Mac Levers Aircheck of Radio Luxembourg from about late October 1990 Addeddate 2020-01-23 19:24:16 Identifier radioluxembourg_202001 Scanner Internet Archive HTML5 Uploader 1.6.4 Year 1990 Smoot, WV, USA (10/10/2008). by June 7, 2022. how I wish I could return to those days. In boarding school we were allowed to listen to Top Twenty on Sunday nights although it was after official 'lights out'. appreciate any information Thank you. Great sight. Congratulations. R.I.P. I enjoyed the music so much and I now than all involved. Just awesome - to be made recalled all the names of the deejays - and 208 had so many - forgotten but still there at the back of your mind and actually to see their faces. Thanks for the History. I first listened around 1960. radio luxembourg power playlist. New Zealand (15/01/1999). Radio Luxembourg Charts - 1972 - YouTube Tullamore, Co.Offaly. This was the first tast of pop great times. What a fantastic site! Keith Higham Nagoya Japan (31/01/2004). Dick Palm I listened to 208 in the UKused to start about 7pm and as you say wavered in and out very slowly. I was a regular listener during the early 1980s and have a couple of recordings in my collection. Glasgow (04/07/2007). Radio Luxembourg Late 1970 and #039;s JingleMad.com 688. RL the REAL nr 1 radio at the world. Now I have one question. Keep up the good work. 167. I've still got a walkman I won from Many, Many times I woke up to hear "At The End Of The Day" playing in the headphones.. Good old Barry Alldis: When did he sadly leave us? A pen friend I aquired through a spot on the Jon Jorgensen Chris Cary Nu weet ik het maar jij bent er destijds bij geweest! 216. Bob Stewart show me around together with Mike Oldies, I took som picture from the studio. New technology makes a lot of difference and there is still a place for a station like English language Radio Luxembourg. Great, great job and pls keep it up. Quality is typically Luxembourg!! Next day would go to British library at Consulate and check Top ten lists in papers to decipher xact names as reception on MW was not clear all the time. I came accross these web pages quite accidentaly, however it reminded me to sixties when, as teenager, wouldn't go to bed till 3am listening every night Station of the stars. Bob Haines 4:01. 18 (4 ) I'll Say Forever My L (J.Ruffin) I was a keen 208 listener 1971-1980. Thank you for the news about DRM, I was born in 1955 and I have Radio Luxi in my blood. Anne Michaelis 178. Darren Holden, New York (07/05/2005). Do you know any saler? I found your site by pure accident. 426. 852. London (12/08/2003). Great memories of a time gone by. it always sounded fun and thats whats missing from todays radio. I still remember one song, it must be from 66-68, I even had it on tape, but somehow got lost. begonnen hat alles 1961 im januar. London (14/8/1999). (NB. Has Twisted all radio for much years and only has today understood that has occurred much years back. 10 very happy years that all came flooding back as I read the many guestbook entries. It was good to read all of your comments.. Bideford Devon (01/11/2003). :) In the middle of 70's I had my famous song played on Radio of Luxemburg with the title "Slowdown". I presented on a free-lance contract in December 82 and Jan 83 and I recently found the first recording of my show with Rob Jones introducing me. New York (20/02/2006). I am happy it will come back. The station. Love Radio Luxemburg; glad to have you back again. By the way, what has happened to the following, Jimmy Saville, Jack Jackson gehouden met de "ouwetjes", we horen er Ruzomberok / Slovakia (16/03/2006). 836. When the time came I also listened on satellite, who can forget the jingle "Music at the speed of light, from the Astra satellite, Radio Luxembourg"? (19/11/2000). It became a big part of my teenage life. John Weston Eivind Jul Wibe Fiksdal of the man into wonderful the sixties - years of the care-free youth, happy years And these jingles and If you listen before 5 am you can sometimes listen to the old station sign . Many thanks for taking me back to my wild youth days. Thank you for your excellent 208 website. 9. Kortrijk (Belgium) (9/05/2000). Jan our hearts. Lovosice, Czech Republic (20/03/2007). Robert Wylie Those were THE days! You should have a sound clip of big Jimmy saying "Now then, now then!" 571. 