40 Years of Commercial Radio

copierman · 05/12/13 - 22:00

Two part special starting tonight on Radio 2 at 10pm, (1 hour). The start of licenced Commercial Radio in the UK 40 years ago, starting with LBC Capital Radio & Radio Clyde.
Set your recorders for this two part show, there may be some good stuff of interest to DS posters:)

Robbie01 · 05/12/13 - 23:17

For posters who may not have read this, earlier in the year the music trade magazine Music Week (in conjunction with RadioCentre) published a supplement which was given away free with the 05/07/13 issue of the magazine. The supplement is titled "Celebrating 40 Years Of Commercial Radio" and charts the development of commercial radio over the past 40 years.

The supplement is free to download as a PDF from the RadioCentre website though without the sponsors adverts which appeared in the print version of the supplement.

www.radiocentre.org/files/music_week_supplement.pdf

(link opens as a PDF)

FM Lover · 05/12/13 - 23:19

Thanks for the reminder, going to set my recorder definitely.

copierman · 05/12/13 - 23:38

Robbie01 wrote: »

For posters who may not have read this, earlier in the year the music trade magazine Music Week (in conjunction with RadioCentre) published a supplement which was given away free with the 05/07/13 issue of the magazine. The supplement is titled "Celebrating 40 Years Of Commercial Radio" and charts the development of commercial radio over the past 40 years.

The supplement is free to download as a PDF from the RadioCentre website though without the sponsors adverts which appeared in the print version of the supplement.

www.radiocentre.org/files/music_week_supplement.pdf

(link opens as a PDF)

Thanks for that it was a good read and is recommended to others with Radio interests. I have bookmarked it to read again.

reverse_diode · 06/12/13 - 00:34

Robbie01 wrote: »

For posters who may not have read this, earlier in the year the music trade magazine Music Week (in conjunction with RadioCentre) published a supplement which was given away free with the 05/07/13 issue of the magazine. The supplement is titled "Celebrating 40 Years Of Commercial Radio" and charts the development of commercial radio over the past 40 years.

The supplement is free to download as a PDF from the RadioCentre website though without the sponsors adverts which appeared in the print version of the supplement.

www.radiocentre.org/files/music_week_supplement.pdf

(link opens as a PDF)

Thanks. Bit surprised it doesn't mention Trent buying the remains of Centre Radio and creating Leicester Sound in 1984?

Rich Tea. · 06/12/13 - 01:22

A few major gaps in that history of commercial radio. One of the best, Chiltern Radio, which launched on 15th October 1981 was strangely absent. When it came to air in late 1981 I became quite obsessed with it!

James30 · 06/12/13 - 03:06

On now on Radio 2.

jimbo · 06/12/13 - 03:15

I used to have a full list by date of all the ILR launch dates and names and where they served.

Does anyone have a list of these in chronological order as I lost the list I had.

May be a bit of a large request, but if anyone can help please can you let me know. Thanks.

CRTHD · 06/12/13 - 18:51

Damn - missed it. Hopefully it's on iplayer?

I'll have a look tomorrow.

Thanks for the heads-up.

James30 · 06/12/13 - 20:28

CRTHD wrote: »

Damn - missed it. Hopefully it's on iplayer?

I'll have a look tomorrow.

Thanks for the heads-up.

It's on the BBC Radio iPlayer.

BMR · 07/12/13 - 19:20

jimbo wrote: »

I used to have a full list by date of all the ILR launch dates and names and where they served.

Does anyone have a list of these in chronological order as I lost the list I had.

May be a bit of a large request, but if anyone can help please can you let me know. Thanks.

I think they are on Wikipedia. ..

Mark C · 07/12/13 - 19:31

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baggiovalderram · 07/12/13 - 20:59

An excellent listen...

BMR · 07/12/13 - 21:43

Really enjoyed that but looking forward to hearing about some stations from outside London next week. Id love to hear about BRMB in the same sort of detail as that but obviously they focussed on Capital because it was the first station.

