Always a fan of 208; particularly Barry Alldis. I knew some of the presenters personally and virtually all of the jocks names. presentations and wrote them down every week
Scarborough UK (08/11/2002). Cleveland, Oh, USA (02/10/2009). gordon mccreary
Keith Higham
Hampshire, England (15/11/2007). Hi Barry is Tony Hall still alive please? 133. was from midnight till one o' clock. Any Luxy fans interested in swapping recordings
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I was an avid listener of Luxy from about 1970 through to the 80s. 538. The day it went off air, a brand, an identity was frozen, it soon will be time to thaw the old bird and let it fly once more through the air and into our hearts again. robert spooner
Greetings from Poland to You, all people from R. Luxy and all fans of that incredible radiostation. Tom Tass
(Photo: Juul Geleick). I love you Radio Luxemburg ! Hi..Great Site..I listened to Radio Lux at nights when I was a kid back in the 70's and never forgot that great closing theme, I now found out it's called Maybe the morning by Marian Montgomery, and then it was some classical piece afterwards I recall. els pins, muro, spain (12/07/2002). This site brings back some great memories. I am looking for rare footage of Radio Luxembourg to include on our programme. THE DAY? " This site took me back, and I was a teenager again for hours. That of course prompted a discussion of what Medium Wave broadcasting was like in the fifties in Europe, as experienced by an American kid whose dad made sure there were always good radios in the house. Thank you for bringing back so many great memories for both the DJs and the listeners. Stargard Szczecinski,-western Poland (24/02/2000). During the wintertime this Top Twenty
Eivind Motland
And of course
If they exist some of todays radio stations might be interested in playing them once again! Essen, Germany (23/07/2012). Bought first small pocket size trannie to take to school too! Hope to hear from you. 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. First time was back in 1980. It wasnt hi-fi of course. 226. Hoop dat je me verder kunt helpen. Exellent! Thanks!! Thanks guys for the good times. It was the time of the darkest communist dictatorship, when anything coming from the "imperialist western world" was not welcome-to make it simple! I WAS LUCKY TO VISIT THE LONDON STUDIOS IN THE LATE SEVENTIES I MET TONY PRINCE AND ROB JONES IT WAS A GREAT DAY. Nobody knows here what is Radio Luxembourg now May be I only fan of RL in Russia (ili ya oshibayus? Was looking for radio luxembourg present day but cool site man! Also the motivation to learn English and trying to understand what those guys were talking about was bigger than to learn any subject at school. What great jingles, I even made a trip to the staion in 1977. Weet jij er meer over te
Rochester NY USA (22/06/2001). at that time. Tot Sients. London (15/01/2003). LONDON W1 still sounds in my ears. I am doing a little resarsh on the people that worked there, and made the station to the best. Pure nostalgia, I love it; it is I am back in Poland catching "the station of the stars" on my Tatry radio with the music from the "forbidden" west. computers begrijp ik niet veel, ben
De zender liep veel weg; we moesten hem steeds
Ken
West Palm Beach, USA (27/02/2010). We lost touch over the years and I was wondering 'whatever happened to Tony Kaye'? Radio stations that might interest you Top 5 1. Canada (01/06/2001). I can also remember that the best place to listen was often in the car, car radios seemed to tune in more easily! Except for Christian and Brown, the staff has been faceless and mediocre, and even though they'd never admit it, I suspect that every word said between the songs is pre-recorded and just mixed with songs from a computer. 71. See and hear you ! Denmark (17/12/001). Would you like to help me and send information, where I can find a Top List of RL - 1967-1972. Uncategorized. I have tried to find his records, but have 0. Marknesse Netherlands (04/08/2002). 1069 rp amsterdam.nl.al vast dank,
Thank You very much. Miklos Kovacs
All I know is that there was a D.J. Shreveport, USA (31/10/2009). Hallo, thanks for your RL-Site. I remember his shows as very
Nowadays you can hear originals as well as covers of those hit songs. Congratulations! I think that Radio Luxembourg used to broadcast Take
I recorded that show at 38, Hertford St. and only got to see Luxy itself 20 years later whilst on holiday in 1998! 186. Thornaby Teesside England (27/02/1999). I have been a local radio presenter for 25 years and had the pleasure of working with Dave Christian at Radio Victory in Portsmouth. 200. Thank You very much! 148. Mary
