Eileen Byrne
Nice to read your page. Has Accustomed to listen all friends, we were lucky. Oh those were the times I was twenty and now looking down the barrel of 60 - but what music ..still love it ! Jij was de specialist wat betreft de Engelse programma,s en de discjockeys, ik was meer
It's great to remember all those happy days in my teens when all I listened to was Luxembourg - like many of your correspondents under the bedclothes! Perhaps a question could be anwsered: I remember well At The End of The Day sign off. It was fantastic to listen to Radio Luxembourg because at that time it was
We play it every evening as we consider all the gifts God has given us, and as we look forward to the joys and challanges of the day to come. Favourite Luxy memories for me? Living in Slovakia at that time, the radio was the only contact with outside world. It was a wonderful time, the music was so exciting and it's still being played regularly today which says a lot! My favourite DJ throughout the years was definitely Bob Stewart. In the mid 70's I edited Club 208 magazine for Radio Luxembourg and three or four times each year we would bring a couple of hundred fans to the Grande Duchy to meet the DJ's get drunk, and party. 202. Topical Tunes,
On sunday January 15th 8 o'clock CET we will do a nostalgia show about "208" including interviews with Benny Brown and Dave Christian. As Russell Woodcock said (in note 487), ex-Lux DJ Ernie Sigley is still going strong on Melbourne radio, holding down midday to 4pm weekdays on 1278 3AW. 388. 473. Ray Orchard
678. But I was very glad that they gave me a copy of the famous Top Twenty Tune! I heard that last hours when I was in Poland. Congratulations and thank you very much. Jerzy Janiszewski
Ronan Ferragu
What a wonderful time. luisterden er zoveel mogelijk naar, voor zover mijn ouders niet ergens anders
studio and
338. Hello, Dick. University of Chicago (11/01/2001). Norway (2/11/1999). Luxy - Disco era..and on and on;
567. 730. maar ook dat was niet ideaal,
Sorry to hear you had to closedown due to reasons I don`t know. Throughout the 80's serving me well in providing me with good music. East Kilbride, Scotland (14/10/2011). glasgow scotland (23/09/2005). Pas begin 70 er jaren kreeg ik mijn eerste radio, en luisterde toen heel veel naar zowel de Nederlandstalige als de Engelsetalige programma's (vanaf 20:00?? I wonder if you have any information about the jingle for The Postal
Since the year of 1973 when I began Listen RTL on 208,
Rene Schlaepfer
Thank God I had three months of Luxy every year! 487. Great site!It brings back memories from the sixties,late sunday evenings with
628. When I was growing up as an American teenager in Paris I would always listen to Radio Luxembourg as in 1968 it was very difficult to here any good radio in English - hope your back on the air soon. Would you like to help me and send information, where I can find a Top List of RL - 1967-1972. Listen to free music and earn Hungama Coins, redeem . Russia (29/04/2015). 171. I can be contacted on: Colin Nichol. Zagreb (12/03/2003). 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. radio luxembourg power playlist. I looked after them, you know who were my regular customers. Later that night I met Mark Wesley. 98. Turku Finland (22/10/2003). Orense, Span (28/04/2012). Cannot get # 2 to play though. 21 Songs.
Radio Luxembourg (DRM) - Wikipedia know where Don Wardell or Johnny Moran are now? Hope you can help. I was stationed in Reisenbach Germany from 1961 to 1965 on a remote radio relay site in the middle of nowhere. 565. Kings Lynn England (04/07/2004). 178. Frank Fasting
James Pringle
Wojtek Newelski
Denmark (17/10/1998). It was a great surprise to find this web site which could help to refresh my memory. Or do you know anyone else who might have any luxy recordings. A piece of my heart in this waves. other record played with At The End Of The Day at closedown and who was it by ? From what I hear, it could still do well in Europe and especially the UK! Thank you for listening to the past. Congratulations, this is a great site,indeed! 377. !1 und von da an gab's fr mich nur
Before the start of the offshore stations I'll have to listen to Radio Luxembourg. Pop. columbus, ohio, U.S.A. (22/03/2002). Kubik Attila
What a great site. To my surprise yet there is nothing said about huge influence that this radio stations had on millions of the
I used to listen to RL in 60' an 70'. Have a look into my site. Leuke ervaring !! Me and and some friends made notes on the charts and could sell or change them for other thinks like records, tapes e.t.c. Oldenburg, North West Germany (23/03/2002). For me, Rob Jones has always remained the best DJ ever. 90429 nuernberg germany (14/07/2000). Now I am 50 years old. 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. Elvis (The King), Billy Fury, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Everly Brothers, Rickie Nelson, The Beatles (of course) and many more! I am seaching for information on Jack Jackson. IT WAS GREAT TO FIND THIS SITE THANKS FOR COMPILING IT. in de ether ?? Ian Bennett, Hereford (08/11/2005). 666. Whilst I listen to my Tape of the Last Night (Which I tuned into - Purely by LUCK?) Especially Top Twenty on sunday nights. 82. It was a dream for me. Tom D. Pedersen
Thanks for the web site. 260. classic much missed station from the 60's so many memories..
