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Mark Telfer Oldham U.K. (06/07/2004). I would be pleased to trade with fellow collectors on DAT or CDR. Radio Luxembourg the one and only, sorry you had to go. I am interested in the adverts and game shows from that period. It was a great surprise to find this web site which could help to refresh my memory. If youre looking for original vinyl records who appeared in RL Top Twenty. The dutch service of Luxembourg was even more boring (Jos Brink brrr). Good on ya, Bob! This website is fantastic! sadly long gone now but never forgotten,. Luxy was part of my growing up too, Thanks for the memories. 751. The great "Two - o -eight".Thanks for beautiful 60's and 70's on 208 m.
Great site, brought back good memories for me growing up in the 50's and 60's. radio luxemburg. The Supersoft Top 30
Good to see so many others here share the love of the memories. Thankyou. Thanks for such an interesting site! Henry Mandel
I would like to know if possible please. bt33ohp (03/08/2008). I still have the Grundig transistor that was used for clandestine listening with other guys both French and American. 285. So wonderful you have this site to stir our heartstrings with wonderful memories. 490. 17 (-) Tell It All Brother (K.Rogers & 1st Edit)
Greetings from a distant "cousin".
495. make sure I had it to listen to Radio
I am from Groningen area. 638. After that there was only Radio Mi Amigo during the daytime and Hilversum3. I am an ex-Brit, now Canadian, living in Canada since 1977 but visiting Florida for the winter. Great site!!! 804. Great site. He was found at his flat in Roundhay, Leeds, on Saturday - just two days before his 85th birthday. 408. Toru, Poland (21/02/2002). 304. and was playing 'real' records! Eindhoven (25/10/2006). Andrew Kent
Still well remember the night I first listened to the Sunday Top Twenty and was amazed to hear that "Trudy" was top of the pops- but that was the days when SHEET music accounted for popularity! Thank you all for the memories. Not even with Christian and (still) Brown on the team
Bob Stewart did the " This IS Radio Luxembourg, broadcasting on an omni-directional frequencyetc..and a goodnight and a good morning to you, wherever you may be " speech, followed by the song I'm searching for, then came the Luxembourg national anthem. Congratulations, this is a great site,indeed! It's good, very good to discover this. I was really moved to hear the sound-bites on real audio, read the text and see the pictures of a radio station that meant so much to me. It was like magic when you could here Lux. Great site , lots of memories. Het lijkt me heel leuk, om dit stuk weer eens te horen, en te laten horen aan
shows
bij ! 841. Richard Hasnip
Shipley, West Yorkshire, England (11/05/2002). Ashford Kent (06/11/2005). every Sundaynight at eleven 'o' clock. It was a major part of my life at that time. Paisley, Scotland.. now Canada (26/12/2001). February l4/67 Disc and Music Echo and told him everyone makes a mistake. Bishop Auckland England (09/12/2005). 658. Best Regards
In December 1983, RTL (as it was known for a while) produced a special for its 50th anniversary of broadcasting. I am a huge fan of Connie Francis and I know that Connie had 30 min programmes on Radio Luxemburg. Paul Donnelly
Anthony
Does anyone have any radio lux. Great, absolute great ! I'm collecting information to produce a four part radio documentary about the history of Pop Radio in the UK. Gualv, Sweden (25/08/2008). Bernard THOMAS
RB, London, UK (03/02/2009). Grimsby, United Kingdom (07/09/2005). Top Stations. Finally they had left (in the middle of 1977) that old familiar studio at the second floor. 38. Thanks again for this site. Woud love to know. Dick, mocht je belangstelling hebben voor wat copieen van
I would like to have 2-3 photoes illustrating my article. Top Stations. Can you help me? I never missed the Sunday night Top 20. 442. 1 (3) Rainbow (Marmalade). I was stationed with the
http://www.boogiebertil.com/lux/index.htm. It was a breath of real freedom. Ik lees eigenlijk niet zo veel uit de jaren 80 periode van Luxy. Tornados about the "60" . Why not put a link on your site! On my way home I detoured to Luxembourg and sat in on an hour of Peter Powell's show - I was entranced by it all. SWEDEN (25/11/2002). I used to listen to Luxembourg in North
it always sounded fun and thats whats missing from todays radio. Great Station! Even Barry Aldis thought that was something special. Johannesburg, South Africa (10/10/2000). 761. Nice report. Jerzy Janiszewski
Tera Namabar Bhi Aayega Song - Download Tera Namabar Bhi Aayega mp3 song free online. Anyway, as Bob Hope said "Thanks For The Memories". Hi Dick,
I was listening almost every evening in the late 80's. met veel plezier naar luisterden. 830. I use to listen to 208 in the 60s till it closed down in 1991 vry often. was BBC. one of my listeners remembers 208 and asked me if i could find a song that she said was used for close down[dont know the year] it has the following lyrics " a long lonely road we travel dont know where we're going"
