I am a huge fan of Connie Francis and I know that Connie had 30 min programmes on Radio Luxemburg. Auckland, New Zealand (24/09.2008). We all listened to Luxemburg after "lights out". I started MW and SW listening in Denmark in the early 70s and the music and format on 208 was better than the Danish governmental radio. Nillson, Animals; Emerson, Lake & Palmer; Judas Priest; Chicago; Slade; Jethro Tull etc. 5 (20) The Love You Save (Jackson 5)
Kjell Erik Nilsen
Peter Wright. 592. I was about 12-13 years that time. That was many years ago! Trygve Thue
My R Lux-site is on the air again. Astra/Eurobird via 28East ,because there are not enough terrestical receivers
Wether he remembers me? Tot Sients. What of memories !!! should people buy new receivers for 208,when there are enough good stations via
So glad to hear that Radio 208 is back on the air. Fanastic. Sweden (09/04/2002). I was in my teens (1970's) and used to listen avidly each night Luxembourg was broadcasting. 15 (6) Love Like A Man (10 Years After)
Burt
Ben Healy
576. 169. and the signature tune was a very sixties instrumental. was affected by this radiostation. Hello! I am writing a book covering my time there (1958 -1975) and since I was a keen photographer,I shall be using many of my photos. NFL; Near You. Josef
Pop. I was a huge fan of you!I loved to listening the charts. Sergei Spiridonov
originally from Swinoujscie, Poland (26/02/2003). I used to listen to 208 from my home in milan (1970-1975) and reception was reasonable. (Quote from the legendary Eddie Startz of 'The Happy Station' - another giant in radio history). Jonathan Brisley
Pure Nostalgia at it's Best! This is simply MAGIC!!!!!! Offer Barth
Radio Luxembourg used the New Musical Express chart. Seaton, Devon (16/03/2003). Gigs at the Pavilion, the youth club at the Tec, waiting for me after school - and loads and loads of records at your house. My parents were stationed in Germany in the late
Melilla, Spain (20/09/2008). Great page Dick! Regards,
I still feel kind of honored to live in the homeland of 208! Ian Wright
The only source of actual world hits was at that time the Radio Luxemburg and the Top Twenty Show. What a wonderful site, brought me loads of memories European broadcast is what it is today thanks to Caroline and Luxembourg. 187. Gliwice, Poland (12/05/2006). Toronto, Canada (12/06/2010). My highlight was listening to Tony Prince open the nights English programme in the early 70's. I am doing a little resarsh on the people that worked there, and made the station to the best. If you listen before 5 am you can sometimes listen to the old station sign . As an owner of a new Morphy Richards DRM-receiver I`m waiting for the continue
Mold., Wales, U.K. (06/02/2010). Australia (26/09/2006). Bob Skene
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA (20/01/2009). 466. Norway (2/11/1999). I am helplessly in the grips of nostalgia having found this site with those familiar jingles and deejays. Thanks. Pure nostalgia and the good memories lives on. Thanks ever so much for this page. I was stationed in Germany in 1962 through 1964. Calgary, Canada (27/12/2006). Vraag aan jou: heb jij zijn e-mail adres of kan ik op een andere manier met hem in contact treden. Especially Top Twenty on sunday nights. was Brouckereplein 5 in Brussel, een
De ontvanger doet het nog uitstekend. 681. I was a listener 1965-mid 70s but was never certain when Lucky Luxembourg went off the air. 318. Metod Kolla
That night we went to the Blow Up Club in the center of Luxembourg. This blow. I've also worked in Tony's record shop for a month during the holidays. since 1964 and till the station closed down on 208 meters mediumwave. Gerry Hall
I grew up with 208 ringing in my ears. 28. Great site, spent much time here! Now I'm listening via realaudio to the new DRM service and wonderis this the same station ? Great work! island in Scotland had ever listened to it. I say, this again, this is just the BEST. England (02/11/2001). I started my radiohobbies in the 60s by listening to Radio 208 and the pirates as many of my contemporariers in Finland. Portencross (13/02/2001). etc. Wat een AM modulatie..