528. Krakow, Poland (23/04/2002). Its also fab 2C the 208 reunion photos, cheers! Do you know where I could find some? 5 (2) Signed, Sealed, Deliv (Stevie Wonder) In m'n tienerjaren was Radio Luxemburg het einde voor me! I have great memories of shows 1959 onwards. Thanks again for a great job collecting all this material, brought back a lot of memories. Ron O'Quinn Almere, NL (08/07/2012). Anthony If not, I hope you might care to take a look. 275. near Dsseldorf (Wlfrath) (09/07/2001). Lithuania (21/12/2003). has any recordings of the station from the sixties and seventies and may want to do Memories of the under the bedclothes club of Jimmy Savile when I was at boarding school (Prior PArk College in Bath). So much to read. and graet music. The URL is: Kevin Gover It brought the memories flooding back listening to the Dan Dare pilot of the future episodes on the old Ekco valve set. Mooie site, Dick. In July 1951 the powers that be decided to switch Luxembourg (known officially as Radio Television Luxembourg or RTL) to the less powerful medium-wave (on 208 metres) which served Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium, plus the United Kingdom, where the signal was far from perfect. I now Nearly 40 years later still got it and the memories it brings back. Jan Staphorst Is it posible to get a copy on mp3 or cd audio of the last night broadcast on 208 from logging tape ?, im sure mni people wud like own a copy, of coarse i wud like to pay for this service. Same way I am looking for a song that some of the lirics were ..".Marakesh I've lost my wife I've lost my hapiness"It has become a chalange not only a hobby of collecting "oldies" Please reply if it do. Denmark (17/10/1998). Thank You ! Great site you got. Today I'm running a website about another great (little) European station from the 60's, far smaller than 208 but with the same amount of charisma, charme and heart: www.radio-cae.de Fanastic. I was stationed with the Any idea if such photos exist? Helmond (11/10/2003). 172. 600. Mede door Luxemburg ben ik besmet geraakt door het radiovirus. Cindy Williams, the dynamic actress known best for playing the bubbly Shirley Feeney on the beloved sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," has died, according to a statement from her family, provided to CNN by a open.spotify.com/show/7DIM1wfGKwDis0uzsjHeP7?si=pG0_U0TjRKGzVDvrePs4vA, www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5UUBNEPQQRV78, nostalgiacentral.com/pop-culture/people/raquel-welch/, www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-64558222, edition.cnn.com/2023/01/30/entertainment/cindy-williams-dead/index.html. At that time, top of the charts was "Winchester(?) Brighton UK (25/08/2003). Lublin Radio (23/05/003). crazy about 208 in Canada. Digital 208! E. Buchanan Dallas, Texas (28/10/2004). The '70s were a musical wasteland in the US. Heel tof zou het zijn nog eens geluidbestanden van toen te kunnen beluisteren. and the other fellows who were regularsback then? Is this possible to make an interview with you about "old times" in Radio Luxembourg or at least I would like to ask you for help in collecting materials to my movie (recordings, photographs) related with Radio Luxembourg. It was at that station The Greatest years on Radio Luxembourg was the 1950s ,,the Rock & Roll era". A lot of nostalgic memories. autistic and wants to know what time Paul Burnetts show was in 1973,I would But I listen to the Gold and also to the Big L over my old good soviet VEF-206 And I think how good and cool was it. In about 24 hours time I'm 51 I'l remember I listen to Radio Lux on my Grandmother's Transistor Radio after dark. 21 Songs. NYC (10/04/2000). Duesseldorf, Germany (05/02/2003). It was great to listen to the offspring of the great 208 on-line but it seems to be permanently down for maintenance. I would love to know what the title of the beautiful sweeping haunting orchestral melody is, that was always played on luxembourg throughout the early sixties, James Tarter Und wer wei, wo Tommy Vance heute moderiert? 133. Accrington,Lancashire,UK (11/05/2006). Barry Alldis, You was the best .Top twenty every sunday and I love Del Shannon. Dag Dick. 644. Note the very big difference: 95. Bis bald ? Sad to see stn has gone. Great experience. I just printed out all 77 pages. Many thanks for this webpage! St. Helens, England (09/01/2010). (approx): That chance discovery led to many happy nights listening to R.L. Best Wishes from Canada. Tks again and wish you all the best Vienna (15/02/2004). 