Whilst serving in Libya and Canal Zone(Suez Canal) in 1952, we used to listen to Radio Luxemburg when stting in the guardroom. If there's one radio station that has won a warm spot in the collective memory of European radio listeners, it's no doubt Radio Luxembourg. I was a fan of Radio Luxembourg since 1969. 278. Skorkovsky, Czechoslovakia (24/08/2012). Por casualidad descubr el sitio. Nottingham, England (21/11/2011). HANS WERNER FINKING
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. Unfortunately If I download from your site it will not play on my computer. My Philips Radio - 1953 July 2, 1951 - 208 m. (1439 kHz. It brought back into my mind some wonderful and funny years in the 70s when I was living in Luxembourg. 69. Ich hatte deswegen fter rger mit dem "Dorfsherriff", aber Gott sei Dank, verbieten lie ich es mir nicht. Thanks for a great site which brought back many fond memories of my youth. Beautiful memories of the past. Birmingham, England (23/11/2006). CIncinnati, USA (07/10/2011). Thank you for initiating such a wonderful tribute site to enable us to keep these golden memories for ever. (medium-wave). Anyway one of the biggest thrills I got
HIHI DICK, JUST FIND THE 208 SITE ---NICE WORK JUST TO UPDATE YOU---AFTER THE ERIC WILSHIRE FIASCO ALL HAS NOT BEEN QUIET HERE IN LUX. Burt
Where can I get hold of these, without paying a lot of money? Hallo Dick ! The mistery of this transmission from London, the fading of the signal, I remember it very well. 373. Russia (29/04/2015). 424. Very distinctive, a kind of American marching song if I remember rightly. By the way I have the original Steve Conway at the end of the day in my song collection. Good to read all about it and see the charts from those great musical days of the 60's. Rab McLarnon
More than 2 years on the air, and still no commercials - the lady, both DJ, secretary and moderator, obviously didn't like such a thing as commercials! Please help me. Jij was de specialist wat betreft de Engelse programma,s en de discjockeys, ik was meer
top 20 chart had the best of the best artists every week. 519. E. Buchanan Dallas, Texas (28/10/2004). Sunday December 29, 1991 (now twenty years ago) was a very sad day for all the true Radio Luxembourg
616. Guys, girls and groups,
Copenhagen, Denmark (22/03/2003). I just wanne invide you to take a look at it:
They are for both the Marian Montgomery and the Sunny Leslie
rough I thought it was great to pick up
Music is anyway the point and it is one record which i remember allways. Regards,
Graham Hobbs
East Yorkshire UK (02/02/2005). I am not sure if you know who owns the copyright for this type of material but any help will be much appreciated. Paisley, Scotland.. now Canada (26/12/2001). 795. I rediscovered the station in the early nineties on stereo FM. Dear Barry, your program is excellent. Ik vond het ontzettend leuk nog weer eens naar een originele oude
If possible I'd like to put a link there to this great site. Knut Folkestad Trondheim, Norway (30/03/1998). band radio I found. We Finnish radiofans are eagerly waiting for the return of Radio 208 this year. Dave Marvin
814. On this website there are hundreds of recordings of Luxembourg night programmes from the sixties until 1991, including some Dutch recordings, all between 30 and 90 min. Thank you for keeping a piece of history available to all of us. Mark
Geweldige site. The Revival must happen, and I'm sure it will be a huge success. This radio station was the ONLY radio station. comments to you BC. Jack
Best Radio Luxembourg site. 142. Fred Plant
Ah, finally found my roots!! Producer, London (22/9/1999). It makes me wish I grew up in the U.K. I was lucky enough to be the receptionist/telephonist at Hertford street in the mid seventies, it was a fantastic place to work. 344. Joseph Szaloki
Ashford Kent, England (10/08/2012). It was a great 208 moment for me. autistic and wants to know what time Paul Burnetts show was in 1973,I would
Im looking for tapes or cds with old 208 radioshows end50/60th? Radio Lux 208 gives me the best of 60s-70s memories. I believe , I will hear one day 208
Thanks for the Memories ..CB ( Ex Brit.of Croydon Surrey )
Found this by chance. I wonder if you have any information about the jingle for The Postal
252. 127. I am helplessly in the grips of nostalgia having found this site with those familiar jingles and deejays. Jackie Carvill
Hungary (10/01/2004). Gerry McCann
Denis Pasquale
I also am on my professional spelling at Colin Nicol. RegardsPaul Hai
Later Radio Nord started but Radio
506. Thank you Radio Luxembourg. in 1983. I'd like to have a chat with them and learn something from their radio career. Half a year ago - in the summer of 2007 - they had 7 or 8 DJs, including the "veterans" Dave Christian and Benny Brown. it always sounded fun and thats whats missing from todays radio. They rocked the radio waves hard back then. London (09/03/2003). Now I am 50 years old. 669. RTL were great times listening to short or medium wave on portable radio sitting behind the so called iron curtain in Eastern Germany. Mike Spiers
