Thank you, Barry. Some years ago I made some pages on my website about RNI, (the story is still not finished), and the UK station Radio 270. Swansea, South Wales (30/012003). I would wait all evening to hear the latest Motown sounds from Detroit, hands hovering over the controls on my Fidelity tape recorder, only to be enraged when they faded out Marvin Gaye after only 90 seconds! Can you help? Great site! All the foto,s from the famous DJ,s. when is tornado season in north carolina. 131. a brilliant site. Simone Barbuti Bologna, Italy (20/06/1998). Unique Broadcasting London (17/11/2000). Thanks Luxy you were the only source of pop music for most of the 1960's for me. Bona! 746. South Ireland (26/05/2006). 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. Derbyshire (06/11/2003). De fading die deze zender bezat maakte alles heel speciaal. Wonderful site, I have many happy memories of listening to Luxy in the 70's. 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. Mark Riley I was a regular listener That time I met The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, etc. In the 60s I was at boarding school. for alls. Very distinctive, a kind of American marching song if I remember rightly. I became aware of Luxy in 1974, thanks to an older cousin of mine, and remained a listener for many years. Dmitry Great site. 63. Welches instrumental wurde in den spten 70ern benutzt, um am Mike Dina Tony Worrall As a teenager in the 50's I used to listen whilst doing homework to R.L. A lot of memories. 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. Great times great show, great RTL! Richard Hasnip 694. Please click "I agree" to ensure that you'll have the best experience of using our website. Thank you so much for this website. 719. Memories of the under the bedclothes club of Jimmy Savile when I was at boarding school (Prior PArk College in Bath). Maybe you know somebody who got it! Germany (12/01/2006). Some of the soundbites you have brought tears to the eyes as I haven't heard them for years. By the way, Dick, looking through your site again just now, Beautiful memories of the long gone past with RTL. in Londra op Luxembourg. Ian Brighton, UK (22/10/2011). Oakland. Blackhill (3/12/2001). Sheffield England (11/11/2000). 728. Best regards 283. I love you for the glory of our youth. Frome, Somerset, UK (26/11/2009). Your site on Radio Luxemburg is really great and have brought a lot of fine memories to. Ron O'Quinn 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. The best regards. your site is fantastic. Mike Hodson J. Cole. and know who to contact, I'd be very happy. Best Wishes. I used to listen to Luxembourg in North Formerly of Sheffielo England. Also I know the tunes that were used on 208 in those days, but I'm still looking for the tune that was used by the German service at the start of their broadcast daily at 12 noon. Radio Luxembourg started with the I know for sure the program was on the air the last Sunday of August 1964. Our playlist stores a Free Radio Luxembourg track list for the past 7 days. When you are on the page, just click on Mr. DJ. 12 (-) Wigwam (Bob Dylan) Best Wishes to you and all the other dedicated followers of 208 from istein helge johannessen, n-2920 leira i valdres, Norge. Tony Prince Weet jij of er ook een site is over de Nederlands/vlaams talige tijd van radio luxemburg? Luxy Legends; Regards, Myra Rowe Dave Charnley Piltown, Ireland (27/11/2011). Colindale (London) (22/09/2005). Well I heard your transmissions on 6090 Khz. Ral Saavedra A lot of nostalgic memories. Ian Nebbett Nice site Dick! Steven Vandenput Dwight Brooks London (18/09/2003). The signal music of the Battle of the Giants was great! Odd Arnt. Dat zijn allemaal mooie herinneringen. Marknesse Netherlands (04/08/2002). Susumu Oyama Download Hungama Music app to get access to unlimited free mp3 songs, free movies, music album, latest music videos, online radio, new TV shows and much more at Hungama. Mike Brown Andrzej Zoltowski It was a major part of my life at that time. Tony Hall show, Leeds (11/08/2000). During daylight (RTL) it was in German language and during the night after midnight it was changed in the English language. If possible I'd like to put a link there to this great site. Here's Radio Luxembourg closing song in the end of the 70's 379. HI . TUTTI Sony CFD-ZW755 CD, AM/FM Radio, Cassette Boombox with Remote, Mega Bass NOS NEW! 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. LEICESTER ENGLAND UK (20/05/2005). 304. From 1958 till 1966 always presented by Barry Alldis. 716. love radio Luxembourg, I became aquainted with it when I was stationed in Germany in the 70's and then again in the 80's thru 90. 