but you
certainly can’t take the country out of the boy. Well, once again
it’s time to put the cap on things. Until next Saturday evening may the
Good Lord take a liking to you and God Bless each and everyone of you. Thank
you for the many, many wonderful letters showing that you’re a loyal
supporter of Country&Western music friends and neighbors. You really
don’t know how happy and chest..icated it makes me feel. Well, bye bye
for now and have yourself a wonderful weekend won’t you. Good night
all!(Bob Stewart?: The Don Allen C&W Jamboree is produced in the studios of
R Caroline North, anchored 3 1/2 miles off Ramsey, in the wonderful Isle of
Man). Then annx over Jimmy McGriff: ”’Around Midnite”:
”R Caroline North-National and International now leaves the air-to resume
broadcasting at 5.45 AM tomorrow morning. We broadcast from studios on board
the good ship mv Caroline lying at anchor 3 1/2 miles off Ramsey, in the
wonderful Isle of Man. R Caroline broadcasts on a frequency of 1169 kilocycles,
259 metres in the Medium Wave Band. We sincerely hope that our programs and
products have pleased you. Speaking on behalf of the Captain, Crew and the
radio staff on board, this is Don Allen bidding you good night and above all
God Bless!” Then off w. Caroline by Fortunes. Interference from R
Renascença Porto(?), plus R Moscow 1 TS, from Kiev?
1187 kcs March 2nd, 1968 Radio Caroline
International 0530-0900
Roger Day 1500-1800: Stevi Merike ”Ladies&Gentlemen-presenting Stevi
Merike!” (after applause) Theme song Billy’s
Bag(Billy Preston) ”Live this weekend where the action is-on Caroline
International!””Thank you very much there..what do you
want””It’s music go by time…Caroline-Caroline!”
1800-2100: Bud Ballou(aka Howie Castle[33])
first news: Temps; headlines; jingle: ”This is the news on Caroline!”
(news sounder)
”Weatherjingle: '”Weathersweepingtime”, then rolling
sonovox jingle”Cloudy”(?). The stn that keps you informed.”
Bud Ballou: "The following program is being brought to you in livin’
color” (Sonovox and chicken sounds) jingle ended: ”Fun Fun Fun Bud
Ballou!” Record by Otis Redding: "No. 37 on the survey, the song
called Mr.Pitiful kickin’ out there on the Bud Ballou show for a Saturday
nite; national date nite, hello there, the 2nd day of March with me my friends,
20, no 19 yeah I think 19 days to the first day of spring! Wow! Jingle:
Caroline Caroline, just for FUN!” This is RCI The home of the British
Music Explosion Bud Ballou ending his program w 2120 Michigan Ave by the
Stones. May the great dj in the sky look favorably upon you, "Broadcasting
4 miles off the Frinton Essex coast controlled from Amsterdam; Paris; New York
and Toronto; this is R. Caroline International on 259 metres. The time now
is…” Then 2100-2400: Johnnie Walker Jingle: He’s here,
He’s on Johnnie Walker(sonovox) Because they’re young. 0000-0200
Andy Archer
1214 kcs March 2nd 1968 1800 BBC R1/2 synchro
”Country meets folk” w Wally Whyton.
1169
kcs March 2nd, 1968 1800 Radio Caroline North
Roger Scott on from 6-8 Other djs on board Freddie Beare Don Allen Jimmy
Gordon Lord Charles Brown.
2000
C&W Jamboree. ”One of the nice things to be said about Frankie Miller is that he protected his
boy.”(Unknown voice)”…(jingle)with Sunshine R Caroline.
Ladies&Gentlemen America’s… ””The sound that put
Sinatra back in the public eye on this brand new Major Minor album. This is
available either in stereo or mono just as you request it. This is another
classic from Raymond Levéfre Vol II: Lennon&McCartneys’
Yesterday: One of the unforgettable melodies given that Raymond Levéfre
treatment that created tremendous popular demand for his volume I. Now by
Raymond Levéfre and his orchestra Vol II. Available now on Major Minor
MM LP no. 13 at better record counters everywhere.(Big Jim?) Buckaroo w Buck Owens. At 2200 signed off with:”God be with you till we
meet again”, w. Jim Reeves. “The Don Allen C&W Jamboree is
produced in the studios of R Caroline North, anchored 3 1/2 miles off Ramsey,
in the wonderful Isle of Man.” Then annx over Jimmy McGriff:
”’Around Midnite”: Close down announcement and then off w.
Caroline by Fortunes.
1187 kcs March 3rd, 1968 0500 Unid
w non-stop music.
1115 kcs
March 10th,1968 2300 Ukesenderen, Bergen.//96,8FM. Carmen intro. Ads for Peter
Stuyvesant, Berstad, Ole Bjercke, Strømsnes tekniske. Tel:
30358. Sked March 3rd,-17th. March 3rd: 2250-2350. Var. 2350-0010:
Quiz(Musical) 0010-0115 Nightradio. Sendersjef: Knut Nes, NRRL.
1070 kcs March 10th,1968 0000 LR1 Radio El Mundo,
Buenos Aires.
R El Mundo did often appear on 1070 kcs after
midnight.
11710kcs March, 1968 0830 R Australia, Shepparton
15105 kcs March, 1968 2130 BBC Ascension Relay
local ID
15105 kcs March, 1968 2200 ZYZ32 R Rural Brasileira
jingle
15145 kcs March, 1968 2200 ZYK33 R Jornal De
Comercio, Recife jingle-ID. “A voz mas potente do
Brasil.”
15155 kcs March, 1968 2200 ZYB9 15105 R Dif Sao
Paulo
15335 kcs March, 1968 2200 ZYU68 R Farroupilha, Pto
Alegre
15370 kcs March, 1968 2200 ZYC9 R Tupi, Rio De
Janeiro
854 kcs March, 1968 2300 EAJ2 R Espana, Madrid QRM
RIAS and the DDR jammers.
872 kcs March, 1968 2300 EAJ101 R Zaragoza
953 kcs March, 1968 2300 EAJ29 R Intercontinental,
Madrid
1097 kcs March, 1968 2300 ECS4 R Atlantico, Las
Palmas, Canary Islands
1124 kcs March, 1968 2300 EAJ15 R Reloj, Barcelona
1142 kcs March 26th, 1968 1505 AFN Bremerhaven
1605 to Nashville Country show followed by local Afternoon Req show.