Hi! 526. Wonderful! The website cannot function properly without these files, they can only be disabled by changing your browser settings or by using our website in "Incognito" mode. Santa Fe - Argentina (03/07/2006). In the seventies on radio medium wave I spend nights listening to mostly very bad signals up here in Denmark. Mike Bondy
This is Radio Luxembourg! Hoi Dick,
I listen to your station from autum '58 to spring '63. Look forward to hearing from any fans! DJs featured are Tony Prince, Mark Wesley, Kid Jensen, Peter Powell and Bob Stewart. Alavna
I would really appreciate it if I could refresh my memory of what the hits were at that time. Arlon, Belgium (03/05/2012). Fernande Knepper (now Fernie Pitts),
Wonderfull! Hi..terrific terific site. Ich habe deine Radio luxemburg seite
I still play this tune daily! le mazet, 30480 St Paul la Coste, France (19/08/2006). Great site! If you face the Hilton on Hyde Park, Hertford St runs down the
!!! I Used to listen in to the Top Twenty every week.. N. Deasy
ANd the constant tea theme song - "I like a nice cup of tea in the morning"etc etc. Pas begin 70 er jaren kreeg ik mijn eerste radio, en luisterde toen heel veel naar zowel de Nederlandstalige als de Engelsetalige programma's (vanaf 20:00?? I listen Radio LUXEMBURG RTL From 1965 to 1985 year This is a BEST Radio On The World . I listened to all RL Top Twenty programmes between 1962 and 1969 (when I had to
Francois LIENARD
Bob Stewart
I must of been 11 years old; I am 46 now. Ken Crossland
2021-11-07T04:41:24Z Comment by Mister Click!. England (27/03/2006). Kisses to all:)
Jij was de specialist wat betreft de Engelse programma,s en de discjockeys, ik was meer
You've brought back a lot of memories. I remember a friend and I phoning up
Todd Slaughter
Once again a very nostalgic site,I will visit it over and over again,thank you. Please click "I agree" to ensure that you'll have the best experience of using our website. Calgary Canada (17/03/2005). REGARDS,
142. It is known in most non-English languages as RTL (for Radio Television Luxembourg). Los Angeles, California (19/02/1999). I am an author and I am hoping to quote some lyrics from the
13 (-) Make It With You (Bread)
We had a terrific re-union in London back at the beginning of 2000, Paul was there aswell as Mike Read, Kid Jensen, Ian Brass (Brasso), Mark Wesley, Rob Jones and many moresadly I couldn't get Benny Brown to come over from Germany despite my pleading on the phone. Best regards
760. 692. At that time, top of the charts was "Winchester(?) I was at boarding school from the late 50's to early 60's, and at night had my Perdio transistor radio with earphone to tune in. Am I glad those days are gone. Sheila Maguire
Would very much like to know where I can get these songs..Anyone? Jens Thomsen
358. How I miss the sound of Radio as it used to be. Irving, TX (03/06/2003). To Manfred in Florida.The song is called 'The Deal' by Pat Campbell and was a minor hit here in the UK back in 1969. Den Haag (07/07/2007). 5 Marys boy child Nina and Frederik Columbia
141. Irgendwie in der heutigen Zeit vermisse ich "208", vor allem Tony Prince, der mir, wie heute ich mich entsinnen kann, ins Ohr ging. Surely someone (RTL?) It was wonderful to be
and know who to contact, I'd be very happy. A piece of my heart in this waves. Shine on the eyes of our children again,
Anyway, RTL is Golden Age Radio, so I can't cope with the idea of that rap crap being played from you. I work at the National Radio in Norway,
467. Mark McLeod, Edinburgh (02/02/2006). Dieren (Nederland) (27/09/2002). Asti - Italy (22/11/2002). 411. Great site! Groeten
Denmark (17/10/1998). THANKS FOR A GREAT SITE OF RADIO LUXEMBOURGE, I WAS AN AVID LISTENER IN THE LATE 1970S AND EARLY 1980S, AND IT WAS GREAT TO REMINISCE ON THE OLD DAYS, IF POSSIBLE PLEASE CAN YOU EMAIL ME DETAILS IN ENGLISH ALL THE RELEVANT DETAILS ON HOW I CAN LISTEN TO THE NEW RADIO LUXEMBOURGE SERVICE WHEN IT COMES ON AIR,
At the adress www.tompedersen.subnet.dk I have put down some memories of BBC Radio around 1970. Thank You. Thanks so much for the memories..