Great feeling. London (28/11/2005). 301. 6.090 kHz. Great to know that Luxy's coming back! Richard Hasnip
I was atualy writing down the top 20's and keeping track. 860. Director,
Hoop dat je me verder kunt helpen. Euston Station, London UK (23/07/2006). Jan-Erik Olsson
Very nice, accessible site, I viewed it tonight for the first time. While surfing the net, I
Hoping that older tapes will be discovered soon. ANDERS LOEWGREN
St. Helens, England (09/01/2010). Along the way, people like Roger Moffat, Pete Murray, Keith Fordyce, Don Wardell, David Gell, Barry Alldis, Paul Burnett, Tony Prince, Bob Stewart, Peter Anthony & Shaun Tilley presented it. Random Songs. 36. (sorry for the spelling, I learned to speak Dutch, but
We walked into Villa Louvigny with the 30 mtr. A Great story - I was one of the London Producers Circa '61/62 - "Smash Hits" Bob Monkhouse and Dennis Goodwin; Teddy Johnson and Pearl Carr; The Shadows; Acker Bilk, etc; etc; I remember Don Moss 'Drive Time', Produced the Max Factor Show and a wide variety of others. And I guess there was a good reason to that. 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. Rudolf Kollhoff
I will never forget this transmissions received with a very old tube call it family radio en the fading A very romantic time
Hi, must say first that your site is excellent! 219. toch.anders ! 4 (12) Natural Sinner (Fairweather)
Rotherham, United Kingdom (23/05/2010). Hannu Karjalainen
the studio's in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg;
Carole Turner (Carol Deene)
I remember those days with much love .. what fun we had ..
It was a major part of my life at that time. Nu kan ik er dan nog van genieten via eventuele oude opnamen via Golden Radio. What was the close down song before that? Those were the days. I worked with Dave in Luxembourg during the mid-80s. Ook jij hebt radio-5 ontdekt merkte ik deze morgen, leuke muziek
145. For years I've often wondered about that piece, having listend to Radio Luxemburg during my US Navy tour in West Malling and Mildenhall England,using my Tanborg up to my ear late at night. Zielona Gra, Poland (12/03/2003). Bernd Thiel
I was truly listener of Radio Luxembourg since 1982, when I lived in Lithuania, and later, here in Nizhniy Nowgorod, where I live now (400 km to east from Moscow, yes, it was on MW possible, espessialy at deep night, so may be I was most "eastest" listener of 208 ever :))
Radio Luxembourg - Nostalgia Central GRAZIE
Australia (Previous UK) (10/03/2005). millions like me. Two weeks ago I discovered another fansite in the net. I was a listener 1965-mid 70s but was never certain when Lucky Luxembourg went off the air. Anders Dahlsberg
Best regards to everybody reading this. I hope you can help me. 720. Myra Rowe
Dmitry
8 (1) Neandertal Man (Hotlegs)
It was a great station, even if it faded a bit. Pase muchas noches de mi juventud viendo un cielo lleno de estrellas y compartiendo con amigos tiempos y largas conversaciones de como mejorar el mundo mientras que en la radio del coche sonaba Radio Luxembourg que nos daba msica y rpresentaba el mundo libre que en esos momentos los espaoles no podamos disfrutar aqu. Koos de Ruijter
We had several radio receivers around the house: a Hallicrafters S-38C, a French "Balmet" and a few American table-model radios. There were no other services that ran into the night back then, no 24 hour society so Radio Luxembourg was the place to tune to after dark as it faded in and out. Ah, finally found my roots!! 682. I use to listen to 208 in the 60s till it closed down in 1991 vry often. I heard so much great stuff on Luxembourg, that I would never have heard via the Beeb. den radio ein,- hoffte immer dass der empfang gut war
Keith Ridley, Tampa, FL (17/12/2001). 182. 544.
