Type above and press Enter to search. I still have songs recorded on cassettes (now ripped to mp3 files) from that time. At the change over the signal strength used to increase. Timothy John Garvey
Back in the day when an office actually had "decor", and everyone had their own desk (they're even socially distanced!). Warm fuzzy feeling as I read and listen. Hi there,
There was nothing finer than listening to Barry Alldis late on a Sunday night and into the early hours. A thing of the future! I can be contacted on: Colin Nichol. Zay. Thanx mainly to a good pal of mine at the time, former RTL Jock ' Tony Kaye'. Bremen/Germany (04/03/2007). 561. I worked with Stuart Henry on Radio Scotland in the 60s and I spent
Use our service to find it! 427. 620. YOU will always be remembered! Have just listened to MY PRAYER AT THE END OF THE DAY. Bert Bossink
I will put a link to your site on my homepage. I will now not rest until more memories come flooding back. Photo's should be photos. 678. Thanks for your pioneering radio moved ahead in leaps and bounds. Groetjes. 535. I have had a lot of fun visiting the website. I have been trying to find a JIMMY YOUNG B SIDE ie ---FAITH--- but no luck. Often mistakenly referred to as a Pirate radio station, Radio Luxembourg offered an English-speaking commercial service for more than 60 years and shaped the radio landscape for future commercial broadcasting in the UK. Great site, brought back memories of having my little tranny with the fading noise every now and again. I remember have to hind my trannie under the clothes to listen to 208 and after I went into the forces we use to pick you up in Germany after listening to BFBS with Tommy Vance. Thank you so much for this website. Nearly 40 years later still got it and the memories it brings back. 106. Greetings
716. love radio Luxembourg, I became aquainted with it when I was stationed in Germany in the 70's and then again in the 80's thru 90. our offices where just across the road. erased. Radio and Tele-Luxembourg is indeed the entertainment barometer of Europe. The only source of actual world hits was at that time the Radio Luxemburg and the Top Twenty Show. Tera Namabar Bhi Aayega Song - Download Tera Namabar Bhi Aayega mp3 song free online. I listened to 208 in the UKused to start about 7pm and as you say wavered in and out very slowly. 91. I'm waiting for website fixes, greetings from Poland :)
Especially as I was struggling with only basic French at the time. 146. Whatever happened to Horace Batchelor of KEYNSHAM near Bristol. That chance discovery led to many happy nights listening to R.L. Radio Luxemburg ment a lot to us in the old days (I am 67 now) My memory may be a little rusty, but as far as I remember, I listened every night, when I was young. 34. Hi Dickie , 208 never stop ! There will soon be digital radio in the Short, Medium and Long wavebands. Thanks for the great site. Almost every night myself and my buddies would listen to 208. 744. Jirka Bulant
Podcasts. Atviras Pi-Pe 09-17 . 309. I have just heard Radio Luxembourg for the first time on 15350 KHz between. Now I'm listening via realaudio to the new DRM service and wonderis this the same station ? Late nights working with weather data and maps, we needed some music boost. The Powerplay was there before I joined the radio station in 1974 but it was regarded in the business as an important promotion for a release - as important as getting on the Radio 1 playlist. Any other 'listeners' of that era - 50's. Stargard Szczecinski,-western Poland (24/02/2000). 8:30 in the evening, I think, that started with an instrumental waltz. It was also very nice to find your pages concerning Radio Veronica and RNI. Used to love listening to Gracie Fields on Radio Lux. Barry Savage
All The Best To You,
London (12/08/2003). ICHIKAWA, Japan (11/03/2009). Erik Rodahl Hamar, Norway (21/05/1998). radio progress by years and years. Blackpool, England (13/08/2000). Fantastic and very interesting! Brilliant. Dont know what songs been playing on the radio? Euston Station, London UK (23/07/2006). Topical Tunes,
Thank you for your excellent 208 website. I do hope so! (22/04/1999). My family spent the summmers in Ireland from 1968 - 1982 and I was an avid Luxy fan. Toronto, Canada (16/7/1999). radio luxembourg power playlist - harryeklof.com / 1440 kHz.) I just printed out all 77 pages. Radio London, Pirate Radio Station. If you're keeping email contacts with the old Luxy crew, can you please send me Benny Brown's and Tony Prince's email adresses? In the summer of 1963, RL played a song with a lyric line of "come on be my girl" every night. I'm sorry to say that all my recordings are
I was about 8 at the time and couldnt believe it. Very interesting site! Happy for news of 208. How well I recall those days of 208, the little red Perdio transistor and the happy memories they gave me from the 60's. Great - So many things I had forgotten or thought I would never hear again. One said tha! Thats what I needed. Milano, Italy ((26/05/2010), 774. Pavel Rous (54)
If you like you let your viewers know that I'm on the air every Saturday and Sunday on KWXY.com - Saturday: 7:00 AM to noon Pacific Standard Time and Sunday: 9:00 AM to noon Pacific Standard Time. With Best Regards I remain; Sincerely
