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Tony Blackburn on AM 1548 Capital Gold London, England | 1996

By Ellis Feaster July 28, 2023

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…

Chris Tarrant, 95.8 Capital FM London | October 9 1996

By Ellis Feaster June 19, 2020

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…

Neil Fox, 95.8 Capital FM London | July 1994

By Ellis Feaster April 24, 2020

Charlie Wilde, Kiss 100 London | August 1996

By Ellis Feaster February 17, 2020

Charlie Wilde worked at some legendary stations in the 1980s & 90s... KPKE Denver, WHYN-FM Springfield, KSAN San Francisco, & KDWB Minneapolis. Then in 1995, Charlie became the first…

Salute to American Radio, BBC Radio 1 London | July 4 1976

By Ellis Feaster November 26, 2019

In the mid 1960s, there was nowhere easy for British youngsters to listen to rock ‘n’ rollers like The Beatles, The Who and The Rolling Stones. Commercial radio wasn’t yet…

Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode, BBC Radio One FM | July 1994

By Ellis Feaster November 5, 2019

Since 1967, BBC Radio One has been the BBC's Top 40 offering, for England, Scotland, Wales, & Northern Island. The station started on AM (or Medium Wave as the Brits…

Leona Graham, 1215 AM Virgin Radio UK London | June 24 1999

By Ellis Feaster September 13, 2019

The 1990 Broadcasting Act allowed for the launch of independent national radio stations in the United Kingdom. Richard Branson of Virgin Record bid on & won one of those…

Claire Sturgess, BBC Radio 1 FM London| July 1994

By Ellis Feaster September 3, 2019

In the UK, The British Broadcasting Corporation has several national stations offering Adult Contemporary music, Classical, News/Talk, & Sports. One of the most popular stations is CHR formatted BBC…