Ihave just discovered your site, full of really good stuff does anyone
To me, the station sound very slick and professional, especially the suave voices of David Jacobs (Hallo there!) Ik ben n.l. Wolverhampton, England (06/01/1999). 10 (14) Wild World (Jimmy Cliff)
If interested please email me for details. Hamburg, Germany (11/08/2005). became better in the middle of the night. Top Twenty for many years. bevoorradingsschip meegevaren naar Veronica. That is why we listened to Radio Luxembourg. Salisbury, England (20/02/2001). Exceptional web site, brings back all these great memories and unforgiven music. At any rate, I loved the site and will keep checking back in the future. While serving with the USAF in Italy in the early 1960's I listened to Radio Luxembourg as much as I could. 267. I`m terribly happy to may listen to you again not only at 1440 a.m. in the night. Joseph Takacs
Ah, finally found my roots!! Tony Hall is still alive and well living
audience.If in the future there are mobile DRM-receivers for cars etc.on the
779. I lived in Germany at that time. Dave Christian,
Norbert Smith
Branko B., Cres, Croatia (09/01/2008). 33. Whatever happened to Horace Batchelor of KEYNSHAM near Bristol. So till now it is best standart of musical broadcasting for me! Enig idee hoe het nu met hem gaat? k. laustsen
Wow! 471. oren. And these days the radio legend is back. Regards,
Oak Park, USA (01/11/2009).
Radio Luxembourg Digital Spy Heb goede herinneringen aan the big 208. Each monday in school we compared what we understood and what not. The veteran DJ started his broadcasting career on Radio Luxembourg in 1958. If they exist some of todays radio stations might be interested in playing them once again! He told me that he always started the Top20 charts with number one because the sponsors wanted it so. Almere-haven Holland (17/09/2000). Sweden (04/09/2003). I have got tape with jingle and piece of music - just like relic. Thanks for the History. 475. Accrington,Lancashire, UK (13/12/2009). Later due to more demanding university studies I continued with lesser frequency til 1968 when we left Poland. Juul Geleick Hilversum (21/07/1998). Simon Tate
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I'm 55. Dick, I've just come across your fabulous Luxy website for the first time and have spent the past hour or so recapturing some wonderful memories. My original hotbot page about Pete Murray (message 120) closed down, but it's now on angelfire here
You are the best. What a fantastic site! i know this is a long shot but thanks again for the memories
Podcasts. In mindere mate Luxemburg en Mi Amigo in 1975. 320. Kenny Owen
613. station that constantly played pop music. London, England (06/04/2010). Jack
Funny enough, in eighties I moved to UK on business, but I am conviced that 208 influenced a lot my shaping through fantasic music etc. Ekehjelmsvag 8 SE-69133 Karlskoga Zweden 12/06/2003). Sound was amasingly clear. 480. My earliest memories of Radio Luxemburg go back to around 1955 when I was 10 years old.It helped to mould my musical tastes to Rock 'n' Roll from 1958 to 1967. Jerry Burns
Thanks for the memories. Dick, congrats to your fab site! Is het bekend waar hij zich op dit moment mee bezig houdt???? 566. Montreal (Canada) (11/02/2001). Box 115, Farley, Iowa 52046, U.S.A. (16/03/1999). Peter G. Rti, Budapest,Hungary (05/09/2003). Maybe because it was so unique. 703. Same way I am looking for a song that some of the lirics were ..".Marakesh I've lost my wife I've lost my hapiness"It has become a chalange not only a hobby of collecting "oldies" Please reply if it do. Through the eightees there were
Ho scoperto casualmente il tuo sito che mi ha fatto rivivere fortissime emozioni! 174. 195. New York (20/02/2006). Ik ben in die tijd nog eens samen met een vriendje met het
474. Don Wardell @KWXYFM USA
I grew up listening to 208 in the 70's and 80's,So many memory's, Well done for a great site and hopefully the great 208 will live on forever in our hearts. Thank you for listening to the past. Gustav Reinop