872 kcs March 27th, 1968 2100 AFN Frankfurt
The World at 2200.
1178 kcs March, 1968 2350 R Sweden, Horby,
Sweden Calling Dxers w Victor
Ames.
1578 kcs March, 1968 2330 LKF R Norway, Fredrikstad
6020 kcs March 28th, 1968 1442-1512 R Nederland,
Hilversum
15440 kcs April, 1968(Sat) 2000 WNYW
Scituaté, MA Radio New York Worldwide[34]
Dxing Worldwide. Taped report from Roy Patrick in Derby, England about Caroline
ships: ”…both ships are at the moment moored in Amsterdam..”
Also tape of Johnnie Walker from midnight, Aug.14th, 1967. Steve Grayson:
”Every time I hear that tape it gives me a chill up and down my
neck.”
1562 kcs
May 13th, 1968 2300 Radio Veronica, Robbie Dale
show, Sun, Mon and Wed in English. Promo in Dutch for ”R. Veronica
presentiert: ”The Rolling Stones” show.” “And
don’t forget that fun dial is a very groovy spot I tell you.. a new one
now from the Association.
”Six man band” . ”Yesterday” Sonovox jingle used. Off
w. ”I was Kaiser Bill’s Batman.” Ad for ”Constance
Verlobungsringe.” ID: ”Dit is Veronica op 192 meter”(Tineke)
Ad for ”Roch met plajsir, roch Pall Mall Export.” Addr.: Zeedijk
27a, Hilversum, Holland.
1562 kcs
May 18th, 1968 1545 Radio Veronica, Tipparade
show. Jingle: ”Live this weekend where the action is”-Promo for
”Veronica drive-in show” w appeareances by Chiel Montagne, Lex
Harding and Rob Out.” 1555: ”R Veronica met het nieuws.”
Seagull sounds+jingle. 1600 Pips, ad: ”Nieuws of Golden American.”
Back to Tipparade show. QRM from Sweden P1 synchro
with TS. Txs at Malmö, Halmstad, Varberg,
Gothenburg, Uddevalla and Borås.
1214 kcs Aug 10th, 1968 1030 BBC R1 synchro
Emperor Rosko. Jingle: ”Music-pow-pow-pow-Power!” ”The Emperor
Rosko would like to thank you for all your
letters…”(jingle)”Have a happy holiday(”they’re
almost over!), free and easy that’s the way, it’s fun
time…” Music: ”Beach Boys w ”Do it again”. Jingle
from ”Wheels on fire.” ”Happy trip time 12.39!”
”On the good space ship Mellow Yellow, all is well with the Emperor
Rosko!” Music: ”I fought the Law” by Bobby Fuller 4.
1214 kcs Aug 11th, 1968 1500 BBC R1 synchro
Alan Freeman ”Pick of the Pops” from New York. Interview w Shirley
Bassey, plus re-broadcasts of WABC, WOR, WNBC, WMCA and WNEW.
1439 kcs October, 1968 2110 R Luxembourg w.
David ”Kid” Jensen. 18 Years Old. Ad for Consulate
cigarettes, and promo: ”Radio Luxembourg keeping you ahead of the scene,
stay tuned.” ”10 minutes part 10 o’clock on a Million Dollar
Weekend from Colorful 208, The Rolling Stones and a Golden Grabber!(Little Red
Rooster) I dig this so very much! Jingle: “Stay with the winner.”
1190 kcs December 28th, 1968 0107- WBMJ San Juan,
PR: ”Back in the USSR w the Beatles. (Honk)
”That’s the Beatles from the Beatles album Back in the USSR, 9.09
WBMJ time, the Charlie Brown show. Ad w catchy Spanish tune, plus ad for
”everybody this holiday season-The San Juan Darlington Hotel.” Into
"California Soul" by the 5th Dimension. (Honk) ”WBMJ
time…, the Charlie Brown show.” PSA for ”…memorial
hospital.” Music by Tommy James&Shondells(”Crimson and
Clover”) and Sly&the Family Stone(”Everyday People”) 0220
”You’re hearing things(2x)on WBMJ 11-90” 0420 …”take you on to
headlines w "Stormy" by The Classics IV on the Imperial
label…” ”WBMJ time now 20 minutes after 12pm” ”
WBMJ eleven.ninety:twenty twenty news is now!" News sounder.”Charlie
Brown 20/20 news these are the headlines after 9” Top story abt ”Chmn
Russell Long of Louisiana.”… Music by Status Quo ”Ice in the
Sun.” Diana Ross&Supremes/Temptations: ”I’m gonna make
you love me.”…”It’s one minute after 1 o’Clock on
the new WBMJ San Juan, Puerto Rico,
welcome to hour no.4, babies.” Owned by Mid-Ocean Broadcasting Co, with
studios in the Penthouse of the San Juan Darlington Hotel. First sounded like a
“Radio London 2” but I also thought of the proposed Radio Marina of
John Dane, said to be fitted out in Miami![35]
800 kcs December 31st, 1968 0350-0400 TWR Bonaire,
good signals!
1969
1070 kcs January 3rd, 1969 2305, 2335 CBA Moncton,
NB
1320 kcs January 3rd, 1969 2311 CKEC New Glasgow,
NS. ”Yeah, that’s no.17 this week in the CKEC
Top 50, Jim Stewart? With memories of… it’s 11 minutes after 7
o’clock…my last country show on CKEC…Tuesday a new
program…Promo:”You’re listening to the latest and greatest in
Country Music..on the Western Swing Show…with Roy Dole…it’s
country music time, friends and neighbors!” “Lee Highway
blues” Bluegrass tune up to news at .30. ”Downtown New Glasgow
it’s 19 degrees. And now the news in brief up until 7.30. News sounder:
CGDE. This is…for CKEC.” Several unid carriers below.
1130 kcs January 3rd, 1969 2318, 2332 WNEW New
York, NY
1340 or 1350 kcs January 3rd,1969 2340 Unid
w weather report+”Back to 68” playing The Hollies’ Jennifer
Eccles” 20 before 8 o clock WPTW, WTTW or similar. WGAW, MA?
1190 kcs January 3rd,1969 2342 WOWO Fort Wayne, IN
1170 kcs January 3rd,1969 2359 WWVA Wheeling, WV.
”This is the 50.000 watts Tower of Power…county…WWVA,
Wheeling, West Virginia.” Jingle: ”The nation’s no.1 country
mx station+ad.