236. Hi,this is the best I ever .I get tears in my eyes.i ve been a listener of 208 m CRL/RTL R.Luxembourg since 1963.The best stn ever.station of the stars. I'm doing well! Gut dass es euch wieder gibt. I still feel kind of honored to live in the homeland of 208! Please help me, my friends and have a look at 208 RADIO LUXEMBOURG, THE STATION OF THE STARS on my very successful website http://www.buddyholley.net/ I listened to 208 in the UKused to start about 7pm and as you say wavered in and out very slowly. http://www.boogiebertil.com/lux/index.htm. 637. 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. Can you imagine how we listened to R Lux here in the mid '60s? No other radio station has ever come anywhere close to 208, particularly in the sixties and early seventies. Wow! Any idea if such photos exist? I used to write the Top 20 down in a notebook, religiously, between 1962 and 1965. Former radio Contact Belgium, now maevafm (the follow up of radio Mi Amigo). es empfangen) einzuleiten??? For me Radio Luxembourg was really the thing that made me lucky. to their hit, A Lover's Concerto. Bay Bay. Accrington,Lancashire,UK (11/08/2006). Whilst I listen to my Tape of the Last Night (Which I tuned into - Purely by LUCK?) suche nach leuten, die wie ich in den sixties (1963-1967) mit dem tonband Skorkovsky, Czechoslovakia (24/08/2012). 624. thanks!!!!! Dieter Brors In particular plenty from the 70's! I'm happy see this page now. It was year 1967 (15 years old) when i first time hear Radio Luxembourg. I was a fan of 208. broadcasting on Luxemburg "Teenager Topper Tijd" by Guus Janssen Jr. who did play a Benelux top 15. That night between 21.15 and 22.15 hours we were again in the studio. gordon mccreary I was at boarding school from the late 50's to early 60's, and at night had my Perdio transistor radio with earphone to tune in. Ik ben in die tijd nog eens samen met een vriendje met het Kings Lynn England (04/07/2004). Nita Jones Didn't put me to sleep but I had to get up for school!! Alan Keen Montreux, Switzerland (30/06/2005). 62. 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. Well, incredible, two number ones that evening!!! 591. I earded you in 1975 first time, Szczecin, Poland (08/10/2009). From what I hear, it could still do well in Europe and especially the UK! 310. Wow I will never forget the station and that I did hear a lot of new music for the first time from 208. Ocala, FL US (22/12/2005). 266. What a beautiful setting for a radio station. Interesting site. New Zealand (15/01/1999). 8 (1) Neandertal Man (Hotlegs) . 782. listened to RTL every night from Jan. '75 to Feb '76 while stationed with the US Army in Germany. Nogmaals, hartelijk bedankt voor uw fijn website. Peter Wakefield They should never have been given the right to use the brand name "Radio Luxembourg". Greetings from Karlstad, Sweden the programmes together. The adults just didn't understand!! 208 almost three thousand miles away. Ruzomberok / Slovakia (16/03/2006). 388. My friend Marshall Phillips showed me your wonderful Radio Luxemburg web page and printed many of its pages for me. Legendarische zendmasten in Luxemburgse Marnach ontmanteld, Click here for Radio Luxembourg book (Alan Bailey). St. Helens, England (09/01/2010). hans v/d wateren Thanx mainly to a good pal of mine at the time, former RTL Jock ' Tony Kaye'. James H. Temperly Very nice site! Joe from Sydney, Australia (10/7/1999). Snoop Dogg - CALIFORNIA GURLS, Elton John & Dua Lipa - COLD HEART (PNAU REMIX). Michael Schreiber Hi there!! Very pleased to read and see photos of my absoulute best offshore radio station! 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. Brillant site and keep on the good work. Al Woods,Houston, Texas, US (15/03/2004). It sure isn't as charming and magical as the original Radio Luxembourg, and it looks as if the station is about to fold again. 520. enjoyed ur website on 208 the station of the stars.although my main interest was 60s offshore radio,in particular radio scotland 242,i have fond memories of luxy and have collected some old 208 recordings,not many mind u,as they are few and far between now,especially the 60s ones.hope to hear luxembourg back on the radio again one day. himself, but so far, no luck. Ronnie 6 (10)Sweet Inspiration (J.Johnson & BW) Great WEB site for information about the history of this very famous Radio Station. Listened to it in the barracks and in my 1962 VW. Drop us an e-mail sometime. Can you clarify for me. Staffordshire. Rome, GA, USA (02/02/2010). Presenters between 2005 and 2008 included Dave Christian, Benny Brown, Sally Carter and Enda Caldwell. Rene Schlaepfer Since nostalgia is in and more people seem to listen again to MW in Germany, who knows, the English service may return one day. Won 'Are You Lonesome Tonight' and two other singles on the (Decca) American 'Hot Ten'circa 60/61. !Better than radio Luxembourg I till now radio station have not found.Radio Luxembourg-London W1 the best station on all times, people from this station have outstripped time for some tens years.I simply admire very much I wish to hear their alive voices on air on 1440KHz 208 meters at night up to 3. Hellum, Netherlands (5/11/1999). 