who was a DJ for Radio Luxembourg
Me agrado sobremanera la presentacin de todo el material. memememeemmemememories are made of this. Mooie update van je site. Danke dafr. 858. Radio Luxembourg should have returned as the station it always has been at its demise in 92 ie a pop/rock and entertainment format,with satellite relay via sky and freesat on eurobird1's european S1 beam at 28.5degE,cable all over the UK and Europe,DAB in the UK and online. 238. Ron Wood
(20/01/1999). 653. 699. Marko van Vliet
728. I wish that I had a 1 for every time I listened to that song whilst working the night shift! Hi Brian, I have started a to write a play that harks back to the fifties. The ad became even more notorious when the Bonzo Dog Doo-dah Band did a song called Keynsham. Spent many a night dozin' off to Tony's great show. through school. Is anybody of the Dutch readers around who could give me the correct spelling of THEEE most famous Dutch DJ: Peter Kulewijn? 783. Best Wishes from Canada. I pass many nights of my youth seeing a full star sky and sharing with friendly times and long conversations of how improving the world whereas in the radio of the car she sounded Luxembourg Radio that gave music us and represented the free world that at those moments the Spaniards we could not enjoy here. The only other real personality, Benny Brown, is still there in December 2007. Waiting for an answer, greetings and good luck,
297. My Mum was worried that I might marry you!!! 135. In 1963 a great favourite of mine was that sponsored program by TYPHOON TEA were they did play everytime BOBBY DARIN'S "18 Yellow Roses" and "It's my party" by Lesley Gore. Too Good (feat. Wow! R Lang
304. It is very funny and I am feeling the same way as it was when my favourites: Peter Powell, Chris Carey, Bob Stewart, Mark Wesley, Stuart Henry, Barry Alldis and Tony Prince served in luxy brin! Feel free to visit my Beatlessite: http://www.strawberryfield.nl
Pinerolo, Italy (18/12/2010). Kentucky, USA (05/10/2002). 591. Remember a song played on 208 in around 1971/72/73. Hi Dick, many thanks for your great site. Dallas, Texas, USA (27/01/2006). Brendan Balfe
850. John Allen London (24/12/2004). Russia (14/09/2005). Please tune in to RMNradio (www.RMNradio.de). 706. Southport - Merseyside (02/12/2003). Hi
Fortunately, my mother was deaf! In the middle of 70's I had my famous song played on Radio of Luxemburg with the title "Slowdown". 695. What was he doing there? The website cannot function properly without these files, they can only be disabled by changing your browser settings or by using our website in "Incognito" mode. Codsall, Staffs (29/08/2003). Sweden (09/04/2002). I spend a lot of drunked evenings in the "Blow Up" nightclub. Krakow, Poland (23/04/2002). Radio Luxembourg Late 1970 and #039;s JingleMad.com Frank van Heerde
http://www.boogiebertil.com/lux/index.htm. 445. 640. The saddest day in my life was when Icame back from SKorea on Leave I wanted to refresh my memories of my life back home in England my first night home I eagerly tune to 1440/208 on my stereo only to hear static i was heart broken and the thought of you can never go back came to mind with horror I asked my mum what happened to Radio luxemburg she said in a calm voice they closed it down ,didn't I tell youand i said no Mum and gave a small tear for a lost childhood of listening to the radio under the covers just like in the movie the boat that rock and I had to live without my close friend
James Pringle
(Latvia)
'The Last Tale of The Flower Bride': Monstrous teen girls, a marriage See MoreSee Less, Burt Bacharach, one of pop's greatest songwriters, dies aged 94. Before the start of the offshore stations I'll have to listen to Radio Luxembourg. Shortwave Central: How Radio Luxembourg Once Ruled the Airwaves London (09/03/2003). I had to put up an outside antenna to get good reception. a very faithful listener back in the 50s and 60s. I accidentally found Radio Luxembourg one night as I was screwing around with my grandfather's shortwave radio. Vicky Button
Roy Peter
RL had a huge impact on my generation when the only alternatives were BBC Light and BBC Home! 494. the first programme I really remember was introduced by David Gell I think and had the phrase " back to the Uk for our disc of the day " Kids nowadays used to digital radio, multiplex decoders nicam etc etc have no idea of the fun we had listening to 208 under the bedclothes and turning it off quick when mum came in!!! Tomek Tosik
Now enjoying the sunshine on the Algarve in Portugal. what a delight to have all this information on 208, I was around 14/15years old when I used to tune in to the top twenty show at midnight, it is the best listening stream in years what an absolute delight, I felt so young again, and the memories of those special years, come flooding back, thanks for a great great site. Hello Mr Offringa! 148. With the launch of Radio 208 (as Radio Luxembourg was often referred to), the entertainment-starved listeners of Britain could enjoy such gems as adventure shows featuring Pilot of the Future Dan Dare (sponsored by Horlicks) and detective Perry Mason, entertainment from Leslie Memory Man Welch, the quiz programme Chance of a Lifetime(with comedian Dick Emery) and at 11.00 pm on a Monday night Pete Murray hostingThe Top 20 Show. Radio Luxembourg - November 22, 1944 - Collections Search - United Ronny Hall