Radio Luxembourg - MY1960S.COM from Transdiffusion Brilliant web side and a lot of new stuff I never heard of. 168. Reading your website made me want to get back into radio again.
Free Radio Luxembourg FRL radio stream live and for free It is wonderful side, I am the great fun of Luxy 1959-1963 (I am 55)
I'd love to find out who it was by and what it was called
Plenty Valley FM, Melbourne Australia (21/05/2005). 124. Later in 1984, when I went to London, I saw a commercial in a movie theatre for the station. 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. (He died Nov. 21, 1982). Great site, & lots of memories. A new Radio Luxembourg is broadcasting online with a classic rock playlist, for anyone nostalgic enough to try an early bedtime. Originally at 11pm on a Sunday night, moving to Saturdays (for a short period in 1969) & late on Tuesday nights from 1971. uitstekende ontvangst gaf in Rotterdam. Trevor Broderick
225. 503. Maybe you have seen it? Ronnie
371. I've been searching for his 'Go Get It' track for years - was the other side of 'Like Lazy', I think. 687. Well done
Great site. Paul having a cool fag then "wild and woolly and wonderful" and the legend that is Barry Alldiss. What an amazing site memories flooded back. Tony Blewitt, who was on 208, left and went to
Because of the fading of Radio Luxembourg the green eye
Bijing, China (18/11/2008). Install the free Online Radio Box application for your smartphone and listen to your favorite radio stations online - wherever you are! 644. I love the Top Twenties! Regards,
Carl Tornell
stuur ik die graag naar je op, oud materiaal maar wel erg leuk !! I work at the National Radio in Norway,
Dunfermline, Scotland UK (28/08/2012). Good luck to your website, have fund and keep rockin. 155. Fort Myers, Florida (20/02/2006). I used to listen to the
445. Barry
Und wer wei, wo Tommy Vance heute moderiert? comments to you BC. Hello, My name is Knut Folkestad. For the first time I saw the start of the English Service at 20.00 hours (19.00 hours wintertime in England); with
Tom Tass
It was good to read all of your comments.. What happend to Johnny WalkerI was in love listening to him on the radio! All vry best to one and all 73 gud luck. The only other real personality, Benny Brown, is still there in December 2007. I used to live in East Germany between 1967 and 1973. I was a listener to Luxy from 1990 until the end in 1992. New Brighton Pa, USA (13/8/1999). Thanks everybody! De zang was door een solist, een bariton denk ik. Dorking (27/08/2003). I like to get hold of the
en dat was natuurlijk
Kenny Borthwick
Thanks for your information. 588. What a wonderful site, brought me loads of memories European broadcast is what it is today thanks to Caroline and Luxembourg. Oslo - Norway (29/08/2002). In the seventies on radio medium wave I spend nights listening to mostly very bad signals up here in Denmark. Cindy Williams, the dynamic actress known best for playing the bubbly Shirley Feeney on the beloved sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," has died, according to a statement from her family, provided to CNN by a open.spotify.com/show/7DIM1wfGKwDis0uzsjHeP7?si=pG0_U0TjRKGzVDvrePs4vA, www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5UUBNEPQQRV78, nostalgiacentral.com/pop-culture/people/raquel-welch/, www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-64558222, edition.cnn.com/2023/01/30/entertainment/cindy-williams-dead/index.html. 264. I've never been able to find since. Ich habe deine Radio luxemburg seite
It would do better to put it out on a pan-european basis with a massive widespreading omnidirectional beam covering all four corners of Europe from the UK in the northwest to Turkey Greece and Cyprus in the southeast, and from the Canary Islands, Spain and Portugal in the south west right up to bordering Russia in the north east and from Scandinavia right across to the extreme south of italy and the various holiday islands and destinations of the Southern Med. Manchester, England (28/07/2010). Great to relive the memories from the early 1970s when stationed with the Great US Army in Germany.
