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Category: 1548 Capital Gold
Tony Blackburn on AM 1548 Capital Gold London, England | 1996
Capital Gold 1548 London – Tony Blackburn – 1996 Capital Gold launched in 1988 after the government urged broadcasters to stop doing AM/FM sumulcasts. The station ditched the Top 40 simulcast of Capital Radio 95.8 FM, and started playing Oldies, or “gold based” records. The station continues to air songs of the 70s &…
Chris Tarrant, 95.8 Capital FM London | October 9 1996
Until the 1970s, the British airwaves belonged almost exclusively to the BBC. However, the British government eventually decided to open the country’s radio environment to commercial stations in 1972, and new stations emerged as a result. one of those new stations was Capital Radio. Capital’s first few years were rough because advertisers were slow to…
Launch of Capital Radio 539 London | October 16 1973
The launch of Capital Radio in London, was a big deal. It was the first of the UK general entertainment stations. Until the 1970s, British radio waves were the exclusive domain of BBC Radio, which usually lagged behind the times, especially when it came to Rock & Roll. This is why Pirate…
Bob Stewart, Capital Gold 1548 AM London | January 21, 1996
Bob Stewart (left) and friends, legends of U.K. Broadcasting Courtesy of Contributor Russ Horton, we have a unique recording of a DJ whose voice sounds quite similar to “The Duke of Louisville”. It’s not him, of course, but Bob Stewart definitely has a great set of pipes! Listening to Capital Gold, one can understand why…
