Select coming in clear to Addlestone with RDS however as soon as I started driving another station was constantly cutting in.


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That's quite far away and it's probably bbc radio 4 highwycombe 94.4

Listening to Select 94.4 in car.on way down to Kent Remained crystal to sevonoaks but then lost completely.

Holla!!! Bracknell ere....weak as piss here I'm afraid...

Little vid for the FM die hards lol

I never thought it would get to bracknell even if it's weak they're doing well as it's only for south London I was wondering if it gets as far as flex does

94 3 is flava

Anyone know what happened to flames?

Anyone know the launch date?

Are you saying 94.3 is in use now by a pirate and what area Are you hearing it?

Lee2310 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 15, 2021 10:45 pm Anyone know the launch date?

3rd December

What's the benefit of playing pre-recorded sets on loop until 3rd December when there's DJs playing live shows online? Why not just put out the live feed?

That's a very good question I think the previous 2 pirates in the last 11 years rinse and flex did the same thing perhaps they were not allowed to until the launch in full?

That's an impressive looking antenna setup. There is also video footage of it here, plus the 360 degree view from atop Countisbury House. It's no wonder this site used to be used by pirates.

teckniqs wrote: ↑Wed Nov 10, 2021 4:44 pm

Looks a good site, can't get it, lot of noise on 94.4 here -R4 bleed. Can get Flex though, albeit weakly, clearer frequency. (Essex side

Very impressive signal with 50w, what's the antenna they're using?

http://www.progressive-concepts.com/tra ... PT730.html 2 of theses

whitenoisedb wrote: ↑Wed Nov 24, 2021 10:07 pm Very impressive signal with 50w, what's the antenna they're using?

bravedaveyboy wrote: ↑Wed Nov 17, 2021 12:26 pm That's an impressive looking antenna setup. There is also video footage of it here, plus the 360 degree view from atop Countisbury House. It's no wonder this site used to be used by pirates.

As far as I recall Upfront 99.3 used to come from that same block as well.

teckniqs wrote: ↑Thu Nov 25, 2021 10:37 am

whitenoisedb wrote: ↑Wed Nov 24, 2021 10:07 pm Very impressive signal with 50w, what's the antenna they're using?

Worth the investment IMO, not like it's gonna be lost to thieves / Ofcom - Good luck to em, hope they can maintain their programming and audience, hopefully not go the way of others that have turned legal

That's interesting because Select Radio were on 99.3 before they voluntarily went off air in order to obtain their licence. Perhaps they were using Countisbury House back in their pirate days too. Certainly I used to receive them on 99.3 really well here in Bermondsey SE1, as well as I receive them on 94.4 now in fact.

There are some internet documents showing a bit of history.

The site was raided on January 3rd 2006 and Whoa FM was taken off air:
https://sydenham.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=419

Then on January 28th 2020 the site was raided again and two pirate stations were taken off air, I have no idea of the identity of these two. Could one of them have been Select Radio in its pirate 99.3 days? Their licence was awarded on May 12th 2020 so it's possible.


Then on November 17th 2020 the site was raided yet again and a pirate station was taken off air. No idea of the identity of the station.
https://www.southwark.gov.uk/assets/att ... Report.pdf

teckniqs wrote: ↑Thu Nov 25, 2021 10:38 am

bravedaveyboy wrote: ↑Wed Nov 17, 2021 12:26 pm That's an impressive looking antenna setup. There is also video footage of it here, plus the 360 degree view from atop Countisbury House. It's no wonder this site used to be used by pirates.

As far as I recall Upfront 99.3 used to come from that same block as well.