Hello Dick, many thanks for your great site. 4 (8) 25 or 6 to 4 (Chicago) Thank you for sharing all the 208-memories with us. 552. What say you? Wholesale Whilst serving in Libya and Canal Zone(Suez Canal) in 1952, we used to listen to Radio Luxemburg when stting in the guardroom. Aub. Thanks for this interesting site that brought back lots of memories. Ich entdeckte leute wie john leyton, 675. Thank You! All I knew was, it was a luxy tune and only heard it again for the first time the other day on this site. www.leicesteroverseas.com/Foursights Will look fully later. It was like a good night song & prayer. praten jullie daar ook nederlands/dutch? BC, Canada (I grew up in England) (27/05/2001). 771. It had to be the most listened station in the British isles. Welches instrumental wurde in den spten 70ern benutzt, um am 139. Once again congrats! kantoorgebouw, je kon er je k niet Over whelmed Otta, Norway (25/05/2012). Excellent for us early fifty year olds. Shame radio stations now, don't take the hint from your's & other websites like this, how out of reach stations are to there listeners now. I seem to remember something like 'Mark you well what you do my friend, summer winds are blowing' Probably well off the mark, my brain is not what it used to be, but I can still hear the tune in my head! Fab site! Best wishes, should people buy new receivers for 208,when there are enough good stations via Thanks for solving that one for me. 16 (-) It's So Easy (Andy Williams) Atlanta, USA (23/01/2010). From 1958 till 1966 always presented by Barry Alldis. Thanks. 65. I remembe Stuart Grundy hosting a dance at our teen club in the late 6o's. Hengelo (8/06/2000). 738. :) Thanks for the interesting story! Ashford Kent (06/11/2005). Budapest, Hungary (12/02/2006). I recall so many things while reading this. The following sunday, 3 january 1960, the first record chart, compiled by The New Musical Express, was broadcast. ANd the constant tea theme song - "I like a nice cup of tea in the morning"etc etc. Popular Genres. 341. 378. Vienna (15/02/2004). Hi Brian, I have started a to write a play that harks back to the fifties. But, why the CLT closedown Great radio ! Good times, great oldies. Franco Chicago (13/05/2001). left school. ANDERS LOEWGREN felipe olcina Hi Dick, Just wanted to know what the last record played was / Dude, you have a splendid website. You have a wonderful site. Now when I passed my 50:s I more often think back and warmly remember those evenings listening to "my" music on "the station of the nation 208". Not even the Danish Top 20 could compete with that. in Britain is dreadful in the 90's, and be accused of being nostalgic for the 70's. The last night of Luxembourg (1992) was also relayed on many U.K. commercial stations so we were able to listen in FM stereo. Online Radio Box uses cookies in order to provide the best service for our users. Dermont tommy murphy Turku Finland (22/10/2003). It's great. Dieter Brors Ik heb een prangende vraag waarop ik in wat nieuwsgroepen een paar jaar geleden al It would really mean a lot to me. Yes, I would also rush to the radio at home (in Prague) to tune to the radio Luxembourg daily at 8.0 pm. welcome.to/208 for more Luxy nostalgia. I remember this particular chart, as it was on the day I Thanks for this !!!!! Manu Other notables in attendance were Chris Tarrant, 313. Toru, Poland (21/02/2002). 545. Nottingham, England (21/11/2011). Radio Farda 4. Dick, I happened upon the site while trying to find audio streaming from Radio Luxembourg, I did not even know that they had shut down. Is there a way to find out such things? Thank You Radio Luxemburg very much. What a page !!! Great nostalgia! 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 . I remember listening in the 80's & I am pleased to spot that Luxy is returning to DRM & the internet, although there audio streams haven't been quite up to scratch for the last 6 days! And now I listen to RTL Radio in german with DRM. Radio Luxembourg was the only station I ever spent much time listening to but I stopped in about 1970, possibly earlier. The saddest day in my life was when Icame back from SKorea on Leave I wanted to refresh my memories of my life back home in England my first night home I eagerly tune to 1440/208 on my stereo only to hear static i was heart broken and the thought of you can never go back came to mind with horror I asked my mum what happened to Radio luxemburg she said in a calm voice they closed it down ,didn't I tell youand i said no Mum and gave a small tear for a lost childhood of listening to the radio under the covers just like in the movie the boat that rock and I had to live without my close friend I've recently bought a valve audio compressor that is supposed to have A thing of the future! The signal was fading and vanishing, but we could manage to record some tunes on it always sounded fun and thats whats missing from todays radio. 