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Radio Floss broadcast from North West London on 1350kHz / 222m between late 1979 and early 1985.  Some of the station staff then re-appeared as Three Borough Radio later in 1985 on the same frequency of 1350kHz, but later moved to 1125kHz.

 

A Radio Floss sticker courtesy of Andy Walker

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Radio Floss Audio Library

1982_08_29_sun_floss_1350am_0950-1130_signon_then_timallen-gh432.mp3 New Jan 2024 Test music with Bob Williams announcing the days programming. Tim Allen, on tape, starts the days shows at 10am. Nice signal and audio, and recorded from 1350kHz in Ickenham. 52MB
56mins
1983_01_02_sun_floss_1350am_0955-1055_signon_timallen-gh446.mp3 New Jan 2024 Test music leading up to sign on at 10am with Tim Allen on Sunday 2nd January 1983. Nice signal and audio, and recorded from 1350kHz in Ickenham. 54MB
59mins
1983_01_02_sun_floss_1350am_1100-1200_bobwilliams-gh446.mp3 New Jan 2024 Tim Allen hands over to Bob Williams at 11am. Recorded from 1350kHz in Ickenham. 55MB
60mins
1983_01_02_sun_floss_1350am_1210-1310_davescott_andyrichards-gh446.mp3 New Jan 2024 Dave Scott until 1pm, and then Andy Richards. Recorded from 1350kHz in Ickenham. 53MB
58mins
1983_01_02_sun_floss_1350am_1420-1500_andyrichards_signoff-gh446.mp3 New Jan 2024 Andy Richards up until sign off at 3pm. Recorded from 1350kHz in Ickenham. 40MB
44mins
1983_04_02_sat_floss_1350am_1215-1400_debbie_the_phone_girl-gh455.mp3 New Aug 2022 The station, normally only heard on a Sunday was unusually heard on Easter Saturday 2nd April 1983 as an additional broadcast.  This is a partially airchecked recording of 'Debbie The Phone Girl' between around 12:15 and 2pm. She announces a lot of local information.  The recording was made from 1350kHz in the car whilst on the move around West London, hence the airchecks and odd fade. 62MB
67mins
1983_08_07_sun_floss_1350am_1205-1413_timallen_woody_bobwilliams-gh466.mp3 New Aug 2022 Two hours of Tim Allen and 'Woody Woodpecker' announcing their 'final' shows on Radio Floss on 7th August 1983.  Bob Williams follows at 2pm after a six week break. As received in Ickenham on 1350kHz.  There is a bit of a heterodyne whistle at the end of the recording from an unknown source. 117MB
128mins
1983_08_28_sun_watfordsound_1350am_1130-1235_timallen_nickcarter_rongobble-gh479.mp3 New Jan 2024 Watford Sound with Tim Allen sitting in for Nick Carter and then followed by Ron Gobble.  Recorded from 1350kHz in Ickenham, and presumably linked with Radio Floss due to using the same frequency and mentions of a Radio Floss North. 58MB
64mins

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Three Boroughs Radio Audio Library

1985_08_26_sun_threeboroughs_1350am_1129-1230_timallen_gh558.mp3 New Jan 2024 3BR on Bank Holiday Sunday 26th August 1985 with Tim Allen. Received in Ickenham on 1350kHz.. 55MB
60mins
1985_08_26_sun_threeboroughs_1350am_1230-1315-bobwilliams-gh558.mp3 New Jan 2024 Bob Williams follows Tim Allen. Also recorded from 1350kHz in Ickenham, 43MB
47mins
1985_08_26_sun_threeboroughs_1350am_1410-1455-davescott-gh5580.mp3 New Jan 2024 Dave Scott in the afternoon as recorded on 1350kHz, again received in Ickenham on 1350kHz. 45MB
49mins
1985_08_26_sun_threeboroughs_1350am_1600_signoff_with_timallen-gh558.mp3 New Jan 2024 Tim Allen signs off the station at 4pm from Sunday 26th August 1985. 6MB
5mins
1985_09_15_sun_threeboroughs_1350am_1425-1530_tonyjames_to_signoff-gh547.mp3 New Jan 2023 Tony James up until sign off  on Sunday 15th September 1985.  The signal was excellent in Ickenham, where this was recorded from 1350kHz. 65MB
71mins
1985_12_15_sun_threeboroughs_1125am_1130-1230_bobwilliams_davescott-gh060.mp3 New Jan 2024 3BR on 15th December 1985 with Bob Williams followed at mid-day by with Bob Williams and then Dave Scott. The signal was received in Ickenham, where this was recorded from the new frequency of 1125kHz. There is some static on this recording and some winter co-channel interference. 58MB
64mins

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A newspaper article about Radio Floss from 20th January 1983
(Click image for full size and readable version)

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Further history and recordings of Radio Floss and Three Boroughs Radio can be found at The Pirate Archive and Radio Eric

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