Worthing (29/10/2000). Wonderful site - only just seen it. Thanks . Like you I used to listen to 208 all the time. See MoreSee Less. Listen now as we bring you back 30 years, to celebrate the previous 50 years on Radio Luxembourg - a remarkable station that no longer exists as an over the air entity. I hear now from the satellite astra 19 degrees aest in the german talk. En nog even naar RTL mogen luisteren via de kabel in stereo..
I used as well green magic eyed Grundig 2020 and immensly enjoyed each minute. Thank you so much for this website. I see your page is asap but that has been a good while now. 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. I do not however have a photo budget so it would have to be a no-fee situation. Luxy was my favourite
It was also great to see a lot of your visitors who are old friends like Carol Deene,Doug Stanley and Tony Prince. And "The Friday Spectacular" (EMI records); each Friday between 10 and 11 p.m. Another musical genius has gone RIP Burt Bacharach. I WAS LUCKY TO VISIT THE LONDON STUDIOS IN THE LATE SEVENTIES I MET TONY PRINCE AND ROB JONES IT WAS A GREAT DAY. what more can I say, now at 61 this has taken me back to my younger days again, going around on my Triumph to the coffe bars, feeding the juke box with what loose change we had. Jan Kravec
, 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. I know Luxy from1974 It was fantastic os the radio from the other planet Remember the spring in 1977the first three were Sunny,ABBA and very sweet song Uncertain radio receiving was especially charming Sometimes was a success tu rekord new hits that were on hooligan wave 200m It was fine to lesten to"Maybe the morning"at dawn Checrfulvoices of Dgs from Radio Luxembourg will always remain in my memory. Hi Dick! All the best to all of you wherever you may live. 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. This was certainly in the charts on 208. Ook 's nachts stond ik vaak op om af te stemmen op de zender..Ik hou er een warme jeugdherinnering aan over..Many Thanks. Pete Booth
The commercials were connected together on one tape. Ja, op 'good old Radio Luxembourg' luisterde ik naar de eerste pop-muziek in
Thomas Wielski Rose St, Berkeley, CA USA (21/01/1998). Wonderful broadcast. It featured records by Elvis Presley and Cliff Richard. Greetings! (NB. Mike Bondy
I listened from 1983 (age 14) up to 1987 living in Beekbergen. Edvins Gorbunovs
Bernd Thiel
What a great website to a truly great station. I am only sorry I have no recordings. Before the start of the offshore stations I'll have to listen to Radio Luxembourg. Now I am 65 but the tunes of Radio Luxemburg are still in my ears. We Finnish radiofans are eagerly waiting for the return of Radio 208 this year. Is this the LUX national anthem? Program's should be programmes (unless you're in America, computers have programs and radio and TV have programmes - and no apostrophes). Hampshire, England (15/11/2007). In 1976 in the souhteast of spain i found in the 1440 khz, the must wonderfoul music that i cant never imagine it. 201. 384. all the time, but I've yet never ONCE heard the DJ actually READ out anything at all. Does not have that same feel but certainly nice to listen to the podcasts the memories are always nice. By Location. Also great web site and greetings to all. shows
Roberto
Can you send me some or show me where I can find those audio things.Thanks. Accrington, Lancs, UK (03/04/2001). Jennifer Venville Nicol Vancouver, Canada (29/08/2004). en 208 hoort daarbij. Cristina Miro
Il be waiting for the "Old 208" to get back again! Albert(25/12/002). It brought back members. Please mail me back. Muffled the sound with a cushion so my parents wouldn't know I'd sneaked downstairs. Waiting for an answer, greetings and good luck,
186. Hugh McCabe
Washington, DC, USA (05/06/2002). It just doesnt seem 'special'. I listened to "The Great 208" throughout the 60's while my father was stationed throughout Europe. I'm still hearing my Dad tell me turn off the music I have to listen to the news. 646. Fine, go into other business interests
628. (01/11/1998). 730. 19 (-) Mr.President (Dozy, Beachy, Mich & T)
