On 01/01/2023 16:35, MB wrote:
I was looking onling for anything about the Long Wave closedowns andNever a mention of the Luxembourg 208 metre station that just about
came across this
Radio Luxembourg: The Radio Station the BBC Despised
https://today.rtl.lu/your-luxembourg/knowledge-bites/a/1379891.html
everyone at school listened to until Radio Caroline opened.
"Timex time is..."
I was looking onling for anything about the Long Wave closedowns and
came across this
Radio Luxembourg: The Radio Station the BBC Despised
https://today.rtl.lu/your-luxembourg/knowledge-bites/a/1379891.html
I was looking onling for anything about the Long Wave closedowns and came >across this
Radio Luxembourg: The Radio Station the BBC Despised
https://today.rtl.lu/your-luxembourg/knowledge-bites/a/1379891.html
"Timex time is..."
On 01/01/2023 16:35, MB wrote:
I was looking onling for anything about the Long Wave closedowns andNever a mention of the Luxembourg 208 metre station that just about
came across this
Radio Luxembourg: The Radio Station the BBC Despised
https://today.rtl.lu/your-luxembourg/knowledge-bites/a/1379891.html
everyone at school listened to until Radio Caroline opened.
"Timex time is..."
--
Tciao for Now!
John.
On Sun 01/01/2023 17:40, John Williamson wrote:
On 01/01/2023 16:35, MB wrote:
I was looking onling for anything about the Long Wave closedowns andNever a mention of the Luxembourg 208 metre station that just about
came across this
Radio Luxembourg: The Radio Station the BBC Despised
https://today.rtl.lu/your-luxembourg/knowledge-bites/a/1379891.html
everyone at school listened to until Radio Caroline opened.
"Timex time is..."
If you want to see a BIG tower, the FM & TV transmitter at Doudelange is worth a visit. You can drive right up to the tower with no security
issues. It is a four-leg (three leg?) 285m (935ft) free standing tower
with a lift that goes up the outside of one leg.
To find it on Google Maps, go south from Luxembourg city towards
Thionville in France. You will notice that there is a bulge of Luxembourg that runs southwards on the west side of the A31 auturoute and the tower
sits on top of that bulge, red and white painted of course. On the map it
is marked as Fernsehtuerm Diddleng.
I wonder what the exposure to RF was in its heyday along there? Nobody
seemed to worry about in those days.
I remember being told on a visit to Brookmans Park when I was 11 years old that we could light little neon bulbs with coils on them in certain parts of the transmitter room and I've not grown two heads or anything since.
It was not on Long wave most of my childhood but medium wave and was notorious for fading. Its interesting as a lot of the presenters it
had, like Pete Murray also worked for the BBC. Then of course there
was the Bible basher, Garner Ted Armstrong, and the Football pools
magnate, Horace Batchelor who sounded like a famous film producer
called Alfred Hitchcock and lived in the posh bit of Bristol,
Kaynsham.
Spelled.......
In the early days they used to fad records part way through to get
more in and have programmes sponsored quite openly by Decca and other
labels. Indeed if a USA import came in, they would hastily get a UK
version done and plug that instead. This used to happen a lot at the
start of motown.
Brian
Brian Gaff wrote:
It was not on Long wave most of my childhood but medium wave and was notorious for fading. Its interesting as a lot of the presenters it
had, like Pete Murray also worked for the BBC. Then of course there
was the Bible basher, Garner Ted Armstrong, and the Football pools
magnate, Horace Batchelor who sounded like a famous film producer
called Alfred Hitchcock and lived in the posh bit of Bristol,
Kaynsham.
Spelled.......
In the early days they used to fad records part way through to get
more in and have programmes sponsored quite openly by Decca and other labels. Indeed if a USA import came in, they would hastily get a UK
version done and plug that instead. This used to happen a lot at the
start of motown.
Brian
Keynsham, a posh bit of Bristol!!!. lol.I lived there from 1953 till
1964. Clifton was a posh bit.
In the early days they used to fad records part way through to get more in
and have programmes sponsored quite openly by Decca and other labels.