713. Giorgio Luxy was my favourite Transdiffusion Your site on Radio Luxemburg is really great and have brought a lot of fine memories to. with discjockey Hi Dick, en een fantastische uitzending 's nachts van Kid Jensen 's Dimensions (1970), waarin hij de (wereld?-) premire had van Deep Purple in Rock. When I arrived at Bitburg,Germany (Aug.1969), I bought a radio and search the band for station and found radio Lux. duane eddy's "because their young" und am schluss dem "goodnight hone" Thanks. Radio Luxembourg Digital Spy Guys, girls and groups, I've been searching for his 'Go Get It' track for years - was the other side of 'Like Lazy', I think. 461. Good job! Ray Shearing all the best www.freewebs.com/duggyday, DJ Duggy Day (18/11/2006). During daylight (RTL) it was in German language and during the night after midnight it was changed in the English language. Brian Wiles Press Esc to cancel. Then there was game shows like, 'Open the Box' with Carol Levis? 368. They go on and on about "send us an e-mail!" Santa Cruz, California (24/03/2005). Terry Thomas Such marvelous times with such wonderful friends, Bob Stewart (we shared a house and enjoyed much laughter together), Stuart and Ollie Henry (those nights when I stayed til' the early hours - where exactly did all those bottles of wine go?, Mike Hollis, Peter Antony, Dave Christian, Mike Knight and a few others. Gabor Patkos Dave Stark Nice site Dick! All the breast. :) An incredible sights. After 40 years I can listen my favorite station of the stars and see the people who made it. 458. Sarajevo, Bosnia add Herzegovina (15/01/2010). 740. 773. These were three of the most glorious years of my life! Fernando Pons Radio Luxembourg, "the great 208" Marnach, LU: In 1965 the transmission power of the mediumwave transmitter was increased to 600 kW and in 1968 to 1200 kW, resulting in Marnach mediumwave transmitter becoming the most powerful privately owned mediumwave transmitter in the world at that time. Thanks for memory. Djibouti, Budapest (21/06/2007). The music fanatic in communist Czechoslovakia and the Radio Luxembourg So off I went to the Grande Dutchie and had a ball broadcasting to all of Europe. 525. Op een klein radio'tje en dan het liefst in het donker. Tony Alston Fantastic radio luxembourg site, brings back memories beyond belief of total enjoyment of our youth. Toronto, Canada (17/08/2008). Leo te Braake (10/01/1998). Moscow, Russia (17/12/2011). Use our service to find it! Thank you for the good job 73s from yhe other side of the world. in London Regards, Bertil Jreng, Norway (29/03/2006). Chris Mutton Hi Glad to hear that new plans for European & worldwide audience are on the way! I'm a yank that spent six wonderful years with the USAF in England,in the late '50s and early 60's. The 66-71 years people were free from fresh tunes, but it was a great time to me behind the iron curtain, I was in my teens filled in love and music by 208 in Hungary. From the 1920's ( The Marconi days before BBC ) right up to the present day! Congratulations, and thanks for making such an intersting website. My highlight was listening to Tony Prince open the nights English programme in the early 70's. site terecht. Kenny Tosh Mark By the way, Dick, looking through your site again just now, Braga, Portugal (01/06/2010). Really brought back memories of me listening to Top Twenty back in the late 40's Congratulations. Thanks!! Tony. I have been trying for a while to get a copy of "The end of the Day" by Steve Conway. 489. 34. I realise I might mention I actually presented the Top Twenty on 208 at one stage - I think twice only, as Don Wardell was on leave. Thanks for the many hours of great music in the past. Jenison Mi, USA (11/03/2009). JohanBennink keep up the good work.why did my mum not let me listen as i did my homework? London (24/07/2005). Wat ik eigenlijk nog graag eens had willen horen is dat reclamestukje van Babychamp. right up to the end,early 90's I guess. Hello Dick, hoe kregen jullie het voor elkaar, Greetings, I've been a regular listener to Radio Luxembourg I remember lying in bed in the seventies/eighties with my transister radio under my pillow (so i did'nt disturb the rest of the house) listening to the sounds of radio luxemburg unfortunately I could'nt always get very good reception all the time, I was also fortunate enough to win an 50th aniversary picture disk on one of the evening radio show (but i can't remember which one) which i still have in my collection to this day, thank you for bringing back some good memories. "This is Radio Luxembourg, Your Station Of The Stars" 121. I used to live in the Czech Republic and listened every night in the sixties Copenhagen, Denmark (22/03/2003). 