A West Virginia Tower of Power
1090 kcs January 3rd,1969 2339 WBAL Baltimore, MD
News abt the Attorney General.
935 kcs January 4th,1969 0005 AFN Berlin
continued into the night after rest of network had signed off.
710 kcs January 4th,1969 0014 CJOX Grand Bank, NF//CJCN-680.
Music: ”Silence is Golden” by Four Seasons. ”You’re tuned to CJCN and
the CJOX Radio… 680 and 710 on the dial. The new voices of Central and Southern Newfoundland…7
minutes before 9…(at 0040)our time on CJCN, CJOX Radio 10 minutes after 9
o’clock… Music:”Little Arrows”, Leapy Lee. News at 0100
w news sounder: GCDECDG…37
degrees outside…The weather man is calling for snow florries and a little
bit cool. (local show)Radio Newfoundland, CJOX 7-10.
680 kcs January 4th,1969 0016 CJCN Grand Falls, NF.
1520 kcs January 4th,1969 0030 WKBW Buffalo, NY “Wichita
Lineman” by Glen Campbell. Traffic promo: ”Hi, this is Dan
Sheriff…You’re at the right spot…WKBW…15-20
Buffalo.…west of the Alleghenys…” ”It’s the no.44
record in the All Time…Gene Pitney.”
1400 kcs January 4th,1969 0030 WALE Fall River, MA
Jingle-ID and then ”We’re at the half-way mark!(dj yelling) and
into BJ Thomas ”Hooked on a Feelin’
1140 kcs
January 4th,1969 0030 CBI Sydney, NS
1240 or 1250 kcs January 4th,1969 0000-0030 Unid
w The World Tomorrow also another w this pgm 0100-0130.
1050 kcs January 4th,1969 0039 CHUM Toronto, ON
w Hal Weaver. Record: ”Sittin’ on the dock of the bay” by
Otis Redding. ”Thank you Otis, thank you. Oh, Otis, we all miss you, on a
Million Dollar Weekend from chum, that’s Otis the great and Sittin’
on the dock of the bay at 22 minutes before 8 at chum getaway spectacular time
with Hal Weaver.” Ad: ”If you are getting married in 1969 or know
someone who is, listen carefully. Harper Studios, 1969 Bridal offer, 75 Dollars
for Color.” Nice Drake acapella jingles:”10-50 chum- Hal
Weaver” Into ”Cinnamon” by Derek.”Don’t sleep in
the subway” by Petula Clark. ”on a Million Dollar Weekend from
chum” ”cold tomorrow-high downtown 19 degrees.” Marmalade;
”O-bla-di-o-bla-da” Canned Heat: ”Going up the
country”. ”10-50 chum-Million Dollar Weekend”
”Palisades Park” by Freddie Cannon. ”Kentucky woman” by
Deep Purple.”19 degrees outside, chum getaway spectacular time”,
jingle: ”10-50 chum” ”Son of a Preacher man.” w Dusty
Springfield. ”Goody goody gumdrops” 1910 Fruitgum Company.
”Green Tambourine” Lemon Pipers. Jingle: ”Where the beat goes
on-10-50 chum!” ”Stormy” w Classics 4. ”All my
loving” w the Beatles. ”10-50 chum- Hal Weaver” Music by
Dionne Warwick,”Promises, Promises”. Diana
Ross&Supremes/Temptations: ”I’m gonna make you love me.”
Plug for Chuck Mc Coy pgm. ”10-50 chum-Million Dollar Weekend” Music by Monkees: ”A little bit
me, a little bit you”. Turtles: ”Happy Together.” and Sly and
the Family Stone: ”Everyday People”. With no headphones the Vega
Clipper Super brought the great sound of CHUM into our home all night. It was a
great experience listening to 10-50 this night and it has been ever since. Also
very good conditions, other station carriers below.[36]
January 4th,
1969: A most unforgettable night.
770 kcs January 4th,1969 0055 WABC New York, NY
Cousin Brucie Morrow: ”It’s all here!”
1180 kcs January 4th,1969 0106 WHAM Rochester, NY.
Live coverage of ice hockey, w mic nearby loudspeaker system at arena!
”Excellent period of hockey here in Buffalo tonight: Rochester 0, Buffalo
0…after this word on behalf of Pepsi Cola. Ron Mc Donell.
WHAM had Pepsi sponsored Ice Hockey.
1010 kcs January 4th,1969 0115 CFRB Toronto, ON Kenny Damon
song. 0200: ”It’s 9’o clock and time for news from the CFRB
newsroom.”
880 kcs January 4th,1969 0124 WCBS New York, NY.
”R.stn WCBS”
1235 kcs January 4th,1969 0130 ZBM-1 Hamilton, Bermuda. Jazz mx.
1020 kcs January 4th,1969 0201 KDKA Pittsburgh, PA News, talk
show: ”You are talking about two different things you know.”
1030 kcs January 4th,1969 0202 WBZ Boston, MA ”A
look at the weather.” Gary Stevens show. ”Where the beat goes
on.”
950 kcs January 4th,1969 0205 CHER Sydney, NS.
”Cheer”
640 kcs January 3rd,+4th,1969 0210 CBN St.Johns, NF
News…”Tonight’s hockey was presented by the Turner Take Home.
Home of Kentucky Fried Chicken in Gander, Grand Falls and Corner Brook…Kentucky
fried chicken in your neighborhood…CBC programming enlightening
entertainment. This is the CBC Radio network. Canadian Tyres-you won’t be
disappointed. Local ID: ”CBN and CKZN SW St.Johns.”
Kentucky Fried Chicken sponsored CBC Hockey
620 kcs
January 4th,1969 0215 CKCM Grand Falls, NF
Coverage maps of the old VOCM radio network
1290 kcs
January 4th,1969 0220 WNBF Binghampton, NY ”129
News” and sports.
1080 kcs
January 4th,1969 0229 WTIC Hartford, CT Ads
908 kcs February 21st, 1969(Fri) 1800 Der Deutsche
Freihetssender 904, Burg. Adr:
Postschliessfach 248, A-1021 Vienna.
935 kcs February 21st, 1969(Fri) 1915 Der Deutsche
Soldatensender, Burg. Adr: Werner Schütz, Berlin W-8. Potfach
116. DDR.
15440 kcs February 8th, 1969(Sat) 2000 WNYW
Scituaté, MA Radio New York Worldwide. ”This
is the powerful Voice of NYC heard around the world…WNYW New York….