566. Hello there! Thanks for this interesting site that brought back lots of memories. I would like to obtain/purchase transcripts of 208 early seventies shows. among other shows. Colin Nichol (Colin Nicol) Best wishes, Grimsby UK (03/04/200). Well I listened to all the top twenty Andrew Kent Viv Dibbert Like all first time fathers I was nervous, because my long awaited son was about to arrive in this world. It was a real wonder for me,living in the USSR behind the iron curtain, to listen to R.L.sometimes at midnigt, when radiowave propagation was relatively good. Carlo Hendrickx ), BI/KPIs and metric optimization, web . 605. The signal used to fade in and out, but such a joy to listen to at the time as it was the only "pop" station. Alaina Greetings It felt so damn good at the time and it still does, especially now after having read many of the posts here. offringa, U hebt er veel aandacht aan besteed en het ziet er verzorgd uit. With the Hallicrafters and a random-length wire aerial I was able to pull in NHK (Japan), Radio Brazzaville, Radio Tangier (a now-defunct religious broadcaster) and HCJB (still a religious broadcaster), and WRUL (the only non-government shortwave broadcaster in the US), and of course the Voice of America. you homepage. Got to add the single from sunshilk shampoo! James H. Temperly 734. 753. Thanks for the memories. IT WAS GREAT TO FIND THIS SITE THANKS FOR COMPILING IT. Was with Radio Luxembourg as Director of Mew Programming and Editor in Chief from 1974 to 1988 and yes, your site brought back so many memories! Rotherham, United Kingdom (23/05/2010). Hengelo, NL (29/04/2010). I believe it would be a commercial success to re-issue budget price CDs with old programs. Thanks for many happy memories from nearly twenty years of listening to Luxembourg, especially during my student days. I found your site by pure accident. See MoreSee Less, For those interested, the complete Jules and Sandy is available on Audible. Andrew Webb Richard Spoley Worthing, England (29/10/2011). Kevin Mulrennan Please click "I agree" to ensure that you'll have the best experience of using our website. 565. 548. Copenhagen, Denmark (22/03/2003). Listening to another country on Medium Wave is something pretty well impossible in Australia! Note the very big difference: 95. 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. What a wonderful trip down memory lane!! Suddenly 747. 11. Have a look into my site The BBC set up Radio 1, commercial radio was legalised in Britain in 1973, and its notoriously . He has a lot of new compositions which he has arranged in his own inimitable style for small bands and school bands in ordert to keep the big band scene going; look at site; http://www.britishacademy.co.uk/members/index.htm which gives good info. 598. 278. 17 (-) Tell It All Brother (K.Rogers & 1st Edit) Louisville, Kentucky, USA (20/12/2001). All the best to all of you wherever you may live. Dick, I found your site by accident looking for radio transmitter tower photos over the Net. I was stationed in France in the U.S. Army from 1961-1964, and listened regularly to Radio Luxembourg. Today in 2012, Im an on air radio pro and mostly thanks to Luxy 208.I heared it all nights in the 80s and till it signed off.I could write lot of stuff about those years..but I remember once I phoned the studios during a contest and I won a pictured disc in 1985(limited edition), of couse, I still have it among many recordings I made. At 61 I am still in Radio, with Maltas number one radio station 89.7 Bay Thanks. Gustav Reinop Barry Alldis was my favorite DJ by far. I live in Canada since 1980. 784. There we had a little chat with Colin Nichol. The people who was speaking and playing music are comming for another Denmark (27/09/2006). By the way, what has happened to the following, Jimmy Saville, Jack Jackson Jazzramke Dermont 431. Was a member of TTDC etc. At the end of a passage at the left side was the studio of the English (and Dutch) Service of Radio Luxembourg. Now I find you are looking for me. In the late 80's I listened to Caroline but still tuned to Needless to say every night we worked Radio Lux was "on duty" too. Ole J. Thienhaus Ray Shearing 9. Despite the campaign the song has never entered U.K. charts but its still a jewel in my collection! Glen Atwell Lovley tunes, great DJs, the Music. Could you please help. who did'nt listen under the bedclothes eh? MOJE NAJUKOCHASZE RADIO NA WIECIE. Mid-Northumberland (16/09/203). Your Pick, the quiz show, before it went to TV with Michael Miles. 