FabSwingers.com forum: What's the best radio station you listened to when you was younger

By *usman 199 OP Man
over a year ago

Stockport

Me Luxembourg

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By *igGs19Woman
over a year ago

Castle Douglas

Atlantic 252

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By *imon_hydeMan
over a year ago

Stockport

Radio 1, always hated commercial stations. Why would you choose to listen to adverts?

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By *iltopbearMan
over a year ago

Norfolk

John Peel and Tommy Vance, both radio one.

Heavily influenced my musical tastes.

Later in life it was Fabio and Grooverider with the Drum and Bass show.

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By *elight 99Woman
over a year ago

richmond

Radio London

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It was Galaxy here which is now capital I believe

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By *hieldMan
over a year ago

Neath

Classical FM.

Primarily because I didn't hear that music anywhere else and I enjoy variety.

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By *lhr1061Man
over a year ago

Warwickshire

"Atlantic 252

Great station, remember it well, didn't think anyone else would say it.

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By *hatFellaMan
over a year ago

Church Fenton

Galaxy 105

I won clubbers guide to 99 one morning.

Then I would always call up and ask for a track and get me and a mate a shout out.

Good times

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Atlantic 252

Great station, remember it well, didn't think anyone else would say it.

It was what I was going to say!

But also, my mate Arthur who ran a pirate radio station with about a 3 mile transmission radius. He did games hour, where he played spectrum games over the radio, so you could pirate them for your home computer

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By *aturebarneyMan
over a year ago

Sale

Caroline

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ya +1 for Atlantic 252

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Kisstory probably when it has live dj's playing in the evening

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

Caroline...and I've found it's back on the air ..yay

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By *arehamMan
over a year ago

handforth

Caroline

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By *hePerkyPumpkinTV/TS
over a year ago

Bristol

V-Rock and Flash FM

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

96.3 Rock Radio

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"96.3 Rock Radio"

“Rock radio…. Into the 90s! And beyond…” that one?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Kool 94.5, (now kool London 94.6)

Unity 88.4

Cyndicut 100.4

Loads of other pirates back in the day, sweet fm, presure fm, all chucking out banging hardcore,jungle,drum and bass.

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By *acha1TV/TS
over a year ago

Bolton

"Atlantic 252

agree didn’t all the DJs have stupid names like Dusty Rhodes x

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
over a year ago

BRIDPORT

The Great 208 and Atlantic 252

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By *ustamanMan
over a year ago

weymouth

Luxembourg, Caroline, then later capital when Everett was on

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By *lynJMan
over a year ago

Morden

Radio 4, for the funnies at 12:30 and 18:30.

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By *artin_KinkyMan
over a year ago

Brittany

Caroline then Lazer558 (if my memory is still intact)

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By *nliveneTV/TS
over a year ago

Selby

Radio Geice and Radio RFM

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Choice fm

Magic when my mum wanted slow songs on late night drives.

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By *ull English with teaMan
over a year ago

London

Capital, you couldn’t beat the sound of Chris Tarrant coming in your ears….

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Power FM

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ftp

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Chris Evans on BBC radio 1 breakfast show Hilarious

Bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce,

bounce, bounce, bounce, bounce,

Bounce right out of bed, pull back your sheets fling to your feet for the one with the ginger head!

DJ Foxy with the top 40

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

Atlantic 252 and Radio 2 on a Saturday afternoon for the Huddlines

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Radio 1, always hated commercial stations. Why would you choose to listen to adverts?"

I'd take adverts over the incessant inane drivel of the R1 DJ's any time.

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By *hinstrapMan
over a year ago

Barnsley

Galaxy for me too

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By *inger_SnapWoman
over a year ago

Hampshire/Dorset

Power FM, 103.2 think it's capital South coast now

Going way back... Radio Victory

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By *..WillowCouple
over a year ago

East Lincs

"Caroline then Lazer558 (if my memory is still intact) "

Lazer 558 Someone else used to listen to it aswell

Wasn't around long but was great.

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

Local radio or Radio 1 (just for the Friday Rock Show, top 20 and Rock Salad shows though).

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By *arry247Couple
over a year ago

Wakefield

Yes Radio Luxembourg even though its fading in and out was annoying but in the 50s and 60s you listened to what was available

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Radio 2, then years later, Galaxy.

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By *ooBulMan
over a year ago

Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’

Local Nottm radio in the background whilst doing chores or Radio 1 for a laugh.

