Thanks for this wonderful website. Don does his own programming, and has a tremedous following. artist was. In the 60s I was at boarding school. Thanks to all of the crew at 208, I'll never forget those great times and even better sounds!! My R Lux-site is on the air again. 118. Australia where I've been every since working for ABC TV and as a
Best regards,
I wish I could have a listen to it now. Andreas Grimmig
676. I've found there all the information I need to restore my old tapes from the sixties. Paisley, Scotland.. now Canada (26/12/2001). I can also remember that the best place to listen was often in the car, car radios seemed to tune in more easily! Habe bei BFBS dem Tommy Vance regelmig gehrt und liebe Radio ber alles. 580. Hallo RTL! Fernande Knepper (now Fernie Pitts),
Farley, Iowa USA (21/07/2001). Authorization is only required to store your personal settings. Heb een berichtje achtergelaten op zijn hotmailadres maar hier reageert hij niet op. Music. Joseph Takacs
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Too bad I got rid of all those reel-to-reel tapes. The ad became even more notorious when the Bonzo Dog Doo-dah Band did a song called Keynsham. who did'nt listen under the bedclothes eh? 292. programme 3. Giel
[Transl. Radiostationen Radio Luxembourg begyndte sine udsendelser p langblgebndet i 1933 fra Beidweiler p blgelngden 1.282 meter (svarende til frekvensen 234 kHz).. Antony e.t.c. I pass many nights of my youth seeing a full star sky and sharing with friendly times and long conversations of how improving the world whereas in the radio of the car she sounded Luxembourg Radio that gave music us and represented the free world that at those moments the Spaniards we could not enjoy here. Kent, UK (25/10/2009). Have a look into my site
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Brought back very good memories. If someone is interested: I just placed it on my website
I'm just listenig to one of the shows off your site - it's a moving experience because I used to listen to the Top Twenty when I was a pupil under my blanket so my parents wouldn't know. At the peak of its broadcasting history, Radio Luxembourg's reach was an impressive 78 million listeners per day. 547. 626. 634. Mijn broer en ik
ATTRACTION - LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED MY LIFE, Egerlnder Blasmusik, Ltg. 459. 577. 208 in the 60s was one of the greatest stations in the world. I shall visit it again for a more detailed look, and follow the links, but just wanted to say thanks for the trip down memory lane! I still listen to the golden oldie German service when our British radio stations have little to offer by garbage. In the seventies on radio medium wave I spend nights listening to mostly very bad signals up here in Denmark. Jan A. Kok
20. Tukums, Latvia (28/01/2009). 1956-1957. Hip Hop. 277. again..sitting in class with a sore thumb after a heavy night of trying to
644. und wartete auf die "honey-hitparade" (mit dem wahnsinns-intro von
Hey great site ! market,Im sure the listeners will buy the equipment to get RTL 208 while they
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". The world was no longer in awe of radio in my eyes and the television became king. Huizen (27/01/2005). Wiesbaden (12/05/2002). "The Station of the Stars" was my favorite radio station in the 70s. 234. in der ich (zumeist nachts unter der bettdecke) meinen transistor
love to hear the voices and enjoy the great record played then, love all the stuff. how are kansas real estate commission compensated. Asti - Italy (22/11/2002). I will now not rest until more memories come flooding back. What ever happened to Horace Bachelor Keysham, that's K-E-Y-S-H-A-M Bristol. Good job. Scotland (21/10/1999). Zagreb, Croatia (04/05/2005). Thanks for your pioneering radio moved ahead in leaps and bounds. Alastair MacKenzie
436. He went on to Local Radio for a while and did personal appearances around the Night Clubs etc. It's a wonder I was kept on at the time. I used to live in the Czech Republic and listened every night in the sixties
Thank you very much for a very nice site about my favorite station of the stars. 36. Southampton, England (28/04/2012). Thanks, and kindly ask you to advise if any recorded (LP,CD, DVD) material available to buy. Tom Collins
mono valve tape recorders. Beste Dick,
A wall with a window in it divided the studio: the D.J.