I became aware of Luxy in 1974, thanks to an older cousin of mine, and remained a listener for many years. influenced my tastes in music. Alexandria, USA (17/07/2010), 788. best memories from my childhood are related to radio Luxemburg 208 1440 MHZ which I listened to 69-79.Through R-lux I learned English at school where we learned Russian.Program is well heard around midnight to 2 after the break.Thanks to all people who were creating this wonderful program.Now it often hear over the internet and I always visit the good old time band Sweet, Slade, ledcepelin, Nazareth, klifricard, T-Rex, Mud,
Perhaps, this is a temporary station problem. Ferdinando Travisan
Tim Airey
Radio Luxembourg Archive - Special Collections - The University Library Southern California. I spent 7 hours last night just looking at it and wishing I could be where you all were! was reading the news that night. ISRAEL (21/05/2002). your site is fantastic. Bob Balser Clacton on sea, UK (12/04/2004). Tonight I was watching a documentary on TV about how the Beatles helped destroy the Communist system in USSR and how RL was a huge part of that story (excellent BBC show!). I still feel kind of honored to live in the homeland of 208! Edinburgh (10/01/2008). Eric Hallberg
Thank you very much. I listened to Radio Lux while stationed at RAF High Wycombe with the USAF European Weather Central and from RAF Croughton from 1970 - 1973. Giorgio
Granada, Spain (23/02/2002). Luxemburg Waltz Frank Chacksfield). 124. !1 und von da an gab's fr mich nur
174. Any more votes out there for the rock and roll hall of fame?! Daniele Gallori
Thanks, and until next time. 736. Kent in England (21/12/2004). John p. o,Day
667. Thanks for a great site!! Portsmouth UK (04/03/2001). I was then 14 years old. It was almost like my own experience with Radio Luxembourg. foto,s op de site, zo blijven we op de
Falus Gyrgy
Some of the humour is still pretty "close to the edge", even by modern standards. Irene
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gong. I remember for example his voice from little gold pocket transy connected by wire to central heating (Brno city, 1963 - 1965). Perhaps, lawyers and accountants permitting, you can use them for your site. 581. Anyone interested in swapping recordings please contact me today! not believe I was picking it up. I still run the Elvis Presley Fan Club, and this year (2002) we are taking 1300 members to Memphis, for the 25th anniversary of Elvis' death, when we hope to meet up with many of the old 208 presenters who now live in the US. Kid Jensen used to play a song called Isle Of
Dmitry
804. Darius Beben
The commercials were connected together on one tape. I was one listeners from the early years 1952 until the beginning of the 70th. Thanks for a great site which brought back many fond memories of my youth. Brought back memories of teenage years in the 70's - blasting out the Sex Pistols to the shock of my parents and listening ever so quietly at midnight when I was supposed to be sleeping. Helmond (11/10/2003). Como Italy (07/01/2006). De fading die deze zender bezat maakte alles heel speciaal. 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. Hi Benny Brown! 748. stationed in Ramstein,Germany from 1979-1982 and again 1988-1991, I would make it a point to list to 208 at night, especially Sunday nights. I remember Jimmy Saville with the TTDC and Pete Murray and also Radio Bingo. Hampshire, England (15/11/2007). Hi there!! I discovered the English night programme of Radio Luxembourg in 1966 with my small transistor pocket radio. 442. Signal was very low and fading in Florence (center Italy) but songs excellents. Can anyone remember that number????? Denis Speirs
Fun website. This is a GREAT site-- thanks! Then there was game shows like, 'Open the Box' with Carol Levis? Is anybody to help me?? keren, zo klein. Hi, everyone! Thanks for the update Dick of your recent visit to Radio Luxembourg in August 2004. a personal quest. able to hear the pop music I loved every night. Regards, Tamas Benedek
Fabulous web site about 208. Mike Dina
This website brings a lot of memories from just a Teen at that time but I'm greatful that someone has preserved such an important part of my life. kantoorgebouw, je kon er je k niet
and now i am retired and have time to listen your radio.hi again.