I tried to find it, but just could'n, I didn't know where to find it. I am crazy about charts of radio luxemburg, I joined right now, I want to collect all the charts especially 1968-1973 i started to listen music in september 1968 and the first song was nights. Art
Billy Butler
Cheyenne, Wyoming (07/05/2012). I listened to RL, like so many others at night, under the blankets, while I still lived in Nijmegen Holland. A brilliant site. In the early '60's there was nothing like it anywhere. Philip Morgan
337. I spent many evenings at the London Hilton listening
Skoevde (West part of Sweden) (17/10/2000). The End of the Day
784. Regards,
Robin Christian Campo Live Oak, Texas (22/09/2004). Dear sir: I remember a late night programme on the radio in 1980 called "Music your Mother wouldn't like". 147. John Weston
One great moment was when finnish band Hurriganes got a song Get On on the 208 list. 745. For us , behind the Iron Courtain it was more than anything we could imagine, being part of RTL208. Italy/Prato (10/02/2001). 2) Kid Jensen . Now we had to go to the second floor. Ich hatte deswegen fter rger mit dem "Dorfsherriff", aber Gott sei Dank, verbieten lie ich es mir nicht. Darius Beben
John Bigham
Dick, thanks for taking the time to keep this site updated for so long. Todd Slaughter
686. Then it went, I still have the last 3 hours of the station recorded onto video tape so there would be no breaks. Mather
JAREN !! Do you wanna listen to my natagia broadcasts of 208 then paste this addy into winamp http://166.90.148.110:7512 usually on from 2am - 2pm british time I may sometimes broadcast longer than that. Fortunately, I am well past religious belief now. can get charts from that year? Kees Brinkerink
Gordon Baron
Op een klein radio'tje en dan het liefst in het donker. 764. Cairns Australia (09/11/2005). Mike Spiers
840. How to get Top Twenty chart for years 1976, 1977, 1978? strips between the tape on the reel. Perth, Western Australia (10/07/2007). Roberto
Paco
Hope you can help. 175. = Gee boys, what a blast.. congrats & keep on trucking..! This is the world's number one Radio Station. Great times! I used to listen the teen and twenty disc club along time ago. Lasse
Hello, My name is Knut Folkestad. You are the best. I think I was 12 when my Mom told me about this radio station which plays non-stop music at night. Eample: She doesn't suffer from night starvation. 's . Nostalgia rules!! 728. Since than I cannot find this nice song. (28/04/2000). We was talking about the future, and satelite radio. It would be nice to hear "Dan Dare" again and I wonder if anyone knows of the whereabouts of these tapes. 208, what memories. it never ceases to cheer my memories. Southern California. Jennifer Venville Nicol Vancouver, Canada (29/08/2004). Those were the days
Is this the LUX national anthem? In 1962 I dicovered the English broadcasting of Radio Luxemburg and a great favourite of mine has been always been BARRY ALLDIS with his weekly top 20. 823. Much sting.This loss of a part to lifes, a part showers
Olesnica, Poland (07/01/2007). Bona to vada your jolly old eek. bingo bingo
Jelle Boonstra
619. In the middle of 70's I had my famous song played on Radio of Luxemburg with the title "Slowdown". 580. The weekend two weeks ago my wife and I brought our eldest grandson, Karl 10 years, to visit Liverpool (LFC, Cavern, Penny Lane and The Beatles Museum). 463. that your Luxy tribute site is truly great. When you are listening to the top 20 of 1965 it is like you heard it yesterday. Despite broadcasting under the banner Your Station of the Stars, Luxembourgs service to Britain was affected by the weather and by nighttime conditions over the UK, which led to the station broadcasting from 6.00 pm when reception was supposedly improved especially if you lived in Scotland or the north of England. It's a shame that R.Lux is targeted at the UK only on 7295kHz SW in Digital Radio Mondiale format(DRM). One Kiss (with Dua Lipa) Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa. Kr.Bakkensvei 21B.N- 2316 Hamar, Norway (8/05/2000). plan to buy Morphy Richards DRM receiver, and it is not expensive device for
563. Faculty's Students' Council FEIT. Luxembourg, Luxembourg (13/07/2010), 786. Please ressurect these abandonded SW, LW and MW spectrum. I've heard so much about the Radio Lumembourg program and searched the web and found your website. Leicester (09/12/2003). I still have the tune in the head, but this is of no use to you I'm afraid. Pierre Washington