During the wintertime this Top Twenty
Bob Glen
Thankyou so much. See him during his
edmund kemper interview Fountain Inn Animal Clinic (864) 862-4707; warrior shanghai wiki; halloween wall decorations indoor; family tree of first king of bhutan; intramuscular hematoma causes As an Air Force brat I used to listen to radio Lux while living in Ramstein and Bitburg Germany. These were three of the most glorious years of my life! Andrzej Zoltowski
However the thing is that there was never a station like Luxembourg, either then or
Heb vanaf 1977
Philip Bendall
One of his phrases has been sampled by a famous norwegian artist
Marske by the sea (27/03/2002). played by the Brian Fahey Orchestra (1960). Pop. Patrick Short
Cameron Warner
SCOTLAND (15/04/2003). Seems like RTL is coming back to the roots by starting again early in the morning at 5:30 with 1200 KW power until 10 am, then with 300 KW until 20:00 when Radio China Intl takes over. stronger and indeed become listenable. Top Stations. Thanks. 592. Used to listen to Radio Luxemburg when I was a kid in Leeds, UK. August 16th, 1970 the last Luxy top 20 to begin with the number 1, 1 (2) Neandertal Man (Hotlegs)
I've recently bought a valve audio compressor that is supposed to have
Keep up the good work! de Boer
glasgow scotland (23/09/2005). What a goldmine your site is! radio at 3AW Melbourne. Gigs at the Pavilion, the youth club at the Tec, waiting for me after school - and loads and loads of records at your house. City of Orebro in middlesweden (03/04/2006) SM4BNJ.. 574. Mather
Verder vond ik Bennie Brown een uitstekende deejee. I have so much good memories with the Radio , so when I came visit my mother country after so many years and found out that 208 is down , it was like closing down part of my youthful years. I'm still looking for a copy of Jimmy Savile's version of "AHAB THE ARAB", it fascinated me a long time ago and still does. Benny Brown
Hoping that older tapes will be discovered soon. radio shows from 38 Hertford Street, as many as 14 a week. Republic Of Ireland (21/10/2005). 712. it will be great if it ever returns. Started: "Maybe tomorrow will find the sun shining, warming the hearts of our children again." HI . TUTTI
Thanks to everyone who has written in with their kind comments and fabulous memories of those days long ago. Ben Kahmann
Mijn complimenten, heer
Roberto, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (04/04/2001). Irgendwie in der heutigen Zeit vermisse ich "208", vor allem Tony Prince, der mir, wie heute ich mich entsinnen kann, ins Ohr ging. 419. 782. listened to RTL every night from Jan. '75 to Feb '76 while stationed with the US Army in Germany. Hi Dick,
Tom Tass
Since nostalgia is in and more people seem to listen again to MW in Germany, who knows, the English service may return one day. 408. Kaunas, Lithuania (17/03/2006). 433. Yours, Daniel Nottet
Before the start of the offshore stations I'll have to listen to Radio Luxembourg. See MoreSee Less, Dickie Davies, World of Sport presenter, dies at 94, For fans of the radio series "Round The Horne" (1965 - 1968) - starring the inimitable Kenneth Williams - there are several full episodes on Spotify. and had millions of listeners,even when
I used to listen to Radio Luxemburg when I lived in Holland in 1969. News & Talk. Hello, I have been in US since 1973 am American citizen. Yes, I too had a green eye, not in my radio, but in my tape recorder. Thank you for this wonderful site. Our playlist stores a RTL Luxembourg track list for the past 7 days. Kari Kallio, Lahti, Finland (8/07/2000). greetings hans from holland 65 years old. I've been trying to find the name of it so I can get a recording but to no avail! Thank you where ever you are for
How well I recall those days of 208, the little red Perdio transistor and the happy memories they gave me from the 60's. Denmark (13/11/2002). He told me that he always started the Top20 charts with number one because the sponsors wanted it so. I listened in 1977-1983 and the best music listened from them. Best Regards George Abbot
Radio Luxenbourg was my first radio station on a Blaupunkt. Thanks!! 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,
It was great listening to music being played
208m was the best radiostation when I was young. Top Stations. James Morrissey
666. We appeared on the live Radio Luxembourg programme "Friday Spectacular" along with the Americans Gene Pitney (Twenty four hours from Tulsa) Bobby Vee (The Night Has a Thousand Eyes) and also the British recording artist Jess Conrad. This is trully a great tribute site to the great "208", and it has brought back many great memories for me. Great site - great work Dick! 181. (21/02/2000). Peter was ok, but it is Frans van de Drift who lingers in our memories. to 208 and trying to decide what frequency to put Swinging Radio England on. Kjell Erik Nilsen
