Defunct Invicta FM of Kent region

[Deleted User] · 03/02/14 - 04:08

Who here remembers 'Invicta FM' which was a decent local stn in Kent before the Heart rebrand? I had many a fun night out at ice discos with their djs on the mc live in person at the Gillingham Ice Bowl. The show late night love was always worth listening to. I still miss that station!

[Deleted User] · 03/02/14 - 11:06

Sergio_Dublin wrote: »

Who here remembers 'Invicta FM' which was a decent local stn in Kent before the Heart rebrand? I had many a fun night out at ice discos with their djs on the mc live in person at the Gillingham Ice Bowl. The show late night love was always worth listening to. I still miss that station!

Some of them went to KMFM when a former Invicta PD was employed there but eventually all dumped.

GoodBuddy · 03/02/14 - 15:00

I used to listen a lot in the 80's. Remember Neil Taylor, Ceasar, Geoff Fitch, Ian Collins, Glen Thompsett and a Pete Tong as well doing a Soul Show I think.

[Deleted User] · 03/02/14 - 15:05

Also Adrian John did a stint in the late 80s after his Radio 1 gig but resigned when Ceasar the geezer was sacked

[Deleted User] · 03/02/14 - 22:07

Rob_Moore wrote: »

Also Adrian John did a stint in the late 80s after his Radio 1 gig but resigned when Ceasar the geezer was sacked

Geoff Fiitch is now a paramedic:

It became a refuge for quite a few of the former Caroline presenters too, including Johnny Lewis, Neil Francis, Roger Day, Bob Matthews, Dave Owen, Nigel Harris and a few others, as well as some ex Radio London and RNI ones.

Andy Archer worked there for a few months too as PD.....

Amara · 03/02/14 - 23:02

Used to listen out of the area on 603 an excellent station sadly now just another dreary Heart outlet.

Ian_Scott · 03/02/14 - 23:24

The original Invicta line up also included Don Durbridge, Duncan Johnson and Roger Day (now at Redstone).

If memory serves correctly, it was originally called Invicta Sound.

David_Ayling · 04/02/14 - 02:20

what about Glen Thompsett he work on the station to.

DesmondDC · 04/02/14 - 03:32

Even though I was living in Essex, Invicta was my station of choice in the mid 80s. I regularly listened to Neil Taylor in the evenings. I seem to remember he did a feature called 'Eric the anorak'.

BMR · 04/02/14 - 03:57

Amara wrote: »

Used to listen out of the area on 603 an excellent station sadly now just another dreary Heart outlet.

603 went for miles and miles.

[Deleted User] · 04/02/14 - 07:39

I think the travel reporter on BBC Radio Kent held the same post at Invicta for many years?

dpb · 04/02/14 - 14:03

Amara wrote: »

Used to listen out of the area on 603 an excellent station sadly now just another dreary Heart outlet.

603 is now Gold though.

GoodBuddy · 05/02/14 - 01:04

BMR wrote: »

603 went for miles and miles.

Off topic a bit but BBC 3CR on 630 beams into most of Kent from where its transmitted in Luton.

Thames/LWT · 05/02/14 - 21:17

Glen can be heard on LBC News 1152.

[Deleted User] · 06/02/14 - 06:08

Thames/LWT wrote: »

Glen can be heard on LBC News 1152.

John Brunning is at Classic FM

Terry Purvis · 06/02/14 - 13:06

I spent ten extremely happy years (84 to 94) at Invicta - it became a very successful station during that period and something of a benchmark for the industry. The atmosphere was like a big extended family.

[Deleted User] · 09/05/14 - 22:45

I LOVED Invicta and grew up on late night hidden under the duvet listening to Caesar's show, almost falling asleep at midnight....

Tribute · 09/05/14 - 22:51

I used to enjoy Ian Collins, and was it called The Rolling Quiz or something?

[Deleted User] · 09/06/14 - 09:24

Ian_Scott wrote: »

The original Invicta line up also included Don Durbridge, Duncan Johnson and Roger Day (now at Redstone).

If memory serves correctly, it was originally called Invicta Sound.

It was indeed called Invicta Sound...there's a copy of the launch schedule in this web page dedicated to the memory of Don Durbrdige who died two years ago today:

http://justtalking.co.uk/remembering-radio-2s-don-durbridge/

Funk You · 22/06/14 - 17:52

I used to listen to the Morning Zoo back in the 90s and that was pretty much it I dont remember much about it as was usually listening to pirates instead but from what I do remember from Invicta was that it was a fun station with what sounded like passionate DJ's who actually wanted to be there and get people listening. Its been shit since Heart took over.

Anthony_Ryan · 27/06/14 - 20:25

dpb wrote: »

603 is now Gold though.

603Khz now carries Smooth Radio.

dpb · 27/06/14 - 21:58

Anthony_Ryan wrote: »

603Khz now carries Smooth Radio.

You do realise you were quoting a post from February when it still was Gold ;-)

radio_geeky · 23/12/14 - 23:54

Loved listening to Invicta as a kid, the Morning Zoo was a staple. It's nice to see James Hemming still steering the old ship and it's one of the reasons I tend to dip into Heart Kent during breakfast hours (it's not my local station these days).

I do remember I was rather surprised that they didn't rebrand Heart Kent to Capital Kent, as back in the day, Invicta shared a lot of programming with the pre-2011 Capital FM.

[Deleted User] · 30/12/14 - 11:24

James Hemming is once again doing breakfast on his own as Charlie O'Brien leaves.

philengland · 30/12/14 - 17:31

Invicta SuperGold was a great station, used to listen to that a lot when at my Nan's in Canvey Island, as well as The Breeze - those were the days!

Now its just bland on those frequencies, same goes for the FM outlets that were once home to Invicta and Essex FM

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