505. Mario Thank you. CLT/UFA HAVE STARTED TESTING DRM--DIGITAL RADIO MONDIALE ON SHORT WAVE---6090(THE OLD 49.26 FREQUENCY)---I AM VOICING ONE HOUR OF THE TEST PROGRAMMES IN. 2021-11-07T04:41:24Z Comment by Mister Click!. I lived near Edinburgh in Scotland and struggled to tune in the signal on my portable radio under my bed covers, turned way down low so only I could hear it. Learning to surf the internet and one of my "teaching" kids suggested searching Scotland (06/05/2002). Adelaide, South Australia (29/10/2005). Toronto, Canada (16/7/1999). "Maybe the morning" sung by Sunny Leslie(1974). I got round to deciphering the lyrics for Maybe the Morning as The past is always so much better than the present, but it was a good time at Luxembourg. This brings memories back from the sixtys! 28. I wonder if you have any information about the jingle for The Postal Glen Atwell 681. I LOVED this radio and listened to it every night in the seventies! Ich bin mit euch luxy 208 musicalisch gross geworden. What a beautiful setting for a radio station. 188. Terry Thomas and pushed the button to sound the (famous) 175. I dip into your site every so often. op let. Gandia, Valencia Spain (20/01/2004). but there will never be the magic of Luxy 208. 618. 282. They've never been published. I remember his shows as very site to remind us of it. Yes like millions of others my life was changed by this station. 702. Do you or anyone know what he is doing know? www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-64558222 The night's final programme, during the small hours, was 'progressive' music with Kid Jensen. Great site! 3, Charleville Court, Market Square, 485. Can anyone help? W.Lipowski (57) Miklos Kovacs It was a great way to get good pop music. 11 Mack the knife Bobby Darin London I enjoyed your page. Russia (14/09/2005). Witham, England (26/04/2012). These memories are still on my mind and I will never forget them. A friend of mine recently published a news clipping, it appeared, of her mother, who won the "Miss Radio Luxembourg" contest, being kissed by Rock Hudson. I will never forget the station and that I did hear a lot of new music for the first time from 208. Kortrijk (Belgium) (9/05/2000). Geweldige site. Thank you very much for the interesting photos and information. nothing like it now. Colin Nichol showed us everything in this studio; even the studio's for the German, French and Luxembourg programmes. radio at 3AW Melbourne. Use our service to find it! I have never seen before, which made my visit a hoot. London (15/01/2003). Ronan Ferragu Do you know were to find all the Lists of Top Twenty? updates from the no.1 radio station then and now BRING IT BACK!!!!! But, in fact, in Dublin, Ireland, where I grew up in the 50s and 60s we used to get a good signal from Luxembourg. 15. Thanks so much. They rocked the radio waves hard back then. 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. Hi Barry is Tony Hall still alive please? I still have my first portable radio (big battery and two valves) which I tuned 208 on from about 1955. Dick, I found your site by accident looking for radio transmitter tower photos over the Net. In those days this was the only This was great!! I'm searching for bingo bingo Thanks, and kindly ask you to advise if any recorded (LP,CD, DVD) material available to buy. Thanks! Great nostalgic web site..Thanks Jack Jackson's Jukebox, J Richardson Congratulations, this is a great site,indeed! It is great that you and so many others are still so enthusiastic about 208. PAUL PADDISON Welcome Dick and all fans of Radio Luxembourg 208 !!! Dave Charnley Ulla Moulvad Thanks for reviving great memories. Thank you for the website idea and pages!] 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". Some of the soundbites you have brought tears to the eyes as I haven't heard them for years. 