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KFM was a full time station which operated around 1984 and 1985 to the Stockport and South Manchester area
promoting alternative music. Initially they operated on 94.2MHz, but by
early 1985 heard on 1017kHz medium wave, possibly due to the loss of the
FM equipment in DTI raids. KFM gained one of the early specialist
music licenses and started legal programming on Saturday 17th February 1990.
Sadly as with many licenses obtained by
former pirates and enthusiasts, they were eventually subsumed into larger multinational
broadcast networks and their programming formats were diluted. |
| 1985_01_09_wed_kfm_1017am_1215-1345_davestarr_stevemaltby-gh541.mp3 New Nov 2022 | Some midweek lunchtime listening from Dave Starr followed by Steve Maltby. There is a short Ken Dodd interview towards the end. The recording was a bit wobbly as it was recorded from 1017kHz in North Leeds. Interesting that Sunshine Radio from Ludlow can be heard underneath. | 84MB |
| 1985_04_08_mon_kfm_1017am_1735-1820_dandruff-gh537.mp3 New Sep 2022 | A Bank Holiday Monday show with Dan Druff. Recorded in North Leeds from 1017kHz, showing how strong the signal was at that time. | 43MB |
| 1985_04_08_mon_kfm_1017am_1825-1910_dandruff_petefarrel-gh537.mp3 New Sep 2022 | Continuing the above Dan Druff show until 7pm and the start of Pete Farrel. Recorded again in North Leeds from 1017kHz. The station is believed to have closed shortly after, due to raids by the authorities. | 43MB |
| 1990_02_17_sat_kfm_1049fm_0927-1245_1st_day_charlesturner_stevet_robcharles-gh840.mp3 New Oct 2022 | Not quite 'pirate', but here is the first of two, 3 hour sections of programming from the first day that KFM became legal. The recording starts just before 0930 with an old KFM programme from 1984 and than at 10am, the station commences broadcasts with Charles Turner and Steve T until mid-day when Rob Charles takes over. Recorded near Blackpool from 104.9MHz in mono, which was on the extreme edge of KFM's coverage, so sadly it is a bit crackly. | 270MB |
| 1990_02_17_sat_kfm_1049fm_1300-1615_1st_day_robcharles-gh840.mp3 New Oct 2022 | Another three hours from the first official day continuing into the afternoon with Rob Charles. There are some outside broadcast links with listeners as they celebrate the start of the new station. Again recorded near Blackpool from 104.9MHz in mono. | 270MB |
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Luv NRG
was a full time operation in Manchester during the mid-1990s. |
| 1996_02_19_mon_luv_nrg_997fms_1345-1445-gh.mp3 New Jan 2023 | Monday afternoon programming. Recorded in Manchester from 99.7MHz in stereo. |
139MB 61mins |
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Premier Radio was heard across
the North West area during 1994. They were believed to have transmitted
from high ground somewhere South of Manchester. |
| 1994_07_10_sun_premier_radio_1053fm_2007-2239_leekavanagh_timprince-gh716.mp3 New Feb 2022 | Sunday evening with Lee Kavanagh until 10pm, then Tim Prince follows with plenty of rock music. Recorded near Blackpool from 105.3MHz in mono. | 209MB |
| 1994_07_10_sun_premier_radio_1053fm_2239-2400signoff_timprince-gh716.mp3 New Jul 2022 | Continuing the above Tim Prince show until closedown at midnight. Recorded again near Blackpool from 105.3MHz in mono. | 118MB |
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Sting FM
operated in Manchester during the mid 1990s. |
| 1996_02_02_fri_sting_1036fm_0945-1045-gh.mp3 New Jan 2023 | Some Friday morning programming fro Sting FM. Recorded in the centre of Manchester from 103.6MHz in mono. The audio quality was a bit poor at this time. |
83MB 61mins |
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WBLS broadcast
to Manchester but were heard during 1988 with at times a strong signal across the North West. |
| 1988_07_15_fri_wbls_1024fm_1150-1505_ladys_thebaron-gh663.mp3 New Sep 2022 | Three hours of Lady S on a Friday lunchtime, followed at 1pm by The Baron. Recorded near Blackpool on 102.4MHz in mono. | 270MB |
| 1988_07_15_fri_wbls_1024fm_1615-1930_franklinjames_countdracula-gh663.mp3 New Sep 2022 | Another three hours from the same day as above, this time later in the afternoon with Franklin James, followed by Count Dracula at 7pm. Recorded near Blackpool from 102.4MHz in mono. | 270MB |
Additional recordings from Manchester and a huge amount of material from other areas of the UK can be found at The Pirate Archive web site.
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