down - and out of those in the pub, only myself and a guy from the middle of a tiny 402. I listen to Radio Luxembourg all the time. Russia (29/04/2015). Giel And it doesn't surprise me. Please click "I agree" to ensure that you'll have the best experience of using our website. "Andar" David 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!). John Allen London (24/12/2004). Holger Stenberg 200. Elvis ha gone but his music lives on! there. Hoffler Istvan 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. Cleveland, Ohio (20/12/2002). back in the 70s right here in the middle of Central America. Glasgow (04/07/2007). bt33ohp (03/08/2008). Jimmy will be buried the following day in the North Yorkshire seaside resort of Scarborough, which he loved and where he also had a flat overlooking the North Sea. I'm doing well! 471. Radio Luxemburg was the radio of me growing up. Edward Fenech Please help to decide a bet. I wish that I had a 1 for every time I listened to that song whilst working the night shift! Dat was nog vr Radio Veronica 192 begon. Thanks for that. Do you know any saler? Wow,it would be great to have it back again.The other stations couldnt hold a candle to Luxemburg. 208 almost three thousand miles away. 808. I listen to your station from autum '58 to spring '63. Burmakin Alexander Jane Sullivan "All Of You Out There" by Duncan McKenzie. just great. Radio Luxembourg Muff Murfin 1990s 30 Second Jingle Mix. Anders Brandborg Mike Hollis and his jingles , it was feeling of freedom This is was not a radio station but felt always like family. As a debuting DJ by then, you gave me my first listening for Americas "A Horse With No Name". remember Hot Chocolate Crazy by Eden Kane being the PYE record show theme tune & Trygve Thue DJ NikiM Happy for news of 208. 671. Sunday December 29, 1991 (now twenty years ago) was a very sad day for all the true Radio Luxembourg Flemming Myrup Thanks guys for the good times. Thanks Jim I have been a local radio presenter for 25 years and had the pleasure of working with Dave Christian at Radio Victory in Portsmouth. (09/07/2003). 268. I listen to RL every night. 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. Trondheim, Norway (04/03/2005). op de lange golf. Cristina Miro Odd Lanesskog 341. 562. Pabianice, Poland (06/01/2013). 207. 118. It brought back many memories of listening to the Top Twenty in my bedroom in Liverpool in the sixties! Maryport, United Kingdom (17/07/2012). 273. How great it would be to have the recordings on your site on a CD. Top Stations. JAREN !! East England just about every evening through the 80s. I later understood that this was the World's most powerfull radio transmitter. After the implementation of the Copenhagan Plan in 1951 the English programmes of Radio Luxembourg moved (July 2, 1951) (21/8/1999). Accrington, Lancashire, UK (21/02/2001). Ap Hak I miss Radio Luxembourg and hope that things someday can return to the way it was. First my thanks for your most interesting site about Radio Luxembourg. Good Luck! One of my favouritesongs was sung by DJ Chris Cary, One Woman Man, but unfortunately I never found it in the recordshops. Bar Manager at Shepherds Tavern, 50 Hertford Street, London W.1. I remember a friend and I phoning up I used ot be a huge fan of Radio Luxemburg and listened to it every night right up till it closed down. 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. Some of the other stations I listened to on medium wave were AFN-Frankfurt and AFN-Heidelberg, and of course the Dutch locals. Manfred Bauer Jennifer Nicol malcolm crane Robin Gibb of the BeeGees. Radio, as something unique and special died that day. Mid-Northumberland (16/09/203). 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". As well as the music there was so much other entertainment--Take your Pick---people are funny--Dan dare Pilot of the future --opportunity knocks--shilling a second--candid mike ect ect and good old Garner Ted Armstrong !!! Hello, I am interested if there is place for a daily or weekly Dutch program to promote DRM and Radio Luxembourg. young people behind the Iron Curtain. 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. At that time I was also music-fan and used to spend many hours listening Radio Luxembourg. Wales,U.K. Stropkov, Slovakia (26/09/2005). Great memories!!! Den Haag, Holland (11/01/2005). 