Re: RJR 98.3
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 4:06 pm
I don't think any of the long standing black community station's had started that early the only one I know of then was JBC and possibly DBC may have still been on sometimes?
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Re: RJR 98.3
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 10:00 pm
Wasn't it "Rock To Rock" that came out of Wood Green(ish)?
Re: RJR 98.3
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 10:01 pm
My ageing memory.....Re: RJR 98.3
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 10:29 pm
It was they were on just a few months before RJR and used 90.2 from the summer of 86
Re: RJR 98.3
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 10:35 pm
The oldest continues community station has to be station fm although they didn't start till 1991 they are the longest running station that hasn't had any break
Re: RJR 98.3
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 11:13 pm
Lightning? - I'm sure that was up & running way before Station started up on 101.5.... don't really recall it being off for long periods either... I thought they came on around the time of Powerjam 92.... now what ever happened to THAT!!!....... someone must know???
Re: RJR 98.3
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 11:30 pm
Your right lightning was January 1989 but as I said before they have a break and they had 3 years off from about 1997 till about 2000?
Re: RJR 98.3
Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2016 11:33 pm
PowerJam closed about 2010 ish?
Re: RJR 98.3
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 7:40 am
No quite long before that, think Powerjam left us about 2003/4 I think.
Re: RJR 98.3
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 1:59 pm
at what period did cyndicut have a break? also 89famefm wrote:Your right lightning was January 1989 but as I said before they have a break and they had 3 years off from about 1997 till about 2000?
Re: RJR 98.3
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2016 2:06 pm
I want not sure when power jam closed but I forgot vivbes fm might be older than station becouse I think they started in 1990 I don't know anything thing about cyndicu
Re: RJR 98.3
Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 11:40 am
lightening was on in south London .....jumping jack frost n brian g was on there way back when....rok 2 rok was always south as my friend at school his uncle was involved....
Re: RJR 98.3
Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 12:38 pm
Rock2Rock had a few ex 80's dj's involved, Barry B was one who in his day on LWR had one of the best mix shows on at the time... Thornton Heath based i heard,
Re: RJR 98.3
Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 5:21 pm
Brian g was on lightnings predecessor passion 90.6 from Brixton as well (the first station ) with the passion name
Re: RJR 98.3
Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 11:24 pm
So Lightning used to be a hardcore/rave dance station in the 80s?
Re: RJR 98.3
Posted: Tue May 10, 2016 11:35 pm
Only a few shows Brian started as a soul dj but jumping jack frost who started on lightning was always a rave dj
Re: RJR 98.3
Posted: Wed May 11, 2016 8:01 am
JJF and Brian Gee still on Origin 95.1.
Re: RJR 98.3
Posted: Wed May 11, 2016 4:39 pm
They must be getting on a bit now late 40s at least?
Re: RJR 98.3
Posted: Wed May 11, 2016 5:41 pm
Yeah like 80% of the DnB DJ's. 