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oliver1948uk · 15-05-2012, 09:25

I am of an age when, as a teenager, the ONLY way to listen to pop music on the radio was from Radio Luxembourg which broadcast in English in the evenings. After that came the pirate radio ships like Radio Caroline.

Only the BBC were allowed to broadcast in the UK. Their stations were the Light Programme, the Third Programme and the Home Service. Virtually no pop music on any of them.

The government did all they could to keep it that way and get the pirate ships off air. Eventually, public opinion got Radio 1 started.

Does Radio Luxembourg still broadcast?

15-05-2012, 09:25	#12
oliver1948uk cf.geek Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Mansfield Woodhouse NG19 Services: VM Mix TV, 200 internet, basic house phone. Also Virgin mobile phone Posts: 541	Re: Virgin Media Entertainment I am of an age when, as a teenager, the ONLY way to listen to pop music on the radio was from Radio Luxembourg which broadcast in English in the evenings. After that came the pirate radio ships like Radio Caroline. Only the BBC were allowed to broadcast in the UK. Their stations were the Light Programme, the Third Programme and the Home Service. Virtually no pop music on any of them. The government did all they could to keep it that way and get the pirate ships off air. Eventually, public opinion got Radio 1 started. Does Radio Luxembourg still broadcast?