Many great memories firstly as a listener and then secondly I had the great honour of being one of the jocks based in The Grand Duchy for three wonderfully happy years. Congratulations on a great site. Mainly seeking info on who introduced the Jimmy Shand programme that everything stopped for in 56/57, except the feet. Anyone interested in swapping recordings please contact me today! Dag Dick. I used to listen the teen and twenty disc club along time ago. Wim Becude
Found this by chance. Thanks! With Best Regards I remain; Sincerely
Tom Mulder een programma ter gelegenheid van 200-jarige handelsbetrekkingen tussen Nederland en Amerika. 573. Hej Dick,
HI . TUTTI
I have just heard Radio Luxembourg for the first time on 15350 KHz between. Can you buy any of the tapes if so where. Radio Luxembourg - IET Digital Library. University of Chicago (11/01/2001). And still is. 621. Evan Chamberlain
Max Out Creative. Helmond (11/10/2003). charts und ich versuchte an einem sonntag nachmittag das deutsche
Kent in England (21/12/2004). Tony Hall show,
This is a long shot, but I wondered if there were any searchable Radio
Well done. How time flies. Lasse
and had millions of listeners,even when
UK (20/02/2001). 227. If you're stuck I think I may have it somewhere and will send you a copy.Let me know. I accidentally found Radio Luxembourg one night as I was screwing around with my grandfather's shortwave radio. 20 (15) Long & Winding Road (Ray Morgan), August 23rd, 1970 Luxy's top 20 (the first to begin with the number 20), 20 (-) Apartment 21 (Bobbie Gentry)
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746. played by the Brian Fahey Orchestra (1960). 143. I got tears in my eyes listning to the old tapes with the known voices - and the noise. Allen Keefer
Great experience. Much better songs as I was never a BEatles and those other shouting Brits.I prefer American artists. by a plaque unveiling ceremony at Brinsworth House, Twickenham, U.K (his final
(As I am now living abroad the tapes are temporarily in storage until summer 2009). Czech Republic (20/02/1999). Could you please help. It changed shortly afterwards of course! 226. than the original recording artists. 740. Those times are sadly gone and mores the shame !!! keep up the good work! It was always a childhood dream of mine to be a DJ on 208, I never made it, but it's was such an inspiration to me. Can you tell me if I'm right, or tell me how to find out? Calgary, AB, Canada (11/01/2003). Almost every night myself and my buddies would listen to 208. Thank you very much indeed to radio Luxembourg for the so many wonderful hours spent on your tune in the late seventies! Great memories ,i am working doing gold shows on Radio Cumbria. Like for so many other baby-boomers born 50+ years ago, 208 was a very important influence for me through my teens; I'm really glad that, through your work and others, the legend is being kept alive. 241. the 70's and half remember using the compressor then on the voice mics. Karlstad (29/11/2001). After the implementation of the Copenhagan Plan in 1951 the English programmes of Radio Luxembourg moved (July 2, 1951)
Maryport, United Kingdom (17/07/2012). Capital 604
Memories of the under the bedclothes club of Jimmy Savile when I was at boarding school (Prior PArk College in Bath). crazy about 208 in Canada. I presented on a free-lance contract in December 82 and Jan 83 and I recently found the first recording of my show with Rob Jones introducing me. Great page Dick! London, England (05/04/2010). The flow of the programmes was
Kitty Drabren Mobile, Al, USA (18/06/1998). Half a year ago - in the summer of 2007 - they had 7 or 8 DJs, including the "veterans" Dave Christian and Benny Brown. glasgow scotland (23/09/2005). 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. After all these years your names bring back so many memories.Thank you for all the great music and your warm voices that kept me company through my teenage years. 'Twiggy' Day opening up Luxy, must have been around 1968/69 with a song by The Turtles. At December 30, 1992 at midnight also the satellite transmissions were finished. 13 (-) Make It With You (Bread)
I have been a local radio presenter for 25 years and had the pleasure of working with Dave Christian at Radio Victory in Portsmouth. When you are on the page, just click on Mr. DJ. Het lijkt me heel leuk, om dit stuk weer eens te horen, en te laten horen aan
Digital 208!