66. 802. See MoreSee Less, Another musical genius has gone RIP Burt Bacharach Edinburgh (10/01/2008). and had millions of listeners,even when
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Giengen DE (07/08/2006). 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. Thanks for that. 200. P.S. But i quickly got addicted to the 1440 KHz. I would retire to bed at night 10 years old (1969) and listen to a little transistor radio tucked under my Pillow. I recall in the late 50s early 60s trying to suck RL out of the air on an old radio (new at the time). Check out the club page of our DX club: www.ddxlk.net (in Danish but with interesting features)
This is a nice site with many nostalgic items from the great Radio Luxembourg. Radio Luxembourg used the transmittor for the German and The Dutch/English Service;
Good to see so many others here share the love of the memories. Happy memories! Czech rep. (04/10/2009). 456. Unfortunately the station was prone to fading/interferance. I have all the top 20 from the 50 till today, but only monthly, you got them weekly, from where did you got them ? Max Mayer
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i know this is a long shot but thanks again for the memories
I remained awake at nights only to capture his voice and swinging music on the air. Joyce McCormick
Oh, I am still looking for a song. I listened in 1977-1983 and the best music listened from them. I'd be very pleased if someone comes up with solid info. 10. 561. I had been trying, for some time, to find out the title/artist of the 'end tune' played in the 60's. Thanks Tony, Rob and Paul for setting it up! The done thing then was to listen at 7:15 to"Dan Dare, pilot of the future" presented by "Horlicks". The people the voices and the music are still echoing around heaven! For a teenager at the west coast of Jutland, the NME Top Twenty at Sundays at midnight was the ultimate climax of the week. Ken Crossland
Torrance Ca., USA (07/03/2010). 398. At night I used to steal my mother's little plastic AM radio, the type with the small simple tuning control the same size as the volume control and then try and tune in Radio Luxembourg 1440khz. Steven Vandenput
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Kendrick Lamar - Kendrick Lamar - HUMBLE. 1 (3) Rainbow (Marmalade). 694. I'm sorry.Best regards
The adults just didn't understand!! Its so great to see your fabulous site and hear them all again. Elmer Pearce
Richard Neuman, Austin, TX (02/06/2005). Looking forward to listening to Luxie once again on DRM. gecharmeerd van de Vlaams-Nederlandse
2 years have gone since I visited this page and Im glad again to read the words from all the people still having 208 in their hearts. Germany - Wiesbaden (18/04/2002). 294. still missing 208
Australia (30/03/2001). That programme was never handed over too willingly! 86. Even though i,m only aged 29,i have many,many nice memories from RL 208!I grew up with parents who always had a radio on,and with my father who always loved to listen to the middle and shortwaves at night.I started listening to RL around 1983,when i was 7 tears old,and i listened until the sad end in 1992.There is something special about late nights with a radio and a cup of hot chocolate,that cant be described in words.Too bad all the kids today dont get to experience this feelings!Thank you very much for giving me and all other RL-fans out there memories to look back on:) "Radio luxembourg-hidden in your heart". Listening to another country on Medium Wave is something pretty well impossible in Australia! producer/director for Nomad Films International. Berlin (09/04/2001). 762. Now I find you are looking for me. Hoi Dick, Via Onlineradio van je aantrekkelijke site gehoord. Jaroslav
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ster en ook de meest populaire. Atlanta, USA (18/10/2008). Lovley tunes, great DJs, the Music. Michael Jay
Hi there guy's it is2:59 am in florida in the U.S.A. Cheltenham, England (18/09/2006). geluisterd. Ergens gelezen dat hij in Duitsland is blijven "hangen" en daar op radiogebied nog iets doet. I grew up listening to Mike Hollis. Can't wait to listen to some of the audio clips! A lot of good memories rekindled by your excellent web-site ! Sony High Power Audio System MHC-V73D USB port, FM radio, NFC, Bluetooth. 28. Dear, Dick! Nov 2021 - Present1 year 5 months. Athens,Greece (10/06/2005). 666. 793. was reading the news that night. I really miss 208 and it's style. Russia (29/04/2015). Ich bin mit euch luxy 208 musicalisch gross geworden. Accrington, Lancs, UK (03/04/2001). Beste Dick, een geweldige site!!! 338. 446. Nogmaals, hartelijk bedankt voor uw fijn website. Australia (19/06/2007). in 1983. Sweden (08/03/2006). Alice Sillett, school Norwich (20/05/2002). My dear friend! It was always a childhood dream of mine to be a DJ on 208, I never made it, but it's was such an inspiration to me. 163. (ook wat fading). Used to listen to Radio Luxemburg when I was a kid in Leeds, UK. before it was popular in the US. suche nach leuten, die wie ich in den sixties (1963-1967) mit dem tonband