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. Thanks for the great site. (1963); played by Barry Alldis. Alternatively, you can select which cookies or technologies you want to allow in "Settings". 99. Great website too! LONDON W1 still sounds in my ears. I still remember one song, it must be from 66-68, I even had it on tape, but somehow got lost. There were 20-40% of my class mates who listened to your programs daily. Wonderful site, I have many happy memories of listening to Luxy in the 70's. Thanks for this great site. Ann Keeble
J.Bennink
84. broadcasting on Luxemburg "Teenager Topper Tijd" by Guus Janssen Jr. who did play a Benelux top 15. I was a dedicated listner to RL back in the 60's and 70's. 673. Thanks
More than 2 years on the air, and still no commercials - the lady, both DJ, secretary and moderator, obviously didn't like such a thing as commercials! 811. Later that night I met Mark Wesley. 304. Rihanna) I am writing a book covering my time there (1958 -1975) and since I was a keen photographer,I shall be using many of my photos. (12/03/2002). 854. Rich Fischer
Kazan, Russia (11/01/2010). 353. Many thanks for all that! Wat ik goed kan herinneren was de dj die luisterde naar de naam Mike Hollis o.i.d. does anybody have the C and A commercials,would love to hear them again, still got the tune in my head,thanks
That was before I went "serious" with Radio 4 and BBC World Service! Merci vous en 1961 j'avais 14 ans j'coutai le soir votre station c tait fubuleux. Radio Luxembourg began broadcasting in 1933 and was the earliest commercial radio station that could be heard in the UK, thanks to its transmission on the European long-wave band alongside the BBC Light Programme and radio stations in Warsaw, Prague and Oslo. (12/12/2000). Simon Smyth
I do not however have a photo budget so it would have to be a no-fee situation. Just stumbled on it as I am researching Thank Your Lucky Stars, on which many d.j. St-Petersburg (10/08/2003). radio luxembourg power playlist. It would be fantastic to have links to all these weekly charts. Paul
Groet vanuit Groningen stad. On your page it says that the radio is back on again but I cant find it:(
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Can anyone help me to remember what band was playing? Buckinghamshire, England 01/03/2000). Now I miss about It So Much. 447. 578. England (20/06/2003). 135. Wow
Everynight at 19.30 hours I tuned in at the great
Great WEB site for information about the history of this very famous Radio Station. 433. Just found this website terrific!! Great nostalgia! It brought back a lot of memories from the 60's. After this he had to connect
Regards
Bob Monkhouse and dennis Goodwin presented a programme called(I think) Smash Hits.Listeners wrote in asking for their least favourite record to be smashed on air.78rpms were still around so made a great breaking sound on air. Hi Dick:
Beste Dick,
Bewdley, Worcestershire (31/01/2003). It is so very familiar, and yet I'm not sure that I remember it being used on 208 at all. Greetings
Perth, Western Australia (10/07/2007). It was a time the disc-jockey was still a star
I started to listen to Radio Luxemburg in the early sixties in rnskldsvik
(21/8/1999). Jl rzem magam, mikor ezen a site-on jrok. I don't mind telling you, I've had the odd tear in my eyes as I've scanned through your site. Gunnar Claeson, Gothenburg Sweden (12/08/2005). 278. by a plaque unveiling ceremony at Brinsworth House, Twickenham, U.K (his final
546. 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. I also am a bid fan of Radio Lux. bye,
Oslo, Norway (27/05/2006). Used to listen on a Perdio Challange radio under the bedclothes. Dave Christian - Thanks for the plug mate, we go back a long way. Im glad that I recorded the last 24 hours so that Radio Luxembourg can live on forever in my mind. Albert(25/12/002). 186. Johan M. Hgvoll