678. Ewan O'Doherty Thank you for help. The following sunday, 3 january 1960, the first record chart, compiled by The New Musical Express, was broadcast. 485. Thats when radio was truly fun and still had a magical quality about it. Miguel) J. Cole. 310. My favourite dj's were Barry Alldis and Jimmy Saville. Ray Shearing Every song seemed a classic. Good to finally find the recording used to end broadcasting day, "End of the Day." 116. Thanks. Jeff Holt The Radio was my very good friend. Learning to surf the internet and one of my "teaching" kids suggested searching What a goldmine your site is! can. Many questions are asked about the station closing down in English. Its fantastic site! 291. I had been trying, for some time, to find out the title/artist of the 'end tune' played in the 60's. (I wanted to know what the dj's were talking about). 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. Giulio 662. I started Siddis radio In 1982, and Radio Scandinavia In 1989 as an satelite radio, before Radio Luxembourg. There's a certain photograph of Rob I'm convinced Paul still has in his possession - either that or it went up on the wall at Hertford Street! Any more top 20 shows coming up - from 61 for instance? In m'n middelbare schooltijd ('59 - '65) heb ik heel wat naar Luxemburg en As Radio Luxembourg relied on sky wave propagation, the signal was coming from above, not across the land. If you want to hear more - email me. I remember about my pocket radio under my pillow in the sixties, listeneing to top 20 at midnight, then the long car rides to the north of my country during my time in the army. McLean, Virginia, USA (02/03/2005). Gut dass es euch wieder gibt. No recorded programmes on tapes from London anymore. My surname should ring a bell as I am one of the sons of Brian Fahey whose music has been played so many times over the years but is still remembered best for the theme for Pick of the pops. When I was 12-14 years old, I used to stay awake late every Sunday night in bed with my new transistor radio, hidden beneath the sheets and turned down low so that my parents wouldn't hear me or tell me off because I had school next morning! I was stationed in the Armed Forces in northern France in the early sixties. Hi Dick, what a brilliant website you have. What was that song called. Thanks so much. Found your site by accident and have bookmarked it straight away. Im a Brit whos lived in Spain since 1968. His name was Tommy or Robbie. 829. Perth, Western Australia (10/07/2007). Odense, Denmark (12/11/1999). (NB. Bon Berg, Colorado USA (02/02/2004). 616. IT WAS GREAT TO FIND THIS SITE THANKS FOR COMPILING IT. Thanks for your pioneering radio moved ahead in leaps and bounds. I just wanne invide you to take a look at it: Noordwijkerhout,the Netherlands (05/06/1998). Radio Luxembourg, by us called "laxk" (luxeek), is our feeling of splendid age. I wish the best to the great family of the lovers of Radio Luxembourg. New York/London (25/01/2001). Boy those where the days the late 50s and most of 60s when real music whas created it sure makes me feel Good Bacolod City, Philippines (02/09/2012). I'm 55. 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. Best Wishes to you and all the other dedicated followers of 208 from 226. (19/11/2000). Ho scoperto casualmente il tuo sito che mi ha fatto rivivere fortissime emozioni! Guys, girls and groups Hello, My name is Peter and I am journalist from 1 Program of Polish Public TV. Best regards and had millions of listeners,even when 340. Karsten Jensen It will take me some time to read everything but I'm sure I will enjoy it. 738. :) Thanks for the interesting story! Nostalgia? 455. that little show was where i first heard the spencer davis group, the small faces and a few others. Good job we were only lip-sinking, 'cos that would have put me right off. From the age of 14 to almost 16 years of age, while living in Augsburg, Germany, I did some heavy duty listening to Radio Luxembourg from 1968-1970. Jos Antonio Gramage Originaly I was born in Poland in early 50th and as you know Dick it was impossible to get music played by 208 on polish market, unless was brought from Western Europe and it costed half of your monthly wages(LP). Nita Jones das ende der liebe (tell laura i love her) befand sich in den deutschen 15 High hopes Frank Sinatra Capitol I was at boarding school 1966-1974,in Ireland, where transistor radios were forbidden, but we used them with earphones, anyway. Door een vreemde associatie ging Jimmy Saville often referred to Elvis by his Radio Luxemburg Club number! 