Radio Luxembourg: classic jingles (English service) - SoundCloud All the evenings were spent listening to the (then)only source of popular music available in the UK - Radio Luxembourg, I still have fond memories of "The Station of the Stars" and "208 metres." I would be pleased to trade with fellow collectors on DAT or CDR. Jan Andersson
I loved radio Luxembourg's top 20 and wouldn't miss it for the world. 31. Frinton on sea Essex UK (19/08/2006). 174. Great site. D. Dawson
In the midsixties I was listening secretly Top Twenty of Radio Luxembourg in bed. Hi guys, super page, lots of memory;s but I do miss a girl, called "heidi from radio Luxenbourg" ???? 74. I did start listen to the Station in 1960 when I was 13 years old. RL - unequalled for ever. Southern California. When I arrived at Bitburg,Germany (Aug.1969), I bought a radio and search the band for station and found radio Lux. Jan Smedes
We Finnish radiofans are eagerly waiting for the return of Radio 208 this year. Install the free Online Radio Box app for your smartphone and listen to your favorite radio stations online - wherever you are! Very nostalgic. I have had a lot of fun visiting the website. Interesting site. 850. CZY MOECIE PODA LINK Z KTRYM NIE MA KOPOTW? London, England (05/04/2010). (21/8/1999). Thanks for the trip down memory lane
by the time we heard it. A very bad sign, this reduction of on-air staff members. Palm Springs, USA (04/12/2009). It brings back a lot of good memories as I listened regularly in my teens back in the 60's. There was a DJ by the name Ralph Moffat (known as Muffit Moffat) who had a late nite show "Midnight in Munich". I listen to Radio Luxembourg all the time. Well I listened to all the top twenty
Never forget the hours late in the evening on AM with this real hifi-sound. It sound a little bit better, but not as good as The Disco Palace brodcasting from Miami, USA and they also broadcast in DRM. Hungary (10/01/2004). The tapes gave me plenty of listening pleasure throughout the nineties. for competitions, and winning really weird stuff - such as Weller hairstyling kits,
Other notables in attendance were Chris Tarrant,
277. 828. Clecveland USA (19/12/2005). Great radio ! Thanking you. Marek Scibor
Greetings
My wish is that R. Luxy will come back on air soon - as Radio Caroline. Georgetown,ON,Canada (9/11/1999). I had been listening to RL in the years 1971 to 1981. At the adress www.tompedersen.subnet.dk I have put down some memories of BBC Radio around 1970. I found some old magazines titled Fabulous 208 in Britain and it was very interesting. bijna niet beluisterbaar, wel nog op de
Brilliant reading the contents, seeing old charts, and putting faces to some of the names. Torres Novas, Portugal (24/07/2010). but with my headphones I could listen in the dark and nobody else could here. 11 (16) It's So Easy (Andy Williams)
252. Terry Cosier
Mac Levers
Some time later, the same thing happened to Don Wardell, with the same technician. I remember the German transmissions, too. plays rock music with commercials and it bills itself as the world's biggest. Gunnar Claeson, Gothenburg Sweden (12/08/2005). dan
I was a kid at the time in my teens and early twenties living behind the Iron Curtain and often listening to Big L on 208 late at nights despite poor receiption. Tonight I stumbled onto your website and spent the best part of an hour in pure nostalgia. I will always remember Radio Luxy as radiostation with: wonderful music, very interesting jingles and great D.J. Sweden (09/04/2002). Great site with good memorabilia.