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And for Manfred in Florida, the song is "The Deal" but I can't remember the performer. I would be most grateful. 738. :) Thanks for the interesting story! Shane Finnerty
Piotr Stachowski
Hi!great site Dick Keep the faith as they say. Best
William Helsen
are mobile. UK (20/02/2001). uitstekende ontvangst gaf in Rotterdam. Thank, You. Ronny Hall
Anatoly Ryzhkin
Those were the days. gefunden habe. Thank you for keeping Radio Luxembourg alive. Bert Bossink
What a different world we lived in then, tucked up early in bed, with our trannies turned down to a whisper, listening to those subversive sounds from Luxembourg. He was always the friend in a far off place! I am interested in the adverts and game shows from that period. Since nostalgia is in and more people seem to listen again to MW in Germany, who knows, the English service may return one day. In the sixties in Hungary, we had hard times to live! ook noemt, het verleden blijft in je geheugen
In spite of this rather poor furnishing and apparatus they had every night
We have a copy of 'At The End of The Day'. (I lived in England then) when my brother and I discovered Radio Luxembourg. Sad to see stn has gone. Luc de Groot
Isle Of Wight UK (05/07/2007). (He died Nov. 21, 1982). heard about how good 208 was especially back in the 60's.I use to listen to the BBC world service on my shortwave receiver to find out the latest pop music and english band information. Catharinus Breimer, Emmeloord, the Netherlands (6/03/1999). I was a dedicated listner to RL back in the 60's and 70's. Mark Dezzani
that line of genius. Radio Luxenbourg was a good friend with a lot of music, jingles and DJs during my teenager nights Story and other infos about the Radio are new and interesting for me. Those were the days. 850. JOHN MURPHY
In eighties the listening became almost impossible
I look forward to hearing from you. Can you send me some or show me where I can find those audio things.Thanks. Los Angeles, California (19/02/1999). Bernard THOMAS
I was a fan of Radio Luxembourg since 1969. Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States (12/10/2008). Thank you for the good job 73s from yhe other side of the world. Lee
Chester, England (09/10/2009). In the middle of 70's I had my famous song played on Radio of Luxemburg with the title "Slowdown". Its fantastic site! (20/01/1999). Hollywood, Florida (29/11/2001). )de ontvangst was jammergenoeg niet geweldig in Brabant, maar dat was geen reden om niet te luisteren. 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. The great 208 means a lot to me, it was there that I had my first big break. Producer, London (22/9/1999). ( i'm 56 years old today )
Later I visited the station on Tony's shift and the show sounded better than it looked (engineer behind class panel playing the discs; mike hanging from the ceiling!). Ib Vestergaard
line "Take her hand, soldier". I will send you our next Elvis Fan Club magazine which will excite you, and when you read it - get in touch because I would like to talk. 460. I'm really exited now, waiting for rebirth. England (20/06/2003). I went to Radio Luxembourg today and found him. Lakeland, Florida, United States. Accrington,Lancashire, UK (13/12/2009). I was an engineer at Hertford Street and recorded many of the programmes mentioned on your page. 350. Alastair Gray
Many, Many times I woke up to hear "At The End Of The Day" playing in the headphones.. Rudolf Kollhoff
The awkward antenna switch before the start of the English service and the loss of signal for a few seconds ad even the great Dutch service. I personally would love take a look again at all these songs from the 70's. I will remember those halcyon days forever each time I mention my amateur radio callsign, G4RNI. The saddest day in my life was when Icame back from SKorea on Leave I wanted to refresh my memories of my life back home in England my first night home I eagerly tune to 1440/208 on my stereo only to hear static i was heart broken and the thought of you can never go back came to mind with horror I asked my mum what happened to Radio luxemburg she said in a calm voice they closed it down ,didn't I tell youand i said no Mum and gave a small tear for a lost childhood of listening to the radio under the covers just like in the movie the boat that rock and I had to live without my close friend
Ashford Kent, England (10/08/2012). in South Africa. Nice to read your page. My favourite programme was "Top Twenty". , Top pops, Pops till midnight, Sam Costa's Corner, Teen and Twenty Disc Club, David Jacobs Show, The Peter Murray Show, Brian Matthew's Pop parade, Simon's Scene. Yes, I would also rush to the radio at home (in Prague) to tune to the radio Luxembourg daily at 8.0 pm. Alternatively, you can select which cookies or technologies you want to allow in "Settings". Yours, Daniel Nottet
