The whole engineer's room looks like it was just Ron O'Quinn Now I would like to read more of that title. I am an ex-Brit, now Canadian, living in Canada since 1977 but visiting Florida for the winter. Ralph Corso THANKS. So even though reception was Can you tell me if I'm right, or tell me how to find out? Frank D Kelley 493. Hi! Tony Blewitt, who was on 208, left and went to was BBC. The second visit for me in the Luxy studio was on July 11, 1970. Rancho Mirage, CA, USA (09/04/2001). 531. Please help and drop me a line. Los Angeles CA (20/06/2001). THANK YOU! I auditioned for 208 as a presenter in 1987 but sadly never got the job I finished up on Caroline instead.I think I was interviewed by Richard Swainson in Hertford St London. Thanks for such an interesting site! I am right now building my own DRM receiver I remember for example his voice from little gold pocket transy connected by wire to central heating (Brno city, 1963 - 1965). Very good site! Very nice site! Denis Cure studio and 721. 519. I think this site pays tribute to all those who made the 'Ring A Ding Station Of The Stars' great. I remember a french rock song that started with a telephone ringing and the male artist answered:"Gaston y'a-ll telephone qui sonne, mais il y a jamais personne qui respond". On the night of Monday July, 17 1967, at 23.00 hours, for the first time Leen van Dongen and I arrived at the Luxembourg studio's; invited by Colin Nichol. Thierry Reisch left for the US. Online Radio Box uses cookies in order to provide the best service for our users. Hi! I first heard of Luxy in 2004 when dad told me everything he knew about Radio Luxembourg so i found some online archives to listen to the old tapes. Just to let all you Luxy listeners know, Mike Knight (ex Luxy presenter/manager) is on Replayradio.net Saturday's and Thursday's @ 7pm and Friday's @ 12pm UK Times. My name is Alex and I'm from Belgrade, Serbia. FIACHRA o MU Can you remember a tune that they used to end with. In Stavanger we could only listen to Radio Luxembourg after dark because of atmospheric conditions. Never forget the hours late in the evening on AM with this real hifi-sound. Dieter Brors 549. great site great memories takes me back years and years back under the blankets listening to all the hits ah the memories. London(currently) (10/05/2005). The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall led tributes to the star, who started his working life as a miner in his native Yorkshire before running a series of clubs and working as a wrestler and DJ. Hi. 214. Very nostalgic. Those times are sadly gone and mores the shame !!! I was one of those kids who listened to the station on a Bush radio in North London in the 60's. There will soon be digital radio in the Short, Medium and Long wavebands. A real pleasure to read this. Do you John Oakland. Could anybody help me ? Good Job. Ian Brighton, UK (22/10/2011). Your superb page has taken me by surprise but I had to say something. Michael Schreiber Accrington,Lancashire,UK (11/05/2006). Best wishes of the man into wonderful the sixties - years of the care-free youth, happy years And these jingles and Keep on Smiling. If interested please email me for details. England - UK (13/10/2003). Tera Namabar Bhi Aayega movie songs download list. Roy Murray Toronto, Canada (13/08/2012). I miss it again. The technician, I gathered later, was put on other less crucial duties. Dat blijven fantastische herinneringen. 213. Frinton on sea Essex UK (19/08/2006). Great memories of a time gone by. Eample: She doesn't suffer from night starvation. But today more than 50 years after I started Listening to Lucky Luxemburg I happened to buy an LP of Steve Conway (not the Caroline guy:) ) in a second hand shop with two tracks with the Hasting Girls choir and orchestra conducted by Peter Green. Thanks for making it available. Rome, GA, USA (02/02/2010). Keep Up the good works. Now a complete new 208 studio was downstairs. in meinen memorys schwelgen, aber es wre wohl fr die meisten zu langweilig. Viv Dibbert I was stationed in the Armed Forces in northern France in the early sixties. Gracias. Saint Petersburg, Russia (30/12/2005). Ulla Moulvad In the mid 70's I edited Club 208 magazine for Radio Luxembourg and three or four times each year we would bring a couple of hundred fans to the Grande Duchy to meet the DJ's get drunk, and party. Bishop Auckland England (09/12/2005). I think the reticence of the 77. 