UK/Pirates Archives

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

November 26, 2019November 10, 2019 Ellis Feaster1000 WCFL

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 an option, and the guardians[…]

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

November 5, 2019October 22, 2019 Ellis FeasterBBC Radio 1

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 refer to it) and eventually[…]

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

September 13, 2019September 5, 2019 Ellis FeasterLeona Graham

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 licenses, and the station launched as[…]

Claire Sturgess, BBC Radio 1 FM London| July 1994

September 3, 2019September 2, 2019 Ellis FeasterBBC Radio 1

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 Radio 1, or as it[…]

Launch of Capital Radio 539 London | October 16 1973

August 26, 2019August 16, 2019 Ellis Feaster1548 Capital Gold

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[…]

Keith Fordyce, Radio Luxembourg | December 24, 1966

April 30, 2019 Steve WestJohn Harrison

You’ve been listening to the Good Times and their record, “Powder Your Face With Sunshine” and it’s on Decca American Radio in the 1960s had it’s own sound. DJs who were funny, Newscasts every hour[…]

Peter Young, Capital Radio London (UK) | March, 1990

March 10, 2019 Steve WestBob Jones

Contributor Bob Jones writes: Listened to the Capital Radio aircheck. Unreal how clean it is, isn’t it? Hard to believe I recorded it in the newsroom at KCEE in Tucson! I went ballistic when I[…]

John Sachs, Capitol Radio 95.8 London (U.K.) | April, 1989

March 7, 2019March 8, 2019 Steve WestCapitol Radio 95.8

Bobby Brown‘s “Prerogative“, in at the chart at number 6 on Capitol. It’s half past two… From Contributor Bob Jones comes this high-quality, fantastic listen to one of the UK’s few independent radio stations. This[…]

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