Played “Worst that could happen” by Brooklyn Bridge on Buddah,
“You showed me” w Turtles.
Worldwide Hit Parade w Les Marshak[37].
Right now let’s turn to surveys in other countries as supplied
by…”
15440 kcs February 15th, 1969(Sat) 2000 WNYW
Scituaté, MA Radio New York Worldwide. Played Sly&Family Stone, Marvin
Gaye&Canned Heat. Promo: ”Turn on, tune in, but don’t drop
out…stay in school and graduate…”Jingle: ”The
All-American Sound.” ”ABC Information Network” Global medium jingle.
17760 kcs February 22nd, 1969(Sat) 1600 WNYW
Scituaté, MA Radio New York Worldwide s/on wx
from WRFM:”...Nostly sunny and cold today.Today’s high in the low
30s, clear and cold again tonight, with low temps around 20 in the city and in
the teens in the suburbs.Tomorrow it should be partly cloudy and continued
cold, high in the mid 30s.In New York under mostly sunny skies the current
reading is 25.(Newsjingle)..WNYW newsroom. Hear news on the hour and half hour
on WNYW…the international affiliate of CBS Radio.”
WNYW News came from WRFM, ABC Information and later
CBS. Ad from WRTH 1968.
9650 kcs March 1st, 1969 1355 R Peyk-ye-Iran,
clandestine.
9550 kcs March 1st, 1969 1455 Bizim R,
clandestine.
21525 kcs March 1st, 1969(Sat) 1600 WNYW
Scituaté, MA Radio New York Worldwide s/on. You
Baby, Mamas&Papas.
15030 kcs March 1st, 1969 2230 R Euzkadi,
clandestine, BP 59, Poste Centrale, F-75, Paris 16, France.
701 kcs March 2nd, 1969(Sun) 0100-0200 R Andorra
w Caroline Revival Hour w Daffy Don Allen.. In Spanish until 1 o’clock
and then Rachel announced "un
programme exceptionnel en langue anglaise…Radio Andorre diffuse alors un
programme souvenir en hommage à Radio Caroline, la radio pirate de mer
du nord qui avait du cesser ses emissions un an plus tot, le 2 mars
1968.”[38]
Ann. In EE: ”It’s exactly a year today that Radio Caroline went off
the air.” Ad for Opus Magazine. Then ann. In EE:”Good morning,
ladies and gentlemen, this is Don Allen speaking. And by the courtesy of Radio
Andorra on 428 metres…the Caroline Revival Hour.” Then followed a
recording of Johnnie Walker at midnight Aug.14th, 1967 on Caroline South. Then
ann. ”On Radio Andorra we’d like to remind you you’re
listening to the Caroline Revival Hour…the man who’s responsible
for bringing you the CRH: Yves Kuhn!” Address: CRH 94 Nogent, France.
Message from Jason Wolfe. ”brought to you on 428 metres over Radio
Andorra.” Jingle: ”Caroline-the Sound of the Nation.” Records
by Smothers Bros.(…on 428-that’s Radio Andorra), Gary Lewis, Beach
Boys, Syndicate of Sound. Message from Bob Stewart, followed by Bob’s
theme tune. Message
from Stevi Merike. Ad for National Commercial Radio Movement.
Speech by Yves Kuhn. Record by Al Martino: ”Auf widersehen.” Also EE tests March
12th-14th.. Also rep. is ”Underground music” Saturdays 0000-0100.
Addr.: Yves Kuhn, 68 Blvd Gambetta, 94 Nogent, France.
1214 kcs March 14th, 1969 1500 BBC R1 synchro
Dave Cash Radio program. Good show with funny drop-ins “This record is
voted no.1 down at Joe’s place” “Will you accept this from an
adoring listening public” and Joe South: ”Games people play.”
21525 kcs April 4th, 1969(Sat) 1600 WNYW
Scituaté, MA Radio New York Worldwide s/on.
“Mendocino” by Sir Douglas Quintet.
1214 kcs April 21st, 1969 BBC R1 synchro
Kenny Everett show where Kenny sings ”Happy birthday to you, Your
Highness w Butler(Crisp) saying: ”Very comfortable in the Tower of
London, Sir” Into Jackie Wilson, ”Your love keeps lifting me
higher.”
1220 kcs
December 21st,1969+Dec.22nd, 1969 CKCW Moncton, NB
760 kcs
December 23rd,1969 ZFY R Demerara, Georgetown.
Everready batteries ad. The World of Sports. “This is the intensive
sound, Radio Demerara- The Voice of Guyana”. ”Radio Demerara-The
World of News.”
1235 kcs December 26th,1969+December
28th,1969+December 31st,1969 0130 ZBM-1 Hamilton, Bermuda.
Front
page of QSLcard issued for receptions Dec 26th, 28th and 30th by Mrs. S.Dill at
ZBM1 1235 kcs 1971.
1180 kcs December 28th,1969 0000 PRG9 R Globo, Sao
Paulo
960 kcs December 29th,1969 0140-0150 CHNS Halifax,
NS
1178 kcs December 30th,1969 0044
Two versions of Nilsson’s Everybody’s talkin’. Ad for
Mazdal-La Perfecta Lampa. Mention of America central. Also Dec.31st. R.Peninsular
Huelva?
670 kcs December 29th,1969 0025-0034 YVLL R Rumbos,
Caracas
1180 kcs December 31st,1969 0158 WHAM Rochester, NY
tentative. ”Spotlight on Sport”
1190 kcs December 31st,1969 0211 English stn
playing Sandie Shaw. WBMJ?
1240 Kcs December 31st,1969 LU10 R Azul . Moved
shortly after to 1320kcs.
1970
1280 kcs January 1st,1970 0058 WABK Gardiner, ME
”Counting down the top 100 for 1969” ”WABK will bring you
the…High School basketball…over your no.1 stn for
sports-W-A-B-K.”Into Dave Edmunds-I hear you knockin’.”Also
0300: ”W-A-B-K Gardiner…5000 watts, 12 degrees, partly cloudy
skies…I am Jim T..”