BMR · 07/12/13 - 22:34

BMR wrote: »

I think they are on Wikipedia. ..

Ah yes, here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Local_Radio#First_and_second_tranche_contracts

poppickers2345 · 08/12/13 - 19:46

i have a feeling Lord Attenborough was at the Launch of Capital Radio back in 1973?

Sky_Tech · 08/12/13 - 21:38

poppickers2345 wrote: »

i have a feeling Lord Attenborough was at the Launch of Capital Radio back in 1973?

He was. Joanna Lumley was on the board too.

krob2 · 09/12/13 - 01:43

There used to be a lot of local celebs on ILR boards when it was properly local. City had Ken Dodd and Gerry Marsden, Red Rose had Victoria Wood when it started - she even did a slot on Day 1.

Mark C · 09/12/13 - 12:38

krob2 wrote: »

There used to be a lot of local celebs on ILR boards when it was properly local. City had Ken Dodd and Gerry Marsden, Red Rose had Victoria Wood when it started - she even did a slot on Day 1.

Yep, Max Bygraves was one of 2CR's directors, David Jabobs was also on Capital's board.

FM Lover · 09/12/13 - 14:23

krob2 wrote: »

There used to be a lot of local celebs on ILR boards when it was properly local. City had Ken Dodd and Gerry Marsden, Red Rose had Victoria Wood when it started - she even did a slot on Day 1.

Frank Muir on County Sound's board and his was the first voice heard.

AL89 · 09/12/13 - 15:52

I thought it was 'alright' but really enjoyed hearing David Symonds again what a great voice he had. Radio 1's loss was Capital's gain.
The opening line up at Capital was just awesome with David Symonds, Tommy Vance, Dave Cash, Roger Scott Tony Myatt Kenny Everett and Sarah Ward it didn't really get much better.

Lateralthinking · 09/12/13 - 16:00

The first tranche was very exciting. Half way through the second it all started getting a bit too much.

Does anyone remember the ILR magazine circa 1976-1977? It might have been called Tune In and I think there was a flexi-disc on one Christmas issue with "When A Child Is Born". I must have a copy of it somewhere and the little light blue covered book that went with it with a couple of pages for each of the first 19. That was good.

I've also got a couple of the IBA annual handbooks from that time which covered ILR as well as ITV.

Mark C · 09/12/13 - 16:20

Lateralthinking wrote: »

The first tranche was very exciting. Half way through the second it all started getting a bit too much.

Does anyone remember the ILR magazine circa 1976-1977? It might have been called Tune In and I think there was a flexi-disc on one Christmas issue with "When A Child Is Born". I must have a copy of it somewhere and the little light blue covered book that went with it with a couple of pages for each of the first 19. That was good.

I think Tune In was a pull out section of the TV Times?

There was another mag called Radio Guide, it only carried features and full details for some of the ILR stations, notably Capital but not LBC, Metro and Swansea were some of the other featured stations

CRTHD · 09/12/13 - 18:53

Mark C wrote: »

I think Tune In was a pull out section of the TV Times?

There was another mag called Radio Guide, it only carried features and full details for some of the ILR stations, notably Capital but not LBC, Metro and Swansea were some of the other featured stations

That was look-in...

:kitty:

Mark C · 09/12/13 - 19:06

CRTHD wrote: »

That was look-in...

:kitty:

Ha, no but I remember that too, but that was a separate publication, and pre-dated ILR by a couple of years, it launched in 1971.

I used to get it. Good job I never bought the edition featuring Suzi Quatro though, it certainly wouldn't have remained in mint condition with me for very long

http://goo.gl/KnceJm

Shrewn · 09/12/13 - 19:35

I hope Beacon gets a mention in part 2 as it was the real naughty boy of the first batch of stations.

I enjoyed it very much, I still don't realise why everyone in power was so scared of commercial radio and indeed TV back in the 50s

Hey there!

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