My regards to the family and I will send my
Honey Bee Benson
I wrote it down sundays LuX-list and does list was very happy reading, becouse i don't wrote then english. I am ready to make everything, to have
328. What a fab site. Nobody in this world is more crazy like I am for this great 208. Dave Marvin
Vienna (15/02/2004). Frank Allen
Thank You! So glad it's been re-launced. If possible I'd like to put a link there to this great site. Mesch, Luxembourg (14/03/2007). 336. am A "62 year-old Boy ", A lot of Times Of My Youth I have Passed' to Listen to Radio LUXEMBOURG, Even if Often The Receipt Radio was Of Scarce Quality.' Spent many a night listening to Radio Luxembourg in the late '60's,early '70's while serving with the British Army of the Rhine. My R Lux-site is on the air again. LIVE FROM THE CAVERN WITH BOB WOOLER with some many good Merseybeat-sounds. R Lang
in London
70. Accrington, Lancashire, UK (21/02/2001). de naam Radio Luxemburg mij beter in de
Best wishes to Anoraks everywhere,
I'm a 208 listener from the 60's when I lived near London. Alex Ireland (14/05/2006). And I used to remember when Steve Conway came on with the song, At the end of the day that was it for the night. 521. Thanks again for a great job collecting all this material, brought back a lot of memories. You now what it means to miss Radio Luxembourg??? Allways live in my heart . 208 is missed but not forgotten. Astrid
very noised m.w. Canada (now) (02/03/2005). in 1957, duurde een uur, van 2 tot 3 in
Something about 'climbing the stairs' springs to mind?? Het
I think it was on sat.nights. Zielona Gra, Poland (12/03/2003). 389. 10 years very great music for my lugs, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Tyneside (4/12/2001). Thanks Dick, and thanks too, to Radio Luxembourg, the great "208", and the "station of the stars". Foreigner
Through the eightees there were
but its very poor quality. Czech (25/08/2006). 393. I just came across this site purely by accident. Bob Glen
Jennifer Venville Nicol Vancouver, Canada (29/08/2004). met veel plezier naar luisterden. i know this is a long shot but thanks again for the memories
201. The hours I spent listening to 208 under the bedclothes on my first tranny, A bright red Ultra Globetrotter. London, England (05/04/2010). MA I HAVE NEVER LOST THE PATIENCE. If you ever decide to bring the good times back please let me know All the Best
249. Written by. several of us who listened despite the fade. 100. LINCOLNSHIRE, UK (26/07/2001). The deejays I remember were Sam Costa, John Jackson, Keith Fordyce, Pete Murray, Alan Freemand, Jimmy Saville and Brian Mathew and the sponsors - Horace Batchelor and his pools system, the Irish Hospital Sweepstakes -bless them all. We Finnish radiofans are eagerly waiting for the return of Radio 208 this year. Reinholdt
CLT/UFA HAVE STARTED TESTING DRM--DIGITAL RADIO MONDIALE ON SHORT WAVE---6090(THE OLD 49.26 FREQUENCY)---I AM VOICING ONE HOUR OF THE TEST PROGRAMMES IN. This is the world's number one Radio Station. Vroeger 1959 tot ongeveer 1975 luisterde ik heel veel naar jullie en heb er leuke herinneringen aan overgehouden,en luisterde met een ontvanger van RCA een CR88.en een paar meter draad als antenne. Myra Rowe
329. Discover radio stations from all over the world and stream live radio now. Thanks! DJ Duggy Day
I listened in the 70 s when i was about 8 or 9, under the covers when everyone else was asleep ! I visited there last March (1999) but only for a few hours and - I got lost! Dublin, Ireland (21/08/2000). This is pure nostalgia.. what a brilliant site.. well done :-) Tonight I have relived my teens.. oh happy days.. Can't wait for Radio Luxembourg to get back on the air! 8 (1) Neandertal Man (Hotlegs)
487. 442. Soy msico de aquellos aos y trabaj en radio posteriormente. 364. Paco
I heard "208" at first in 1974 after the German and Dutch program. Ken
This radio was important for Polish people in communist times. Sean Martin
while on military service in the Soviet Army in 1981-1983 . 103. McLean, Virginia, USA (02/03/2005). Lund, Sweden (25/07/2002). some swaps. Anyone know whats happened to www.radioluxemboug.co.uk? Listeners were invited to request a song, which for some reason was a "lucky number" for them, and Mike would sing the request. It was hosted by longtime jock Noel Edmonds. 32. 428. Terry Lynch
I do not know if you have them but they are attached inWord format. Dick. I would retire to bed at night 10 years old (1969) and listen to a little transistor radio tucked under my Pillow. 2 (9) Signed, Sealed, Deliv (Stevie Wonder)