In article <k1fk53Fhn34U1@mid.individual.net>,
Ashley Booth <removetab@snglinks.com> wrote:
Brian Gaff wrote:
It was not on Long wave most of my childhood but medium wave and was notorious for fading. Its interesting as a lot of the presenters it
had, like Pete Murray also worked for the BBC. Then of course there
was the Bible basher, Garner Ted Armstrong, and the Football pools magnate, Horace Batchelor who sounded like a famous film producer
called Alfred Hitchcock and lived in the posh bit of Bristol,
Kaynsham.
Spelled.......
In the early days they used to fad records part way through to get
more in and have programmes sponsored quite openly by Decca and other labels. Indeed if a USA import came in, they would hastily get a UK version done and plug that instead. This used to happen a lot at the start of motown.
Brian
Keynsham, a posh bit of Bristol!!!. lol.I lived there from 1953 till
1964. Clifton was a posh bit.
Keynsham spelled " K E Y S H A M ".
On Sun, 1 Jan 2023 20:09:02 -0000, "Brian Gaff" <brian1gaff@gmail.com>
wrote:
In the early days they used to fad records part way through to get more
in
and have programmes sponsored quite openly by Decca and other labels.
I recall a certain Mr Savile used to host a programme that only played
about a minute's worth of each record before fading it out. I suppose
the records were effectively adverts themselves - adverts for the
records - but it was annoying if you just wanted to listen to them.
Rod.
Who remembers Radio City. Based on a WW2 fort in the Thames Estuary, run by Screaming Lord Sutch of course. The UK wanted them off as they said the
place was a death trap, and I can imagine it probably was.
In article <k1fk53Fhn34U1@mid.individual.net>,
Ashley Booth <removetab@snglinks.com> wrote:
Brian Gaff wrote:
It was not on Long wave most of my childhood but medium wave and was
notorious for fading. Its interesting as a lot of the presenters it
had, like Pete Murray also worked for the BBC. Then of course there
was the Bible basher, Garner Ted Armstrong, and the Football pools
magnate, Horace Batchelor who sounded like a famous film producer
called Alfred Hitchcock and lived in the posh bit of Bristol,
Kaynsham.
Spelled.......
In the early days they used to fad records part way through to get
more in and have programmes sponsored quite openly by Decca and other
labels. Indeed if a USA import came in, they would hastily get a UK
version done and plug that instead. This used to happen a lot at the
start of motown.
Brian
Keynsham, a posh bit of Bristol!!!. lol.I lived there from 1953 till
1964. Clifton was a posh bit.
Keynsham spelled " K E Y S H A M ".
Then there was Emperor Roscoe of course, a bit of a one off.
Brian
In the early days they used to fad records part way through to get more in and have programmes sponsored quite openly by Decca and other labels. Indeed if a USA import came in, they would hastily get a UK version done and plug that instead. This used to happen a lot at the start of motown.
On Sun, 01 Jan 2023 17:40:50 +0000, John Williamson wrote:
"Timex time is..."
According to my H Samuel Ever-right watch...
I wonder what the exposure to RF was in its heyday along there? Nobody
seemed to worry about in those days.
I remember being told on a visit to Brookmans Park when I was 11 years old
that we could light little neon bulbs with coils on them in certain parts of >the transmitter room and I've not grown two heads or anything since.
Brian
I was looking onling for anything about the Long
Wave closedowns and came across this
Radio Luxembourg: The Radio Station the BBC Despised
https://today.rtl.lu/your-luxembourg/knowledge-bites/a/1379891.html
Radio Luxembourg's huge success in Germany, UK, France and Belgium shocked its competitors, especially the BBC. Due to its powerful transmitter, Radio Luxembourg could broadcast throughout Britain, challenging the BBC's monopoly.
Advertising revenue was in decline for the British Broadcasting Corporation, with company's moving their bought airtime to Luxembourg.
On 02/01/2023 16:02, SimonM wrote:
On 01/01/2023 16:35, MB wrote:From 1922 until 1926, the British Broadcasting Company raised its
I was looking onling for anything about the Long Wave closedowns andOK I get the wave of nostalgia, as I also used to listen as a child, but
came across this
Radio Luxembourg: The Radio Station the BBC Despised
https://today.rtl.lu/your-luxembourg/knowledge-bites/a/1379891.html
did anyone actually read the link? It reads in places more like a novel:
Radio Luxembourg's huge success in Germany, UK, France and Belgium
shocked its competitors, especially the BBC. Due to its powerful
transmitter, Radio Luxembourg could broadcast throughout Britain,
challenging the BBC's monopoly.
