Radio 47

Here is a clip from a UK station called Radio 47, made at Christmas 1984. Good signal and audio but no QSL from this station.



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Radio CLCG, Germany

CLCG stood for the Clandestine Listeners Club Germany and was also heard with Radio CLCG through the 1980s and 1990s. Here are two clips from late-1984.





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KBC Radio

Here is a station that can still be heard on the airwaves, although now as a legal station via high-powered shortwave transmitters. Here is a clip of KBC from 1984 sounding much like they do today!




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Future World Radio

Here is a short clip from Dutch station Future World Radio, from 1984.



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QSL from http://www.radio-eulenspiegel.eu/

Radio Sound of Switzerland

Here is a station called Radio Sound of Switzerland making its first transmission in September 1984. Here are clips of announcements and signing off.




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Crystal Radio

Crystal Radio (not to be confused with another UK station, Radio Kristel) was a Midlands pirate from the 1980s. Here's a couple of short recordings from 1984.





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Radio Valleri & Misty Mountain Radio

Here a couple of short clips from 1984 of two stations from either side of the border in Ireland. Radio Valleri was a long-running station from Dublin while Misty Mountain Radio broadcast from Northern Ireland.



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A lot more information and recordings of Valleri at: http://www.dxarchive.com/ireland__sw_radio_valleri.html

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There's more about MMR at: http://www.dxarchive.com/shortwave_pirates_misty_mountain_radio.html

Radio 101, Germany

Here is a clip of Radio 101 from Germany recorded in 1984.




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More information about Radio 101 at http://www.radio101.de/radio101/index-e.htm

London Basin Broadcasting Company

Here is a clip from a London FM station which called itself the London Basin Broadcasting Company (LBBC) from early 1984, featuring Steve Davis, Graham Archer and Chris Miles.



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Radio Madison

Here is a recording from January 1984 of Swiss station Radio Madison, offering its own station badges. By the strength of the signal, probably via a relay in the UK or Netherlands.



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Spectrum World Broadcasting

Spectrum World Broadcasting was another UK free radio station heard in the mid-80s. Here is a recording made in 1984. Gerry Sinclair of SWB was also involved with a south west London FM pirate called Radio Suburbia.



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Radio Invicta & Horizon Radio

Two of the pioneering soul stations in London in the early 80s were Invicta and Horizon. Here are some clips from the two stations from 1983.



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There's a lot more audio and information about Invicta at these links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Invicta_(London_pirate_station)
http://www.radioinvicta.com/audio/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Radio-Invicta-924/146169279003?ref=ts
http://radio.eric.tripod.com/radio_invicta.htm
http://www.thepiratearchive.net/invicta.html


Here is a clip from Horizon. The station formed in 1982 but in 1984 a revolt led to 11 DJs setting up a new station, Solar Radio.



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I did find clips of Horizon and many other London pirates at this site: http://www.amfm.org.uk/
There's a lot more about Horizon and more audio at the Pirate Archive: http://www.thepiratearchive.net/horizon.html

In 2017 a new Horizon Radio website was launched: http://horizonradiolondon.com

Radio Enterprise, Netherlands

Here is a recording of Dutch station Radio Enterprise from 1983, relayed by Radio Apollo.



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London Weekend Radio

One of the most popular FM stations in London in the 1980s was London Weekend Radio. The station also helped launch the careers of Radio 1 DJs Tim Westwood and Pete Tong.

There is more about LWR at: http://wikibin.org/articles/london-weekend-radio.html
There also a longer, better quality recording at: http://radio.eric.tripod.com/lwr.htm
Also here: http://www.thepiratearchive.net/lwr.html



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East Coast Radio, Ireland

Another of the many Irish stations on shortwave in the early 80s was East Coast Radio from Dublin. Heard here giving out address and looking for QSO with Prince Terry of Westside.




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South East Sound

Another medium wave pirate heard in the London area during the early 80s was South East Sound. It also had a sister station, Radio Kristel International, which broadcast on shortwave. Here's a clip of South East Sound, made in August 1983.




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The station also has a Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/SouthEastSound and a website at: http://www.southeastsound.net/

Radio Daytona

Here is a recording of Dutch station Radio Daytona made in August 1983. They had a good signal and fast moving format.



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Free Radio Service Holland

FRS Holland can still be heard regularly, although the Dedemsvaart address on the QSL is no longer in use. Here is a short recording of the station from 1983.




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Radio Titanic International

Recording of German station Radio Titanic International, from early 1983, being relayed via Radio Atlantis SW in the UK. 




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Radio Sovereign

Radio Sovereign was a popular medium wave station broadcasting daily to the London area in the early 80s as Britain's first golden oldies station. There is a lot more information and longer recordings at these websites:
http://www.bobleroi.co.uk/ScrapBook/Sovereign_UK/Sovereign_UK.html
http://radio.eric.tripod.com/radio_sovereign.htm
http://www.thepiratearchive.net/sovereign.html



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