It had to be the most listened station in the British isles. 807. Barry Alldis was my favourite with the top twenty show, a great shame he died so young. There was nothing finer than listening to Barry Alldis late on a Sunday night and into the early hours. 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. Radio Luxembourg was part of my teenage years back in Europa. 818. Once again congrats! Later I lost communication with Chris and the years gone ... What happens with him? Anyway, I hope you are well. Anybody remember the Fab 208 magazine? Santa Cruz, California (24/03/2005). Revolving Restaurant, Pearl Hotel Starlake. It was an ordinary former Ian Nebbett It's a shame they put the shortwaves to rest in the early nineties, it's what made the station "Planet Earth's biggest commercial radio station". Luxi,Station of the Stars, please come back. adres/administratie van de Vriendenkring Matt Benveniste uitstekende ontvangst gaf in Rotterdam. Blackhill (3/12/2001). Those times are sadly gone and mores the shame !!! This is was not a radio station but felt always like family. Ben al heel vroeg luisteraar van radio Luxemburg, ik was 8 jaar oud (1964). I was a teenager in the sixties (born in 1946), and with my friends and school mates we tried to fine-tuning the old Philips made radio with the green eye,yes, and we built wire antennas to improve the sound quality. Very nice homepage !!! now. If you're keeping email contacts with the old Luxy crew, can you please send me Benny Brown's and Tony Prince's email adresses? hoogte van de RTL activiteiten, alhoewel Next year I was In London, Hertford street 37 and talk with the director In 2 ours. Thank you for the service! TTDC was a favourite too. Capital 604 I was age 18 then and RL was about all the decent music available then - a real lifesaver. Anatoly Anatol'evith 289. I love Radio Luksemburg. South Wales (22/01/2003). Belgrade, Servia (15/10/2009). and the other fellows who were regularsback then? I did the documentary for RTE Radio 1 when LUX closed down- called '208: At The End of The Day'. Jimmy will be buried the following day in the North Yorkshire seaside resort of Scarborough, which he loved and where he also had a flat overlooking the North Sea. I remember the first time I stayed awake long enough to hear the Luxembourg National Anthem, I was a 16 year old schoolboy. my name and Luxembourg. Jacksonville,Fl USA (30/08/2003). Then as a teenager, and I still do..living in The Arctic Part of Norway the NME TOP TWENTY LIST was written down and taken to the school next morning. It was year 1967 (15 years old) when i first time hear Radio Luxembourg. Aidan Convery Always a struggle to get 208 because of the competition from BBC West on 206 broadcasting from nearby Cadnam. le mazet, 30480 St Paul la Coste, France (19/08/2006). ster en ook de meest populaire. I Holger Stenberg I came upon your site by chance. Robin Gibb of the BeeGees. Zwolle-Noord (29/05/2001). Ronan Ferragu Great to hear that Radio Luxembourg is coming back on the air. 350. 648. Glen Atwell Once again, THANKS. Every time I go to the net I find a reason to send a message! 557. Some of the soundbites you have brought tears to the eyes as I haven't heard them for years. 6 Abs. Alcoy, Espa�a (18/09/2011). 605. I know of no one else who has even heard of this record or of the singer. Thank you for your excellent 208 website. Todd Slaughter Im looking for tapes or cds with old 208 radioshows end50/60th? Radio Luxembourg kept me sane during my school year in Neuchatel Switzerland, 1975-76. Those were the radio days. Can you remember a tune that they used to end with. Radio Luxemburg bood Where is you now Mike Hollis, Tony Prince, Bob Stewart, Stuart & Ollie Henry, Peter Ross, Marc Wesley, Rob Jones, Barry Alldis and other gold D.J.s I remember you everyday ?????????? Loved your site..I am an aircheck collector, Broadcaster, etc..39 years old, grew up in UK; listened to 208! Did you know I still buy Supersoft Shampoo because you told us to? I had to really beg to get dad to get others. Later in 1984, when I went to London, I saw a commercial in a movie theatre for the station. 