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It was a great way to get good pop music. So it was a very special moment for me. Bob Hind
2 Seven little girls The Avons Columbia
It was like a good night song & prayer. Chris Baird
nothing like it now. I know that you have huge archives. Just go ahead with Radio Luxembourg English service DRM broadcasting. I can say that Radio Luxembourg was the very first music station I had ever listened to since I was born. tommy murphy
My hero was Stuart Henry and I got to meet him with his wife too. Thank you! Barry. 68. Come Back! I always hated the Beatles, and as it happens I still do. I am happy to have found this site, It reminds me of fond memories of my time in France. My R Lux-site is on the air again. 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 Regards,
I was "summer relief" for two or three years at the Villa Louvigny! 284. He played the discs and the commercials - the announcer could only do the talking and indicate when the next item was to be played. Too bad I got rid of all those reel-to-reel tapes. Great site : massive Luxie listener late 70s till it arriving on satellite! Beiarn,Norway (30/09/2006). Really inpressed to hear it again. gordon mccreary
What say you? Sergei Malyutin
Specifically Rob Jones, but I also remember listening to Radio Luxembourg as early as 1972. 6. on the street Power Streaming Playlist Laura P UPDATED YESTERDAY Preview Song Artist Time on the street j-hope, J. Cole 3:34 Yet To Come BTS 3:13 on the street j-hope, J. Cole 3:34 Run BTS BTS 3:24 on the street j-hope, J. Cole 3:34 DNA BTS 3:43 on the street j-hope, J. Cole 3:34 Yet To Come BTS 3:13 For Youth BTS 4:24 on the street j-hope, J. Cole Thanks a lot. At that time I was also music-fan and used to spend many hours listening Radio Luxembourg. 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
I started listenning to 208 back in 1965 to prefer British music scene to tough stalinist regime. Great to hear that Radio Luxembourg is coming back on the air. Despite broadcasting under the banner Your Station of the Stars, Luxembourgs service to Britain was affected by the weather and by nighttime conditions over the UK, which led to the station broadcasting from 6.00 pm when reception was supposedly improved especially if you lived in Scotland or the north of England. I liked Cliff Richard ,but haven't anything on him. Toronto, Canada (19/01/2000). Heb
The Legend Is Back! Derbyshire (06/11/2003). in the 60s and 70s, especially the Top Twenty on sunday nights. If you can help please contact me. I heard so much great stuff on Luxembourg, that I would never have heard via the Beeb. Ref: MS 387 Title: Radio Luxembourg Archive Scope: Documents presented to the University of Sheffield by Doreen Williams, the widow of Stephen Williams, Director General of English Language Broadcasting, in February 1999. Rene Schlaepfer
Barum, Oslo, Norway (15/11/1999). Boekelo (25/08/2003). Considering what that incident did to me, it's hardly surprising I had almost forgotten it! 831. suche nach leuten, die wie ich in den sixties (1963-1967) mit dem tonband
From than on I listend every evening til midnight and was always tired in school. ),
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Most 'Aussie's' probably haven't heard of RL however I have been aware of '208' since being a 'teen' way back in 1968 when I had the pleasure of listening to 208 on my uncle's car radio whilst visiting family in Northern Ireland. Thanks, Dick! Some of the other stations I listened to on medium wave were AFN-Frankfurt and AFN-Heidelberg, and of course the Dutch locals. Buy online. Putting together all those memories on my own Luxemburg program. What great memories. 163. Woking, England (28/09/2009). Russia St. Petersbourg (05/04/2005). used to listen to top twenty every sunday night also other progs twdc smash hits, and of course the haunting At the end of the Day tune at the end of broadcasting. 699. Nostalgia rules!! Maryport, United Kingdom (17/07/2012). Georgia, USA (22/11/2000). 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. Due to the broadcasting I brushed my English, and I imagine your overall achievement is greatly unknown, which concerns being mass media available and reachable over many frontiers. Rhyl, Wales (26/06/2007). 23. when is tornado season in north carolina. ), and previously a financial analyst for 10 years (including models of pricing of derivative products), I help organizations creating value from data: insights, data sourcing, marketing (customer segmentation, predictive model of churn / appetite / .
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