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. Wow, those were the days!!! 20 Heartaches by the number Guy Mitchell Columbia. the reserve at lake keowee vs the cliffs; yellow flecks in stool after colonoscopy prep; 1987 unlv basketball roster 0. 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. (I wanted to know what the dj's were talking about). Thanks for the great website for Radio Luxembourg, it brings back so many memories. Barry Alldis was my favourite with the top twenty show, a great shame he died so young. Bury, England (11/08/2005). (12/03/2002). J.Bennink Don Wardell @KWXYFM USA Now I got it on broadband on my computer. 527. Peter B. Nadhazy Reception conditions were not always optimal to say the least. In reading through the many colorful comments from over the years, I note lots of folks writing to say they were listening as early as the seventies or even the sixties! Radio Luxembourg should have returned as the station it always has been at its demise in 92 ie a pop/rock and entertainment format,with satellite relay via sky and freesat on eurobird1's european S1 beam at 28.5degE,cable all over the UK and Europe,DAB in the UK and online. These discjockeys presented programs too; like "Sundays requests" , Melbourne Beach, Florida (20/11/2003). We were hungry for US rock'n roll, which was not freely avialable on the American Forces Network (AFN). 98. I remember it would be 7 or 8pm here in Boston and I think they would say its one oclock am and we are closing down 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. Op een klein radio'tje en dan het liefst in het donker. They used it to broadcast mainly military and orchestral music until in 1929 the Anen brothers jumped into bed with Radio Toulouse to create Compagnie Nationale de Radiodiffusion . Have a good time Peter. Nieuwegein/NL (12/01/2005). W.Sijtsma He told me that he always started the Top20 charts with number one because the sponsors wanted it so. Any Luxy fans interested in swapping recordings Strangely, it's stopped raining. Paul Gabor Did he go to RL, and if so, how long was he there and where might he have gone after that. Is there a way to find out such things? Bob Glen From October till April reception was fine on 208 meter. Longmont,Colorado USA (28/02/2001). Moscow, Russia (17/12/2011). This site took me back, and I was a teenager again for hours. Ben Kahmann Great web site full of memories from when i was a teenager in the 60's,I remember listening to Luxy in her hay day after the Pirate station's had closed in '67 Although I was listening on and off from around '63,I loved those DJ's and still have in my possesion signed photo's from Paul Burnett,Tony Prince,Don Wardell,Colin Nicol and many others over the next decade. etc. Top twenty and Berry Alldis 255. Good to read all about it and see the charts from those great musical days of the 60's. The Revival must happen, and I'm sure it will be a huge success. Great to see website! Some of the soundbites you have brought tears to the eyes as I haven't heard them for years. 771. I shall visit it again for a more detailed look, and follow the links, but just wanted to say thanks for the trip down memory lane! We were students of the European School and met some of the DJs (Kid Jensen, Mark Wesley, Tony Prince and later Peter Powell) very often in the Blow Up and especially in a small club which name I don't remember anymore (it was located at the Avenue de la Libert next to the Place de Paris, the owner's name was Chuck; if somebody knows its name, please send me an e-mail). Five years later I took over the Elvis Pesley Fan Club of Great Britain, and visited both the London studios, and the Villa Louvigny in Luxembourg. Czestochowa, Poland (07/07/2010). Sound was amasingly clear. 