119. Beautiful site. I was with the station throughout the '70's as Managing Director and had the privilege of working with a great team of highly talented enthusiasts. I have written my contribution to your 208 guestbook, but I would like to tell you some more, what is meant especially to you. I am trying to remember who made the announcement of Elvis' death aug 16th 1977. I listen on my old AM radio in the late night.I always had in my ears the beautiful jingles I was an addicted listener between 1978 (at the age of 14) until the late-eighties. 649. I am interested in hearing from anyone who Hi Dick, We were so desperate, that we often listened to CFNZ (Canadian Forces Network)out of Zweibrucken, Germany. I seem to remember something like 'Mark you well what you do my friend, summer winds are blowing' Probably well off the mark, my brain is not what it used to be, but I can still hear the tune in my head! John Wood about AM POP radiostations. KEN JIJ DIT STUK? Maar nu kan ik niet meer naar Lucky Luxy luisteren door de toepassing van DRM. Bill Evans LEICESTER ENGLAND UK (20/05/2005). Hi Dick, Still in radio streaming 7 days a week KWXY.dot com sat/sun 12 - 6p pacific = mon/fri 10= 2p pacific; from Palm Springs,California Question "How do you spell keynsham" (horace bachelor commercial). Can you help me out with any information? My nick - "luxy", is tribute to name of this station. Radio under the duvet in the 80's, what memories.They were indeed better days;-) 438. I would love to try and pick them up again. 267. I've been trying for years, so maybe with your brilliant archive you may be able to help! And Jean Cocart Therefor it would be fun to get a hold of Benny Brown. (ook wat fading). I'm a 208 listener from the 60's when I lived near London. 639. Ergens gelezen dat hij in Duitsland is blijven "hangen" en daar op radiogebied nog iets doet. Another musical genius has gone RIP Burt Bacharach. I tuned in on an old big radio in the late 1970s and always heard the latest hits. Thank you for the website idea and pages!] Topical Tunes, EN. Will look fully later. I was at boarding school 1966-1974,in Ireland, where transistor radios were forbidden, but we used them with earphones, anyway. Absolutely brilliant website, great pics, great info, great memories. naar wilden luisteren. Rich Fischer page? Denmark (27/09/2006). 202. 361. 473. Groetjes en ik blijf je site Vroeg me altijd af hoe de deejees eruit zagen en met welke apparatuur men werkte. 208! Eckhard Strunk Frank Simonsen, Sgne, Norway (16/12/2007). I remember listening in the 80's & I am pleased to spot that Luxy is returning to DRM & the internet, although there audio streams haven't been quite up to scratch for the last 6 days! 413. gracias por haber puesto musica a mi adolescencia-estais en mis recuerdos como tambien lo estan mis padres y amigos.me hice discjockey y conoci a gene kruppa.ahora tengo 50 y radio luxemburgo sigue sonando en mi cabeza rigth place roung time-Dr John.gracias Ocala, FL US (22/12/2005). At the age of 14, I was in a hotel room in Odense, Denmark at the end of a holiday, Wow! in the mid-'60s, i used to listen to WLS in chicago, which was pretty good for an AM station. 268. 156. ich freue mich ber jede mail. Drop us an e-mail sometime. London, England (06/04/2010). Thanks, Dick! A few mexican doggys included huh? I would really appreciate it if I could refresh my memory of what the hits were at that time. USA (02/04/2002). Lars Erik Hanhart Bergqvist YOU will always be remembered! Huizen (27/01/2005). March 2001 and now that Radio Caroline are losing their Astra analogue outlet I wonder if digital radio will ever cojur up the magic of Medium Wave. Thanks for putting this site together and for maintaining it. I liked Cliff Richard ,but haven't anything on him. Chester le Street Co Durham UK (10/11/2003). Im very happy that This radio is back on the air. zend radio-luxambourg nu nog elke 201. Joe Meek's label) What were the theme tunes for the others and what was the Groetjes aan alle zeezender fans. I miss them so badly now. 