Radio Rollback Episode 045 Laser 558 is 40 Pt1

Laser 58 took Europe by storm when it launched from the MV Communicator on 24th May 1984.With an all hit fast paced format Presented by a slick team of American DJs. No dissimilar to Swinging Radio England, 20 years earlier.

With the tag line, Laser 558, where you're never more than a minute away from music., Laser soon built up a massive audience.

On this episode, we speak to some of the people who brought us Laser 558 and play some clips of this exciting station.

On part one. We chat with Paul Rusling and the trails and tribulations of getting the ship fitted out and get it to the North Sea. The failed Balloon ariels and hear from Johnny Lewis abut, his visit to the radio ship to help get some sort of signal out of it.

Plus so great audio of the first days on air and some great radio, as test transmissions.

Notes Paul Rusling's Books are a real incite to Laser and can be found on Amazon or detect from https://paulrusling.com/Author.html

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Radio Rollback 044 Radio Caroline Happy Birthday

On this episode we celebrate 60 years of the worlds most famous radio station, Radio Caroline. We look back to the very early days, with Simon Dee and Carl Conway on air from April 1964. Then from 1968, it's The Admail Robbie Dale. Happy Birthday Radio Caroline jeffmartinmedia220@gmail.com

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Radio Rollback Episode 43 Mark Wesley on RNI and 208

On this episode. Following our chat with Mark Wesley about his wonderful career on Episode 42. We listen to som of Mark on the air.

First Mark on his debut show aboad the Mebo II 14th March 1970 Then Mark on 208 Radio Luxemburg. 15th April 1972 Finally, we here Mark, when RNI was broadcasting as Radio Caroline during the 1970 General Election Campaign 18th June 1970

We also pay a tribute to Steve Wright

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