490. I was amazed to see a site dedicated to the Great 208. in 1957, duurde een uur, van 2 tot 3 in Thank you Mr. Offringa very very much. The best program for me was Top Twenty and Jack Jackson jukebox show. Just wish there was a Doc who could take me back to those Days. This radio station was the ONLY radio station. We play it every evening as we consider all the gifts God has given us, and as we look forward to the joys and challanges of the day to come. I found your address on the Net, and I also enjoyed the jingles you had on Richard Green I pass many nights of my youth seeing a full star sky and sharing with friendly times and long conversations of how improving the world whereas in the radio of the car she sounded Luxembourg Radio that gave music us and represented the free world that at those moments the Spaniards we could not enjoy here. [citation needed] Radio Luxembourg was hoping to broadcast in English on one of the two new digital national DAB services in the UK during 2008, if National Grid Wireless Limited won the licence. Transdiffusion. Your site's a wonderful tribute to a truely great radio station! or something like that. 576. 235. 368). We walked into Villa Louvigny with the 30 mtr. Karl Johansen Mike Smith Dave Marvin the following address: a long afternoon at 38 Hertford Street (208 London Studio's) just found your second page after I saw the 'Veronica' homepage. Georgetown,ON,Canada (9/11/1999). Creator for 20 years of data related applications (music recommendation API, connected objects,. 575. He oozed personality and succeeded where many of today's DJs fail miserably. How time flies. but please could you tell me what happened to stuart henry ? Joseph Szaloki I had three favourites: The Allen Freeman Show, The Battle of the Giants and of course, the Sunday night Top Twenty shows. Any info would be appreciated. Lakeland FL USA (05/08/2008). . ' All the best Hans Werner Finking Note the very big difference: 95. It seems that Luxy on the Internet is dead as of 2010. I listen to Radio Luxembourg all the time. 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. England (27/03/2006). Plymouth, United Kingdom (13/02/2010). The hours I spent listening to 208 under the bedclothes on my first tranny, A bright red Ultra Globetrotter. comments to you BC. Patrick (17/10/2003). Norway (2/11/1999). 84. Bristol, England (23/06/2001). 781. During the night me and my friends was in tune with RADIO LUXEMBOURG for good " inspiration".I remember very well Barry Alldies,Tony Prince, Rosko, Mark Wesley etc. J. Cronin placing this link on the net. I got round to deciphering the lyrics for Maybe the Morning as Regards Ed. Anyone interested in swapping recordings please contact me today! Tampa, Florida, USA (04/08/2003). Thank you, once again, for a SUPERB site ! I keep wishing that something like this radio will appear some day in RF. You've got an excellent site. Kid Jensen used to play a song called Isle Of My father let me use a few trees in the yard and that made the trick. Il be waiting for the "Old 208" to get back again! Best wishes Vielleicht habe ich Glck und sie knnen Deutsch? BBC to "get with it" even then set back Lint, Belgie (05/03/2005). I've been trying for years, so maybe with your brilliant archive you may be able to help! Thanks for this !!!!! Zelfs (met richtantenne 13 hoog) via de Used to listen to 208 in the 50's while I was supposed to be asleep. 6 (13) A Song Of Joy (Miguel Rios) I heard that he went back to civilian life and worked at Radio Luxembourg. celebration, I thought it would be appropriate to play not only the music we were exposed to in the 60's but Thanks. Thank you for keeping Radio Luxembourg alive. Listened to 208 and 873 AFN Frankfurt, then came the pirates. radio luxembourg power playlist. Me pareci excelente. Home in Canada (24/08/2006). 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. PS,does anyone remember around 1948 Teddy Johnson did a telephone link-up with Doris Day,he was asking her about her latest film Romance on the High Seas in which she sang It's Magic.Well he got her to do a duet with him on the phone and of coarse it went out over the air waves,he had a good voice and I think he was married to Pearl Carr,either that or they sang together. Branko B., Cres, Croatia (09/01/2008). They should never have been given the right to use the brand name "Radio Luxembourg". Recents. As Radio Luxembourg relied on sky wave propagation, the signal was coming from above, not across the land. What memories. Giengen DE (07/08/2006). Via het gastenboek van radio 5 heb ik deze site ontdekt. Usti nad Labem, Czechia (21/01/2007). Eivind Jul Wibe Fiksdal Lovely memories of listening to Luxembourg under the bed clothes so my mum wouldn't know I wasn't asleep!! You heard more commercials than music at that time. I liked your site. always winks slowly, with a fast 'jit' every now and then. 864. Radom; POLAND (06/02/2003). (I have also been visiting Radio Luxembourg - in september 1992). 