745. Steve Willis Baile tha Cliath (Dublin) Evan Chamberlain 159. Het luisteren had toch bepaalde charme he! was Hi. Pat Lennon I also remember Stuart playing The Lurkers and Alternative TV. Denis Cure www.davesden.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Ja dat was nog eens een station..!!! Going to Rock-am-Ring June 2005 with my teenage sons, hope to have a little detour past Marnach to show them where the signal that all we oldies listened to and talk about came from. After 40 years I can listen my favorite station of the stars and see the people who made it. When I saw this I was very surprised. Now gettin' close to the age of 60, in a serious job position (sales director), your site caused a strong nostalgic feeling to me. of the 7295 Kc transmissions.I think RTL-208 should also broadcast on Any more votes out there for the rock and roll hall of fame?! Because of Luxembourg have I more like 2 - 3000 CD and 1000 LP records.I spend all my money over 40 years for everything what means Luxembourg., sincerely, Stany. I listened to 208 in the late 1950's on a crystal set with a spring mattress as an aerial. Going back in time into my deepest youth. 663. Would you tell me how can I get some information? Zrich, CH (12/10/2000). Very good site! It was like a good night song & prayer. remember the closedown tune that started with the words " AT THE END OF Used to wait for 7.45 when Tony Prince started the Englsh service. Southern California. Words fail me - just listened to Steve Conway singing 'At The End Of The Day' 491. 540. Your site is Fab!! 423. Ruzomberok / Slovakia (16/03/2006). 565. Ashford Kent (06/11/2005). Making the world more beautiful then. Not even with Christian and (still) Brown on the team I feel there is a place for Radio Luxemboug, but it isnt now. Listened all the time, especially during home ect!! San Vito al Tagliamento ITALY 04/06/2003). Top twenty and Berry Alldis Thanks Dick, and thanks too, to Radio Luxembourg, the great "208", and the "station of the stars". I have a very poor recording of 'Maybe the Morning' somewhere, if I can find it I will put it on Napster before they close that down too! Philip Bendall Auckland, New Zealand (20/09/2004). Saltash, UK (13/10/2008). Het was een belevenis om daar te kunnen werken. 17 (3) The Wonder Of You (Elvis) Powerplays galore; Wonderful and evocative site. all the great times and shows and records that I listened to under the bedclothes. Why can one not turn time back?? Dublin, Ireland (21/08/2000). 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. Jacqui Carter 55. Usti nad Labem, CZ (11/05/2006). 97. I look forword to get this great site Tamas Benedek Jos De Geyter 505. Radio Luxembourg started with the James Pringle Thank Your Lucky Stars and Brian Matthew suggested I try 208 which I I was a fan of 208. Bergen, Norway (15/08/2003). Very pleased to read and see photos of my absoulute best offshore radio station! The 60's were de darkest period in Hungary as far as the communist dictatorship is concerned. 780. Play / pause. HANS WERNER FINKING 555. Memory lane. Music is anyway the point and it is one record which i remember allways. Won 'Are You Lonesome Tonight' and two other singles on the (Decca) American 'Hot Ten'circa 60/61. 66. Just imagine, we've gone from Medium Wave all the way into Cyberspace! Dit is wel wat ik me zeer vaag herinner uit mijn kindertijd. Australia, my place of origin, is so far away. 1964 68.ig hallgattam a Radio Luxemburgot minden nap 20-23 rig. 130. Benny Brown What great memories. I was an avid listener of Luxy from about 1970 through to the 80s. It would really mean a lot to me. They don't make radio stations like Lux any more. duane eddy's "because their young" und am schluss dem "goodnight hone" 765. bingo bingo Attention! But still the old, brown coloured, walls. 553. 