Lars Rydberg Thanks again for such a detailed history of one of the most inspirational radio stations of 20th century. Andreas Grimmig I was a huge fan of you!I loved to listening the charts. Genres. Patrick Short The Luxembourg group still lives on today as the Pan-European television broadcaster RTL, which quietly owns Britain's Channel 5 TV. 11. Congrats for the site and the whole project! So off I went to the Grande Dutchie and had a ball broadcasting to all of Europe. find all the top twenty lists for those years? came across The Station Of The Stars, Radio Luxembourg at 208 Meters. Perth, Western Australia (02/10/2005). 329. I like it. Todd Slaughter Throughout the 80's serving me well in providing me with good music. Worldwide Shipping. 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! It was called a "magic eye" and it would expand and contract as Fab 208 faded in and out. 368). your site is fantastic. Radio London, Pirate Radio Station. They were just great guys and really pleased to see someone from England! Andr Wouters Thank you Dick. Then there was game shows like, 'Open the Box' with Carol Levis? Dear Dick, I remembe Stuart Grundy hosting a dance at our teen club in the late 6o's. Pure nostalgia and the good memories lives on. I worked with Dave in Luxembourg during the mid-80s. The Legend Is Back! The dutch service of Luxembourg was even more boring (Jos Brink brrr). Odense, Denmark (12/11/1999). Mike Dina I still have my first portable radio (big battery and two valves) which I tuned 208 on from about 1955. station religiously, with my transistor radio under my pillow, all Mike Spiers 601. 593. Woody Woodward Thank you for having made me living that period again. remembering how we would sing with the music and have such a good time. Jennifer Nicol Great site, spent much time here! Patrick Hanson 123. Jerzy Grzadka Jochen Flasche At closing time they played Langford Western Australia (01/02/2004). Groetjes en ik blijf je site I remember how depressing it was to come home to the States (South Florida) at the end of every summer and have nothing to listen to but the increasingly homogenized dreck on the local stations. 268. Miroslaw Desperak Thanks for such an interesting page. Toronto, Canada (19/01/2010). WFAN 66 AM - 101.9 FM 3. ISMET HUSKIC Elvis' Teen and Twenty Disc Club number was 11321. for my vacation, still have the recordings that I made I know that you have huge archives. There were 20-40% of my class mates who listened to your programs daily. R L became a part of my life. Charles van Doornewaard so oft es mir mglich war schaltete ich Jacqui Carter The Couple in question for this Programme was Nollaig and Mairin O'Gadhra from Galway who went to Bonn and onwards to Luxembourg in 1970 .. night. The veteran DJ started his broadcasting career on Radio Luxembourg in 1958. Random Songs. Isral) every night! 300. I'm listening to one of your top twenties as I write - wonderful stuff! Lovely memories. Hungary (04/09/2003). Peter Tomlinson Adrian Juste, Bill Pertwee (Dads Army), Liz Frazer, Frank Carson, Danny La Rue, RTL (Radio Luxembourg) TOP 20 August 23rd, 1970 01 (03) Rainbow - Marmalade 01 (09) Tears Of A Clown - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles) 02 (04) Natural Sinner - Fairweather Was looking for radio luxembourg present day but cool site man! Great site. 53. Philip Morgan 150. Wil check it out some more. Dave Christian, LUXEMBOURG (21/04/2004). Hi Edinburgh (10/01/2008). if you made them available on your site. Thank you all, erased. Hi there guy's it is2:59 am in florida in the U.S.A. Dat zijn allemaal mooie herinneringen. Peter Foshay, Portland USA (23/12/2004). Lenta (VC, Italy (04/03/2010). It was a fluke that I came on this site. C. Wachyman Brian Pabst I was a listener to Luxy from 1990 until the end in 1992. Geoff Margetts, Frankfurt, Germany (11/09/2000). It was exciting with the lights off and the glow of the valves from the rear of the wireless. (NB. Wexford, Ireland (04/03/2002). Delivering a new music choice for a new millenium to the people of a united Europe. What I find amazing is that stuff I loved then, my son and daughter, now in their twenties, like Jethro Tull, just the same as I did 40 years back. Waiting for an answer, greetings and good luck, Leif Backman Kevin Rohrer Thank you very much for a very nice site about my favorite station of the stars. Thank you for this page! when I was a teenager.Once they sold a tape in England with many of the jingles. Love to hear from anyone in New Zealand. Too Good (feat. 553. Considering what that incident did to me, it's hardly surprising I had almost forgotten it! Zeist, Holland (9/05/2000). Hello 208! I was in Germany in 1962 to 1963. Great site! After 40 years I can listen my favorite station of the stars and see the people who made it. From the 1920's ( The Marconi days before BBC ) right up to the present day! top 20 chart had the best of the best artists every week. Milan K.Pesich Groetjes aan alle zeezender fans. 490. it always sounded fun and thats whats missing from todays radio. Thanks!! THANKS. 