'Twiggy' Day opening up Luxy, must have been around 1968/69 with a song by The Turtles. The Postal Bingo Show. Long live Luxembourg 208 - in our hearts it will. 826. What great jingles, I even made a trip to the staion in 1977. Gratulations to all Service People 15. Pavel Herzinger 251. Now we had to go to the second floor. Dick, I found your site by accident looking for radio transmitter tower photos over the Net. I just came across this site purely by accident. Shane Finnerty If interested please email me for details. Five years later I took over the Elvis Pesley Fan Club of Great Britain, and visited both the London studios, and the Villa Louvigny in Luxembourg. Wow! Max Mayer just kneel and say: I was listening almost every evening in the late 80's. 201. Smoot, WV, USA (10/10/2008). Enjoyed your website. 389. Your station and earlier broadcast of Radio Free Europe made us - young kids waiting for the evening with great anticipation. Jan A. Kok (05/10/2005). Thanks for reviving great memories. Alastair MacKenzie Estonia (19/01/2000). Farewell FAB 208 - Radio Luxembourg - part 1, Farewell FAB 208 - Radio Luxembourg - part 2, Farewell FAB 208 - Radio Luxembourg - part 3, Farewell FAB 208 - Radio Luxembourg - part 4, Farewell FAB 208 - Radio Luxembourg - part 5, Peter Antony with Bob Stewart on air at Radio Luxembourg April 1985, Peter Antony with Stuart and Ollie Henry on air at Radio Luxembourg April 1985. Us Army Germany 1957-1959. 49. back in the 70s right here in the middle of Central America. I need www address, which have weeakly charts from start of Luxembourg radio. He has a lot of new compositions which he has arranged in his own inimitable style for small bands and school bands in ordert to keep the big band scene going; look at site; http://www.britishacademy.co.uk/members/index.htm which gives good info. Omdat ik al ruim 11 jaar and Sunday 26 June 1966. 116. Hi Dick: 6.090 kHz. 536. to pick up DRM.RTL should not forget the fact,that in these days there are other Radio Luxenbourg was my first radio station on a Blaupunkt. Remember it well. Thank You Radio Luxemburg very much. felipe olcina Hello, Dick. Andy Thacker 162. 6. Stenton, Scotland (20/10/2005). 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. Bristol, England (23/06/2001). Well gang! Please can you help me track down the name (title and artist) of the song that was played EVERY night at the end of RTL's broadcasts, around 1977-80. Dude, you have a splendid website. From there, I actually have a cassette recording of 90 mins of the final night. I am now talking about the early 60's and even though I was very small (only 3 or 4) I somehow managed to remember many of the tunes played in them days. 126. hi there....I was wondering if you had the Luxemburg theme in wav or mp3 format?? Und wer wei�, wo Tommy Vance heute moderiert? Was a member of TTDC etc. The clips brought back lots of memories of night in the dorm at my old school in Edinburgh. Hello Dick, after several years (I was the 25th to sign your guestbook in '98), I returned to your WONDEFUL site about Radio Luxembourg that was the definitive soundtrack of our youth, during the years I found some old notes with a lot of Luxy charts, you maybe already have these data. A part of radio history that I am proud to have been around at the time even though at times I only had a crystal radio in my bedroom so it was a hit and miss situation until the sitting room radio was vacated by my parents. Good site! Wonderful nostalgia. Florida, USA (08/07/200). I spent 19 years working and living in Lux. You know, as soon as I hear first accords of those times songs at present 509. I'm 14 years old and I must say dag uit,bestaat die fantastiche zender nog......?? Fine, go into other business interests I remember a french rock song that started with a telephone ringing and the male artist answered:"Gaston y'a-ll telephone qui sonne, mais il y a jamais personne qui respond...". Nigel Sansom Hello 208! 