1280 kcs January 1st,1970 0130 CKCV Quebec, PQ
Ad for ”Restaurant Jim Howe” French. At 0319 “Suspicious
Minds” and” Walk Don’t Run ’64”. Also CBA-1070,
WEZE-1260, WNEW-1130 and CHER-950
1080 kcs January 1st,1970 0245-0300 WTIC Hartford,
CT
1295 kcs January 1st,1970 0000 Manx Radio
as usual into the night on New Year’s Eve. Peter Kneale and others in
studio. Also daytime Jan.2nd.
1050 kcs January 1st,1970 0055 WHN New York, NY
”…snow tomorrow and it will remain cold…a high of 36. Our
temp right now is 24 degrees with winds out of the NW at 8 miles per
hour…wind chill factor makes it feel like 10 degrees. Humidity 48%, the
barometer 30-31 and steady and now
WHN news this is John Connolly, it’s 6.55….WHN-Second Hour
underway.”
710 kcs January 1st,1970 0150 CJOX Grand Bank, NF.
Local requests, excellent strenghth for 1000 watts.”7-10 on your radio
dial, good new year.” ”CJCN-680 Grand Falls, CJOX 710 Grand
Bank…Happy new year, we do read your letters. Let’s continue our
program. Jesus loves me, this I know.” Later network-ID:”The CJON
Radio service.”
1060 kcs January 1st,1970 0245 CJRP St.Nicholas
stn-Quebec City, PQ Sweet Caroline in French. 3 250
feet towers.
1080 kcs January 1st,1970 0246 WTIC Hartford, CT:
”Happy new year from WTIC from Greenland to Rio de Janeiro. Here’s
the big sound of Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé.”
1250 kcs January 1st,1970 0312-0330 CKBL
Matané, PQ in // to R.Canadá.
Also 950 Belgrano, 690 Progreso.
1061 kcs January 1st,1970 2317 Voice of the West,
Portugal in English.
1330 kcs January 2nd,1970 0000
News. ”And now, Mr…”
760 kcs January 2nd,1970 0117 LV Barranquilla.
Local ID. RCN-jingle 0125.
750 kcs January 2nd,1970 0120 JBC Port Maria, Point Galina, Jamaica!
Someday we’ll be together” ”That’s Diana
Ross&Supremes here on the all night happening…OK. Let’s get
ahead now with much more soul power from the BIG J.”
1070 kcs January 1st,1970 2324 YV Radio Zulia,
Maracaibo. Strong, many IDs.
750 kcs January 3rd,1970 0100 JBC Point Galina.
Pams jingle: ”You’re always 1-2-3 jumps ahead..73 degrees.
”Stay with the JBC in 1970!” ”Keeps you weatherwise”
QRM YVRS R.Caracas with Extra Noticias, sponsored by
Esso.
1060 kcs January 3rd,1970 2341 KYW Philadelphia, PA
”And now the next call.”
1050 kcs January 3rd,1970 2341 R Nacional, Caracas
760 kcs January 5th,1970 0025 YVOQ R Puerto La
Cruz. ”Magica de Frequencia”
834 kcs January 5th,1970 0058 R Belize.
Ad for antenna. then ”R Belize-Voice of the new…” First the
headlines.
640 kcs January 5th,1970 0100 CBN St.Johns, NF
750 kcs January 5th,1970 0100 JBC Point Galina.
”You’re listening to the Jamaica BC-The news up to the
minute.”
740 kcs January 5th,1970 0210 CBL Toronto, ON. News
760 kcs January 5th,1970 0103 ZFY R Demerara,
Georgetown-”This is R Demerara The Voice of Guyana-The stn
with the pleasant evening sound.”
950 kcs January 5th,1970 0105 CHER Sydney, NS:
”I’d like to take this opportunity…good dxer friends in
Scotland and Scandinavia…”10-9-8-7-6-5-cheer!” Shocking Blue
mx: Venus. 23 degrees in Cape Breton…”Cheer-power!” Sly and
the Family Stone: “Everyday People.” Steam: ”Na na na, hey
kiss him goodbye.” ”Steam Radio.”
1280 kcs January 5th,1970 0142 PRG9 R Tupi, Rio De
Janeiro
840 kcs January 5th,1970 0200 R 4VEH, Pt.-au-Prince,
Haiti. ”LV Evangelique de Radio…”
630 kcs January 5th,1970 0201 CFCY Charlottetown,
PEI. Also 0232.
1190 kcs January 5th,1970 0211 WBMJ San Juan,
Puerto Rico
1000 kcs January 5th,1970 0222 CKBW Bridgewater, NS
960 kcs January 5th,1970 0225 CHNS Halifax, NS.
Peggy Lee. 0227 News, weather, sports. Friendly R 96.
740 kcs January 5th,1970 0245 CBL Toronto, ON
770 kcs January 5th,1970 0255 WABC New York, NY.
News at .25 and .55. Beatles: It makes me cry.
640 kcs January 6th,1970 ORTF Arnouville-Pointe-á-Pitre
770 kcs January 6th,1970 CX12 R Oriental,
Montevideo
1060 kcs January 6th,1970 0211 CB106 R Mineria,
Santiago de Chile.
1466 kcs January 7th, 1970 2315-0110 R 205 via
Monte Carlo 1 Harley Street, London W1 Underground mx.
1605 kcs February 11th, 1970 2000 Radio Nordsee
International off Scheveningen test transmission w Roger
Day&Horst Reiner.”This is the sound of young Europe, Radio Nordsee
International on test transmissions. Please write to us at: RNI, PO Box 113
CH-8047 Zurich in Switzerland. Jingle: ”RNI, RNI, RNI Radio Nordsee
International.”
1607 kcs February 18th, 1970 2000 Radio Nordsee
International
test transmission w Andy Archer playing ”Broken hearted
Pirates” by Simon Dupree and the Big Sound commenting, ”We’re
not broken hearted anymore.”
1313 kcs February 27th, 1970 2300 Ukesenderen, Bergen.//96,8FM.
1607 kcs
February 28th, 1970 1800 Radio Nordsee International.
Opened w Big Lil, Cuckoo clock and Horst Reiner: “Soeben war’s 6
Uhr. Then Roger Day: It’s 6 o’clock. Strange noises, Man of Action
and Let it be. Mixing problems. Less successful dual-language transmission.
1610 kcs
March 4th, 1970 1800 Radio Nordsee International. CW-QRM.