17 (-) Tell It All Brother (K.Rogers & 1st Edit) please contact me today! Yves Urbschat Fabulous web site about 208. I remember that Polish beat band "NIEBIESKO-CZARNI" ("BLUE-BLACK") had their show (with luxy DJ - Colin Nichol). NEWARK NOTTS UK (09/05/2003). I worked with Stuart Henry on Radio Scotland in the 60s and I spent Director, I thought it was by Simon Ward but no such artist. Nice Radio Luxembourg page! Great site : massive Luxie listener late 70s till it arriving on satellite! The gong! Bury, England (11/08/2005). f.blokzijl k.katerstraat,15 ''' 238. Still have the Lovely memories. never knew what you'd find but it was always rewarding, especially whe n you found a new station. I was In Radio Luxembourg studio In 1983. I remember Jimmy Saville with the TTDC and Pete Murray and also Radio Bingo. Katonah NY (31/01/2004). Keith Skues I was a regular listener Carole Quirk Needless to say their appearance had fans blocking Lchgau/Germany (10/11/2000). I was stationed with the Presenting The Top 20 as I did every Sunday Night was also a special highlight. Tony Cattani Geoff Dixon 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 Australia (27/06/2000). Also, a woman sung a pretty ballad as well. Radio Luxemburg was my preferite radio when I was young. Thanks for such an interesting site! Terry Cosier Would be happy to find that. Smoot, WV, USA (10/10/2008). Hans Werner Finking had his radioshow till closing time. Jim Perry 371. Up till now I have avoided "going back", but today I'm curious. 1 (9) Tears Of A Clown (S.Robinson & Mir.) Oulu, Finland (09/02/2003). Great web site! A brilliant site. Accrington, Lancs, UK (03/04/2001). Fernande Alldis Murmansk/ Russia (28/04/2005). Along with the midweek show "Street Sounds" on Radio Clyde and "The John Peel Show" on BBC Radio 1, Street Heat was essential listening for every teenage punk fan! Irving, TX (03/06/2003). To quote Bob Hope, "Thanks For The Memories." Blackpool, England (13/08/2000). Can you advise? Irena Sidlauskiene klein Philips bakelieten geval. Great memory,s. 30. 350. This archive is blowing me away, do you know about it? Hi, I am doing an essay on Radio Luxemburg during the period of 1944 to 1945. Colindale (London) (22/09/2005). Thank you very much for the interesting photos and information. Thanks for reviving great memories. 1975 tot medio jaren 80. Radio Luxembourg the one and only, sorry you had to go. Mike Bondy Do you know were to find all the Lists of Top Twenty? Ian Brighton, UK (22/10/2011). Im looking for tapes or cds with old 208 radioshows end50/60th? But one was Jimmy Edwards (handlebar moustache). Texas USA (23/12/2003). De foto's geven een aardig beeld van de tijd van toen. 44. At the peak of its broadcasting history, Radio Luxembourg's reach was an impressive 78 million listeners per day. I understand that these progs, along with other shows like "Double Your Money" and "Take Your Pick", were recorded in the U.K. I know they existed then because Jeff Graham said on air that he had been going through them when preparing for the closedown show. 512. I I'm searching for archive footage of my father singing on opportunity knocks in 1962can you give me advice on where to start looking? Moscow, Russia (17/12/2011). Naval Communications Station at Grindavik, Iceland from September of 1961 through September 1963. Thank you for your wonderful Top Twenty Shows. Gerkesklooster - NL (26/07/2008). 611. but there will never be the magic of Luxy 208. Szczecin, Poland (27/10/1998). Rab McLarnon FANTASTIC!! and I wll come back later with listening reports! Lisieux, France (07/02/2005). Later Radio Nord started but Radio Is there anybody who knows what happened to Petr+Pavel who released "Laska" single on Page One label in November 1968 and Radio 208 gave them a power play then? After leaving Lux, he returned to Australia, becoming a big name in Adelaid, and latr national TV. Hans Schmalbach 's has ever sounded so good to listen to!!! Many thanks for this webpage! 635. From there, I actually have a cassette recording of 90 mins of the final night. Jaggu Ani Juliet Song - Download Jaggu Ani Juliet mp3 song free online. Jeff Stewart (The Bill), Bobby Ball and Philip Madoc. So much to read. USA (02/04/2002). Remember listening every night with my friend Jacqueline while we played scrabble at home in Eastbourne, Sussex. The Netherlands (19/07/1999). Great sight. 