520. enjoyed ur website on 208 the station of the stars.although my main interest was 60s offshore radio,in particular radio scotland 242,i have fond memories of luxy and have collected some old 208 recordings,not many mind u,as they are few and far between now,especially the 60s ones.hope to hear luxembourg back on the radio again one day. Vancouver, Canada (31/03/2003). RTL is still of course a big part of the French way of life. This is trully a great tribute site to the great "208", and it has brought back many great memories for me. Anybody remember the Fab 208 magazine? Thanks for the great website for Radio Luxembourg, it brings back so many memories. inmiddels 68 en heb zelfs moeite met . Keep up the good work. Isle of wight UK (07/08/2008). Excellent site! Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States (12/10/2008). It was late for me too considering that Sweden is one hour before, but it was worth it even if Monday mornings came too early for me. Foreigner 0030-0115 UTC. 8 The Village of St. Bernadette Anne Shelton Philips Elvis (The King), Billy Fury, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Everly Brothers, Rickie Nelson, The Beatles (of course) and many more! Antony e.t.c. what more can I say of your website, now 60 and retired, this has taken me back to my days of Coffee Bars, feeding the juke box with what loose change we had. I will now not rest until more memories come flooding back. Great site,Does anyone know if there are Edward Fenech I was a huge fan of you!I loved to listening the charts. Joseph Takacs Radovan Vycudilk (I wanted to know what the dj's were talking about). Happy for news of 208. Bravo Dickowski! 384. However the thing is that there was never a station like Luxembourg, either then or Northampton (01/06/2006). Great site. Top Twenty for many years. Wim Becude I remember hiding under the covers listening to 208. Meestal in de nacht. London (16/07/2002). ik vanavond op het web toch weer zoeken naar "Radio Luxemburg", en kwam op jouw I am a big fan of CONNIE FRANCIS and i believe that she was a guest on her 15min show every now and then.Also on March 9th 1961,Connie recorded the closing down theme of the Radio from 1961-1963.I don't know actual dates but it was 'IT'S TIME TO SAY GOODNIGHT'.This was lost in the convening years and was discovered in the EMI vaults in 1996..and released on a Bear Family Box 5CD set on Connie Francis.I am pleased to say that i have this,If anyone would like i can send them I found your address on the Net, and I also enjoyed the jingles you had on Now you can listen to them by a MP3 Player. 542. 107. PS,does anyone remember around 1948 Teddy Johnson did a telephone link-up with Doris Day,he was asking her about her latest film Romance on the High Seas in which she sang It's Magic.Well he got her to do a duet with him on the phone and of coarse it went out over the air waves,he had a good voice and I think he was married to Pearl Carr,either that or they sang together. Thanks so much for the memories.. Holger Stenberg US stations were'nt playing European music yet, (except big bands, movie themes and Lonnie Donnigan), so this is where I got my Rock and Roll. The great 208 means a lot to me, it was there that I had my first big break. Sollentuna, Sweden (11/11/2011). Rihanna) Marco Barsotti 393. 486. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. It's on: http://frankie.dk. 856. ernst w. holfelder 's has ever sounded so good to listen to!!! Thierry Reisch Listening to another country on Medium Wave is something pretty well impossible in Australia! Can you tell me if I'm right, or tell me how to find out? (Spangles Muldoon) 93. 422. hi, I have a problem , I would like to find the list of hits from each weekend begening on 1st of january 1966 to 31 december 1969. Random Songs. 864. Vielleicht habe ich Glck und sie knnen Deutsch? You started the whole thing!A special ciao from Milan.God bless you all! If they exist some of todays radio stations might be interested in playing them once again! Even in 1972 I taped the whole night 'THE ROLLING STONES NIGHT" ON RADIO LUXEMBURG and in 1977 with the death of ELVIS PRESLEY I was watching the program through the whole night with Jimmy Saville and Tony Prince. How can I get access? Colindale (London) (22/09/2005). TTDC was a favourite too. Hello! Marko Perucic 263. 369. 