182. Franky Krysson Wow,it would be great to have it back again.The other stations couldnt hold a candle to Luxemburg. www.davesden.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Buy online. Lublin Radio (23/05/003). Exclusively AC/DC 3. I might say that the reason I now live in USA I could atribute to the Radio Luxemburg influence. Goeie ouwe tijd. Bolton,England (17/02/2003). 228. By the way your site didn't mention Ernie Williams (known in Australia as 471. 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. In 1980 I was lucky enough, thanks to Tony Prince to land the job of holiday relief for the one and only Stewart Henry. Steve Willis Baile tha Cliath (Dublin) Yves Urbschat Tranent near Edinburgh (12/07/2001). R Lang 377. Sollentuna, Sweden (11/11/2011). 62 to 65 lived in Hemer Germany spent many hours listening to Radio Luxembourg on a Philips radio and taped using Grundig Horizontal reel to reel. Two were for the programmes; one was for the commercials. Radio Lux 208 gives me the best of 60s-70s memories. I personally would love take a look again at all these songs from the 70's. This brings memories back from the sixtys! Un sito veramente "commovente". I had a great radio on my MG and would listen while touring around England and UK. The night's final programme, during the small hours, was 'progressive' music with Kid Jensen. Habe bei BFBS dem Tommy Vance regelmig gehrt und liebe Radio ber alles. British and American music--WOW!!! 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/ Dave Salmon 706. Here in Vienna we had big fading problems, but it really doesn't matter, cause the music and all the DJs was so good. The flow of the programmes was It's a wonder I was kept on at the time. Hilversum (03/02/2002). SOON. I was a student at University of Geneva in summer of 1969, and I listened to Radio Luxembourg every night. Im surprised with Your RL website! The biblical first time she ever heard his celestial tones would be an illuminating experience that opened her eyes to the possibilities that could be unlocked . Adrian Stainton 246. Germany (11/04/2002). Still have my fathers old Bush valve radio. Jacek Luxembourg to this day still gives me some of my best childhood memories. and was playing 'real' records! I use to listen to 208 from early 1960's Many thanks. 18 Treble chance Joe "Mr. I like it. Yes, I too had a green eye, not in my radio, but in my tape recorder. Sunnyvale, California, USA (30/10/2000). i will always see radio luxembourg as my rollmodel,you guys teached me so much! 847. 603. Happy days! Kenny Tosh Long live Luxembourg 208 - in our hearts it will. Lithuania (21/12/2003). 435. Please tune in to RMNradio (www.RMNradio.de). Why not include more details about Carol Deene ? The musician wrote enduring classics like Walk On By and I Say A Little Prayer. Great - So many things I had forgotten or thought I would never hear again. I listened to 208 in the late 1950's on a crystal set with a spring mattress as an aerial. It will take to hundreds of stations around the world. I still have recordings of most. P.S. and played different recordings of the songs (not necesarry the best selling recording). Tony was voted 8th most popular DJ in the Disc and Music Echo Valentine Poll of 1967, months before he left Radio London. Denis Pasquale What a wonderful trip down memory lane!! 54. Good Luck! Happy for news of 208. 198. the studio's in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; Later I lost communication with Chris and the years gone What happens with him? Hartlepool,England (02/09/2010). Germany (12/01/2006). to you all with best wishes and fond memories. God bless you, Barry! Thank, You. 710. 49,2 in the short wave band. In 1971 I was in the Navy on a destroyer in the Caribean. London (17/11/2003). Superb tribute to Luxy. Toronto, Canada (19/01/2000). Colin Hamilton Weet jij er meer over te best dj i have ever heard - barry aldis Great memories of 208 in the 70's and 80's best regs and good luck with maintaining your site. We were sent back to the States, but memories of Radio Luxembourg lingered. On this website there are hundreds of recordings of Luxembourg night programmes from the sixties until 1991, including some Dutch recordings, all between 30 and 90 min. See MoreSee Less. Beste Dick, 505. radio progress by years and years. Sound like The Ventures. Thank goodness I was a high school exchange student to France in the fall of 1977 and Radio Luxembourg was my route to the English world. Thats when radio was truly fun and still had a magical quality about it. Those were the days. Steve Monk the number 7 position of the top ten d.j. West London (UK) (06/08/2008). which I have paid tribute to on the following page: www.leicesteroverseas.com/Foursights.htm I loved it. everybody in Europe could hear the sound of fading Radio Luxembourg; on the great 208. And these days the radio legend is back. Reading your website made me want to get back into radio again. I spend a lot of drunked evenings in the "Blow Up" nightclub. Torrance Ca., USA (07/03/2010). Keep up the good work. It became my most favourite station and it was a big disappointment when it closed. Dmitry Irgendwie in der heutigen Zeit vermisse ich "208", vor allem Tony Prince, der mir, wie heute ich mich entsinnen kann, ins Ohr ging. Steve Pickering Elizabeth Ann I just came across this site purely by accident. I went on to spend 10 very happy years with the German service broadcasting to millions of listeners every day from the Villa Louvigny and even hosting a Saturday night show called "Sound Check" with that legend in his own bathroom Dave Christian. the equipment from the 60's period to establish it's authenticity if I Dat was nog vr Radio Veronica 192 begon. Aldbrough, East Yorkshire (04/02/2000). One said tha! Lakeland, Florida, United States. When you are on the page, just click on Mr. DJ. 729. line "Take her hand, soldier". De zender liep veel weg; we moesten hem steeds heard about how good 208 was especially back in the 60's.I use to listen to the BBC world service on my shortwave receiver to find out the latest pop music and english band information. Then a tape with a programme from London was running. Found your site by accident and have bookmarked it straight away. 592. Radio C Luxembourg Alternative Music and Classic Hits Player Debug resumeAudio A resumeAudio C mobile player enabled pushFeed = INITIALIZE1677513685954 [object Object] newFeedReading = REITERATE - 1677513685956 >>>>> qtApplyTitle : Jackie Venson - Always Free (Live) Home Playlist Schedule Imprint Contact Archive Keine Archive zum Anzeigen. I started to listen to Luxy in the late 70's, and carried on listening until the last day on Satellite. Thank you for keeping a piece of history available to all of us. 466. Also the motivation to learn English and trying to understand what those guys were talking about was bigger than to learn any subject at school. 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. Petr Vit Milk River, Alberta, Canada (19/11/2011). 848. Grover Keith (medium-wave). Luis Osuna 208 was on all night in my late teens in the early 80s and a potential girl friend just had to love or at least stand it. listners. Best wishes Paul FIACHRA o MU It inspired me to become a radio broadcaster in Ireland and then on to doing radio commercials in Los Angeles. Dear sir,thanks your new Radio Luxembourg. Thanks, i know this is a long shot but thanks again for the memories Despite the campaign the song has never entered U.K. charts but its still a jewel in my collection! Great to hear those voices, tunes and jingles again. Anatoly Anatol'evith Any readers interested in hearing Luxy again please get in contact.I have a large archive of off air recordings from the period 1968 through to the closedown in 1992. Some of the humour is still pretty "close to the edge", even by modern standards. Quality is typically Luxembourg!! I was born in 19-49 and in my teenage years used to listen to radio Luxembourg a lot. Sad news on our side in that Nollaig O Gadhra died 4 week ago .. Calgary, AB, Canada (11/01/2003). Why not put a link on your site! RADIO LUXY GREAT FOREVER !!! I remember as a teen being on several holidays with my parents . The powerplay record I think was a record that had been decided was a probable hit before it hit the charts and would be played once an hour for a week.all very well if you liked the record. Hans Hogendoorn (30/03/2004). nice days. Because I was young I went to bed at ten; and waked up by the alarm-clock at midnight. all the best www.freewebs.com/duggyday, DJ Duggy Day (18/11/2006). Was very fascinated to read RL history. 70's and early 80's.Brings back a lot niemals im leben werde ich die zeit vergessen I am searching for a good recording of Radio Luxembourg from the 6th of July, 1983. but its very poor quality. How many of us listened to Radio Luxembourg in secret (late at night when we were supposed to be asleep). As a teenager, it was because of Radio Veronica that I started to take an interest in your country, and to try to learn something of the Dutch language. Great to hear that Radio Luxembourg is coming back on the air. Use our service to find it! Liverpool England (09/07/2003). Alice Sillett, school Norwich (20/05/2002). Radiostationen Radio Luxembourg begyndte sine udsendelser p langblgebndet i 1933 fra Beidweiler p blgelngden 1.282 meter (svarende til frekvensen 234 kHz).. Norbert Smith 779. Just found your website tonight. 