8. Hello! Any links would be helpful. I have an old Elizabetha reel to reel tape recorder which is no longer working. Andries van der Bilt Tony Savage plsadvise eens tevergeefs een antwoord heb pogen te krijgen. Thank you where ever you are for Chicago (13/05/2001). Especially as I was struggling with only basic French at the time. USA (26/09/200). Steve Shaw Janos Penzes Hi Dick, I was surfing for some info on Radio Normandie in the 1950s and came across your greatsite by accident. important too; with the power of 600 Kilowatt (1968: 1200 Kilowatt). I am interested in radio i use to find the signal propagation interesting in times of aurora flutter and in summer months early evening the sig was vry weak it took a gud antenna outside to pick it up. 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. Hans Verbiest Muffled the sound with a cushion so my parents wouldn't know I'd sneaked downstairs. I still remember one song, it must be from 66-68, I even had it on tape, but somehow got lost. Any Luxy fans interested in swapping recordings Hello Dick, 319. 125. For us , behind the Iron Courtain it was more than anything we could imagine, being part of RTL208. Greetings gecharmeerd van de Vlaams-Nederlandse Lint, Belgie (05/03/2005). Frank Kluge I was an avid listner for years. audience.If in the future there are mobile DRM-receivers for cars etc.on the HIHI DICK HOW YA DOING? A long shot I know. Miroslaw Desperak Barry Savage Now I miss about It So Much. Any info would be appreciated. Birmingham, England (30/05/2005). 320. Fantastic radio luxembourg site, brings back memories beyond belief of total enjoyment of our youth. Hi Dick! It was a wonderful time, the music was so exciting and it's still being played regularly today which says a lot! Thank you Radio Luxembourg. 559. -Very happy to visit this site, and remember all the nights I was listening and enjoying the music from Radio Luxembourg as a young man in the sixties! I tuned in first time in the early 60's and listened up to the end in 91. m./1440 kHz. I used as well green magic eyed Grundig 2020 and immensly enjoyed each minute. He said it was the only way to get pop 69. (ook wat fading). No doubt many of us will certainly tune to 208 metres on medium wave as in the good old days. . LVNDSCAPE & Bolier - Is This Love, Lady Gaga - Always Remember Us This Way mp3, 2 Unlimited Let The Beat Control Your Body, Daniel Lavoie avec Patrick Fiori Et Garou - Belle, Jean-Michel Jarre & Rone - The Heart Of Noise, Snoop Dogg - 'Sweat' Snoop Dogg vs David Guetta, Dmitry Glushkov feat. Michael Jay (I have also been visiting Radio Luxembourg - in september 1992). Warm fuzzy feeling as I read and listen. Thanks for the History. Regards HERE Some of these recorded programmes were: Necessary cookies are responsible for the basic functionality of Online Radio Box. Thanks a lot Tom Tass RTL is still of course a big part of the French way of life. Michael Chatham, England (18/12/2004). I wish, at times, I could go back, or, short of that, I wish someone would resurrect the great 208: I'd get a shortwave radio to catch it, or, presumably, it would broadcast via computer . BC, Canada (I grew up in England) (27/05/2001). Wolverhampton, England (06/01/1999). Kielce Poland (06/08/2006). Peter Wright Congratulations from Costa Rica. We stayed there till 17.45 hours. I am 42 , a massive radio1 fan and listen on digital radio I miss them so badly now. such a pleasure! In the middle of 70's I had my famous song played on Radio of Luxemburg with the title "Slowdown". 660. 54. Luc de Groot I was DJ from 1976 to 1990 in RADIO ONE ( Florence-Italy). 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? 208 Budapest, Hungary (12/02/2006). Please help and drop me a line. Lovely riah. RIP the beautiful Stella Stevens, who has died at the age of 84. All the very best for the future. 649. I sincerelly think if "the station of the stars" would consider to come back, itd be a huge success..but keeping its oldie spirit,with those jingles and that music and jocks.I suppose its imposiblebut we all have those great days (nights) in our memory.and this site makes them come up againthanks. 19 (6) A Song Of Joy (Miguel Rios) 736. 435. shortwave commercial station. Now I have one question.