Hey Bill!! Another bit of info that you will fiind interesting..Here in the States we have something comparable to your BBC. For radio we have NPR, for TV there is PBS. Incidentally I am able to listen to 1480 AM from Grand Rapids Mi USA a NPR station that is playing all that great music from the 50's 60's and eearly 70's.
Hi Bill!! Thanks for the responsne from the UK. I find your mid 60's radio scence very fascinating. I lived in the4 mid west than in my early teens. Some of thhe big tation I listened to were 50kw WABC New YORK; LS 890 & WCFL 1000 both in Chicago; CKLW THE big 800 from Winsdor Ontario; Other Stations were closer to home and ran 1kw to 10kw.
@googers100 Hello again and thanks for your message. If you google 60s Pirate Radio, Radio Caroline, Radio 270 or Pirate Radio London Big L. You will find many sites dedicated to the fabulous 60s Pirate Radio ships that encircled the UK during 1964 to 1967. Only Radio Caroline stuck it out right up the November 4th 1990 even after the lovely old MV Mi Amigo sank (Still Broadcasting) during a storm in 1980. She was the only free voice on the face of the planet.
@googers100 The Pirates gave us the best radio we have ever heard. There was nothing like them before and there has been nothing like them since. They were more than radio stations, they became friends and we will never see the like of them again. :-( I listen to American stations on the net using "Tapin Radio", you have some great sounding stations but like us in the UK they have limited playlists, such a pity with so much great music left unheard. Oh i almost forgot Caroline ran 50,000 watts.
@googers100 Hi Googers, quite a few stations used this collection back in the day and when "Classic Gold" came on the air here in the UK, quite a few years ago now, they used the same set. It was like stepping back in time only they had a smaller platlist than Big L did. :-)
The Big L was a 60s pop icon that was sadly missed.
cozener1 3 weeks ago
I LOVED Radio London!
yumyummoany 1 month ago
Radio London lives on [in a way] as Big L.
FloraThompsonWriter 1 month ago
Hey Bill!! Another bit of info that you will fiind interesting..Here in the States we have something comparable to your BBC. For radio we have NPR, for TV there is PBS. Incidentally I am able to listen to 1480 AM from Grand Rapids Mi USA a NPR station that is playing all that great music from the 50's 60's and eearly 70's.
googers100 2 months ago
Hi Bill!! Thanks for the responsne from the UK. I find your mid 60's radio scence very fascinating. I lived in the4 mid west than in my early teens. Some of thhe big tation I listened to were 50kw WABC New YORK; LS 890 & WCFL 1000 both in Chicago; CKLW THE big 800 from Winsdor Ontario; Other Stations were closer to home and ran 1kw to 10kw.
googers100 3 months ago
@googers100 Hello again and thanks for your message. If you google 60s Pirate Radio, Radio Caroline, Radio 270 or Pirate Radio London Big L. You will find many sites dedicated to the fabulous 60s Pirate Radio ships that encircled the UK during 1964 to 1967. Only Radio Caroline stuck it out right up the November 4th 1990 even after the lovely old MV Mi Amigo sank (Still Broadcasting) during a storm in 1980. She was the only free voice on the face of the planet.
bill1952 3 months ago
@googers100 The Pirates gave us the best radio we have ever heard. There was nothing like them before and there has been nothing like them since. They were more than radio stations, they became friends and we will never see the like of them again. :-( I listen to American stations on the net using "Tapin Radio", you have some great sounding stations but like us in the UK they have limited playlists, such a pity with so much great music left unheard. Oh i almost forgot Caroline ran 50,000 watts.
bill1952 3 months ago
I have same music bed sung for WKMI-AM 1360 Kalamazoo Michigan USA!!!
googers100 3 months ago
@googers100 Hi Googers, quite a few stations used this collection back in the day and when "Classic Gold" came on the air here in the UK, quite a few years ago now, they used the same set. It was like stepping back in time only they had a smaller platlist than Big L did. :-)
bill1952 3 months ago
geweldig (dutch) for G-R-E-A-T...
thanks for posting this.
jeejee1943 4 months ago
Great memories brings a tear to my eye
MrHosepipe123 5 months ago
Great sounds - haven't heard a couple of those jingles for the best part of 45 years!
I was a big fan of Big L and was lucky enough to visit the ship for a day, courtesy of Stewpot. Memories I'll never forget...
blackdownbiker 5 months ago
3:27 Smooth Sailing from The Who Sell Out.
jamzftw 6 months ago