623. Thanks for the trip down memory lane
Have a look into my site. 419. Thanks Dick, and thanks too, to Radio Luxembourg, the great "208", and the "station of the stars". I always
Best regards
If you listen before 5 am you can sometimes listen to the old station sign . Oh how I loved 208!! never knew what you'd find but it was always rewarding, especially whe n you found a new station. 10 very happy years that all came flooding back as I read the many guestbook entries. J. Cronin
not to write it). I wonder if you have any information about the jingle for The Postal
I still have my first portable radio (big battery and two valves) which I tuned 208 on from about 1955. Hi Dick, many thanks for your great site. This was over 50 years ago, so I certainly can't remember all the shows I heard, but I do remember a show called "208 and View", and I did write to the station personalities a couple of times. Great website too! Mark McLeod, Edinburgh (02/02/2006). Philip Bendall
This playlist is my attempt to retrace the music that was not played behind the Iron Curtain at all. at that time. Brings back good memories of many, many hours by the medium wave radio, listening to music, jingles, commercials, news - and (often) very entertaining DJ's. To this day, I can still see the Green Eye on our old Grundig as it zeroed in on my favorite station for youthful Rock and Roll. The story of Radio Luxembourg starts with a transmitter - a 100 watt one installed by radio pioneers Francois and Marcel Anen at their attic room in Luxembourg City. Terry Thomas
I'm looking for any audio / jingles and I'm also trying to discover English celebrities (tv presenters, pop stars etc) who listened to the station. Pop. 771. Thanks for such an interesting site! At 61 I am still in Radio, with Maltas number one radio station 89.7 Bay Thanks. I believe that Al Hibbler's version of this tune was No 1 in Jack's chart well before Jimmy Youngs version. Hello Dick, after several years (I was the 25th to sign your guestbook in '98), I returned to your WONDEFUL site about Radio Luxembourg that was the definitive soundtrack of our youth, during the years I found some old notes with a lot of Luxy charts, you maybe already have these data. 18 (7) Something (S.Bassey)
With the advent of commercial TV in the UK, Radio Luxembourg's star waned and it was another pirate radio station that ruled the 1960s, setting the template for stations whose main concern was the . Mac Levers
Your Radio Luxembourg page brought back many memories. Best Regards..
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. For an exact time frame: the #1 that night was 10CC's Rubber Bullets. 530. and now i am retired and have time to listen your radio.hi again.
Ik ben ook een radio adept van de 70's Noordzee en Veronica. 627. The adults just didn't understand!! that plays music recorded 1900 - 1960. It was a breath of real freedom. I listened to my transistorradio under the blanket to the tune of Radio Lux Top Twenty. Hamburg, Germany (11/08/2005). 5243 Fana (18/02/2001). Do you
I remember the German transmissions, too. Thank you for this page! Tja, memories, saudades, sehnsucht, hoe je het
"The Station of the Stars" was my favorite radio station in the 70s. I would listen for hours until their closedown. Unique Broadcasting London (17/11/2000). Knut Folkestad Trondheim, Norway (30/03/1998). begonnen hat alles 1961 im januar. Thanks a lot for the memories. Luxembourg (01/05/2002). Top Stations. ANd the constant tea theme song - "I like a nice cup of tea in the morning"etc etc. Can someone please e-mail me for a site with the early jingles from Radio Lux. In 1957 when we lived in Birmingham, my
Great site. 358. keep RL tuned in, but however hard you tried the signal would always
My biography of the Searchers is published next spring and I need a photo of Jack Jackson to go with the opening chapter which talks about Radio Luxembourg and the Capitol programme and then goes on to mentions Jack Jackson`s slightly later television show. She was also a manager from electrola in koln in Germany. Rab McLarnon
aber wie immer war es sehr vom
598. Hi, I started to listen to Radio L in 1956 and Top Twenty was my favourite programme. I also remember Stuart playing The Lurkers and Alternative TV. Peter B Nadhazy
for alls. 666. I'm waiting for website fixes, greetings from Poland :)
just great. Ik was - al luisterend naar een kleine transistorradio van een obscuur merk - onmiddellijk verkocht. Thankx for your website. Mic Ham Perth, Downunder (14/03/2004). Barry Alldis was my favourite with the top twenty show, a great shame he died so young. I remember Tony Hall as I was a great fan. as a teenager back in West London during the sixties. a good copy of this broadcast ? thanks for the site. Edinburgh (10/01/2008). New Zealand (05/05/2001). Bolton,England (17/02/2003). 416. Best regards,
