In the mid 1960's the UK was surrounded by pirate radio stations brodcasting outside the (at that time ) 3 mile limit from UK shores therefore beyond the territorial limits for UK law. One of these stations was Swinging Radio England. Staffed pretty much by American presenters it was a shock wave wake up to traditional sixties radio here in the UK. The station did not survive long - infact just a few months, but during its time on air it did make a big impression on its audience.
As with everything great in radio, the UK goverment outlawed these offshore radio stations in August of 1967 and for the best part most stations fell silent. However a few radio stalwarts decided that they would revive Swinging Radio England to commerate the 1967 Marine Offences Act on its 2007 40th aniversary by broadcasting a week of nostalgia with the music and jingles of the station.
Although these broadcasts have now ceased (shame we did not find your forums earlier). We have made available for download some of the radio shows from our broadcast in MP3 format. If you are interested in hearing presented oldies programs from the UK then you can find the downloads at our website :
www.nowthatsradio.com Just scroll to the bottom of the page and find the "Downloads" link on the right.
As with everything great in radio, the UK goverment outlawed these offshore radio stations in August of 1967 and for the best part most stations fell silent. However a few radio stalwarts decided that they would revive Swinging Radio England to commerate the 1967 Marine Offences Act on its 2007 40th aniversary by broadcasting a week of nostalgia with the music and jingles of the station.
Although these broadcasts have now ceased (shame we did not find your forums earlier). We have made available for download some of the radio shows from our broadcast in MP3 format. If you are interested in hearing presented oldies programs from the UK then you can find the downloads at our website :
www.nowthatsradio.com Just scroll to the bottom of the page and find the "Downloads" link on the right.