Radio Atlantis was one of  the longest running free radio stations on Merseyside, although there was  a long break after the first few months on the air.  It began as a Monday to Friday operation during April 1984 and  first transmitted on 1125kHz earlier that month.  The initial personnel were believed to have been Mark Evans, Steven Bishop and Steve Tyler.   Due to interference from the then new BBC Radio 1 transmitter in Liscard (1107kHz), they changed frequency to 1242kHz / 241m in mid April.  Rick Dane also became a regular presenter as his own station, Radio Jackie North,  had more or less folded by that time.  Mark Evans left the station early on, leaving the other three to carry on.  By late May, Radio Atlantis had moved frequency further down the band to 936kHz.  An FM outlet on 102.7MHz was also announced.  With the move to this new channel, the station extended broadcasts to a full week.  (The previous 1242kHz had Channel 5 on at the weekend.)  Monday to Friday schedule was announced as noon to 9pm, and weekends were 9am to midnight.  The extended schedule also included Phil Clarke and Neil Frazer on a Sunday.   This first incarnation of the station disappeared during August 1984, with Rick Dane moving to yet another Merseyland Alternative Radio (975kHz then 819kHz) during September and October and Steven Bishop disappearing from the scene.  The Radio Atlantis FM outlet did appear for a number of Sundays on 102.7MHz with Steve Tyler, Dave Owen, Neil Frazer and Roy Stannier.  Things then went quiet across Merseyside in late October 1984 due to heavy DTI activity.   In early 1985 a station called KISS FM on 102.85MHz was heard on a Sunday with some of the former Atlantis staff, and using the same 150 Rake Lane address.

Nothing was heard from Radio Atlantis on AM until May 1987, when Rick Dane and Steven Bishop appeared together again on a station called Radio 976, on 976kHz!!  Unfortunately this frequency was mid-channel and a heterodyne was caused, especially during the evening, making reception poor in more distant areas.  After calling the station Radio 976, Radio Jackie North and Radio Atlantis, the Atlantis name was finally settled on, and by 24th May they were also back on their former channel of 936kHz.   The schedule for the new station was Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday.  A seven day operation was attempted later, but the DTI put a stop to this in July 1987.  Andy Davies (from the old J1000 days) was also now heard  with taped shows.   Hours were 11am to 5pm Friday, Saturday and Monday, and 11am to 7pm on Sunday, with all programmes done by the three staff.   The end of August 1987 saw the station again try extending the programmes, but again the DTI struck, and Radio Atlantis were off the air until mid September, when they reverted to their old 976kHz crystal.  By 27th September, a change in frequency had been made to 1197kHz / 252m, and an FM outlet on 96.25MHz was also being announced.  More staff had now been attracted to the station, with Rick Dane and Steven Bishop being helped by Dave Ross, Gary Palmer, Mike Hayes and Marko Young.    Despite many raids, Radio Atlantis  was to stay on this channel for a number of years.   During 1989 a more powerful FM outlet was put on 99.4MHz which could be heard over a wide area, running in parallel with 1197kHz.  The station was also operating a 7 day schedule at this time, although only staffed by Rick Dane and Steven Bishop.  Eventually the MW outlet disappeared during mid 1990, and they were left on FM only, which also became sporadic.

The station was last reported in Concept Radio's 'Free Radio News' during August 1996 on 1521kHz.  Steven Bishop was occasionally heard on Studio FM, but sadly Rick Dane having been on the air since 1969, starting with Radio Free Liverpool on 217m, passed away on 16th November 2002.