I was a BIG fan of 208 in the late 60's early 70's I would like to know the name of the song after bob Stewart closed down each night, it began with "Maybe tomorrow. also is there anywhere I can get audio tapes of the chart shows from 1973 - 1977? 158. Regards George
I love it and what I would like to know is, can I buy it in cd format or download onto cd? Irena Sidlauskiene
A brilliant site. I live in Poland but I hearkened Radio Luxemburg from 1971 in my little radio until 1981. USA, (17/06/2012). Which frenkvency is now of Radio Luxemburg? By the way, do you remember, at 1900 hrs everyday program London calling, there were international segments , dutch, german, italian and even polish once a while by DJ Bronski, I am not sure if you heard this name, but he said always a few words for polish listeners. My favourite show was of course Sunday's Top Twenty with " Your DJ BA" sponsored by Mr Horace Batchelor in Kaynsham spelt Kaynsham Middlesex. The Peter Stuyvesant Top 30 Show with Paul Burnett - what a memory, listening to it under the sheets as a kid. Bastad, Sweden (06/02/2010). (He died Nov. 21, 1982). for my vacation, still have the recordings that I made
Rognan 8250, Norway. Thank you. You form a part of my youth. Can You tell me where to find old Radio Luxemburg charts (1976-1985) or any charts from that period! Great station and a great website. I spent 6 years in America and was in Memphis and twice backstage at the Grand OLe Opry and I met in person : Hank Snow , Bill Monroe , Roy Acuff , Jean Shepard , Porter Wagoner , FErlin Husky , Boxcar Willie , Bobby Vinton to name just a few. Bora
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I kept tuning in into the 70's and then lost track of Luxy until I found a local radio station that relayed the satellite broadcast after their own programs. If youre looking for original vinyl records who appeared in RL Top Twenty. I recorded that show at 38, Hertford St. and only got to see Luxy itself 20 years later whilst on holiday in 1998! Bob Stewart
FM. Great site,plenty to read. 42. 469. Per Kristian, Gjvik, Norway (21/03/2005). This time he was playing the records by himself (no engineer); like he always did before in Australia. 327. At closing time they played
Ik lees eigenlijk niet zo veel uit de jaren 80 periode van Luxy. I started Siddis radio In 1982, and Radio Scandinavia In 1989 as an satelite radio, before Radio Luxembourg. Alan Bailey
Used to wait for 7.45 when Tony Prince started the Englsh service. Too bad I got rid of all those reel-to-reel tapes. 23. !best regards
Cleveland, Ohio (20/12/2002). 538. Venice, Italy (08/01/2008). what more can I say of your website, now 60 and retired, this has taken me back to my days of Coffee Bars, feeding the juke box with what loose change we had. Arlon, Belgium (03/05/2012). I was a huge fan of you!I loved to listening the charts. I listen on my old AM radio in the late night.I always had in my ears the beautiful jingles
I am an author and I am hoping to quote some lyrics from the
Always enjoy visiting this great wee website coz it brings back so many great musical memories! Kristianstad, Sverge (23/03/2010). Van
HELP one question? A few mexican doggys included huh? Oakland. music where he lived in the eightees - and I remember in Northumberland, Luxembourg
- December 29, 1991. 287. God bless y 4 the 2 tapes from 65 and 66. Mike Hodson
Surrey, UK (13/10/2003). Joe from Sydney, Australia (10/7/1999). it never ceases to cheer my memories. I heard so much great stuff on Luxembourg, that I would never have heard via the Beeb. Ken
33. British and American music--WOW!!! If you love the radio business, please chack out:
The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, etc. Ed Noone
IF YOU THINK SOUND IMPROVED WITH DISTANCE I GUESS SWEDEN WOULD BE THE PLACE.GREAT THAT YOU HAVE PUT ALL THIS TOGETHER. Arbroath,Scotland (22/01/2007). Whow! 537. In the end, I was believed, but was very offended I was doubted in the first place. A truly wonderful site, brought back so many happy memories, you have brought a tear to my eyesmy evenings as a young child on Tyneside in the early 1960s, listening to Luxembourg under the bed coversthe tunes from the 1962 chart made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up! Thank you for sharing all the 208-memories with us. I just came across this site purely by accident.