Sound Archive – Wish FM comes of age
Today marks the 21st anniversary of 102.4 Wish FM, the local radio station serving the WIgan and Saint Helens area…
The Top Summer Tunes of 2001, The Top Summer Tunes of 2001, The Top Summer Tunes of 2001……
While being nominally the next in my sound archive series, as it’s a recording from exactly 16 years ago today,…
In the beginning there was nothing … the radio revolution grows up
18 years ago today it was August Bank Holiday Monday and after months and years of planning and a couple…
50th Anniversary of Marine Broadcasting Offences Act. Pirate radio audio revisted
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the law which saw the close of the majority of the sixties pirate stations…
Radio Caroline back on Medium Wave
After a brief hiatus time to delve once more into my Sound Archive. So the most famous of the sixties…
The sound of Calderdale
I like to attempt to tie the subject of these series of “Sound Archive” articles to something topical happening today and…
You’ve got a voice for radio
In this edition of ‘Sound Archive’ we delve again into my mid 1990s cassettes of Radio Fours ‘Mediumwave’ programme. This…
Freefone your home may be at risk
There has been various discussions talking place here in the UK over disclaimers and terms and conditions in radio advertising….
An “A Team Android” rather than a “B Team Disc Jockey”
Recently the local radio service in Slough, Maidenhead & Windsor ‘Time 106.6’ was closed by the current owners. Previously this…
Football on Commercial Radio
There has been much chatter of recent weeks around the subject of football commentary on commercial radio here in the…
DAB in a box
One day in 2011 one of the ancient looking PC’s above, was briefly the source of a software generated DAB…
Digital Radio – Clearing the way for radio’s future (Part 2 the multimedia)
In my previous blog post, Digital Radio – Clearing the way for radio’s future, we took a trip down memory…
Digital Radio – Clearing the way for radio’s future
Spring 2015 and Digital Radio is a big story in UK media-land, with a second national commercial multiplex licence award…
BFBS in Catterick in the nineties
This item from my Sound Archive looks at the British Forces Broadcasting Service, otherwise known as BFBS. As well as looking at the history of forces radio, it looks at the first UK barracks to open it’s own radio station.
Sound Archive : Wish FM Test Transmission 26 March 1997
Another in my ‘Sound Archive’ features, possibly of more specialist appeal than some of my other clips. A recording of Wish FM’s test transmission in March 1997 including “sample advertisements broadcast on this frequency without payment.
The Best Christmas Tape in the World…Ever (52 of the best Bloopers, spoofs and funny bits)
An old tradition in radio circles was “The Christmas Tape”, basically a compilation of the years fowl ups.
Over the past couple of decades I’ve filled many a cassette, CD or hard disc with various blooper reels and funny bits from the world of wireless. So given a spare afternoon this Christmas period I’ve assembled a special 35 minute montage.
Stalking Kelner, Doolan and Whale
Most radio stars try to build up a relationship with their listeners. Some jocks especially those on the late night…
Don’t drink and (desk) drive
In the latest in my “Sound archive” series a powerful drink drive feature, amazingly from 40 years ago.
The Superstation, with … lots of … static at all
A couple of weeks ago, The Super Station Orkney, became the latest Community Radio station to fall silent. I delve into audio archives from Super Station “Orkney” and Super Station “Manchester”.
The 800lb Gorilla in the Room
Former commercial radio “Big Cheese” and latterly consultant of the moment to produce your strategic review document, John Myers, is…
Here’s one I heard earlier
Last weekend many of todays media types, or at least those with a company who would pick up the bill,…
90’s Dutch Pirate Radio via Preston
Moving on from the last edition of ‘Sound Archive’ I’m sticking with the Pirate Radio theme with an interesting piece…
Caroline North Remembered
If you believe a certain Christopher England the 6th July 2014 is the 50th Anniversary of The Forgotten Radio Caroline…
Football Phone In Nineties Style
In 2014 England’s World Cup (lack of) performance has been the topic of chat in many a local boozer and…
Let’s get Virgin on FM
Interesting discussions over on Media UK discussions started by broadcast engineering provider Ian Hickling. He is questioning Ofcom’s “no FM…