327. Jan can get charts from that year? Kirk Arnott Calgary Canada (17/03/2005). Unfortunately If I download from your site it will not play on my computer. co. donegal, ireland (21/03/2005). etc. Tears in my eyes. Wat ik nu zo graag wil weten, zijn er nog opnamen verkrijgbaar van uitzendigen van de Engelstalige uitzendingen van eind 60 of begin zeventiger jaren?? John Wood My parents were stationed in Germany in the late 502. Originaly I was born in Poland in early 50th and as you know Dick it was impossible to get music played by 208 on polish market, unless was brought from Western Europe and it costed half of your monthly wages(LP). There was so fantastic to hear and to se on Radio Luxemburg again via the "net". HENRY Allpas 411. Jim Weet jij of er ook een site is over de Nederlands/vlaams talige tijd van radio luxemburg? Best Wishes. Now when you walk down the street all you hear is 500 watts of "gangster rap" blaring out of childrens bedrooms! I will remember those halcyon days forever each time I mention my amateur radio callsign, G4RNI. 566. Kaunas, Lithuania (17/03/2006). That was fantastic. For me, Rob Jones has always remained the best DJ ever. He must stand as one of the greatest broadcasters of all time. Canada (now) (02/03/2005). I put a link to Your site. Ik weet niet of mijn bijdrage goed is overgekomen. I listen to RL every night. greetings hans from holland 65 years old. I have about 12 good quality full one hour recordings of Luxembourg shows in mp3 format including the whole very last hour from December 92, the rest are 1978 - 1981 shows including Steve Wright!. came across The Station Of The Stars, Radio Luxembourg at 208 Meters. 343. Bob Hind Station of The Star's. Its also fab 2C the 208 reunion photos, cheers! He was found at his flat in Roundhay, Leeds, on Saturday - just two days before his 85th birthday. Dublin, Ireland (30/09/2011). Rod Mitchell Any links would be helpful. Helmond (11/10/2003). This is the world's number one Radio Station. Adelaide, Australia (23/5/1999). Because I was used to the old one. 140. 500. Scotland (03/11/2003). Dirk Koolhaas Fanastic. 578. Can you tell me if I'm right, or tell me how to find out? escaped from the second world war. And once again, thanks for Johannesburg, South Africa (10/10/2000). Hello Barry This was over 50 years ago, so I certainly can't remember all the shows I heard, but I do remember a show called "208 and View", and I did write to the station personalities a couple of times. Oxford, UK (09/08/2010), 792. niemals im leben werde ich die zeit vergessen What a great site !! Timothy Garvey Antwerpen, Belgium (09/12/2000). However the thing is that there was never a station like Luxembourg, either then or I was an avid listner for years. William Hunter Frome, Somerset, UK (26/11/2009). Kent in England (21/12/2004). reception of the station sometimes was bad. a recording of the Luxy closedown used 1975/76 with my mate Bob Stewart. Wayne Logus Fortunately, my mother was deaf! 463. Hi guys, Every time i see the name Radio Luxemburg, I always have a little smile to myself! 's for their hard work giving us so much pleasure and enjoymend. Thanks! Anyone interested in swapping recordings please contact me today! The Revival must happen, and I'm sure it will be a huge success. Eighteen, Radisson Hotel Cincinnati Waterfront. Thanks! the evenings and most pop music was performed live (Saturday Club etc.) Johnz USA (22/09/2005). Livingston, Scotland (29/03/2005). It brought back members. Fabulous nostalgic site. 836. In the sixties in Hungary, we had hard times to live! I've still got a walkman I won from The last night of Luxembourg (1992) was also relayed on many U.K. commercial stations so we were able to listen in FM stereo. 1975 tot medio jaren 80. Studio Anorakwebsite Nice site! 817. I was about 12-13 years that time. Oh those were the times I was twenty and now looking down the barrel of 60 - but what music ..still love it ! It is the first time for me to visit you website and it gets me excited since I was an audience of your radio station 35 years ago. Laco Liker I am 42 , a massive radio1 fan and listen on digital radio able to hear the pop music I loved every night. Tony Hall show, It makes me wish I grew up in the U.K. 155. Great stuff!! I wish that I had a �1 for every time I listened to that song whilst working the night shift! Any help please, thanks , Geoffrey Ings Jackie Carvill Great site, & lots of memories. Does any one out there remember an Australin DJ called Tony Murphy working on Luxy around 1968,he always ended his show with the words "May the lord have Murphy on you"I cant see him mentioned on your site and I guess you have covered everyone else,maybe no one else remembers him. , Top pops, Pops till midnight, Sam Costa's Corner, Teen and Twenty Disc Club, David Jacobs Show, The Peter Murray Show, Brian Matthew's Pop parade, Simon's Scene. 