Sir JIMMY SAVILE, OBE KCSG
562. NFL; Near You. Daniele Gallori
284. Radio Luxembourg should use the Worldspace-System for transmissions.I`m so glad that Radio Caroline is there free to air!Why not also the great 208? Wonderful site, I have many happy memories of listening to Luxy in the 70's. This is trully a great tribute site to the great "208", and it has brought back many great memories for me. THANKS FOR A GREAT SITE OF RADIO LUXEMBOURGE, I WAS AN AVID LISTENER IN THE LATE 1970S AND EARLY 1980S, AND IT WAS GREAT TO REMINISCE ON THE OLD DAYS, IF POSSIBLE PLEASE CAN YOU EMAIL ME DETAILS IN ENGLISH ALL THE RELEVANT DETAILS ON HOW I CAN LISTEN TO THE NEW RADIO LUXEMBOURGE SERVICE WHEN IT COMES ON AIR,
Scotland (03/11/2003). Carmarthen, Wales (25/08/2012). Nice homepage here. RADIO LUXY GREAT FOREVER !!! Breckerfeld, Germany (25/08/2006). 12. 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!!! Pedr ap Ioan (Peter Sinclair)
Thanks for the web site. Now I got radio Luxemburg back again; I listen to it on my little transtor radio in the 60s. Hi everybody, Greatings from good old 208 country. Michael Chatham, England (18/12/2004). Dear Mr Offringa,
Santa Fe - Argentina (03/07/2006). Karl Johansen
I was one of the lucky ones who worked at Luxy during the 70s. So till now it is best standart of musical broadcasting for me! (former Radio Luxembourg Station Manager)
Paul having a cool fag then "wild and woolly and wonderful" and the legend that is Barry Alldiss. Cristina Miro
Greetings from Portugal! It was like a portion of fresh western air. That is where I first heard the news of the Lockerbee Plane crash! New York/London (25/01/2001). The fading is fabulous. Great Stuff..Congrats! Job well done. Hello Dick,
thanks for the site. in meinen memorys schwelgen, aber es wre wohl fr die meisten zu langweilig. How can I get access? Also is radio luxembourg back on the air
Havlkv Brod, Czech republic (9/3/2001). (See also reaction nr. I really enjoyed reading it. 378. A thing of the future! As an Air Force brat I used to listen to radio Lux while living in Ramstein and Bitburg Germany. To Manfred in Florida.The song is called 'The Deal' by Pat Campbell and was a minor hit here in the UK back in 1969. of the 7295 Kc transmissions.I think RTL-208 should also broadcast on
I was an addicted listener between 1978 (at the age of 14) until the late-eighties. ISMET HUSKIC
John Chambers
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. It is great that you and so many others are still so enthusiastic about 208. Shipley, West Yorkshire, England (11/05/2002). Columbia SC ()26/10/2009). Als ich in den 60igern in der DDR lebte, in der Nhe von Dresden, war Radio Luxemburg der Sender, der in meinem Kofferradio seinen Stammplatz hatte. Mijn complimenten voor deze prachtige site, ik krijg er rillingen van! Adelaide, Australia (23/5/1999). I started to listen in 1971 to this station. Tony Power
I started MW and SW listening in Denmark in the early 70s and the music and format on 208 was better than the Danish governmental radio. Regards,
Needless to say every night we worked Radio Lux was "on duty" too. 126. hi there.I was wondering if you had the Luxemburg theme in wav or mp3 format?? Great site. Vancouver, British Columbia (24/03/2001). Frank van Heerde
Sweden (06/06/2003). Andy Thacker
Just found out that the station was closed. in the early sixties, when I was only about 9 years old. Tom D. Pedersen
continued to tune in from time to time
Northern Ireland (17/10/2002). But, in fact, in Dublin, Ireland, where I grew up in the 50s and 60s we used to get a good signal from Luxembourg. etc. Alcoy, Espaa (18/09/2011). Burlington CT, USA (26/09/2009). Now enjoying the sunshine on the Algarve in Portugal. Us Army Germany 1957-1959. He went on to Local Radio for a while and did personal appearances around the Night Clubs etc. Yesterday, I bought the expanded double-CD edition of "Live At the Witch Trials" by The Fall, only to hear a track called "Psycho Mafia" which formed part of one of Stuart's jingles. Words fail me - just listened to Steve Conway singing 'At The End Of The Day'
847. East Kilbride, Scotland (14/10/2011). Thank you
Please click "I agree" to ensure that you'll have the best experience of using our website. 208 Radio Luxembourg was a part of my life, when I was a young boy, now I'm 58 and having a new homepage http://www.hw-finking.de/ about Buddy Holly in English and German, I wrote something on it about 208. by | Oct 29, 2021 | 415 417 south 10th street philadelphia, pa | is black tip ammo legal | Oct 29, 2021 | 415 417 south 10th street philadelphia, pa | is black tip ammo legal The doctor was waiting at the door and they carried my sweet wife to a delivery room."