Pete Booth
I don't understand a word of it but seeing that you go back to Barry
Hi guys, Every time i see the name Radio Luxemburg, I always have a little smile to myself! Thank you so much for this website. Ich selber bin ein eingefleichster RTL-Radiohrer gewesen. brings back lots of memories. To mark beginning and the end of the commercials they had placed small paper
Jack Jackson's Jukebox,
last i heard he had multiple sclerosis and died of complications many thanks
Would you like to help me and send information, where I can find a Top List of RL - 1967-1972. Does not have that same feel but certainly nice to listen to the podcasts the memories are always nice. 3, Charleville Court, Market Square,
Dont know what songs been playing on the radio? For the rest of the time I had to announce the disc, rush into the control room and put the disc on, rush back to the studio - and so on through the Top Twenty, with its millions of listeners. Wisconsin (21/04/2001). 653. seem to loose it's magic then! At that age, Radio 2 was never even considered as it had a style and playlist aimed at my grandparents generation. Simon King
Hallo RTL! Zelfs (met richtantenne 13 hoog) via de
For me, Rob Jones has always remained the best DJ ever. Andries van der Bilt
Where are the dj's now? Good luck to your website, have fund and keep rockin. I remember imagining the RL studios as luxurious, state-of-the-art palaces to see your pics of the low-tech closet they worked in teaches me a lesson that it's about the talent, not the tech! dan
Memory lane. Peter Kelly
430. Jennifer Nicol
112. hallo dick ! I was a kid at the time in my teens and early twenties living behind the Iron Curtain and often listening to Big L on 208 late at nights despite poor receiption. Reeves write a short time for his suddenly death an article in 'THE RADIO LUXEMBURG YEARBOOK" ABOUT HIS MUSIC. What a wonderful page. Groetjes aan alle zeezender fans. A truly great stn. That night between 21.15 and 22.15 hours we were again in the studio. Hi! !I was raised close to an old valve receiver always tuned to french LW RTL, more than 55years ago in my native France, nearby Verdun. www.radiocaroline.fr.st
461. kindest regards! 824. Pinerolo, Italy (18/12/2010). plays rock music with commercials and it bills itself as the world's biggest. It would really mean a lot to me. Novi Sad, Serbia (07/10/2009). Your site's a wonderful tribute to a truely great radio station! Mike Grant
And there we met Tony Prince and Paul Burnett again. I am ready to make everything, to have
I was wondering if it would be possible to obtain improved quality audio tapes or preferably CD
Even the records we're hard to get. Hi. Bremen/Germany (04/03/2007). You did a great job on this page. Bill Yarbrough
299. 244. Mijn broer en ik
Jan Olof Haglund
It would do better to put it out on a pan-european basis with a massive widespreading omnidirectional beam covering all four corners of Europe from the UK in the northwest to Turkey Greece and Cyprus in the southeast, and from the Canary Islands, Spain and Portugal in the south west right up to bordering Russia in the north east and from Scandinavia right across to the extreme south of italy and the various holiday islands and destinations of the Southern Med. I grew up listening to Radio Luxembourg when I was a teenager. Oak Park, USA (01/11/2009). It was great to listen to the offspring of the great 208 on-line but it seems to be permanently down for maintenance. A long shot I know. I still have the Grundig transistor that was used for clandestine listening with other guys both French and American. Hy teachers i was one of your students learning to do self up in 1988,89.with Mike Night and Andy Haward Bob Stewart Oh la la Unforgetable time Great web side
Robecco s/N, Italy (07/02/2010). Has Accustomed to listen all friends, we were lucky. I 1939 blev udsendelserne afbrudt af 2. verdenskrig, og under 2. verdenskrig blev stationen benyttet af Grossdeutscher Rundfunk til nazistiske propagandaudsendelser, og efter verdenskrigen nogle r af Voice of America. 15. I love Radio Luxembourg208!! 268. Peter Powell. I searched through the site to see if you had a recording of "At The End Of The Day" then played it! Joe
Your superb page has taken me by surprise but I had to say something. From that period I collected many 45 records, especially the obscure ones you just heard on 208 (and on Caroline and London). En nog even naar RTL mogen luisteren via de kabel in stereo..