441. versions any of the Real Audio "Top Twenty" or the other sound bite samples that you have on your web R Lux was our everything in the 70,s and 80,s. I listened to all RL Top Twenty programmes between 1962 and 1969 (when I had to (09/11/2003). stationcall. Well Tony, I for one am very glad that I took notice of your trail on Luxy - the one that went "That demo tape " because I came and did one at Hertford Street and "That demo tape " got me my first job in radio! adres/administratie van de Vriendenkring Eastleigh - Hampshire (27/01/2006). Please help? My original hotbot page about Pete Murray (message 120) closed down, but it's now on angelfire here Zbynek Really nice to see that Dave Christian is in the new line-up to maintain a link between what we remember and that which is new. Later in 1984, when I went to London, I saw a commercial in a movie theatre for the station. Of all the memories the one that stays with me is of Paul McCartney and I have just heard Radio Luxembourg for the first time on 15350 KHz between. 505. Reception conditions were not always optimal to say the least. The studio has changed. Thomas Wielski Rose St, Berkeley, CA USA (21/01/1998). Jeff Vagg They don't make radio stations like Lux any more. England (05/03/2006). Box 115, Farley, Iowa 52046, U.S.A. (16/03/1999). Ken Crossland 326. studio was a microphone; Popular Genres. Can you imagine how we listened to R Lux here in the mid '60s? Best 73 van Wiebe,PA0GWS. on this part of the stations history, or point me in the direction of anywhere that can help me. I think he must have been on the consoles for nearly every DJ going. I have ben here before, about 4 years go. Thank You very much. Thank you, I love you. Art !best regards Philadelphia, PA (18/05/2005). Radio Luxembourg (DRM) - Wikipedia By the way your site didn't mention Ernie Williams (known in Australia as Signal was very low and fading in Florence (center Italy) but songs excellents. However I had listened to Johnny Ray in the 1950's as well as "Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future" I was living in Geneva Switzerland 1961 thru 1964 age 11 to 15. Remember the green tuning eye you mention on the old radio with pleasure. 141. that your Luxy tribute site is truly great. hans v/d wateren 3. In those days there were not so many oppurtunities to listen to pop music in our national radio and commercial radio was just in is starting phase. Superb tribute to Luxy. Maybe one day I might hear you on DRM SW channel right here in Japan. all the best for now regards john murphy. 781. Wisconsin (21/04/2001). pushed me at the microphone to say something to the Dutch listners. Got to add the single from sunshilk shampoo! Thanks; Gus Rankin Francois LIENARD 673. GREAT SITE ! The tapes gave me plenty of listening pleasure throughout the nineties. Fed up with interference I changed to Radio London. Almelo (holland) (24/05/2005). And we did, and enjoied the broadcast. Install the free Online Radio Box application for your smartphone and listen to your favorite radio stations online - wherever you are! I told some friends about this foreign and strange radio statio, but they all liked it !!! Then as a teenager, and I still do..living in The Arctic Part of Norway the NME TOP TWENTY LIST was written down and taken to the school next morning. newcastle. Christopher Sims You have a very well developed site. 498. 248. 807. Shipley, West Yorkshire, England (11/05/2002). There is still good stuff on the radio today but nothing to compare with the thrill of listening in the 50s and 60s. de buurt op 6.085 kHz. Can anyone help. fade out when your fave song drifted over those static filled airwaves. 317. Grover Keith Ik ben ook een radio adept van de 70's Noordzee en Veronica. Authorization is only required to store your personal settings. Haugesund, Norway (17/01/2007). It was the time of the darkest communist dictatorship, when anything coming from the "imperialist western world" was not welcome-to make it simple! 731. De 208 was een ander verhaal, veel fading en na 08.30 uur in de ochtend Mirza Australia (02/03/2007). among other shows. 