Radio London
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Radio London was a 1960s offshore pirate radio station broadcasting pop music to the United Kingdom from a ship in the North Sea.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
offshore pirate radio station
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radio station ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Big L
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Wonderful Radio London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastArea | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| broadcastBand | medium wave ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | pop music ⓘ |
| broadcastFrequency | 266 metres medium wave ⓘ |
| broadcastFrom | a ship in the North Sea ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium | radio ⓘ |
| broadcastTo |
London
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parts of the United Kingdom ⓘ southeast England ⓘ |
| broadcastType | offshore broadcasting ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolution | 1967 ⓘ |
| flagStateOfShip | Panama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | popular music ⓘ |
| inception | 1964 ⓘ |
| influenced |
BBC Radio 1
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British pop radio format ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legacy | inspiration for later commercial radio in the UK ⓘ |
| location | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicEra | British Invasion era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging the BBC radio monopoly
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popularising offshore pop radio in the UK ⓘ |
| operatedFrom | international waters ⓘ |
| operatedInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| partOf | 1960s British pirate radio movement ⓘ |
| playedArtists |
The Beatles
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The Kinks NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rolling Stones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programmingFeature |
American-style jingles
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Top 40 format ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd | Marine Broadcasting Offences Act 1967 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryConflictWith | British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryStatus | unlicensed ⓘ |
| shipUsed | MV Galaxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| slogan |
Big L
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Wonderful Radio London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
British listeners
ⓘ
young people in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1964–1967 ⓘ |
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