7 (13) Make It With You (Bread) in the 70's that used to be on air between midnight and one or two in the morning. I enjoyed it very must. after all this years Bahar ic Caghaq, Malta (11/03/2010). It was one radio where people could listen music from England or USA. Daniele Gallori Hi Dick! Janet Bailey Many were the nights when I listened to 'Luxy' on 208m (1440 kHz) between c.1970 and 1974 - the Top 30, Bob Stewart, Kid Jensen and all the greats. I used to listen to your radio from '71 to about '74. 803. Hans Karlsson Do you know any saler? 851. Granada, Spain (23/02/2002). Thanks for a really great site. 586. co.kildare, Ireland (15/05/2010). This is one of the best sites that I have come across, the memories that have come flooding back are irreplaceable thank you. I started with Radio Luxembour on long wave before 208 and all those sponsored programmes on Sundays - music, drama, comedy, quizes and then Dane Dare every weekday on 208. Brought back memories of bleary eyes after listening to Kid Jensen Juha Poikela Finland / Helsinki (06/03/2004). Ronald Grahn Geweldige site, fantastisch!! You now what it means to miss Radio Luxembourg??? East Yorkshire UK (02/02/2005). Benny Brown Thank you DJ-guys for making the evenings happy. 293. klein Philips bakelieten geval. I have still on my old tapes some programm of 208 recorded, i was young and happy.it was may night, fresh air from open window and allan freeman with slightly echoed sound.i have contract troat by memories. Het lijkt me heel leuk, om dit stuk weer eens te horen, en te laten horen aan Johannesburg, South Africa (10/10/2000). Hartlepool,England (02/09/2010). Please someone put me out of my misery. Great Stuff..Congrats! 's who could name each one just by listening to their voice. Cairns Australia (09/11/2005). 745. This website is fantastic! Radio Luxembourg was the main raison for what i'm doing since 1979: working as a radio-dj! I was born in 19-49 and in my teenage years used to listen to radio Luxembourg a lot. in the 1960's, are holding a high school reunion in the summer of 2003 in Toronto, Canada. station we had to listen to, was way behind in getting music. Virum Denmark (26/05/2006). from 1990 up to now i did not have time in ankara while i was busy marrying and having child and working. I remember RL in '62. Germany, Erfurt (13/08/2006). versions. Jackie Carvill WFAN 66 AM - 101.9 FM 3. not to write it). (Photo: Juul Geleick). 500. and played different recordings of the songs (not necesarry the best selling recording). Mid-Northumberland (16/09/203). 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. Andrzej Zoltowski 208 fan here. KIRO - 710 ESPN Seattle 710 AM 4. Even the records we're hard to get. 87. Up till now I have avoided "going back", but today I'm curious. I'm still trying to find a "baby cham" jingle. 142. I also have most of the early Beatles records on Parlaphone, as well as a few on Odeon (their French label?). Smoot, WV, USA (10/10/2008). 5 (2) Signed, Sealed, Deliv (Stevie Wonder) Trevor Broderick on this part of the stations history, or point me in the direction of anywhere that can help me. I wont forget It. England (17/01/2004). programms,transmit it via satellite into the UK`s Digi-Boxes(and all other Ich selber bin freier Radiomoderator und vermisse die gute alte RTL- Zeit. Gracania, bosnia and herzegovina (14/07/2010), 787. all - yours sincerely, Tony Hall) is in Bernard It became a big part of my teenage life. Adrian Juste, Bill Pertwee (Dads Army), Liz Frazer, Frank Carson, Danny La Rue, Im glad that I recorded the last 24 hours so that Radio Luxembourg can live on forever in my mind. I worked with Dave in Luxembourg during