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! We next moved to Alconbury in the UK and I listened again for 2 more years. In particular plenty from the 70's! from eight o' clock in the evening till almost four o' clock at night. My e-mail address is: md593@wp.pl I wish I was 18 again. THE DAY? " Let the music play. 393. Hearing 208 "The Station of the Stars" in the Azores 1872 miles away from the transmitter, with Hughie Green and Michael Miles ("Do you open the box or double your money?)" 19 The Three bells The Browns RCA
In the summer of 1968 for the first time most of the programmes came direct from
John Sturdy
Keep up the great work. I get emotional just thinking about it! 542. What a GREAT web sight. I would listen for hours until their closedown. Dick,
There will soon be digital radio in the Short, Medium and Long wavebands. when I was a teenager.Once they sold a tape in England with many of the jingles. Berlin (09/04/2001). A great site for an oldie who used to listen to 208 before WWII. Beautiful memories of the long gone past with RTL. The Peter Stuyvesant Top 30 Show with Paul Burnett - what a memory, listening to it under the sheets as a kid. You have a very nice site about "The Great 208". Norwich, England (02/11/2009). The technician, I gathered later, was put on other less crucial duties. Radio Luxemburg ment a lot to us in the old days (I am 67 now) My memory may be a little rusty, but as far as I remember, I listened every night, when I was young. Will look fully later. I was a club D.J. Would very much like to know where I can get these songs..Anyone? 208 is missed but not forgotten. Strangely, it's stopped raining. Sad to see stn has gone. Aidan Convery
Aleksandar Kocic
As small boy I was hearing R.L. 702. Hoop dat je me verder kunt helpen. Chicago, Illinois 60625 (28/09/2003). Dublin, Ireland (21/08/2000). Italy/Prato (10/02/2001). Zrich, CH (12/10/2000). I am a huge fan of Connie Francis and I know that Connie had 30 min programmes on Radio Luxemburg. Barry Alldis, You was the best .Top twenty every sunday and I love Del Shannon. I discovered this radio almost by accident, tunning AM instead of FM. I liked all the broadcasts--Dutch, German, and English. 90429 nuernberg germany (14/07/2000). of Boston, Under the Moon Of Love of Showaddywaddy; Love Is Like Oxygen of Sweet; Without You of
Radom; POLAND (06/02/2003). Good job. Athens,Greece (10/06/2005). De
p.s.how to listen to the closin tune "May be the morning
said I would be strangled! I have just heard Radio Luxembourg for the first time on 15350 KHz between. 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? 856. Great memories ,i am working doing gold shows on Radio Cumbria. Liverpool, England (29/09/2002). Hi Dick,
Sat 18.02 Sun 19.02 Mon 20.02 Tue 21.02 Wed 22.02 Thu 23.02 Fri 24.02 Show by radio station time ( now in Luxembourg 21:50) Recommended Radio Latina ROM 106.5 FM Does anybody know artist and title? Its also fab 2C the 208 reunion photos, cheers! 1966 I ws able to go on summer holidays to London, officially to learn the language, in fact to get the right gear from Carnaby Street - with the result that the girls at home laughed at me because I wore what they called "high-water-trousers" and female-like boots. es war der pure wahnsinn, als ich deine homepage im www
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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? Needless to say their appearance had fans blocking
Thu 26.01 Fri 27.01 Sat 28.01 Sun 29.01 Mon 30.01 Tue 31.01 Wed 01.02 Show by radio station time ( now in Dudelange 16:21) Recommended Radio Latina ROM 106.5 FM Radio Ara Radio 100.7 FM Eldoradio Radio Aktiv Panachee Free Radio Luxembourg Bitter Sweet Music LU Reddrockradio See MoreSee Less, Another musical genius has gone RIP Burt Bacharach 573. I was born in 19-49 and in my teenage years used to listen to radio Luxembourg a lot. This night the album "music for supermakets" by Jean-Michel Jarre was played. Crystal Waters - Destination Calabria, Desmond Dekker - You Can Get It If You Really Want, Jason Derulo - Jason Derulo - Don't Wanna Go Home, Die Toten Hosen - Die Toten Hosen 1000 gute Grnde, Bob Marley feat. Ik weet niet of mijn bijdrage goed is overgekomen. Tony Worrall