503. Ocala, FL US (22/12/2005). Chris Hampton
Another musical genius has gone RIP Burt Bacharach. It was a great station, even if it faded a bit. Thank you for this page! 63. Fanastic. R.I.P. presentations and wrote them down every week
Chelmsford, Essex, uk (19/06/2006). This was the first tast of pop great times. Mike Smith
This is a long shot, but I wondered if there were any searchable Radio
Alastair Gray
Russia St. Petersbourg (05/04/2005). Janet Bailey
Best regards,
She needs Ovaltine. I remember it with fondness as your website so clearly reflects time and history when I listened to Luxy from the late 60's to its final close down in 1992. 313. LISENED ALL THE TIME TO THIS STATION IN SWEDEN IN THE 50:S AND 60:S i WAS IN STOCKHOLM AND GOTHENBURG
melody. I was about 12-13 years that time. 120. 314. I thought it was by Simon Ward but no such artist. But after the off shore stations had gone in the late 70's Luxy was the obvious choice again. It was such a treat to get to listen to rock and roll and have a connection to the United States while immersed in Germany during the 1960's. I do have a closed downsong from Connie
Por casualidad descubr el sitio. Kumla, Sweden (07/09/2008). Your page is very fine. Snoop Dogg - CALIFORNIA GURLS, Elton John & Dua Lipa - COLD HEART (PNAU REMIX). Do the 'Royal Ruler' and Rob Jones remember when two upstarts from Bath Hospital Radio - myself and Paul Conroy - went to interview them when 'Gold Diggers' opened in Chippenham back in 1982? Great website and tks for the fantastic memories. My first song recorded on my first brand new tape recorder was Rolling Stones' song "Paint it Black" from Radio Luxembourg. I'm doing well! GREAT SITE ! Good to read all about it and see the charts from those great musical days of the 60's. Radio Luxembourg 208 is the best hit-music radio station. Play Top 40 Songs (Playlist) Luxembourg , Week #361 Listen to all entries in this chart. thank you very much for your history course. USA, (17/06/2012). Elizabeth Ann
At closing time they played
I liked her show because every night she would feature a birthday spotlight of a famous music person born on that day and give a little history of the person and play a few tunes by them. Long time no see! line "Take her hand, soldier". complete segment! The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, etc. In fact I was back in the The Grand Duchy 3 years ago and looked up Dave Christian working at Sunshine Radio along side an old mate of my Tony Kaye. bravo pour le site ! 674. Those were THE days! The one played every night before close down? My father was stationed in Germany from 1965-68. are annoncing Connie Francis,(she's still my number 1. klein Philips bakelieten geval. DARIUS BEBEN
Had it something to do with business alliances and the set up of ATLANTIC 252? 1966 - 1989 - The best years of my life. I found your address on the Net, and I also enjoyed the jingles you had on
Hi Dick! Copenhagen (16/01/2002). 14. Used to listen to Dan Dare every night as a schoolboy, in Newcastle on Tyne. And still is. The '70s were a musical wasteland in the US. Ap Hak
Thank you for sharing all the 208-memories with us. Giulio
Susumu Oyama
444. Jij was de specialist wat betreft de Engelse programma,s en de discjockeys, ik was meer
I have ordered the book. Leuke site. While serving with the USAF in Italy in the early 1960's I listened to Radio Luxembourg as much as I could. Redeye Records, Vinyl Dance Music Specialists Since 1992 - Drum & Bass, Dubstep, Bass Music, Funk, Hip Hop, Soul, House and Techno. 10 years very great music for my lugs, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. of the two Telefunken medium-wave transmitters, with the antenne on the high mountain of Marnach, was
Een hymne o.i.d. 443. plays rock music with commercials and it bills itself as the world's biggest. Where are the dj's now? galaxy, for his way to made it. Karlstad (29/11/2001). at that time. bevoorradingsschip meegevaren naar Veronica. Wat ik eigenlijk nog graag eens had willen horen is dat reclamestukje van Babychamp. Miklos Kovacs
4:01. I remember all these nights on sundays and will be never forgetting my records at RL. 597. Every song seemed a classic. Berlin (09/04/2001). (for instance, Baker Street of G. Rafferty; Im Not In Love of 10 CC; More Than a Feeling
1975 tot medio jaren 80. Bernard
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Thanks for a great web site and keep the memories coming. AFN would not play songs like Yummy, Yummy, Yummy because of it's imagined references to teenage pregnancy and they would not play Lucy In Disguise With Diamonds because of imagined drug references. Catharinus Breimer, Emmeloord, the Netherlands (6/03/1999). When you are on the page, just click on Mr. DJ. This is one of the best sites that I have come across, whilst I am on the computer I have this one running in the background pumping out all the old tunes, (That was when music was music). Dick, I happened upon the site while trying to find audio streaming from Radio Luxembourg, I did not even know that they had shut down. called Emperor Rosko on the station or was he with one of the offshore stations? If you can help please contact me. A few mexican doggys included huh? Fernando Casanova
