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 & 80s today as the flagship of the Gold radio network.
This aircheck features longtime Capital Gold jock, Tony Blackburn. In 1964, Tony joined pirate broadcaster Radio Caroline as a DJ. Blackburn was the first radio DJ on the then new BBC Radio 1 when it launched in 1967, and in the same year, he started a 17 year run as one of the regular hosts of the popular TV show “Top of The Pops”. -Ellis
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…
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…
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 &…
Since 1979, Ellis has been on the radio, mostly hosting morning radio shows across the country, from Philly to Salt Lake City, Tampa to Seattle, and for the last 25 years, has been waking Orlando & Daytona Beach.
From the Ellis B Feaster You Tube Radio Aircheck & Classic TV Channel.