On Sunday evenings in the early 1960's he had a request show around
It sound a little bit better, but not as good as The Disco Palace brodcasting from Miami, USA and they also broadcast in DRM. Harry Jonkers
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The station was very top40 based and it featured a powerplay record after the news on each hour. 592. I dip into your site every so often. Is it possible to install a link to this website on your site? 18 (4 ) I'll Say Forever My L (J.Ruffin)
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In those quite boring times (especially at sunday) Radio Luxemburg was the real Star in the Sky.Falling asleep with that Great Music. 857. Mijn complimenten, heer
I have ordered the book. Recents. Thank you! 327. 136. How can I get access? So 'Keep in touch with the Dutch' is still true. Mr Knut Harald Forsgren
I`d like to aire the excerpt on my radio show and share my seet memories of the 60`s with our listeners. k. laustsen
1963. strips between the tape on the reel. Rab McLarnon
One was Eric DeLaney a drumer and of course I always listened to radio Luxembourg,who did not. Here in Vienna we had big fading problems, but it really doesn't matter, cause the music and all the DJs was so good. Thanks for the many hours of great music in the past. I remember lying in bed in the seventies/eighties with my transister radio under my pillow (so i did'nt disturb the rest of the house) listening to the sounds of radio luxemburg unfortunately I could'nt always get very good reception all the time, I was also fortunate enough to win an 50th aniversary picture disk on one of the evening radio show (but i can't remember which one) which i still have in my collection to this day, thank you for bringing back some good memories. Hello, I live in Poland. And once again, thanks for
California (28/09/2003). Denis Cure
Alastair MacKenzie, Marske by the sea (10/01/2002). Wel, I stumbled on to this. I have same experience. By the way, what has happened to the following, Jimmy Saville, Jack Jackson
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Lodz Poland (22/07/2000). (19/11/2000). 220. 117. 293. 546. Pity, but life goes on and hopefuly, I will be able to listen "1440" on Internet someday. 743. Jan estk was a music-obsessed mega-fan of Radio Luxembourg, tuning in every evening, despite the risks, in communist Czechoslovakia. 621. Each monday in school we compared what we understood and what not. Now you can listen to them by a MP3 Player. Please check my radio page out. What happend to Johnny WalkerI was in love listening to him on the radio! Excellent LUXY site! Yves Urbschat
I listened between 1978 and 1985. Half a year ago - in the summer of 2007 - they had 7 or 8 DJs, including the "veterans" Dave Christian and Benny Brown. Nico Luxembourg (02/05/2004). Dublin, Ireland (07/11/2002). In the end, I was believed, but was very offended I was doubted in the first place. Later in the night conditions generally improved so the most important - The Top Twenty Show with the one and only DJBA - normally came through loud and clear. I recall they each only lasted fifteeen minutes. that I first heard Eddie Arnold singing
Bewdley, Worcestershire (31/01/2003). If not, I hope you might care to take a look. I am sure it broadcasts in English before and after the time. That was many years ago! Sure brings back memories of other nights in Dublin. During the last Radio Luxembourg broadcast a video was made,too. Gracania, bosnia and herzegovina (14/07/2010), 787. 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. Oh, how wonderful is to see the site! Leuke site. PUSTELNIK Maz, Poland (22/10/2008). Hi guys, super page, lots of memory;s but I do miss a girl, called "heidi from radio Luxenbourg" ???? I was
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when I was a teenager.Once they sold a tape in England with many of the jingles. 8 The Village of St. Bernadette Anne Shelton Philips
Nottingham, England (21/11/2011). Bitte gibt mir ruhig mehr Infos ber Eure vergangene Arbeit. niemals im leben werde ich die zeit vergessen
846. Thornaby Teesside England (27/02/1999). This is the world's number one Radio Station. I grew up listening to Radio Luxembourg when I was a teenager in the Netherlands. You forgot Shaw Taylor. 671. DAVE CHRISTIAN , LUXEMBOURG (06/09/2006).
Radio C Luxembourg - Playlist - Radio C Luxembourg Longmont,Colorado USA (28/02/2001). I use to listen to 208 in the 60s till it closed down in 1991 vry often. I am still deeply moved, after I have found the facts abour Radio Station that from my early childhood had made my future radio destiny. N. Deasy
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Radio Luxembourg went the way of all things and passed on eventually, and it turns out no-one kept a record of their charts.