The Requiem Mass at St Annes Cathedral will be a very public celebration of his life attended by Sir Jimmys friends from the world of show-business, representatives of the many charities he helped, as well as hundreds of members of the public. 425. James H. Temperly
They played things like Floyd, Purple, Genesis, Yes, etc. while on military service in the Soviet Army in 1981-1983 . Is this the LUX national anthem? I wrote it down sundays LuX-list and does list was very happy reading, becouse i don't wrote then english. My nick - "luxy", is tribute to name of this station. New York/London (25/01/2001). I hope it's owners see the value in the brand, the identity and the legacy of Radio Luxembourg, a station at the very heart of Europe. Tom T
I listened to 208 in the UKused to start about 7pm and as you say wavered in and out very slowly. 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. 10 very happy years that all came flooding back as I read the many guestbook entries. I thought I was the only one listening to this station, as none of my schoolfriends admitted listening, but I am so happy to know that lots of kids, now also around their 50th birthday all over Europe enjoyed the shows. Hungary (08/03/2004). London (28/11/2005). Needless to say every night we worked Radio Lux was "on duty" too. I was stationed with The USAF in Europe from 1959 to 1963, My last tour at Rhein Main,Germany. two brothers and myself to share, so it was
Regards,
Can you tell me please who was played this
noch "the station of the stars". Paul Billingham
I try to get a recording of that programme if possible as an avid Presley fan and Luxembourg fan. He said it was the only way to get pop
kindest regards! I learned to love English pop music (Thunderclap Newman!!). Germany (12/01/2006). Kent, England (26/12/2003). Catharinus Breimer, Emmeloord, the Netherlands (6/03/1999). Like most of the 208 fans, I also stayed awake to listen to the 208 jocks. Radio C Luxembourg - Playlist - Radio C Luxembourg The Fire Still Burns (The Making Of) Russ Ballard Radio C Luxembourg Alternative Music and Classic Hits Player Debug resumeAudio C mobile player enabled pushFeed = INITIALIZE1677373694262 [object Object] newFeedReading = REITERATE - 1677373694264 Warmond, Holland (12/01/2005). M Horacek, Canada (25/08/2006). Just read the sad news about Dave Christian's passing. 628. I am a addicted shortwave listener, and as a radio amateur and maritime officer in the late 60s and 70s i used to listen to the named QRGs. One day, a nobleman came across her in a forest glade and begged her to be his wife. The done thing then was to listen at 7:15 to"Dan Dare, pilot of the future" presented by "Horlicks". 825. Mike Beeny
Thanx a million for making it possible. I am trying to remember who made the announcement of Elvis' death aug 16th 1977. I Used to listen in to the Top Twenty every week.. Tony Prince and
my name and Luxembourg. 221. Marshall Phillips
Thank goodness
This site is one of the best i have seen on the internet,a treasure for all of us nostalgics:)
Finding your site tonight gave me a wonderful time. where I can found it. Worldwide Shipping. The best program for me was Top Twenty and Jack Jackson jukebox show. en dat was natuurlijk
Comments. Maybe you have the connections to find it out for me. I looked after them, you know who were my regular customers. Yes, I too had a green eye, not in my radio, but in my tape recorder. I remember all these nights on sundays and will be never forgetting my records at RL. Hi guys, Every time i see the name Radio Luxemburg, I always have a little smile to myself! FANTASTIC! 849. Listen to all radio stations from Luxembourg via internet radio for free. Thank you for influencing my musical evolution. 283. to Mike Verdrengh 's show. Now this internet thing is really cool, now at 42 years old I welcome you back with my warmest heart. I accidentally found Radio Luxembourg one night as I was screwing around with my grandfather's shortwave radio. Nick Popescu