It's not like now you have Planet Rock or Kerrang radio. Would have loved that as a youngster....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Power FM, 103.2 think it's capital South coast now

Going way back... Radio Victory "

Me too. I used to love power in the park.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Essential selection Pete tong on way to a party, back in the day

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By *ambi4uMan
over a year ago

Saint Helens

My local one in Liverpool

Radio city 96.7

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Atlantic 252

This

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By *hatFellaMan
over a year ago

Church Fenton

The radio stations from Gta San Andreas/4&5 were good too ??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Atlantic 252

This

Ditto. The school bus used to have radio one playing and I liked to listen to John Peel.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Radio 1 with Johnny Walker, Alan ‘fluff’ Freeman, and of course John Peel.

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By *hesblokeMan
over a year ago

Derbyshire village

Radio 2 with Wogan, but I did enjoy Mark and Lard on radio 1, used to tape it

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By *arkus1812Man
over a year ago

Finedon ,

Radio Caroline

Radio London

Ruled the waves and ruled the wavelengths.

Without the offshore radion stations AKA Pirate Radio there would have been no Radio 1

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By *azkinsWoman
over a year ago

leeds

96.3 radio aire esp James whale.

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By *kmale201633Man
over a year ago

Southampton

"Power FM, 103.2 think it's capital South coast now

Going way back... Radio Victory

Me too. I used to love power in the park. "

I've now got the old jingle in my head...103.2...Power FFFF MMMM

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By *rAitchMan
over a year ago

Diagonally Parked in a Parallel Universe

"96.3 radio aire esp James whale. "

James Whale used to invite listeners to sit in the studio. I went with a couple of friends. Was hilarious. Especially off-air when the mics were closed.

"It's all on Aire on 362" was their jingle.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Radio 1 weekday nights from 10pm. Mon to Thurs John Peel and Fri was Tommy Vance's Rock Show.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just my local station. Mercia Fm and listened to Late Night Love with Graham Torrington

I believe that was a country wide show or at least Midlands area.

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By *hatCoupleNextDoorCouple
over a year ago

nearby

I listen to long wave radio... atlantic 252!

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

During the 80's

I used to listen to LWR.

Tim Westwood ( yes that Tim Westwood)

Used to do a late night rap show, I'd listen on my cassette player and record songs then boom them out on my way to school and breaktime.

Back then it was pretty much the only place to get the latest hip hop and rap and electro music before it became diluted into the mainstream.

I used to then save money from the window cleaning round I did with my uncle and once a month go to the import record shop in Greek Street in that there London and buy or order 12 inch vinyl.

Jumping forward a few years I used to listen to kiss 100 FM with sweet potato head Steve Jackson ( well that's what Ian Wright used to call him

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By *unkym34Man
over a year ago

London

Kool fm rinse fm juice fm dream fm centreforce pulse

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Kerrang. Boy music was so different back in my day

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By *wingin CatMan
over a year ago

London

Radio 1. Always looked forward to John Peel at 10pm - midnight, Monday to Thursday.

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By *aurentMan
over a year ago

London

When you were younger

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By *tephanjMan
over a year ago

Kettering

The original virgin radio. Was brilliant every day no repeat songs

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By *0hnnyBrav0Man
over a year ago

Great Wyrley

Mark and lard on radio 1!

Their best ever episode was covering the essential selection on one Friday night. How they didn’t get pulled off air that night is still a mystery

Close second was new dawn meeting of the minds on signal radio on a Sunday night

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By *emma HoldenTV/TS
over a year ago

Ramsey

"Power FM"

"Are you POWER MAD?" on the bus adverts lol.

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By *uckyNineMan
over a year ago

prescot

Another vote here for Atlantic 252, loved that back in the day

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By *eacupsbearCouple
over a year ago

York

Tommy Vance and John Peel

Radio 1

Favourite show being the Friday Rock Show

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By *ang bang bangity bangCouple
over a year ago

Sunderland

Atlantic 252

Just did a bit of reading about it and was surprised to learn it was broadcast from Ireland

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By *orkswatcherMan
over a year ago

Wakefield

Oh loads when radio had characters

Atlantic 252

Luxy at the end

Piccadilly

And a bit later

Mark and lard on radio 1

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Kiss when it was still a Pirate station.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Luxembourg

And radio x?? Or kiss i can't remember

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By *dward_TeagueMan
over a year ago

wolverhampton

Harking back to the days when local radio really was local

261 BRMB Radio in Birmingham

Local news, good music, plenty of local bands and fantastic sports coverage.

It seems truly local radio has died a death, everything seems to be syndicated now.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Ram FM in the morning with Dino and Pete. I actually stopped listening to Captial when they were let go. I wonder what they're up to now...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Juice fm

Think only scousers will know this one though

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