599. Throughout the 80's serving me well in providing me with good music. to pick up DRM.RTL should not forget the fact,that in these days there are other 612. Since the year of 1973 when I began Listen RTL on 208, Sorry to quibble. 594. I listened to this English I have a favour to ask. Mooie site, Dick. I remained awake at nights only to capture his voice and swinging music on the air. Anyway, we oldies have got the Internet which is jam packed with websites dedicated to those innocent radio days. Sunday 1 August 1965 Hi Glad to hear that new plans for European & worldwide audience are on the way! 676. Hello from Florida, Hi Dick, 208 was my listening through the 60's in particular while doing, my finals at art college in '68, tonight I have just listened to Andy Williams singing Moon River, I seem to remember that song signed off 208 each night in the early hours, does my memory serve me well? jim briggs Michel Polnareff, but I am not sure). I don't understand a word of it but seeing that you go back to Barry Any more top 20 shows coming up - from 61 for instance? 16 (-) Love Is Life (Hot Chocolate) Fergie & LMFAO - Gettin' Over You, Dr. Hook - When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman (12'Mix) (Slayd5000). Tony. I also remember the hitlist of the station and at that time it was sponsored by sunsilk shampoo. I was about 12-13 years that time. It was great. 232. interesting site. 24. 531. I used to listen each night to 208 on small one valve radios I built wake up in the morning with headphone wires round my neck and set still on ! 5 Marys boy child Nina and Frederik Columbia Ah, finally found my roots!! Have you ever seen the better radio station in the world?! Like you I used to listen to 208 all the time. The day it went off air, a brand, an identity was frozen, it soon will be time to thaw the old bird and let it fly once more through the air and into our hearts again. again..sitting in class with a sore thumb after a heavy night of trying to Thomas Wielski Rose St, Berkeley, CA USA (21/01/1998). I worshipped those broadcasts.Ok, you got addicted but there was no harm caused by it.It was free of costs and the things they tried to sell we're not in reach anyway. Great information - but I don't really know what I am looking for. (Hope that makes sense). Tuning in at night with my old valve radio, especially during my student days. I have lots of tapes of Luxy available for trades or swaps. Thanks for such an interesting page. newport south wales (27/01/2003). Michael London, England (26/11/2004). I did start listen to your radio in 1966 when I was 14.The next 10 years Radio Luxembourg was my best friend.Thanks! JohanBennink The Powerplays "once an hour on the hour", the Hit Picks,weeping with frustration when fading interupted a favourite tune, (it was always during a record you liked) and frantically rotating the set to gain optimum reception then howling with derision when your favourite records dropped down the chart. 41. This website brings a lot of memories from just a Teen at that time but I'm greatful that someone has preserved such an important part of my life. See you there! Listen Now; Browse; Radio; Search; Open in Music. Making the world more beautiful then. Luxy - Disco era..and on and on; Looking forward to listening to Luxie once again on DRM. At the end of a passage at the left side was the studio of the English (and Dutch) Service of Radio Luxembourg. Moss Norway (22/05/2006). O. Babka Hi Barry, I was just browsing when I came accros your show. Mike Lawlor I try to get a recording of that programme if possible as an avid Presley fan and Luxembourg fan. The people the voices and the music are still echoing around heaven! www.casarosa.com.pt 106. Aldbrough, East Yorkshire (04/02/2000). Congratulations. 314. It will take to hundreds of stations around the world. day!! THANKS. Although the station declined in the early '90's it was It's a rainy Sunday afternoon. The Best In Classic Rock! 158. it will be great if it ever returns. Los Angeles CA (20/06/2001). Rome, GA, USA (02/02/2010). Steve Shaw Matthias Dittrich In Paris, Bordeaux, Barcelona, Tunisia it could be heard (with the usual fades, part of the fun) late at night. Thanks everybody! Hi Dick, Hi..Great Site..I listened to Radio Lux at nights when I was a kid back in the 70's and never forgot that great closing theme, I now found out it's called Maybe the morning by Marian Montgomery, and then it was some classical piece afterwards I recall. Kazan, Russia (11/01/2010). Is it at all possible to buy tapes of the shows? 