London pirate radio - news and discussion

[ska invita]

Really? That'd be amazing. I reckon there are 15-20 or so - only the pirates, as all the rave packs someone else will have done already I'm sure!

Will check tomorrow and get in touch. Nice one

i think im over half way

 

[nogojones]

Id be up for ripping those tapes for you

I reckon I've got a tape or two of the only Cardiff pirate I've ever heard Bass FM with MC Jiggy, UKG (late 90's I think) My tape deck seems fucked, If I dig it out would you be down?

 

[ska invita]

I reckon I've got a tape or two of the only Cardiff pirate I've ever heard Bass FM with MC Jiggy. My tape deck seems fucked, If I dig it out would you be down?

yeah of course!

 

[nogojones]

yeah of course!

I'm off getting wankered for a week from tomorrow, so on me comedown I'll trawl some old boxes

 

[plurker]

i think im over half way

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Well up in the 'hero legend' stakes...
I've yet to tell you about the second box I found

 

[plurker]

I listen to digitalsouldradio.com (99.3FM), but it's more house than garage. Flex FM 101.4 too, but it gets on my wick after too long. Obvious Centreforce too, depending on what show.


"Sounds of the Huckleberry Finn on the 106.6"
I've also got a handful of cassettes I listen to from those days - Girls, Don FM, etc Wish I had the knowledge and time to digitise them all, then get rid of the tapes, and cassette deck

The Heart FM here was a short-lived pirate btw, not the celebrity wankfest station of today.
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Massive props to ska invita for the hours of work it must have taken to rip these tapes for me.
I'm uploading them, slowly but surely, onto Youtube here SouthLondonPirate1992-4 in case anyone wants a listen

 

[stethoscope]

@plurker @ska invita would be very interested in getting hold of the mp3s for the Don tapes if you were happy to share.

Also good work on the ripping effort!

 

[plurker]

@plurker @ska invita would be very interested in getting hold of the mp3s for the Don tapes if you were happy to share.

Also good work on the ripping effort!

Sure thing, I've got them all in a Dropbox atm. I would send a PM but you've locked your profile off so I can't. PM me an email address

 

[stethoscope]

Admittedly not been pirate (or much good) for many years now, but was still surprised to see Bauer have now ditched the legendary 100FM frequency of Kiss.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Admittedly not been pirate (or much good) for many years now, but was still surprised to see Bauer have now ditched the legendary 100FM frequency of Kiss.

That's been on the cards for ages, Hits Radio is Bauer's biggest station, and they have wanted to put it on FM in London to go head-to-head with Capital, but wasn't sure if OFCOM would agree to them replacing KISS with it, but they don't need to worry about that with the new Media Act coming into force, because that allows operators to flip formats overnight, without any OFCOM involvement.

 

[stethoscope]

On my last scan across London, I had...

87.5 Live FM
88.2 Rude FM
88.4 Vision Radio
89.4 CityLock
90.0 Hot 90
93.8 Vibes FM
94.2 TF Live
94.6 Underground Bass
95.1 Divine
95.5 OnTop
97.1 London Soul Radio
98.3 RJR
99.2 Digital Soul
99.6 Venture FM
99.8 Supreme FM
101.2 Unique Radio
102.0 Conscious
102.4 Wax
102.8 Radyo Umut
103.8 4Tune FM
104.1 Omega Radio
105.6 Playback UK
106.5 Wk-End

 

[stethoscope]

Always funny hearing your shouts on someones recording



I see Jinx is back with a regular show on Kool.... can never top those great Super Sundays on the 945 of over 10 years ago though - Chase followed by Jinx followed by Jack Knife used to be an institution!

 

[Callie]

Always funny hearing your shouts on someones recording

I've got a tape with a shout out to my mum on it

 

[pbsmooth]

Always funny hearing your shouts on someones recording



I see Jinx is back with a regular show on Kool.... can never top those great Super Sundays on the 945 of over 10 years ago though - Chase followed by Jinx followed by Jack Knife used to be an institution!

great news used to love that Sunday Jinx show.
can find them all on the rinse/kool site. - the search seems to work pretty well.

Kool Originals with DJ Jinx

Rinse has dominated London's radio airwaves for 30 years as a hub of the capital's thriving urban music community.

www.rinse.fm

 

[skyscraper101]

DJ Storm is on Kool FM tonight for her monthly show at 21:00

 

[the button]

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[stethoscope]

Uncle Dugs is posting some interesting memories and videos from his travels at the moment. This latest recalling a Kool FM story is a good watch...

 

[ska invita]

Really fascinating interview with Gordon Mac who started Kiss FM (and now runs Mi Soul)...Walworth Road boy...the interviewer is a blank about music, but Gordon rattles off his life story and paints the pirate days (and early legal days) really well

 

[pbsmooth]

I see that podcast guy popping up on my feed but can't bring myself to watch anything of his. a bit like that James English guy.

 

[chemn]

Loving Fracture's slow 0860 mix. Inspired by KLF - chill out, and by London pirate radio, it's a vibe: