Here's a PAMS jingle package for "1161 - Viking Gold" - Hull-UK, from 1989. This CD contains the on-air jingles from the very successful AM station which originally broadcast to Hull and surrounding areas in 1989 and 1990. The station was then incorporated into "Classic Gold" (NOT the United Kingdom - GWR version, by the way), and became part of a Gold network broadcasting to Hull, Sheffield and Bradford in Northern England.. The overall sound of the station was unashamedly 60's Pirate based, most noteably using many of the jingles made famous by the 60's Offshore radio station:- Radio London....... Pams Jingles are world renowned, and Viking Gold rekindled those heady days of the mid 60's, with a mix of great tunes, and personality jocks. The station strap line was "Good Times and Great Oldies", and didn't it show"! ........ All of the Jingles included in the set have references to "1161 - Viking Gold" and include: - "Instant Heaven".."A Merry Go Round of Music and Fun"..."It's a Blast"..."Remember this Golden Classic"..."Great Oldies and Memories Just For You"..."Stay With the Fun"..."Remember, You've Heard it and Danced to It..." Everybody Loves V.I.K.I.N.G...."(Deep sung)...It's Smooth Sailing"..."Your Best Friend Station"..."News Around the Clock" (Very Radio London!!)...news stabs...accappellas, shouts...AND the Viking Gold Theme Tune, which was an exact copy of the Radio London / BIG L Sonovox waltz theme..................

There is an additional second track on this CD featuring MITCH CRAIG PRODUCTIONS. This early 1990's demo features "Power Connectors", a series of drops and jingles for stations as diverse as Y100, WZPL, Z100, XL93, LNEL, BJ105, Y95, KISS-FM, WBMX, Laser104.1, POWER108, and numerous others. Using the great strap line "If this is too loud, then you're too old", this Jingles demo hits home really hard, and shows how jingle inserts can really make a good station great!

Here's CD a Two CD set, featuring "Classic Gold" - Yorkshire, UK from 1989.....

Nowadays, Classic Gold is recognised as the AM brand of GWR stations nationwide in the UK, however in 1989, after a very successful start, Viking Gold from Hull East Yorkshire, teamed up with the AM services of Radio Hallam in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, and Pennine Radio in Bradford, West Yorkshire, to become "Classic Gold"...."Good Times and Great Oldies"......... This station was based on the sounds of the 60's Pirate station "Radio London" and soon became the most successful station across the North of England. (So much so, that another leading Radio Company - Metro Radio based in Newcastle, bought up the stations in 1992). The "Classic Gold" jingle package was supplied by the World's leading Jingle Company - PAMS, and when you hear these jingles, you are instantly transported back to the Hazy days of Carnaby Street, The Austin Mini, and the Pop Pirates. There are over a hundred and sixty cuts of some of the most famous jingles in English Radio history..

Jingles include..."Smooth Sailing, with the Highly Successful Sound"..., "Remember...You've Heard it and Danced to It"..., "Good Morning"..., "Great Oldies"..., "Much More Music"..., "Up, Up, Up...With Your Musical Enjoyment"..., "You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet"..., "It's a Blast" ....etc etc....All of the jingles are indentified with "Classic Gold", and there are references to the station strap line "Good Times and Great Oldies"...... There are the fully sung versions, Top only, and Tail only versions, accappella's, and shorts.

As part of the presentation for the CD jewel case, I have endevoured to copy the written information on the back of the tape box...This will give you an idea of the variety of cuts that the station used on air....All this includes the engineers remarks, crosses and ticks, and the famous PAMS logo....It's a great collection!