1295 kcs
February 28th, 1970 1455 Manx Radio. Porter
Wagoner. This is the Don Allen Country Jamboree. Jingle: “The stn
that’s all heart” w Daffy Don Allen closing the Country and Western
Jamboree (2 to 4pm) with God be with you till we meet again. Similar closing
announcement as on Caroline North, but “… in the studios of Manx
Radio, Douglas, in the wonderful Isle of Man…” by Bob Stewart. Then
jingles…Fun Time Manx Radio, and Wonderful weekend with your radio,
plus…and the time is exactly 4 o clock. Its time for TV tonight sponsored
by Walton records Ltd, Athol Street in Douglas.
6210 kcs March 23rd, 1970 1900 Radio Nordsee
International Alan West show w spec announcement by Carl
Mitchell: ”Ladies and Gentlemen, the Mebo 2 is now leaving the coast of
Holland…to the people of Great Britain we can only say: w are on our
way!”
1607 kcs February 28th, 1971 1800 Radio Nordsee
International off Clacton QRM HM Coastguard.
1578 kcs April 10th, 1970 1800 Radio Nordsee
International on new frequency. Duncan Johnson: ”This
is RNI, Radio Nordsee International, Europe’s only all day music
station”.. pos given as 51 degrees 30 minutes N, 1 degree. 17 minutes
East.” ment. 190 metres, 1578 kcs, 6210 kcs and FM 102. Sked 0530-0200.
Bulova watches sponsor of on-hour TC. Veronica also was here for a spell in
December 1969. QRM LKF,
Fredrikstad, Norway
1578 kcs April 15th, 1970 G.. Naval stn, Rochester
jamming RNI
1385 kcs April 30th, 1970 2200 Radio Nordsee
International on another new frequency. Test ann. w
Mark Wesley.
1232 kcs May 13th, 1970 2200 Radio Nordsee
International on 4th new frequency.
1232 kcs May 21st, 1970 2200 The jammer
follows RNI.
1115 kcs June 14th, 1970 2000 Capital Radio testing
from International Waters off Noordwijk. ”At
the beginning of the long tone the time will be…hours. This is a test
transmission from Capital Radio. Capital Radio transmits on 1115 kcs, 270
metres in the MW band, broadcasting from the mv King David
anchored in International Waters.” ”Chief Engineer, PO Box 270,
Bussum.” Händel’s Water Music Theme.
1466 kcs July 4th, 1970 2300 R Geronimo via Monte
Carlo Rock mx w Sally. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday
nights from midnight til 3 a.m promo for a mail order business in gramophone
records, over boogie mx, addr.: 1Harley Street London W1.
1232 kcs June 21st, 1970 2200 RNI
reverts to this ID after brief spell as Caroline. Enormous jamming signal, this
time from Canewdon.
6210,4 kcs July 3rd, 1970 Rogaland Radio, Norway:
”This is a transmission from the Norwegian coast station Rogaland R. The
transmitter is operating in single side band mode, upper side band, with a
carrier frequency of 6210,4 kcs. The purpose of this transmission is to clear
the channel of unauthorised and out of band broadcasting…” Jams
Radio Nordsee International.
1232 kcs July 4th, 1970 Radio Nordsee International
off Clacton said it would close down and actually go to
Africa! Possible to hear it at 8 o’clock at night. Sierra Leone per
stationery?
1385 kcs Aug 3th, 1970 2200 Radio Nordsee
International off Scheveningen back here heard in Oslo.
Mark Wesley playing Cat Stevens ”Lady D’Arbanville”.
1367 kcs Aug 24, 1970 0000 Radio Nordsee
International TOH ID w Carl Mitchell o/theme ”Man of
Action”: This is RNI-Radio Nordsee International, the Voice of Europe,
the Sound of the World. Broadcasting on 220 metres that’s 1367 kilocycles
in the MW band, in the SW on the 49 m European Band, 6.2 megacycles, to the
world on the 31 m band 9.94 megacycles and to the South and West of Holland in
the VHF band 100 megacycles. And now the right time from Bulova is exactly 1
o’clock. Bulova-the inventors of Accutron-the electronic tuning fork
watch.” Weird Beard jingle.
9940 kcs Sept 20th, 1970 1200 Radio Nordsee
International Top 30 show, counting down the hits:
”10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-1-1-1”
6205 kcs Sept 24th, 1970 1000 Radio Nordsee
International surprise sign off, said it wanted to protect R
Veronica. Goodbye pgm hosted by Alan West and Andy Archer: ”Together we
will say good bye”
”Long and Winding Road” w Beatles, Jingle: ”Your best
friend station.” and ”Peace” w Peter.
1010 kcs
December 25th,1970 WINS New York, NY ”All news-all the
time.”
950 kcs December 26th,1970 0205 CHER Sydney, NS.
Newsjingle preceding ”The first Christmas-This is the day that
was.”, dramatic rendering of the Birth of Christ. ”Cheer”
”C-H-E-R-and the beat goes on.” 3 Dog Night music, jingle:
”Super Hit One-Hit One…Into George Harrison, My Sweet Lord. Jingle:
”C-H-E-R Music Power Play.” Partridge Family Music.
”Cheerie.” Into Supremes: ”Stoned Love.” QRM KS Kotlas,
USSR Beacon, ident approx 20x per minute.
1360 kcs December 26th,1970 0220 CKBC Bathurst, NB
Good signals! Christmas music, on hammond organ and live Season’s
greetings: ”Today families everywhere…the blessings of home and
friends…the management and staff of Burns Equipment Ltd. of King
Avenue…Merry Christmas with the hope that you have received your share of
all that’s good and all good things will be showered on you in the new
year ahead. Merry Christmas and a happy New Year from all your friends at Burns
Equipment Ltd, King Avenue in Downtown Bathust….May the good things of
life be yours in full measure and may joy and happiness continue uninterrrupted
throughout the new year to come. This is a sincere wish of Don
Mc(Cargill?)…Heating at 692 Garden Street…Your friends at
Ashe’s Auto Shop at 285 Gilford Court wish to thank their many customers
and friends for their faith in us during the past year…take this
opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous
New Year—sincere wish of all your friends at Ashe’s.”
CKBC sent excellent personal reply from
receptionist Margaret Wood. Mentioning stn has a Collins 10 kW, two towers and
is directional NE in 57 degrees.