This is something it wont happen again
I used to listen to Luxembourg in the early 60s mostly under the sheets in bed on my homemade transistor radio with an earpiece so I didn't get discovered!!! Le registrazioni delle hit parade, con i fading originali, sono il punto forte del sito in quanto fanno rivivere appieno le emozioni provate ascoltando le radio di allora. I grew up with Fab 208 in the 70's. I have a few I could exchange. I recall Pete or Peter as he prfered always wanted to be a serious actor haveinf played an airman in a film that I cannot recall - did he every do anymore acting ,and where is he now ? The Legend Is Back! I am interested of trade my discs. 837. 45. Dude, you have a splendid website. Ray Orchard
Has Twisted all radio for much years and only has today understood that has occurred much years back. Rock. Have any idea what the sign-off song was between '74 and '77. I remembe Stuart Grundy hosting a dance at our teen club in the late 6o's. Kevin Mulrennan
Anyway, I hope you are well. Hans Mannee
two brothers and myself to share, so it was
Hugh McCabe
Ivan Sewell
835. Ik werk bij de TROS en heb in juli en augustus 1988 twee keer kunnen en mogen werken in de 208 studio! Texas USA (23/12/2003). 610. Thanks. Found this site by accident. radio station in the 80s. I've been searching for his 'Go Get It' track for years - was the other side of 'Like Lazy', I think. John Escreet
I would like to obtain/purchase transcripts of 208 early seventies shows. Palm Springs, USA (04/12/2009). A pleasure! Liverpool England (09/07/2003). Robin Christian Campo Live Oak, Texas (22/09/2004). remember the closedown tune that started with the words " AT THE END OF
But it is the 50's I am focusing on right now. Glad to know you're books open again Dick. You've got an excellent site. 410. I am searching for 208 on the net (LIVE FEED) and also Radio Luxembourg in Hong Kongused to broadcast in Cantonese throughout the dayin 1991 for sureI was there. Jack Jackson's Jukebox,
Hi Annelies! Fed up with interference I changed to Radio London. Hi,
We lived under the iron curtain in former Soviet Union,
Finding your site tonight gave me a wonderful time. I listened from 1983 (age 14) up to 1987 living in Beekbergen. I just wanne invide you to take a look at it:
765. Morten Glenn Olsen
Hungary (10/01/2004). All the very best for the future. Very good site! I now
volgen, uiteindelijk zijn we beiden
It would be fantastic to have links to all these weekly charts. He still occasionally makes reference to the Luxemburg days. After listning to Radio Luxembourg for three years, the D.J. Jan Broekema
Very pleased to read and see photos of my absoulute best offshore radio station! I learned to love English pop music (Thunderclap Newman!!). I feel that RL has been part of my life and I am now listening again your station through the internet. ISRAEL (21/05/2002). Cathedral"
I listened in the early 60s of Radio Luxembourg,when I lived in Poland,
All I recall was regular "hit parade.."
John Buckingham
683. 204. Keith Skues( Cardboard Tubes!!!) I do wish you all the best en i hope you let something hear of you. Petr Zek
Calgary Canada (17/03/2005). and I wll come back later with listening reports! Dunfermline, Scotland UK (28/08/2012). 14 (-) Wild World (Jimmy Cliff)
I have ordered the book. 223. I used to listen to all the hits in the fifties and sixties! Thank you for the website idea and pages!] BRIAN BETHEL
Excellent site. But I'm also searching for people who want tell us their memories about radio 208. Bergamo Italy (01/05/2002). Ben Healy
In 1963 (16 years old) during a bike vacation I visited the famous big L studio (only at the outside). 516. England (21/07/2002). / 1440 kHz.) 6. Thank you for maintaining this website and I will go through my archives of reel to reel tapes and see if I can find something of use.