Great station and a great website. 11 Mack the knife Bobby Darin London
Now a complete new 208 studio was downstairs. John Allen London (24/12/2004). Wonderful dance music. I'm still looking for a copy of Jimmy Savile's version of "AHAB THE ARAB", it fascinated me a long time ago and still does. Eric Singleton - Sexy Sexy Lover, Jean Jacques Goldman - La vie par procuration, George Harrison-My Sweet Lord (Studio Version) Original, Extrabreit - Flieger, Gruess' Mir Die Sonne, Jean-Jacques Goldman - La vie par procuration (Live), Candy Dulfer & David A. Stewart - Lily Was Here, Higher Love (Remix) - Steve Winwood Chaka Khan, Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine, The Weeknd - Blinding Lights (Alphachoice Hardstyle Bootleg), Kate Yanai - Summer dreaming - Bacardi feeling, David Guetta Feat Kelly Rowlan - When Love Takes Over, Don't Lose My Number (Special Extended Remix) - Phil Collins, Costa Mee - Deep Inside My Mind (Original Mix), ACDC- For Those About To Rock (with lyrics), Die Toten Hosen - Die Toten Hosen 10 kleine Jgermeister, Bonnie Tyler - Total eclipse of the heart, Blue System - My Bed Is Too Big (ExclUsive Bootleg), Jencarlos x Pitbull - Cosita Linda ) (320 kbps), Ike and Tina Turner - Ike and Tina Turner, Falco - Out of The Dark Tribute(Remix 2019), Gianna Nannini Edoardo Bennato - UNESTATE ITALIANA Videoclip Italia 90, Jean Jacques Goldman - Au Bout De Mes Rves, Paradisio Ft Maria Garcia & Dj Patrick Samoy - Bailando, Bruce Springsteen - Tougher Than the Rest, Tinlicker & Helsloot - Because You Move Me, Arash Mohseni - Allah Allah Ya Baba ft. Sidi Mansour, Chris Rea - Fool (If You Think It's Over), Indeep - Last Night A DJ Saved My Life mp3, Alok & VIZE - Love Again (feat. Station of The Star's. 850. 49,2 in the short wave band. Pete Twells
Michael Schreiber
Krzysztof Peczalski
Compliments with the good site from
I really have missed out by not finding it sooner. Top twenty and Berry Alldis
great site. za si w oku krci na samo wspomnienie tamtych wspaniaych lat 60, 70 i 80.
70's and early 80's.Brings back a lot
You've got an excellent site. The show was devoted to punk and new wave and was presented by Stuart Henry, who, like me, came from Edinburgh. If there should exist any real time machine, here it is! 7 (13) Make It With You (Bread)
You can open this: www.radiofiat.com.pl and click on "country" and you`ll be able to see some pictures of mine with some legendary Opry stars and more. Aub. "Dan Dare, Pilot of the Future" Did you or are you too young to remember?
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