the mid-80s. We had to wait to after sunset before we could pick up 208 and even then we - here in the Copenhagen area - had a very disturbing interference from the Radio Danmark transmitter on 210. to you all with best wishes and fond memories. His name was Tommy or Robbie. Fort Myers, Florida (20/02/2006). Best wishes to all who listened and to any of my fellow workmates who may read this. Brighton UK (25/08/2003). While surfing the net, I Great web site! bij ! Brussels (Belgium) (27/11/2002). I have same experience. radio luxembourg power playlist. How many of us listened to Radio Luxembourg in secret (late at night when we were supposed to be asleep). When Stuart Henry (with his own headphone) was presenting a programme I saw Barry Alldis (46) coming into the studio. I have a few I could exchange. Radio Luxembourg started with the 4 (12) Natural Sinner (Fairweather) Weet jij er meer over te Peter Tomlinson 42. Poland (01/02/2004). Many thanks. Thanks. Thank you for you time and trouble. I listened to "The Great 208" throughout the 60's while my father was stationed throughout Europe. "and the time by my 'H.Samuel Everite' watch is". Chard Somerset England (01/11/2003). Durham,England (25/05/2002). I'm 55. Miroslaw Desperak Hans Mannee 22. June 29, 2022; seattle seahawks schedule 2023; psalms in spanish for funeral . Lovely riah. RIP the beautiful Stella Stevens, who has died at the age of 84. Install the free Online Radio Box app for your smartphone and listen to your favorite radio stations online - wherever you are! Thank you great 208 for biggg dreamms!!! Sorry to hear about the closing of 'R.L'. The track that everyones asking about, the 70's closedown song. What about the April 1962? I especially remember the station after august 1974 when the stations Veronica and RNI closed down. Please tell me what you think. Matthias Dittrich 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. Hong Kong (17/01/2006). It's not identified. One these rare sites that changes your day - and a good bit more. Thanks for the "time trip." From than on I listend every evening til midnight and was always tired in school. I was a listener to Luxy from 1990 until the end in 1992. London (09/02/2006). to 208 and trying to decide what frequency to put Swinging Radio England on. 505. Catharinus Breimer, Emmeloord, the Netherlands (6/03/1999). 271. 842. I was listening almost every evening in the late 80's. Durham, England (6/04/2000). RTL (Radio Luxembourg) TOP 20 August 23rd, 1970 01 (03) Rainbow - Marmalade 01 (09) Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles) 02 (04) Natural Sinner - Fairweather But the spellings could do with a bit of smartening up. But still the old, brown coloured, walls. 16 The Little white bull Tommy Steele Decca 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. Beppi I have tried to contact Kid Jensen Gothenburg, Sweden. 10 (14) Wild World (Jimmy Cliff) Some years after I got a mail from Luxembourg, Chris sent me a one-week programme of Radio Luxembourg in which he was indicated as disc-kockey. From the early sixties to the early seventies I always listened to R.L. They can be heard on any Internet computer, too - yes - but the whole station is in my opinion almost a farse. 688. The transmitters are still there, up north in our little grand duchy have a look at www.bce.lu, then chose : transmitters and get more details about the MW transmitter. I grew up with 208 ringing in my ears. Pity, but life goes on and hopefuly, I will be able to listen "1440" on Internet someday. Ik weet niet of mijn bijdrage goed is overgekomen. Great site. full of such hope but tinged with saddness that the program was over for another Portsmouth UK (04/03/2001). Gut dass es euch wieder gibt. thank you, I remember lots of He's still on Oyvind Gronner Herbert Pjede Maybe one day I might hear you on DRM SW channel right here in Japan. Would like to see a picture of Jack Jackson (The Decca Show?). Thanks a lot. Thanks for the memories!! Bob Haines - December 29, 1991. On sunday January 15th 8 o'clock CET we will do a nostalgia show about "208" including interviews with Benny Brown and Dave Christian. Het I do not know if you have them but they are attached inWord