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telstar · 12th Feb 2020, 4:14 pm

Hi. I have many memories of the "pirate stations" and other European radio stations. In the 1980's I used to listen to Hilversum III from Holland when they had shows that featured pop music, and also BRT (Belgium). These programmes did not have continuous all day music, but I discovered many interesting records (rock and pop) from these countries.
Radio Ten Gold (from Holland) was the best. It is a shame that this station is now no longer on medium wave. Probably it became more popular than the BBC, and that was not allowed at that time?
I have memories of Radio Veronica, Radio London, and many other stations. It was a real education in music discovering records that were not well known both from the U.K and Europe. It is a shame that it all had to go. I believe that the pirates were not to blame for their existence, it is the fault of the system that brought it on plus the media which did not understand the situation.

12th Feb 2020, 4:14 pm	#68
telstar Octode Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 1,593	Re: Favourite Radio Stations past and present. Hi. I have many memories of the "pirate stations" and other European radio stations. In the 1980's I used to listen to Hilversum III from Holland when they had shows that featured pop music, and also BRT (Belgium). These programmes did not have continuous all day music, but I discovered many interesting records (rock and pop) from these countries. Radio Ten Gold (from Holland) was the best. It is a shame that this station is now no longer on medium wave. Probably it became more popular than the BBC, and that was not allowed at that time? I have memories of Radio Veronica, Radio London, and many other stations. It was a real education in music discovering records that were not well known both from the U.K and Europe. It is a shame that it all had to go. I believe that the pirates were not to blame for their existence, it is the fault of the system that brought it on plus the media which did not understand the situation.