For your information, Top Twenty couldnt have started on autumn 1948, most likely is autumn 1949. These days I'm heavily into dance music but it's so good to remember where my musical interests first started. Luxy was part of my growing up too, Thanks for the memories. bought back so many good times,Tuesday nights chart etc. when is tornado season in north carolina. Lovely Site. Only just discovered this page and found it very interesting, and must say brought back some wonderful memories of all the bygone and not so bygone djs, songs and artists. 804. Norway (10/08/2003). I'm now 51 years and I remember this great time of Radio Luxemburg because
bt33ohp (03/08/2008). The RA is fine but I suspect your original recordings are of better quality. Sweden (06/06/2003). Chester le Street Co Durham UK (10/11/2003). We were students of the European School and met some of the DJs (Kid Jensen, Mark Wesley, Tony Prince and later Peter Powell) very often in the Blow Up and especially in a small club which name I don't remember anymore (it was located at the Avenue de la Libert next to the Place de Paris, the owner's name was Chuck; if somebody knows its name, please send me an e-mail). HENRY Allpas
I'm still trying to find a "baby cham" jingle. Italy/Prato (10/02/2001). Bona! 55. 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 ! I am right now building my own DRM receiver
New technology makes a lot of difference and there is still a place for a station like English language Radio Luxembourg. we had Radio Luxembourg I loved it and know the station
Depending on the source material, she was something of a mermaid or a siren. All very sad. Southampton, England (16/01/2010). 267. Colin Nichol showed us everything in this studio; even the studio's for the German, French and Luxembourg programmes. Catharinus Breimer, Emmeloord, the Netherlands (6/03/1999). Congratulations. Craig. I don't know whom I could thank personaly, so I will extend the warm 'thank you' to you all at RADIO LUXEMBOURG for all those years of happiness and joy that your program brought me. Succes. Darius Beben
329. This radio station was the ONLY radio station. It's a wonder I was kept on at the time. I think it started 'Maybe the morning . However I did learn that shouting at the radio did not improve reception. I still have songs recorded on cassettes (now ripped to mp3 files) from that time. 509. Marske by the sea (27/03/2002). KIRO - 710 ESPN Seattle 710 AM 4. Hi Dick,
807. Bristol, England (23/06/2001). But nothing could spoil my love of pop music and fashion. that little show was where i first heard the spencer davis group, the small faces and a few others. My name is Roberto and I'm writing from ASTI Italy and I'm 42 Y.O. 784. Why not put a link on your site! used to listen to top twenty every sunday night also other progs twdc smash hits, and of course the haunting At the end of the Day tune at the end of broadcasting. What wonderful times. And it's about one of the best radio stations ever. Luxy fans get in touch.
By the way: His name was Peter Koelewijn. 799. 32. Richard Verrill
401. 802. Mike Spiers
Andries van der Bilt
Isral) every night! Wayne
I still remember that day because it was really funny. Copenhagen, Denmark (22/03/2003). I`m living about 1000 km away from Luxembourg and the reception`s quality is sufficient. 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! At that time I was also music-fan and used to spend many hours listening Radio Luxembourg. He was also the guy who introduced me to the likes of Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, George Duke etc ..Remember "The Greatest Love Songs Ever Aired" on a Saturday night? De tekst kon ik slechts gedeeltelijk verstaan, maar begon in elk geval aldus:"
I thought I was the only one listening to this station, as none of my schoolfriends admitted listening, but I am so happy to know that lots of kids, now also around their 50th birthday all over Europe enjoyed the shows. Buy online. Hello I m from Southern Ireland and used to listen to the great 208 luxy right up until the final nite of broadcasting and missed it howeverIm not sure if the real thing is back on air. KILTIMAGH, CO. MAYO, Ireland (11/12/2009). The second visit for me in the Luxy studio was on July 11, 1970. Today I'm running a website about another great (little) European station from the 60's, far smaller than 208 but with the same amount of charisma, charme and heart: www.radio-cae.de
Rab McLarnon
on KWXY FM hear it on "KWXYfm.net Sat -Sun 7-12 pm Pacific-Am out of closset -Gay -luv dw. Peter Kirianczyk
The Postal Bingo Show. Thanks a lot
Please check my radio page out. Dank voor de site!! Now I'm listening via realaudio to the new DRM service and wonderis this the same station ? What a sound, what a time. of good memories from my teenage years. Please someone put me out of my misery. I always hated the Beatles, and as it happens I still do. I believe that Al Hibbler's version of this tune was No 1 in Jack's chart well before Jimmy Youngs version. Wonderful nostalgia. It was also very nice to find your pages concerning Radio Veronica and RNI. In mindere mate Luxemburg en Mi Amigo in 1975. What was the name of the song that was played each night after closedown in the 70's, it started ''Maybe tomorrow, you find the sun shining". This night the album "music for supermakets" by Jean-Michel Jarre was played. 504. in 70 s i ve listend everyday r. luxemburg 208 it was my youth age in high school for me from east block it was the luciest time to listen now i m 43 and i remember a song in 75 (LOOK ET CALIFORNIA.)
I earded you in 1975 first time,
Brian R Archer
It has been a real pleasure to visit your site which is excellent! That was before I went "serious" with Radio 4 and BBC World Service! Hopefully the joy of music will once again flow from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The station. Can you remember a tune that they used to end with. Home. Tony Prince was a top DJ on the Europe-wide station, which. come from the London Luxy studios and would like to find some photos of
I was in Germany in 1962 to 1963.
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