3. 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? Albert(25/12/002). Still have Tony Hall's letter. Birmingham, England (15/01/2009). I would appreciate it very much. It brings so many good memories of the early 70s. Great site! Do you know where I could find some? Hello ! Pure Nostalgia at it's Best! I was with the U.S. Do you know where I could get a "hard copy". I just found it quite by chance. I would retire to bed at night 10 years old (1969) and listen to a little transistor radio tucked under my Pillow. Such happy happy times. J Western Restaurant, Tianyuan Tower Hotel, Restaurant Café and Bar, Friendship Hotel, Hangzhou, R66 Revolving Restaurant, Hopewell Centre, Wan Chai, Hong Kong (closed in December 2011), Rotunda Revolving Restaurant, Metro Park Hotel, Macau, Epicure on 45, Radisson Hotel Shanghai New World, Shanghai. 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. Chris Dowsett, Preston, UK (08/09/2008). What a great site ! Great times great show, great RTL! Excellent station. Hi there!! Jeff Vagg, London (25/08/2000). I was upset and brokenhearted when they changed my favourite theme song in 1963 to the Duane Eddy's tune "Because we're young". gefunden habe. Brings back my youth when I used to listen to 208 on my small tranny radio under my bed clothes! Hi Dick: What a terrific 208 site, it brings back many fond memories. Oh how I loved 208!! University of Chicago (11/01/2001). 88. I love the Top Twenties! Yours faithfully ancient hearer. Accrington, Lancashire, UK (21/02/2001). Michael O'Dell Occasionally this falters (due to AM propagation fluctuations and reception condition variability), but provided reception conditions are stable, it CAN be quite good. YOU will always be remembered! Mike Bondy I really enjoyed the Radio Luxembourg site. W. Ashcroft England (20/09/1998). Lee Really nice to see that Dave Christian is in the new line-up to maintain a link between what we remember and that which is new. Thank you Barry!!! Surrey, Canada (09/10/2008). Art Good job we were only lip-sinking, 'cos that would have put me right off. sonntag die hitparade im deutschen programm von rtl (auf kurzwelle habe ich 635. My nick - "luxy", is tribute to name of this station. I wonder where Keith is now who used to take us every year? I was very pleased to hear all the jingles and tunes from the station. 205. Best Wishes from Canada. Maybe because it was so unique. galaxy, for his way to made it. I could go on forever about how radio To quote Bob Hope, "Thanks For The Memories." He went on to Local Radio for a while and did personal appearances around the Night Clubs etc. Hey great site ! Along with the midweek show "Street Sounds" on Radio Clyde and "The John Peel Show" on BBC Radio 1, Street Heat was essential listening for every teenage punk fan! The '70s were a musical wasteland in the US. Costa Rica (21/01/2005). Sad to see stn has gone. Denis Speirs Many thanks for this webpage! Julie Mamer, Luxembourg (23/05/2004). Duesseldorf, Germany (05/02/2003). Juha Poikela Finland / Helsinki (06/03/2004). In the 70's the only way for Irish kids to hear pop music was 208. 192, 50735 Köln Telefon 0221 - 224 2541 leserreisen@dumont.de Für individuelle, konkrete Fragen zu den einzelnen Reisen wenden Sie sich bitte direkt an unsere Partner. A pleasure! http://home.swipnet.se/skivfram. 503. Youth, Summers - all gone. 601. Krzysztof Peczalski other record played with At The End Of The Day at closedown and who was it by ? 491. 507. I would like to know if possible please. Australia (26/09/2006). I went to Radio Luxembourg today and found him. The Shadows show and Billy Fury and The I still feel kind of honored to live in the homeland of 208! Incredible to hear again all the DJs that became familiar as friends over the years. Alle Jobs und Stellenangebote in Bamberg, Bayreuth, Coburg und der Umgebung. 302. inmiddels 68 en heb zelfs moeite met 148. Used to get about 20 minutes of great listening (if you were lucky) before you had to re-tune your radio or just hope that the sound returned before the end of the programme! Nu weet ik het maar jij bent er destijds bij geweest! That was wonderful time.Thank you!!! 118. They were just great guys and really pleased to see someone from England! I need examples as aired. 272. home...three floors high plus basement, quite narrow and deep. 51. 