459. Not even with Christian and (still) Brown on the team broadcasting on Luxemburg "Teenager Topper Tijd" by Guus Janssen Jr. who did play a Benelux top 15. Please help? It was at that station And it doesn't surprise me. Richard Spoley Mr Robert. We loved it! Can he be heard anywhere on air or in the net? newcastle. Fantastic and very interesting! Haugesund, Norway (17/01/2007). This is a great website about a great radio station. Swansea, South Wales (30/012003). This radio station was the ONLY radio station. Sorry to quibble. It started alway after (aqui italia??) of the 7295 Kc transmissions.I think RTL-208 should also broadcast on Alavna Soho London (25/01/2006). I was a listener 1965-mid 70s but was never certain when Lucky Luxembourg went off the air. Thanks for this great site. Best station i ever listened to sadly missed by me and friends heard it on sky but it was not the same. Thanx forever. 661. Southampton, England (16/01/2010). In the late 80's I listened to Caroline but still tuned to My hero was Stuart Henry and I got to meet him with his wife too. I'd be very pleased if someone comes up with solid info. Thank you again. I am ready to make everything, to have (Spangles Muldoon) Cookie files from analytics systems, social networks and other services help us to customise our website to better match your interests. And 9. London (14/8/1999). 213. Good job we were only lip-sinking, 'cos that would have put me right off. Tune 208 m. 'Rita Williams Singers' Soeren Pedersden Love your site. 539. Dag Dick. 208 in the 60s was one of the greatest stations in the world. How I miss the english broadcasting of radio luxembourg! Hi! Blackpool, England, UK (11/04/2010), 763. 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. AFN would not play songs like Yummy, Yummy, Yummy because of it's imagined references to teenage pregnancy and they would not play Lucy In Disguise With Diamonds because of imagined drug references. Music. At four o' clock that night Radio Luxembourg was closing their Kenny Tosh I hope to write more in the near future. I have been trying to find the name of the artist and the name of the song that used to be the last song played at night on Radio Luxembourg. be received with great thanks. In those quite boring times (especially at sunday) Radio Luxemburg was the real Star in the Sky.Falling asleep with that Great Music. Northern Ireland (15/02/2004). Codsall, Staffs (29/08/2003). 639. I was in my teens (1970's) and used to listen avidly each night Luxembourg was broadcasting. William Helsen Alaina es war der pure wahnsinn, als ich deine homepage im www muzikaal behang van acceptabele ontvangstkwaliteit in mijn toen nog niet verwende Good luck to your website, have fund and keep rockin. Even the live webcams, wow! I'm doing well! YEAH , I KNOW ABOUT 660. Memory lane. a recording of the Luxy closedown used 1975/76 with my mate Bob Stewart. Keith Ridley, Tampa, FL (17/12/2001). I was one of those kids who listened to the station on a Bush radio in North London in the 60's. Gracias. 447. RegardsPaul Hai I was then 14 years old. 3 (10) Rainbow (Marmalade) Fettercairn, Scotland (14/01/2007). Yes, I would also rush to the radio at home (in Prague) to tune to the radio Luxembourg daily at 8.0 pm. Many Thanks Once Again. Hans Mannee 315. Mold., Wales, U.K. (06/02/2010). The earliest chart on this site is from April 7, 1962. 451. Great radio ! Have a look into my site. I believe , I will hear one day 208 It was very strange that he always started with number one. Tornados about the "60" . 395. My family spent the summmers in Ireland from 1968 - 1982 and I was an avid Luxy fan. offringa, U hebt er veel aandacht aan besteed en het ziet er verzorgd uit. 60. Portencross (13/02/2001). Absolutely the greatest radio station in the WORLD! 208 is probably most famous, among the general British public, for its naff (even by 60s standards) commercials and, in particular, for one advertising a company called - as the ad said, ten times a night - "Horace Batchelor, of Keynsham, spelt K E Y N S H A M, Bristol. Portland, Oregon (15/08/2005). I found this very helpful. 676. Help wanted !!! ungelst. Gisteren nog even tijd gehad om de site over radio Luxemburg goed door te nemen. it was the only sig that played pop music till early hours in english. Thanks for the memories. The Hit parades recordings, with original fadings, are the most important part in the site: they give the original emotions when old radios was used to hear 2-0-8! The weekend two weeks ago my wife and I brought our eldest grandson, Karl 10 years, to visit Liverpool (LFC, Cavern, Penny Lane and The Beatles Museum). That night between 21.15 and 22.15 hours we were again in the studio. Best regards, We had several radio receivers around the house: a Hallicrafters S-38C, a French "Balmet" and a few American table-model radios.
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