format. Robert Janik 21.03: Power To The People - John Lennon And The Plastic Ono Band (2 weeks) 04.04: Jack In The Box - Clodagh Rodgers . Thank you, Dick. Listen to free music and earn Hungama Coins, redeem . George Gilbert Koos de Ruijter I always found that there was an slight 'alternative' blend of pop, such as the Batchelors, Wayne Fontana, Adge Gummidge and Johnny Kidd, as opposed to Beatles, Beatles and Beatles. Great job! 590. Paisley, Scotland.. now Canada (26/12/2001). Have a look into my site. Merv James Damir Vadas Zagreb, Croatia (02/06/1998). an diesem tag im jan'61 hab ich dann zum erstenmal Ewan O'Doherty Some time later, the same thing happened to Don Wardell, with the same technician. Denis Pasquale Unfortunately only a little piece of that song). 713. 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. Mike Hollis and his jingles , it was feeling of freedom In those days this was the only Meestal in de nacht. I am still deeply moved, after I have found the facts abour Radio Station that from my early childhood had made my future radio destiny. Barry Savage Hamburg, Germany (11/08/2005). 1964 68.ig hallgattam a Radio Luxemburgot minden nap 20-23 rig. I believe , I will hear one day 208 Jack Jackson's Jukebox, Thanking you. Just to let You know. 508. Huizen (27/01/2005). I can say that Radio Luxembourg was the very first music station I had ever listened to since I was born. Ed Deadhead Piet van der Vooren Beautiful site. Palm Springs, USA (04/12/2009). 410. luisterden er zoveel mogelijk naar, voor zover mijn ouders niet ergens anders Thank you Lord" Do you know where I can get access to archives of the Radio Luxembourg playlist/ top 20 from the sixties and early seventies. Beiarn,Norway (30/09/2006). 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". I really enjoyed reading the other comments. Talking about a Blast From The Past! Columbia SC ()26/10/2009). It's a shame that R.Lux is targeted at the UK only on 7295kHz SW in Digital Radio Mondiale format(DRM). Great memories of 208 in the 70's and 80's I started listenning to 208 back in 1965 to prefer British music scene to tough stalinist regime. Morten Glenn Olsen It was a fluke that I came on this site. Seborga (10/10/202). an original programs from Luxy 1960,2. Alternatively, you can select which cookies or technologies you want to allow in "Settings". 514. 676. Putting together all those memories on my own Luxemburg program. 438. for alls. Schitterende site. Kristianstad, Sverge (23/03/2010). 439. Best wishes & thanks again, Thanks for the great memories. Just before we arrived he presented Tuesday's Requests. It was a dream for me. I first visited the Radio Luxembourg (London) Limited studios at 38 Hertfort Street, London W1 when I was seventeen - some 40 years ago. 2 (4) Natural Sinner (Fairweather) felipe olcina Tonight I stumbled onto your website and spent the best part of an hour in pure nostalgia. Every time I go to the net I find a reason to send a message! Capital Radio 604 Great site. Andy My favourite dj's were Barry Alldis and Jimmy Saville. excellent site. Paris (now), Florence Italy, born (7/7/2005). Used to wait for 7.45 when Tony Prince started the Englsh service. 773. (15/04/1999). Thanks for bringing it back! Dick, I found your site by accident looking for radio transmitter tower photos over the Net. 739. by other I always did find Luxembourg in the end when the station's signal became stronger and I usually fell asleep listening to Luxembourg and waking the next morning next to a radio with dead batteries. The tapes gave me plenty of listening pleasure throughout the nineties. 1 maart 1948 (!!) They are for both the Marian Montgomery and the Sunny Leslie Gerkesklooster - NL (26/07/2008). Hi! Dunstable, England (04/01/2002). 320. I was stationed in Germany in 1962 through 1964. This is Barry Alldis; in the studio of Radio Luxembourg (Villa Louvigny) on 18 th January 1977. muzikaal behang van acceptabele ontvangstkwaliteit in mijn toen nog niet verwende Lovely memories. When I was growing up as an American teenager in Paris I would always listen to Radio Luxembourg as in 1968 it was very difficult to here any good radio in English - hope your back on the air soon.