405. I earded you in 1975 first time, 631. Luxembourg, Gr.Duchy of Luxembourg (17/02/2010). by the time we heard it. London (09/03/2003). Liverpool (19/01/2005). It was fading, but after midnight propagation was getting better and party was on. Beste Wensen en de groetjes vanuit de UK. It was the only place to hear the latest tunes. 397. 5 (2) Signed, Sealed, Deliv (Stevie Wonder) Durham,England (25/05/2002). There is still good stuff on the radio today but nothing to compare with the thrill of listening in the 50s and 60s. I have same experience. 's . Hello!! 1 maart 1948 (!!) Please mail me back. Don Wardell @KWXYFM USA 468. William Helsen Eivind Jul Wibe Fiksdal I was surprised to hear the studios were so primitive even in 1967 - bits of paper separating the commercials! Hi! 791. Alasdair Macleod 849. 437. Anyway one of the biggest thrills I got These were happy days. Je had piraten op zee toen, maar Now, at 41 yrs old I present and produce music progs on a local Dublin station. Thank You! What a wonderful side you got. Chester, England (09/10/2009). Ik gebruikte een bandrecorder van Tot Sients. Cheyenne, Wyoming (07/05/2012). Since nostalgia is in and more people seem to listen again to MW in Germany, who knows, the English service may return one day. When I think of 208 and hear Barry in my head I feel like I have an anvil sitting over my heart, what days nothing will ever replace it then or him God bless .. (12/12/2000). Es war ja nicht einfach in dem Regime, diesen Sender zu h�ren. Listened to 208 and 873 AFN Frankfurt, then came the pirates. 18 (7) Something (S.Bassey) kindest regards! Will check the sit again soon. I listened faithfully while stationed in Germany from November 1968 through March 1971. A long shot I know. Greetings Irving, TX (03/06/2003). Het was een belevenis om daar te kunnen werken. Bewdley, Worcestershire (31/01/2003). Thanks I was stationed with The USAF in Europe from 1959 to 1963, My last tour at Rhein Main,Germany. His name was Tommy or Robbie. 666. The original Hunter's tune was much better and what made radio Luxembourg my favorite! Pat Lennon How I miss the sound of Radio as it used to be. Almere, Netherlands (11/12/2006). I've started to listen "Luxy" in 1964 (I'm 52 now). 319. Ismet Tom Mulder een programma ter gelegenheid van 200-jarige handelsbetrekkingen tussen Nederland en Amerika. A great site for a great station...! Bob Stewart on a Sunday night with the top hits run-down and the Tony Prince programmes were my favourites, together with the Peter Styvasaint (or however you spell it!) Denmark (14/01/20001). Sad news on our side in that Nollaig O Gadhra died 4 week ago .. Berliner Zinnfiguren Inh. Do you have any archive recordings of 208 from the sixties or seventies. Used to wait for 7.45 when Tony Prince started the Englsh service. Sheffield (11/09/2005). Nu kan ik er dan nog van genieten via eventuele oude opnamen via Golden Radio. Where? As a teenager in the 50's I used to listen whilst doing homework to R.L. Thanks. 360 Revolving Restaurant, Radisson Hotel Trinidad. Dick, I enjoyed your site it was well put together. Steve Ward Brings back good memories of many, many hours by the medium wave radio, listening to music, jingles, commercials, news - and (often) very entertaining DJ's. I was Especially Top Twenty on sunday nights. 599. pozdrawiam Wszystkich bardzo bardzo serdecznie. 113. In eighties the listening became almost impossible this is a true beauty of a website! Great, great job and pls keep it up. I really miss 208 and it's style. Lint, Belgie (05/03/2005). Clecveland USA (19/12/2005). The tapes gave me plenty of listening pleasure throughout the nineties. New technology makes a lot of difference and there is still a place for a station like English language Radio Luxembourg. In fact I was back in the The Grand Duchy 3 years ago and looked up Dave Christian working at Sunshine Radio along side an old mate of my Tony Kaye. 190. American Army back then and, AFN which was the other english speaking radio Great site! Greg Offringa Boston, MA USA (04/06/1998). reference. 1964 68.ig hallgattam a Radio Luxemburgot minden nap 20-23 �r�ig. 5 (20) The Love You Save (Jackson 5) Vasil Great memories! Bury, England (11/08/2005). Regards in Britain is dreadful in the 90's, and be accused of being nostalgic for the 70's.