UK/Pirates
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Chris Tarrant, 95.8 Capital FM London | October 9 1996
Advertisements 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, […]
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Neil Fox, 95.8 Capital FM London | July 1994
Advertisements 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, […]
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Charlie Wilde, Kiss 100 London | August 1996
Advertisements 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 […]
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Salute to American Radio, BBC Radio 1 London | July 4 1976
Advertisements 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 […]
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Simon Mayo and Mark Kermode, BBC Radio One FM | July 1994
Advertisements 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 […]
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Leona Graham, 1215 AM Virgin Radio UK London | June 24 1999
Advertisements 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 […]
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Claire Sturgess, BBC Radio 1 FM London| July 1994
Advertisements 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 […]
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Launch of Capital Radio 539 London | October 16 1973
Advertisements 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 […]