Advertising revenue was in decline for the British Broadcasting
Corporation, with company's moving their bought airtime to Luxembourg.
Hmm...
revenue from programme sponsorship.
In 1926, it was wound up, and the British Broadcasting Corporation was
its state sponsored successor, using the same plant and staff.
Heat induced into the surrounding damp soil improves plant growth. The
same applied to early warning systems a well. My trips near the
Fylingdales golf balls for plant collecting just got me arrested!
Apparently it all depended on visiting birds dropping seeds. These
days there are no golf balls and not so many visiting birds. Apart
from green parakeets.
On 01/01/2023 16:35, MB wrote:From 1922 until 1926, the British Broadcasting Company raised its
I was looking onling for anything about the Long Wave closedowns andOK I get the wave of nostalgia, as I also used to listen as a child, but
came across this
Radio Luxembourg: The Radio Station the BBC Despised
https://today.rtl.lu/your-luxembourg/knowledge-bites/a/1379891.html
did anyone actually read the link? It reads in places more like a novel:
Radio Luxembourg's huge success in Germany, UK, France and Belgium
shocked its competitors, especially the BBC. Due to its powerful
transmitter, Radio Luxembourg could broadcast throughout Britain,
challenging the BBC's monopoly.
Advertising revenue was in decline for the British Broadcasting
Corporation, with company's moving their bought airtime to Luxembourg.
Hmm...
On 02/01/2023 15:04, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
Heat induced into the surrounding damp soil improves plant growth. The
same applied to early warning systems a well. My trips near the
Fylingdales golf balls for plant collecting just got me arrested!
Apparently it all depended on visiting birds dropping seeds. These
days there are no golf balls and not so many visiting birds. Apart
from green parakeets.
They take parties around Fylingdales, went around some years (after the
gold balls were replaced).
When you park your car, they warn not to lock it because often people
find they cannot unlock it.
I wouldn't want to leave mine unlocked there!! Oh, and incidently it
wasn't due to good, old-fashioned AM aircraft comms, it was/is due to
Airwave and other digital communications!
I wouldn't want to leave mine unlocked there!! Oh, and incidently it
wasn't due to good, old-fashioned AM aircraft comms, it was/is due to
Airwave and other digital communications!
On 02/01/2023 17:42, Woody wrote:
I wouldn't want to leave mine unlocked there!! Oh, and incidently it
wasn't due to good, old-fashioned AM aircraft comms, it was/is due to
Airwave and other digital communications!
When I was first warned about the then latest generation of cars having problems starting at Heathrow, I was told it was the radar that
temporarily killed the engine ECU. Tow it half a mile away, and there
was no problem. They did have mechanical door locks and ignition
switches, though, no keyless entry in those days,
Fylingdales used to kill early transistorised car radios unless they
were turned off, and there were warning signs on the road past the
station. Valve sets were okay.
On Mon 02/01/2023 09:18, charles wrote:
In article <k1fk53Fhn34U1@mid.individual.net>,
Ashley Booth <removetab@snglinks.com> wrote:
Brian Gaff wrote:
It was not on Long wave most of my childhood but medium wave
and was notorious for fading. Its interesting as a lot of the presenters it had, like Pete Murray also worked for the BBC.
Then of course there was the Bible basher, Garner Ted
Armstrong, and the Football pools magnate, Horace Batchelor who
sounded like a famous film producer called Alfred Hitchcock and
lived in the posh bit of Bristol, Kaynsham.
Spelled.......
In the early days they used to fad records part way through to
get more in and have programmes sponsored quite openly by Decca
and other labels. Indeed if a USA import came in, they would
hastily get a UK version done and plug that instead. This used
to happen a lot at the start of motown.
Brian
Keynsham, a posh bit of Bristol!!!. lol.I lived there from 1953
till 1964. Clifton was a posh bit.
Keynsham spelled " K E Y S H A M ".
n n n n n n n ?
Very good Waitrose there with a super cafe!
John Williamson <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> wrote:
On 02/01/2023 16:02, SimonM wrote:
On 01/01/2023 16:35, MB wrote:From 1922 until 1926, the British Broadcasting Company raised its
I was looking onling for anything about the Long Wave closedowns andOK I get the wave of nostalgia, as I also used to listen as a child, but >>> did anyone actually read the link? It reads in places more like a novel: >>>
came across this
Radio Luxembourg: The Radio Station the BBC Despised
https://today.rtl.lu/your-luxembourg/knowledge-bites/a/1379891.html
Radio Luxembourg's huge success in Germany, UK, France and Belgium
shocked its competitors, especially the BBC. Due to its powerful
transmitter, Radio Luxembourg could broadcast throughout Britain,
challenging the BBC's monopoly.
Advertising revenue was in decline for the British Broadcasting
Corporation, with company's moving their bought airtime to Luxembourg.
Hmm...
revenue from programme sponsorship.
In 1926, it was wound up, and the British Broadcasting Corporation was
its state sponsored successor, using the same plant and staff.
I thought the British Broadcasting Company raised its revenue by levying licence fees on the manufacture/sale of sets, with a reduced rate for
kits.
It did, and I know they never allowed commercial sponsors near their programs, though even back then they did find some from outside, it was
quite rare and they were recorded on large format discs.
As far as I am aware the main sponsored and advertising supported transmission was the 208 metre medium wave station which only did English as the propagation came in at night. For some time they had a 49m short wave outlet as well, and a long wave one, but the latter never did any English from what I understand. It was mostly in French.
Brian
John Williamson <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> wrote:
[...]
Totally unrelated, but how the heck did Alan "Fluff" Freeman on The
Light Programme manage to get all of every record into his hour without
even crashing a single intro, never mind the vocals?
I heard a tale that Fluff would flick the quadrant faders from one
end to the other without bothering to fade in/out smoothly.
Totally unrelated, but how the heck did Alan "Fluff" Freeman on The
Light Programme manage to get all of every record into his hour without
even crashing a single intro, never mind the vocals?
John Williamson wrote:
On 03/01/2023 20:46, Sn!pe wrote:
John Williamson <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> wrote:That doesn't surprise me.
[...]
Totally unrelated, but how the heck did Alan "Fluff" Freeman on
The Light Programme manage to get all of every record into his
hour without even crashing a single intro, never mind the vocals?
I heard a tale that Fluff would flick the quadrant faders from one
end to the other without bothering to fade in/out smoothly.
His reactions were also almost as fast as mine on the pause control.
I met Fluff at the Luxemberg studios when they were in London in the
60s.
A few shots of the Studios at that time: https://www.flickr.com/photos/snglinks/albums/72157594365703626
On 03/01/2023 17:47, Brian Gaff wrote:
It did, and I know they never allowed commercial sponsors near theirI used to listen to the Radio Luxemburg German top 20 at lunchtime on
programs, though even back then they did find some from outside, it was
quite rare and they were recorded on large format discs.
As far as I am aware the main sponsored and advertising supported
transmission was the 208 metre medium wave station which only did English
as
the propagation came in at night. For some time they had a 49m short wave
outlet as well, and a long wave one, but the latter never did any English
from what I understand. It was mostly in French.
Brian
Sundays on 6.05 MHz on an ex army receiver. What I remember is that during the rundown, they told us what percentage of overall sales each record had made that week, unlike the BBC equivalent.
Totally unrelated, but how the heck did Alan "Fluff" Freeman on The Light Programme manage to get all of every record into his hour without even crashing a single intro, never mind the vocals?
--
Tciao for Now!
John.
On 03/01/2023 20:46, Sn!pe wrote:
John Williamson <johnwilliamson@btinternet.com> wrote:
[...]
Totally unrelated, but how the heck did Alan "Fluff" Freeman on
The Light Programme manage to get all of every record into his
hour without even crashing a single intro, never mind the vocals?
I heard a tale that Fluff would flick the quadrant faders from one
end to the other without bothering to fade in/out smoothly.
That doesn't surprise me.
His reactions were also almost as fast as mine on the pause control.
I met Fluff at the Luxemberg studios when they were in London in the
60s.
A few shots of the Studios at that time: https://www.flickr.com/photos/snglinks/albums/72157594365703626
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