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. Zay. This radio station was the ONLY radio station. My best wishes to you - what a surprise! The words were something like: I have contact with Benny Brown and with Kid Jensen. Well done. Alton, Hampshire (21/05/2000). 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. Is anybody of the Dutch readers around who could give me the correct spelling of THEEE most famous Dutch DJ: Peter Kulewijn? i know this is a long shot but thanks again for the memories 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". fade out when your fave song drifted over those static filled airwaves. Marco Barsotti Thank you very much. Hi It was a nightmare, really beyond description. radio luxembourg power playlist . Jennifer Venville Nicol Vancouver, Canada (29/08/2004). Now I'm listening via realaudio to the new DRM service and wonderis this the same station ? BYDGOSZCZ, Polen (12/01/2010). Duesseldorf, Germany (05/02/2003). Lars Rydberg Barry Alldis was my favourite with the top twenty show, a great shame he died so young. 1440 khz. 320. 856. Bill Evans On sunday January 15th 8 o'clock CET we will do a nostalgia show about "208" including interviews with Benny Brown and Dave Christian. I would be grateful if you could send me any information you have Pure nostalgia and the good memories lives on. I was very pleased to hear all the jingles and tunes from the station. Later Radio Nord started but Radio I would love to see this radio station back on medium wave again. The reason I found it is that I am in the process of writing an article for a Swedish local newspaper about radio in 1950-1960, Excellent site! I WAS LUCKY TO VISIT THE LONDON STUDIOS IN THE LATE SEVENTIES I MET TONY PRINCE AND ROB JONES IT WAS A GREAT DAY. Tuning in at night in a tent on the beach in Italy. Topical Tunes, If there was ever a time for Luxy to return it's now, as internet radio is established! Is this the LUX national anthem? Bora 220. All I knew was, it was a luxy tune and only heard it again for the first time the other day on this site. Gteborg Sweden (04/06/2003), 334. Khazahstan (08/12/07). I really have missed out by not finding it sooner. J. Cronin Top Stations. Birmingham, England (30/05/2005). Peter Wright. 654. Kenny Owen 604. Nog heel veel succes met je site. I was an avid listener of Luxy from about 1970 through to the 80s. 324. If you ever decide to bring the good times back please let me know All the Best 89. erased. Sir Jimmys body will be taken to the Queens Hotel in his home town of Leeds on Tuesday so well-wishers can say goodbye to him ahead of a Requiem Mass in the city the day after - Wednesday November 9. Despite broadcasting under the banner Your Station of the Stars, Luxembourgs service to Britain was affected by the weather and by nighttime conditions over the UK, which led to the station broadcasting from 6.00 pm when reception was supposedly improved especially if you lived in Scotland or the north of England. I love Radio Luxembourg208!! Per Omre East London (20/07/2003). Well Tony, I for one am very glad that I took notice of your trail on Luxy - the one that went "That demo tape " because I came and did one at Hertford Street and "That demo tape " got me my first job in radio! radio luxemburg. GREAT SITE ! Michel Polnareff, but I am not sure). Antwerpen, Belgium (09/12/2000). Milan K.Pesich I was stationed at Laon AB France in Hip Hop. 670. Such happy happy times. Bulgaria (17/10/2002). Irgendwie in der heutigen Zeit vermisse ich "208", vor allem Tony Prince, der mir, wie heute ich mich entsinnen kann, ins Ohr ging. At any rate, I loved the site and will keep checking back in the future. Luxemburg kwam was Christina daar al 579. De eerste uitzending van Christina was op Great site, it brought back many happy memories of the Great 208!!! From than on I listend every evening til midnight and was always tired in school. A thing of the future! columbus, ohio, U.S.A. (22/03/2002). 