I was a fan of Radio Luxembourg since 1969. (sorry for the spelling, I learned to speak Dutch, but
I used to live in East Germany between 1967 and 1973. 421. how I wish I could return to those days. I can't wait to read more. funeral tributes wairarapa. Ivan Sewell
A new Radio Luxembourg is broadcasting online with a classic rock playlist, for anyone nostalgic enough to try an early bedtime. Thanks for this !!!!! George Gilbert
Thanks, Dick! 112. hallo dick ! Great website too! Mary
The 70's and 80's
I am an ex-Brit, now Canadian, living in Canada since 1977 but visiting Florida for the winter. RL medewerkers-studio-zenders etc. Turku Finland (22/10/2003). I do not however have a photo budget so it would have to be a no-fee situation. Dick,
Zelfs (met richtantenne 13 hoog) via de
Sorry to quibble. He was tall, six foot four, and originally came from Dorset. some swaps. foutjes op, maareen kniesoor die daar
I'd be very pleased if someone comes up with solid info. I was sad to hear of its closedown and was also listening on that night in 1991 when it shut down on the 208 frequency. Kid Jensen used to play a song called Isle Of
I enjoyed listening to Radio Luxembourg many nights while stationed there. Brillant site and keep on the good work. Dag Dick,
I'm really exited now, waiting for rebirth. Thanks ever so much for this page. Great Radio Station 208 RTL and all who sailed in her were legendary! strips between the tape on the reel. I just do it because it is so interesting. I used to listen to all the hits in the fifties and sixties! The jingles were good. This is a great website about a great radio station. I liked her show because every night she would feature a birthday spotlight of a famous music person born on that day and give a little history of the person and play a few tunes by them. (NB. 863. from you. 812. Radio Luxembourg, by us called "laxk" (luxeek), is our feeling of splendid age. Surrey (06/12/2005). Staffan Kindgren
Is there a way to find out such things? Studio Anorakwebsite
419. The page "This is Radio Luxembourg; Your Station Of The Stars" is the vehicle of the time - transferring
I was DJ from 1976 to 1990 in RADIO ONE ( Florence-Italy). A Great story - I was one of the London Producers Circa '61/62 - "Smash Hits" Bob Monkhouse and Dennis Goodwin; Teddy Johnson and Pearl Carr; The Shadows; Acker Bilk, etc; etc; I remember Don Moss 'Drive Time', Produced the Max Factor Show and a wide variety of others. I personally would love take a look again at all these songs from the 70's. Giel
This site has brought great memories of my youth! by a plaque unveiling ceremony at Brinsworth House, Twickenham, U.K (his final
107. Kari Kallio, Lahti, Finland (8/07/2000). Yours
I found radio Luxemburg around 62-63 (I,m born 1952), remembering distinctly having heard the Beatles Please Please Me (but not Love Me Do). This was the first time in my life I met him; always my favourite deejay. I am looking forward to get in touch with you. Via het gastenboek van radio 5 heb ik deze site ontdekt. Listening on the net to luxemberg, but it appears there web site has been suspended. Ron O'Quinn
of the man into wonderful the sixties - years of the care-free youth, happy years And these jingles and
I remember Tony Hall as I was a great fan. Thanks for all music you played!!! Buy online. 510. I listened to "The Great 208" throughout the 60's while my father was stationed throughout Europe. I almost had a job on a pirate radio ship located off shore of the uk back in 1984. it was one of the things in life i should of done. 152. 's almost seemed like family to the G.I. I remember hiding under the covers listening to 208. LISENED ALL THE TIME TO THIS STATION IN SWEDEN IN THE 50:S AND 60:S i WAS IN STOCKHOLM AND GOTHENBURG
94 WIP Sportsradio 2. The veteran DJ started his broadcasting career on Radio Luxembourg in 1958. Hi Dick. Graham Hobbs
You are the best. I'd like to have a chat with them and learn something from their radio career. Fabulous web site about 208. Now I miss about It So Much. Home in Canada (24/08/2006). Frankie
To this day, I can still see the Green Eye on our old Grundig as it zeroed in on my favorite station for youthful Rock and Roll. And after the last tune (4 am on the continent) she would have to leave to give me a couple hours sleep before going to school. I am from Czech republic and I am sorry for my English. Wonderful site, I have many happy memories of listening to Luxy in the 70's. For all of those looking for RTL charts from the 70s, let me tell you that I set up a new site called "The Seventies Music Page" (www.seventies-music.com) which includes many RTL charts from the period 1975-1978. I don't know whom I could thank personaly, so I will extend the warm 'thank you' to you all at RADIO LUXEMBOURG for all those years of happiness and joy that your program brought me. Hoi Dick.