53. I came across this site by accident, as I did with Radio Luxembourg, only I discovered it about three years before, it was closed, so I feel Cheated!, you guys had all the fun! Depending on the selected settings, some functions may become unavailable! After that there was only Radio Mi Amigo during the daytime and Hilversum3. I was a regular listener during the early 1980s and have a couple of recordings in my collection. Manchester, England (28/07/2010). When we first heard Love Me Do back in 1961 a friend of mine said 'this group will go far'! Lorraine Grimes Ron Wood Elvis ha gone but his music lives on! I found radio Luxemburg around 62-63 (I,m born 1952), remembering distinctly having heard the Beatles Please Please Me (but not Love Me Do). Geoff Dixon As many who already left a message here, Australia (26/09/2006). What a brilliant site!! 64. Love your site. Peter Wright. Poole, UK (07/10/2011), 806. great great site thanks for the info can i ask a favour ?? and know who to contact, I'd be very happy. Playlists 2 videos Radio Luxembourg - The last day of 208 Luxembourg Part 8 - Barry Aldis 1 video Radio Luxembourg - The last day of 208 Luxembourg Part 7 - Dave Christian 2 videos Radio Luxembourg - The last day of 208 Luxembourg Part 6 - Stuart & Ollie Henry Great to know that Luxy's coming back! every Sundaynight at eleven 'o' clock. I was living in Germany near Trier as a third grader when the Berlin Wall went up. 735. Thank you so much for this website. Best Regards In 1976 in the souhteast of spain i found in the 1440 khz, the must wonderfoul music that i cant never imagine it. Which frenkvency is now of Radio Luxemburg? J listened to Radio Luxembourg every night. 833. Z PRZYJACIELSKIMI POZDROWIENIAMI J. TUDOR The website cannot function properly without these files, they can only be disabled by changing your browser settings or by using our website in "Incognito" mode. Australia (27/06/2000). , Battle of the Giants, Jimmy Young Show, the studio's in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; In the summer of 1963, RL played a song with a lyric line of "come on be my girl" every night. I put a link to Your site. De ontvanger doet het nog uitstekend. (former Radio Luxembourg Station Manager) Listened to you in the time when I lived in Luxembourg in the late 60s & early 70s. Ian Cook So imagine, the "Radio Luxembourg 208" was only THE station in Poland with such a good music. All vry best to one and all 73 gud luck. My life won't be the same without all that music and those sleepless nights USA (31/05/2010), 776. Winter time signal was clear but summer time heat nearly wipped it out. was Brouckereplein 5 in Brussel, een 201. Wisconsin (21/04/2001). Die jungen Zillertaler - Drob'n auf'm Berg (Zwergenlied), Stereoact - Die immer lacht (Radio 2016 Mix) (feat. In December 1983, RTL (as it was known for a while) produced a special for its 50th anniversary of broadcasting. Bristol, England (23/06/2001). Hartlepool,England (02/09/2010). I was a massive fan of Luxembourg during this time. Chelmsford, Essex, uk (19/06/2006). 779. 728. Radio Luxembourg Archive. Yes, I too had a green eye, not in my radio, but in my tape recorder. Bob Stewart did the " This IS Radio Luxembourg, broadcasting on an omni-directional frequencyetc..and a goodnight and a good morning to you, wherever you may be " speech, followed by the song I'm searching for, then came the Luxembourg national anthem. The memories came back.I have not heard this tune for 40 years but' it was always going round in my head. Many questions are asked about the station closing down in English. muzikaal behang van acceptabele ontvangstkwaliteit in mijn toen nog niet verwende Mike and June Wademan I don't understand were I got the energy from, but I listened from 10.00 pm up to 12:00 pm local time. father bought a transistor radio for my On Web or books. 768. Didn't put me to sleep but I had to get up for school!! Joe Meek's label) What were the theme tunes for the others and what was the 802. It was a great 208 moment for me. Karl Reimer any recordings of Gus Goodwins Rockabilly party,and also the sunday night at the Cavern. I go founf zorba's dance by m. minerbi in wav format or midi format.Thanks.
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