1309 kcs December 26th, 1970 2335- R Sovereign,
Brighton area, claimed to be in International Waters. Nominal
1324.5 kcs. ”You’re listening to Wild Child on Radio
Sovereign.” Kinks: Sunny Afternoon. Pams Power of Music jingles. Theme
from Tommy w Assembled Multitude.”You are listening to Radio Sovereign
the Power of Music, broadcasting 24 hours a day on 226 metres AM in the in the
MW…and on 103, 5 mHz FM in the VHF band…Our ship is the mv Obiap
anchored in International Waters 10 miles off the coast of Eastbourne, Sussex
at a position of 50 degrees 41 minutes 53 seconds North, 0 degrees, 15 minutes
50 seconds East. If you would like to write to us our address is Schipperstraat
1, Scheveningen, Holland and Schipperstraat is spelled…and that’s
in Holland. All your letters will
be answered and please remember that the postage from England is 9p.
0000 And now stand by for Mr. Justin Mc Kenzie. I
should have known better by the Beatles. Radio Sovereign..bcasting off the
Eastborne coast in Sussex 24 hours every day. Thanks to Wild Child for a very
professional program, into No.1 in Big 30 Johnny Johnson&Bandwagon: Blame
it on the Pony Express.” 0030 News read by Greggy Woovit after ”A
kind of love in” jingle by Julie Driscoll/Brian Auger: ”Sovereign
news every hour on the half hour. This is Greggy Woovit bringing you the big
stories of the hour. The main newsline…(echo)… And now a look at
the weather. Minus 12 Centigrades…severe icing on our two
antennas…de-icing…reduced power…Jingle:
”2-2-6(Sonovox)-gets with it now-Another hour of music power, mention of
dj Bill Henderson. 750 watts.
740 kcs December 27th, 1970 CBNM Marystown, NF
750 kcs December 27th,1970 HJDK LV Antioquia,
Medellin
930 kcs December 26th, 1970 0100-0200 CJON
St.Johns, NF 10000 watts. QRM ”SW”
beacon in Estonian USSR. 10000 watts.
A frequent and welcome guest almost all year!
1190 kcs December 28th, 1970 0230 WBMJ San Juan,
Puerto Rico. Barefoot on Tandberg transistor without
external antenna!
760 kcs December 31st, 1970 YVOQ R Puerto La Cruz.
770 kcs December 31st, 1970 CX12 R Oriental,
Montevideo.
1971
1367 kcs Jan 28th, 1971 2000 Radio Noordzee
Internationaal off Cadzand testing w non-stop mx.
1367 kcs Feb 14th, 1971 2000 Radio Noordzee
Internationaal off Scheveningen testing w djs Alan West and
Stevi Merike easily recognizeable.
1367 kcs Feb 21st, 1971 1300 Radio Noordzee Internationaal
opening w tone, fanfare and Alan
West: “RNI music on your dial 20 hours a day. PD Vic Pelli and Stevi
Merike(“on the broadcasting boat”, finally all dj names revealed:
Also Martin Kayne, Tony Allen, Dave Rogers and Crispian St.John. ”At the
top of the hour-RNI-Smash Play.”Into Waldo de Los Rios: ”Mozart
40.”
1367 kcs March 6th, 1971 0800 Radio Noordzee
Internationaal w first Dutch dj: Jan v Veen ex Veronica. Also
Joost den Draayer.
1457 kcs March 5th, 1971 0030 BBC World Service
tests, from Folkestone
1466 kcs March 5th, 1971 0030 R Monte
Carlo International,
Dave Cash Tommy Vance and Kenny Everett. ”MCI”. Started Jan 16th.
1190 kcs March 11th, 1971 0025 WBMJ San Juan. PR
1070 kcs March 11th, 1971 2320 ORTF Cayenne
1110 kcs March 11th, 1971 2345 YVQT R Carupano
760 kcs March 13th, 1971 0210 ZFY R Demerara
764 kcs March 13th, 1971 2320 R Senegal
1020 kcs March 13th, 1971 0000 YVRS R Margarita
1230 kcs March 13th, 1971 0150 LT2 R Splendid,
Rosario
15345 kcs April 1st, 1971 Norwegian
Seamens Mission program from TWR Bonaire.
640 kcs April 6th, 1971 0310 YVQO Ondas
Porteñas, Puerto La Cruz
650 kcs April 6th, 1971 0235 YVLH R Girardot,
Maracay
719 kcs April 6th, 1971 0300 BBC Cyprus
760 kcs April 4th, 1971 0110 ZFY, R Demerara,
Georgetown
760 kcs April 4th, 1971 0025 YVQQ R Puerto La Cruz,
Puerto La Cruz
770 kcs April 4th, 1971 0115 YVKK R Nacional,
Valencia
860 kcs April 6th, 1971 0435 ZYD68 R Mundial, Rio
de Janeiro
910 kcs April 6th, 1971 0250 YVRQ R Aeropuerto,
Maiquetía
1000 kcs April 6th, 1971 0240 YVNM R Mil,
Morón
1020 kcs April 6th, 1971 0315 YVRS R Margarita, La
Asunción
1060 kcs April 6th, 1971 0030 CB106 R
Minería, Santiago
1070 kcs April 5th, 1971 0005 LR1 R El Mundo,
Buenos Aires
1110 kcs April 4th, 1971 0130 YVQT R Carupano
1130 kcs April 6th, 1971 0230 YVRU R Litoral,
Macuto
1210v kcs April 4th, 1971 0125 R Coro, Coro
1230 kcs April 4th, 1971 0135 LT2 R Splendid, Rosario
1295 kcs April 5th, 1971 0025 PJD-2 Voice of St
Maarteen, Philipsburg
4760 kcs April 5th, 1971 1730 Air Delhi
4970 kcs April 5th, 1971 0200 R Rumbos, Caracas
692 kcs April 9th, 1971 0030 Congo, Kinshasa
750 kcs April 8th, 1971 0130 YVRS R Caracas
760 kcs April 8th, 1971 2340 ZFY R
Demerara, Georgetown
760 kcs April 17th, 1971 2315 R Baghdad, Salmon
Pak
800 kcs April 9th, 1971 0010 TWR Bonaire
820 kcs April 8th, 1971 0255 HJED La Voz del
Río Cauca, Cali
910 kcs April 9th, 1971 0145 LR5 R Excelsior,
Buenos Aires
925 kcs April 8th, 1971 0350 R Victoria, Aruba
950 kcs April 8th, 1971 0130 LR3 R Belgrano Buenos
Aires
1020 kcs April 8th, 1971 0140 YVMX R Calendario,
Maracaibo
1060 kcs April 8th, 1971 0110 PRD2 R Emissora
Metropolitana, Rio de Janeiro
1120 kcs April 8th, 1971 0110 YVMF Ondas del Lago,
Maracaibo
1190 kcs April 8th, 1971 0200 WBMJ San Juan, PR
1235 kcs April 8th, 1971 0100 ZBM-1 R Bermuda
1403 kcs April 8th, 1971 2345 LV Révolution,
Conacry
4762 kcs April 8th, 1971 1845 RTV Togolaise
1335 kcs April 23rd, 1971 2340 R Caroline Int,
unid pirate.