159. just great. I will spend a lot of time with you. co.kildare, Ireland (15/05/2010). Very nostalgic. Hoi Dick, Via Onlineradio van je aantrekkelijke site gehoord. Great memories of 208 in the 70's and 80's Why he is not a presenter now is beyond me. The 60's were de darkest period in Hungary as far as the communist dictatorship is concerned. The most famous member of the club who Jimmy went to meet on behalf of the Club wasElvis Presley. However the thing is that there was never a station like Luxembourg, either then or Tony Prince was a top DJ on the Europe-wide station, which. Eerst met een oude lampenradio(BELL), later met een transistor kofferradio(NOVAK)en dan onder de lakens met een oortelefoontje. Unfortunately the station was prone to fading/interferance. Can you remember a tune that they used to end with. I have very fond memories of listening to the station and on a recent trip to the Grand Duchy I paid a vist to the Villa Louvigny. uitstekende ontvangst gaf in Rotterdam. Comments. 103. Bad Bentheim, Germany (26/05/2002). The signal was fading and vanishing, but we could manage to record some tunes on Mather All my very best - Miro. Janet Bailey I visited there last March (1999) but only for a few hours and - I got lost! I listened to this English I`m wishing you to improve a broadcast signal strength in analogue and I`m waiting impatiently to hear from you via digital Astra soon. Hope to read ya soon! en 208 hoort daarbij. 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. That was many years ago! Como Italy (07/01/2006). co down northern ireland. And now I listen to RTL Radio in german with DRM. 678. Have loads of letters from him and visited the Lux studios a few times. 355. After the death of Jim Reeves on 31th July 1964 Luxemburg did some great Jim Reeves Specials in August and September 1964 which was really interesting. West London (UK) (06/08/2008). 158. Memory lane. 's has ever sounded so good to listen to!!! 52. Mike Grant Chard, England. Rhyl, Wales (26/06/2007). We pulled in Radio Lux on a monster RS232 receiver and it was the best sound a 22 year old sailor could have heard. William Hunter Shipley, West Yorkshire, England (11/05/2002). I have so much good memories with the Radio , so when I came visit my mother country after so many years and found out that 208 is down , it was like closing down part of my youthful years. It used to annoy me heaps when the reception faded. My best Christmas present in 1964 was a transistor radio, or a trany as I refered to it. 210. Todd Slaughter Offering high quality music over long distances. It brings back a lot of memories and I'm really sorry to hear she's gone. Terry Lynch I`d like to aire the excerpt on my radio show and share my seet memories of the 60`s with our listeners. I grew up listening to Mike Hollis. Is it Much saddened. Liverpool (19/01/2005). Welcome Dick and all fans of Radio Luxembourg 208 !!! I thougth it Great work! 101. 49. I also remember when Radio Luxemburg was broadcasting the Boxing Match Between Ingemar Johansson and Floyd Patterson. "thank you for the music" Great experience. 504. in 70 s i ve listend everyday r. luxemburg 208 it was my youth age in high school for me from east block it was the luciest time to listen now i m 43 and i remember a song in 75 (LOOK ET CALIFORNIA.) I first discovered Luxy 74. Geoff Margetts, Frankfurt, Germany (11/09/2000). (He died Nov. 21, 1982). Besides listening to the latest hits in the fifties, I used to listen to a sci-fi program; SWITCH ON THAT TRANSMITTER! ooo Josh Panek 836. line "Take her hand, soldier". Denis Pasquale book I can read. Lisbon, Portugal (29/03/2007). Fernando Pons Because sometimes there is only a jingle and thatt the end of it. Great site with good memorabilia. gegrift en doet je goed. Z PRZYJACIELSKIMI POZDROWIENIAMI J. TUDOR Learning to surf the internet and one of my "teaching" kids suggested searching Thats when radio was truly fun and still had a magical quality about it. Anyway, I hope you are well. It was played continuously by the station when it was out in late 1969. rely on AFRTS in New York to send music to them and, it was months old Brighton UK (25/08/2003). 186. 387. I now listen to Arrow 675 from the Netherlands London (28/11/2005). 850. 477. Pure Nostalgia at it's Best! In mindere mate Luxemburg en Mi Amigo in 1975. 354. In eighties the listening became almost impossible Michael Hadac Pieter Raadtgever The Hague (20/07/1998). 267. 448. Thanks for a great web site and keep the memories coming. I remained awake at nights only to capture his voice and swinging music on the air. "Maybe the morning" by Sunny Leslie. I recorded that show at 38, Hertford St. and only got to see Luxy itself 20 years later whilst on holiday in 1998! nothing like it now. bezoeken/een kijkje nemen en de echte radio luxambourg antennes zien,dat zou echt te gek zijn,om dat te mogen zien I`m living about 1000 km away from Luxembourg and the reception`s quality is sufficient.