You got a load of younger listeners during the time you were back again. Mr Robert. had his radioshow till closing time. Tim Airey, Calgary AB Canada (20/10/2003). 116. 168. Muffled the sound with a cushion so my parents wouldn't know I'd sneaked downstairs. It's so sad that I didn't live in the years of these well-known station. 198. 's appeared. Suddenly
Ik weet nog van de jaren 60/70 dat rechtstreeks programma's van 208 volle kracht van uit Maastricht werden uitgezonden. loved all the nostalgic sound ;o) Ah! 551. Pnktlich 19:30 (7:30pm) begann mit dem Jingle die Sendung. 604. Only thanks to Radio Luxembourg we were able to keep up . However, even more than the Britsh broadcasting service we used to appreciate the Dutch service, particularly on Sundays The Benelux Top 20 presented by Frans van der Drift "op Drift". Such marvelous times with such wonderful friends, Bob Stewart (we shared a house and enjoyed much laughter together), Stuart and Ollie Henry (those nights when I stayed til' the early hours - where exactly did all those bottles of wine go?, Mike Hollis, Peter Antony, Dave Christian, Mike Knight and a few others. Fernande Alldis
producer/director for Nomad Films International. Chester le Street Co Durham UK (10/11/2003). inmiddels 68 en heb zelfs moeite met
507. Thank you for the service! an during the late evening of course the English version at 2300. Sollentuna, Sweden (11/11/2011). I now
705. Radio Luxembourg Muff Murfin 1990s 30 Second Jingle Mix. GRAZIE
Hi Dick,
Mooie site, Dick. Morten Glenn Olsen
125. I think I remember Barry Alldis presenting top 20 show on the BBC
694. Albert De Winter
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Can you help. Peter Stanier
Warm fuzzy feeling as I read and listen. Alastair MacKenzie, Marske by the sea (10/01/2002). That is where I first heard the news of the Lockerbee Plane crash! 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. Never forget the hours late in the evening on AM with this real hifi-sound. Thanks a lot for this page! Kubik Attila
phoneeven Bernard Cribbins bought a tear to my eye!!! In the end, I was believed, but was very offended I was doubted in the first place. I believe that Al Hibbler's version of this tune was No 1 in Jack's chart well before Jimmy Youngs version. Would be happy to find that. BEPPINO
Very interesting. Dave Christian, LUXEMBOURG (21/04/2004). as a teenager back in West London during the sixties. Die jungen Zillertaler - Drob'n auf'm Berg (Zwergenlied), Stereoact - Die immer lacht (Radio 2016 Mix) (feat. Perth Western Australia (17/07/2001). That night between 21.15 and 22.15 hours we were again in the studio. There was wonderful time for me and my schoolfriends!
208. Radio Luxembourg | roads of stone Ksznet rte. Thanks for solving that one for me. And for the first time (after listning so many years) we saw how the programs were made. Eivind Jul Wibe Fiksdal
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. Malbork, Poland (15/02/2007). It's great. "This is Radio Luxembourg, Your Station Of The Stars"
but its very poor quality. secretly. Houd me van harte aanbevolen. Chelmsford, Essex, uk (19/06/2006). Dayton, USA (19/01/2010). At the age of 14, I was in a hotel room in Odense, Denmark at the end of a holiday,
Per Kristian, Gjvik, Norway (21/03/2005). UK (20/02/2005). BYDGOSZCZ, Polen (12/01/2010). regards
Lovely memories. This was the first time in my life I met him; always my favourite deejay. Wojtek Newelski
in der ich (zumeist nachts unter der bettdecke) meinen transistor
I used to listen to this station when my dad was assigned to Bitburg, GE from 1967-1970. Ich hatte deswegen fter rger mit dem "Dorfsherriff", aber Gott sei Dank, verbieten lie ich es mir nicht. Auckland, New Zealand (31/03/2003). I started listenning to 208 back in 1965 to prefer British music scene to tough stalinist regime.