1 song. Every song seemed a classic. Alleen kan ik me niet meer herinneren of dat de duits en/of engelstalige programma's waren. Hello there! Asti - Italy (22/11/2002). But from that time on music was my life. Fans of Sir Jimmy Savile OBE KCSG will have a final chance to say goodbye to the larger-than-life DJ, broadcaster and fundraiser ahead of his funeral next week. Offering high quality music over long distances. They had to In 1962 I dicovered the English broadcasting of Radio Luxemburg and a great favourite of mine has been always been BARRY ALLDIS with his weekly top 20. southport uk 02-07-2005. Late nights working with weather data and maps, we needed some music boost. plays rock music with commercials and it bills itself as the world's biggest. Didn't put me to sleep but I had to get up for school!! Luxy was part of my growing up too, Thanks for the memories. I try to get a recording of that programme if possible as an avid Presley fan and Luxembourg fan. the early 70s is my era. Perhaps, lawyers and accountants permitting, you can use them for your site. 185. The story of Radio Luxembourg starts with a transmitter - a 100 watt one installed by radio pioneers Francois and Marcel Anen at their attic room in Luxembourg City. KERRY,IRELAND (05/04/2002). thanks. Denmark (05/01/2003). Best regards, Hallo RTL! During the day, we would listen to London and Caroline, and as the signals were very weak, we had to take it in turns to put our fingers over the aerial hole at the back which seemed to improve the reception!!! Thanks a lot and many greetings from 561. Eliseu Aveiro, Portugal (23/05/2004). Anyway, as Bob Hope said "Thanks For The Memories". naar de piraten zenders (Veronica, London, Caroline, Uylenspiegel etc.) Pinerolo, Italy (18/12/2010). Hi, I was always listen to the Cliff and 64. 208 - I really miss it. Then Don admitted to me that the management hadn't believed my story and instead, believed that technician, who had told them it was I who had blanked out. Fantastic tribute to the great 208. 449. oooh i still get goospimpels all over my body while listening to jingels/aircheks or old tapes. All the artists had their own style i.e. Found this site by accident whilst looking for a luxembourg memoribillia site as wife has signed pics 5 djs on 1 page of Kid Jensen,Bob stewart,PaulBurnett,Tony Prince and David Christian.bought back so many happy memories please start on internet would be great to hear again ,same jingles etc lol thanks again for bringing back so many happy memories. 761. happy to have discovered this website! I eventually became a radio top 40 DJ myself in America for many years. K-E-Y-N-S-H-A-M. By the 1960s, Radio Luxembourg, Your Station of the Stars, had embraced popular music in a way that even early BBC Radio 1 would never manage. I've been with this station for six years and I am happy to have many celebrity listeners like Barry Manilow, Keely Smith, Jack Jones, and others. Patrick Griffin I*M looking for "hit parade" radio luxemburg from 70*s came across The Station Of The Stars, Radio Luxembourg at 208 Meters. Jens Zimmerling Roberto, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (04/04/2001). Adelaide, South Australia (29/10/2005). 386. Brian Bethel Radio Luxembourg - Station of The Stars A new Radio Luxembourg is broadcasting online with a classic rock playlist, for anyone nostalgic enough to try an early bedtime. 796. 199. 564. De Ronny Hall I miss the "real" Luxy a lot, even though she has "returned" to the web. Irene 553. Thanks everybody! We were living in different countries but it turns out we were hanging on the same wavelength. A great site for a great station! het zenden van een e-mail bericht, echt I think the year was 1963. Now when you walk down the street all you hear is 500 watts of "gangster rap" blaring out of childrens bedrooms! DUBLIN, IRELAND (31/07/2005). Plenty Valley FM, Melbourne Australia (21/05/2005). And still is. STILL without any luck! 66. excellent site. Gone but never forgotten. Thank you Thank you Thank you. Keep up the great work. Radio C Luxembourg - Playlist - Radio C Luxembourg The Fire Still Burns (The Making Of) Russ Ballard Radio C Luxembourg Alternative Music and Classic Hits Player Debug resumeAudio C mobile player enabled pushFeed = INITIALIZE1677373694262 [object Object] newFeedReading = REITERATE - 1677373694264 Stumbled upon your site by chance and have been reading numerous posts for hours. 769. the small transitor i had to listen to 208 was not very good and i used to change direction to improve reception as it faded in and outbrilliant. I remember that Polish beat band "NIEBIESKO-CZARNI" ("BLUE-BLACK") had their show (with luxy DJ - Colin Nichol).