Steve Pfalzer
in Spanje woon en maar zelden in Nederland kom heb ik destijds met Gerard
That is the time Radio Luxembourg should retake to the air as a pioneer for it's owners. Besides listening to the latest hits in the fifties, I used to listen to a sci-fi program;
He still occasionally makes reference to the Luxemburg days. ich knnte hier noch ewig weiter
He was tall, six foot four, and originally came from Dorset. Stephen Haugh
Thanks again. comments to you BC. Kevin Bulger
Pat Lennon
I wonder if you have any information about the jingle for The Postal
Thank you! At the end of a passage at the left side was the studio of the English (and Dutch) Service of Radio Luxembourg. Pity, but life goes on and hopefuly, I will be able to listen "1440" on Internet someday. Take care, your cousin
I am 30 years old today and I still tune the 208 metres once in a while, waitig for some day listenig again the Bob's Stewart jingles: Radio Luxembourg - The World's Biggest Commercial Radio Station. I learned to love English pop music (Thunderclap Newman!!). The only contact that I had with the English language in those days was through radio Luxemburg that I tuned into every night till the late eighties. Dag Dick,
It was also great to see a lot of your visitors who are old friends like Carol Deene,Doug Stanley and Tony Prince. No doubt many of us will certainly tune to 208 metres on medium wave as in the good old days. Hi, I started to listen to Radio L in 1956 and Top Twenty was my favourite programme. East Yorkshire UK (02/02/2005). All the breast. And now I listen. We were so desperate, that we often listened to CFNZ (Canadian Forces Network)out of Zweibrucken, Germany. Denmark (27/09/2006). 802. Dortmund, Germany (25/03/2005). In the seventies on radio medium wave I spend nights listening to mostly very bad signals up here in Denmark. It was great fun, he's a wonderful host. I had to put up an outside antenna to get good reception. Nillson, Animals; Emerson, Lake & Palmer; Judas Priest; Chicago; Slade; Jethro Tull etc. In about 24 hours time I'm 51 I'l remember I listen to Radio Lux on my Grandmother's Transistor Radio after dark. Rome, GA, USA (02/02/2010). Fred Parker
Just go ahead with Radio Luxembourg English service DRM broadcasting. Phil Crosby
Serge Ritchev
Hi
I loved listening to Radio Luxembourg as a kid. I was a teenager in Hungary back in the early 60's. Chicago, Illinois USA (03/12/2002). also. 801. I know I'll be returning to your site. I was 15 -16 years old and lived with my parents in Germany, had myself built a special AM receiver just for 208, and listened as often as possible. Most of the programmes were sponsored by record companies; for the benefits of
We zonden dat programma toen live uit op Radio 3. Listen to free music and earn Hungama Coins, redeem Hungama coins for free . Heel tof zou het zijn nog eens geluidbestanden van toen te kunnen beluisteren. Barry
the studio's in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg;
"Let's take a spin"
Reinholdt
Alasdair Macleod
(Buddy's German buddy) DORTMUND - GERMANY (24/09/2005). Wisconsin (21/04/2001). 370. Venice, Italy (08/01/2008). We've printed down your info and will take it over to Don. Radio London, Pirate Radio Station. about AM POP radiostations. GRUNDIG , een TK 24 en heb kilometers
762. Paul Kaare Sorensen
As we kids of the mid 60's are growing older it is a very special delight to listen to our good old "208" .. which we had to listen either in the middle of the night or on Sundays before the meal was ready.LOL.. There was no better radio station to listen even on the AM. Winsen/Luhe, Germany (24/03/2007). I'm still hearing my Dad tell me turn off the music I have to listen to the news. it was the only sig that played pop music till early hours in english. J.Bennink
My favourite programme was one called "world top pops" Cant remember who the deejay was may have been Brian Mathew but he always came out with the phrase ""back to the Uk and our disc of the day". some swaps. Liberty Radio London (15/04/2002). I don't remember offhand who was djing, but, looking over your very cool site is bringing back a flood of memories. Does anybody have a sound file from this guy? Palm Springs (18/04/2001). 237. I am very sad to find that the 208 has closed again. cigarette adverts. Can you imagine how we listened to R Lux here in the mid '60s? Olesnica, Poland (07/01/2007). Andreas Grimmig
As a small child, I figured all was well as long as the music kept playing. Gold Coast, Australia (27/07/2005). Glasgow (04/07/2007). Arbroath,Scotland (22/01/2007). David Mckenna
I discovered Radio Luxembourg, when Estonia was a part of Soviet Union and no foreign music was allowed to broadcast. Ben Kahmann
Radio will never be the same. Christophe Debray