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The Radio 270 Story
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£ 5.99 GBP
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Here is a CD of a programme
originally broadcast on Viking
Radio in Hull, U.K., from July
1984. The Show, called "Focalpoint"
is narrated by station presenter
David Fewster, and features the
story of Radio 270, from the
original idea, to it's closure
in August 1967. The CD features
the voices of Wilf Proudfoot,
the station's Managing Director,
Don Robinson, one of the
station's major shareholders,
DJ's Paul Burnett, Brendon
Power, Guy Hamilton, Rusty Allen
and many more. There are station
idents, programme excerpts, and
music from this period of the
swinging 60's, all of which was
broadcast from the 'Oceaan7',
Radio 270's ship off the coast
of Bridlington, North Yorkshire,
in 1966 and 1967.
The original Viking Radio master
reel of this programme was
rescued in 1994, when
the station scrapped it's entire
sound archive. Now it is
available for collectors of
Offshore Pirate Radio recordings
to enjoy....indeed a number of
previous buyers have mentioned
how this CD has brought back
many memories of Radio 270, so
perhaps it will bring some back
for you too!
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RADIO 270
PHOTO - In Bridlington Harbour |
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£ 2.99 GBP
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Here's a photo - print of the
60's Pirate Radio station -
Radio 270. The ship was called
the Oceaan 7, and is pictured in
Bridlington Harbour. Coming on
air in June 1966, Radio 270
anchored around three miles
out off Bridlington, on the
North Yorkshire coast. This was
a sheltered anchorage, and it as
not uncommon for the vessel to
up anchor after transmissions
ceased at night, and sail into
Brid' to load fuel and stores.
This picture captures one such
visit, but during daylight
hours.
Closing in August 1967, the
station provided truly local
radio, and is still fondly
remembered by many people in the
area.
This
picture measures 16cm x 12cm and
comes in a card sleeve, and will
be mailed to you in a hard
backed envelope.
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RADIO 270
Final Hour August 14 1967 - CD |
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£ 5.99 GBP
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Here
is a
CD
of the
final
hour
of
North
Yorkshire,
UK
- Offshore
Radio
station
Radio
270,
from
Monday
August
14th
1967.
Featuring programmes
director
Vince
'Rusty'
Allen,
this
final
60
minutes
in
the
life
of
Radio
270
features
the
voices
of
DJ's
past
and
present
-
Ross
Randell,
Paul
Burnett
and
Guy
Hamilton. Rusty
also
talks
to
the
members
of
the
crew,
and
plays
recordings
of
other
DJ's
that did
not
make
it
out
to
the
radio
ship
Oceaan7
-
home
of
Radio
270,
for
the
closing
broadcast.
Indeed
this
incident
caused
a
major
upset
for
crewmen
of
an
RAF
helicopter
from
RAF
Leconfield
in
North
Yorkshire,
on
that
day.
As
friends
of
one
of
Radio
270's
DJ's,
the
crew
were
asked
to
fly
over
the
Oceaan7
and
drop
a
plastic
bag
containing
a
tape
recording
onto
the
vessel
for broadcast
during
the
last
show.
Sadly
the
tape
ended
up
in
the
sea,
but
also
in
the
package
was
a
message
to
the
270
crew
telling
them
not
to
mention
the
drop!
It
was
rumoured
that
the
then
Prime
Minister,
Harold
Wilson,
demanded
a
report
of
the
incident,
and
the
pilot
and
his
navigator
were
carpeted
for
the
unauthorised
flight.
Unfortunately
that
did
not
alter
events,
and
Radio
270
left
the
air
to
the
strains
of
the
National
Anthem
at
one
minute
to
midnight
on
August
14th
1967.
In
its
13
months
on
air,
Radio
270
became
a
truly
local
station,
with
much
local
advertising.
The
station's
programmes
were
never
as
good
as
their
Southern
counterparts
in
the
Thames
Estuary,
but listeners
in
the
North
East
of
England
certainly
took
Radio
270
to
their
hearts.
This
is a
CD
recording
from
a
good
quality
off
air transmission.
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