1070 kcs April 24th, 1971 LR1 R El Mundo, Buenos
Aires
1320 kcs April 28th+29th, 1971 2255-2305 R Nigeria,
Miliken Hill-Enugu. 10 kW Gates BC-10E. 300 ft tower.
6205 kcs May 16th, 1971 0800 Radio Noordzee
Internationaal. 5 pips. ”It’s 8
o’clock-(jingle)RNI News. The latest reports from around the
world.” Radio ship hit by bomb and set on fire the night before, but
still able to broadcast.
880 kcs May 22nd, 1971 0130 PRK9 R
Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte
1010 kcs May 22nd, 1971 0115 LV16 R Río
Cuarto, Río Cuarto
1180 kcs May 22nd, 1971 0045 ZYD65 R Globo, Rio de
Janeiro
1280 kcs May 22nd, 1971 0155 PRG3 R Tupí Rio
de Janeiro
1320 kcs May 22nd, 1971 0000 Unid pop pirate, very
probably Channel 70, Dublin
1330 kcs May 22nd, 1971 0125 PRI8 R Cult Aracatuba
QRM
1330 kcs May 22nd, 1971 2345 ZYE25 R Liberal, Belem
many carriers audible below!
1335 kcs May 22nd, 1971 2345 Unid w
Scottish mx
1340 kcs May 22nd, 1971 0115 PRH6 R Guarani QRM
many carriers audible below!
4765 kcs May 22nd, 1971 1835 RTV Congolaise
4804 kcs May 22nd, 1971 1900 VO Kenya
4911 kcs May 22nd, 1971 1855 R Zambia
3232 kcs June 6th, 1971 2015 R Brazzaville
3265 kcs June 6th, 1971 0100 LM Radio, Lourenco
Marques, EE sounded like All Ireland (or Islands) Radio. Ann.
327 metres. IDed by Larry Magne in SCDX.
1345 kcs May 22nd, 1971 0015 R Caroline
International Dublin City. 100 watts. ”The time is 1
o’clock. ”This is Radio Caroline International broadcasting from
Dublin City on 100 watts. RC broadcasts to you on 227 metres in the MW band. Dept
D4 BIRM 8 Bristol gate, Kemptown, Brighton, BN2 5BD England. Operator Wiliam Ebrill states in QSL that aerial
pointing to Scandinavia has been taken down.
1230 kcs June 6th, 1971 0225 LT2 R Splendid Rosario
890
kcs June 20th, 1971 0100 LV11 Emisora Santiago del Estero, Santiago del Estero
930 kcs June 20th, 1971 0235 CX20 R Monte Carlo,
Montevideo
960 kcs June 20th, 1971 0240 LRA6 R Nac Mendoza
1000 kcs June 20th, 1971 0255 PRB9 R Record
São Paulo SP
980 kcs June 20th, 1971 0140 ZYD70 R Nacional
Rio de Janeiro
1100 kcs June 20th, 1971 0245 PRG9 R Nacional
São Paulo
1349 kcs June 20th, 1971 0000 R Pyrgos, Dx-program
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EXTRA |
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From EXCEPTIONAL LOGGINGS 1967-1971 by the author |
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|
660 |
WNBC |
|
New York |
|
660 |
YVNA |
Ondas de los Médanos |
Coro |
|
670 |
CMKP |
R Progreso |
San Pedro de Cacocum? |
|
710 |
WOR |
|
New York |
|
720 |
YVSK |
R Nacional Venezuela |
Ciudad Guyama |
|
740 |
YVNC |
R Maracaibo |
Maracaibo |
|
830 |
4VEF |
R Station 4VEH |
Cap Haïtien |
|
840 |
|
R Caribbean |
Castries |
|
850 |
WHDH |
|
Boston |
|
860 |
CBH |
CBC TransCanada Net |
Halifax |
|
960 |
WEAV |
|
Plattsburg |
|
1010 |
HIJP |
R Comercial |
Santo Domingo |
|
1010 |
HJOP |
R Sutatenza |
Barranquilla |
|
1035 |
4VEC |
R Station 4VEH |
Cap Haïtien |
|
1050 |
YVKZ |
R Nacional |
Caracas |
|
1070 |
HJCG |
R Santa Fé |
Bogotá |
|
1100 |
ZDK |
Antigua BS |
St. John's |
|
1150 |
CHSJ |
|
St. John |
|
1180 |
CB118 |
R Portales |
Santiago |
|
1180 |
HIBE |
R Mil |
Santo Domingo |
|
1190 |
HJCT |
La Voz de la Costa |
Barranquilla |
|
1200 |
YVOZ |
Radiotiempo |
Caracas |
|
1200 |
ZYH585 |
Ceará R Clube |
Fortaleza |
|
1220 |
HJKR |
R Juventud |
Bogotá |
|
1240 |
HIAU |
La Voz de la Libertad/Broadcasting Tropical |
Puerto Plata |
|
1310 |
CHGB |
|
La Pocatière |
|
1310 |
WLOB |
|
Portland |
|
1320 |
OAX4I |
R La Crónica |
Lima |
|
1330 |
WHET |
|
Waltham |
|
1350 |
WKLX |
|
Portsmouth |
|
1350 |
|
Unid in Japanese |
|
|
1360 |
WDRC |
|
Hartford |
|
1370 |
CFLV |
|
Valleyfield |
|
1370 |
WDEA |
|
Ellsworth |
|
1375 |
|
ORTF |
St. Pierre |
|
1380 |
CKLC |
|
Kingston |
|
1410 |
WPOP |
|
Hartford-Newington |
|
1410 |
|
BBC Eastern Relay |
Masirah Island |
|
1430 |
WENE |
|
Endicott |
|
1460 |
WHEC |
|
Rochester |
|
1460 |
WOKO |
|
Albany |
