Sunday, 20 May 2007

Eric Wiltsher wrote:
: In article <008401c799d5$11ebac50$717f0250@homea23e90ca27>,

Well, it launched with George Benson's "Never Give Up on a Good Thing".

Sigh. Stop me if I've not heard this format before a million times: Song plays, segues to the next song linked with pre-recorded silly 'radio voice' with echo and fx saying something like "South London Radio 107.3" or "Lewisham, Croydon, Bromley" (could just as easily and unadventurously be the silly voices that say "Radio Jackie" or "<insert any other music radio station here>" ), then the DJ speaks usual patter style, making sure he finishes his link with the phrase "South London Radio".

The songs are predominantly from the 80s (yawn), with some from the 70s or earlier, and quite a few from the early to mid 90s. No rock (thank goodness), the bent is the feel good dancey pop and soul (It's like listening to BBC Radio London from over 20 years ago, only bland). Yeah, I can see this getting boring once the high rotation becomes obvious.

They barkered for calls to let them know people were listening. Assuming they weren't making up the names, there was a massive two callers in the first 45 minutes or so.

And the website is completely empty of anything but the butchered remains of the old Time FM station.

Sad. Why would anybody in South London want this when they live right bang in the area where all the main transmitters for the London wide services are?
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* Christopher England just said that *

Taken from the Offshore Radio.de website,

The Big 3.7” Heavy Anti-Aircraft Guns have long been gone, but Red Sands Radio is bang on Target for its broadcasts commencing on the 14th July 2007.

Said Programme Director Bob Le-Roi “The whole reason for doing this is to remind people that without the considerable risky effort of the pioneering Pirates, UK radio wouldn’t have developed as it has today”.

When Offshore Radio came on air in 1964 it broke the state controlled British Broadcasting Corporation’s stronghold on radio forever & gave listeners what they really wanted.

The old WWII Forts had lain dormant & abandoned for years to be taken over by Radio Stations eager to satisfy the public’s hunger for Popular Music.

Finally silenced in 1967 the Forts are now back in 2007 & “on air” during Whitstable Oyster Week Celebrations with a brand-new mix at the broadcasting forefront.

Red Sands Radio is part of the overall Project-Redsand who are well advanced in their long term plans to preserve the last full set of Army Forts for future generations.

Radio Red Sands launches on 14th July 2007.

Bob Le-Roi – Programme Director

Anyone have anymore info, Like is it a RSL or just a internet stream?

Regards Richard

Richard Sharpe <...> said:
Taken from the Offshore Radio.de website,

The Big 3.7” Heavy Anti-Aircraft Guns have long been gone, but Red Sands
Radio is bang on Target for its broadcasts commencing on the 14th July
2007.

Said Programme Director Bob Le-Roi “The whole reason for doing this is
to remind people that without the considerable risky effort of the
pioneering Pirates, UK radio wouldn’t have developed as it has today”.

When Offshore Radio came on air in 1964 it broke the state controlled
British Broadcasting Corporation’s stronghold on radio forever & gave
listeners what they really wanted.

The old WWII Forts had lain dormant & abandoned for years to be taken
over by Radio Stations eager to satisfy the public’s hunger for Popular
Music.

Finally silenced in 1967 the Forts are now back in 2007 & “on air”
during Whitstable Oyster Week Celebrations with a brand-new mix at the
broadcasting forefront.

Red Sands Radio is part of the overall Project-Redsand who are well
advanced in their long term plans to preserve the last full set of Army
Forts for future generations.

Radio Red Sands launches on 14th July 2007.

Bob Le-Roi – Programme Director

Anyone have anymore info, Like is it a RSL or just a internet stream?

Regards Richard

Nothing on Ofcom RSL list as yet Richard, nor any details on BLR's site or RSP site – I am sure you have checked. Hope it is on the talking wireless, I fancy a trip to Whitstable...

Ted

Only 4 hours into the launch of "the new 107.3 - South London Radio" and they're back into automation.

The presenter told us he'd be back next Saturday with a 'Swap Shop' show, a format I've heard on......SUNRISE!   My concern is how they'l fill up four hours will callers when no-one is listening?

Martin Phillip wrote:

The presenter told us he'd be back next Saturday with a 'Swap Shop' show,
a format I've heard on......SUNRISE!<

SLR is owned by Sunrise from what I gather.....obviously running short on ideas for new formats.

Andy

Andy P <...> said:

 

SLR is owned by Sunrise from what I gather…..obviously running short on
ideas for new formats.

Andy

SLR is owned by Sunrise under it's London Media Company subsidary.  www.londonmedia.co.uk

The station is co-located with Time 106.8 in Abbey Wood.

Ted Finch <...> said:

Nothing on Ofcom RSL list as yet Richard, nor any details on BLR's site
or RSP site – I am sure you have checked. Hope it is on the talking
wireless, I fancy a trip to Whitstable...

Hi Ted yup checked all the sites you mentioned and as you say nothing listed,

If it was to be a proper RSL i would have thought there would have been something on the Ofcom list by now and also highlighted on the Red Sands website,

I do hope it just wont be a Internet stream as that could be coming from anywhere and not the Fort.

Richard

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 4 hours: 2 votes
 2 hours: 3 votes

1. hour: 1 votes
30. minutes: 0 votes
10. minutes: 0 votes
     I very rarely listen to a single radio station: 2 votes
     I never listen to just one station, I always flick around: 2 votes
     I dunno / Don't care: 0 votes

The total number of votes cast was 10.

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