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@stephenclarke80 He wouldn’t need the Open Editors if they’d got the site programmed right to release the right stuff with the right pages on the right days ………. I don’t blame Gavin the tech much though, it must be challenging realising Bill’s ideas …

I've been trying to walk away from The JAMs for 3 years. I am now the founder of JAMs Anonymous. We kick them out & they come back again. #unjustified #veryancient

@JohnCurticeOnTV of course

@Britpopmemories @anon_opin Note there are two Tebays, one northbound and one southbound. So it’s a set of four technically.

@anon_opin Tebay is amazing, that and its sister site at Gloucester are always good to stop at and buy local beers, ciders, and food. I just need to use their Scottish stop at Cairn Lodge to complete the set.

Hate Tebay services. Just lots of weird overpriced snacks and red-trousered Barnaby types. Tip: park up but walk over to the Esso for normal crisps, Pepsi Max and a bag of Haribo.

Go down politician, go down politician. Truth is taking over. Go down politician, go down Mr Tician. Roots is taking over.

@airchecks Oh the first one is different too, that’s even worse

@airchecks It’s disturbing that they are all “Pennine Hallam and Viking” until the last one where the order switches …

From The Masters - Produced by Alfasound for the Yorkshire Radio Network.

@TOTPFacts In retrospect, this turned out to be a prudent move for “singer Ian Watkins”, being the one from Steps not The Other One.

Apparently, Ian “H” Watkins got the mysterious nickname “H” due to his hyperactive personality. #TOTP

@TOTPFacts This is like an insert in Look-In Magazine explaining early days hip hop terms like “skeezer”, “diss”, and “def”.

To “blaze a dime” is to smoke a dime bag (ie a small amount) of marijuana. “Hobs” are homeboys. And “hittin’ switches” refers to activating the hydraulic system in a lowrider car (or a “lolo”). #TOTP

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Devastating article; largely agree. Comments worth reading, especially: “Modern Vinyl IS digital. It’s all recorded digitally, so you’re getting same digital recording on your vinyl I’m getting on my CD, but you’re paying++, in 30yrs my CD will still sound good. It’s a scam.”

Banging pre-Xmas On The Wire with a ska cover of Seven Nation Army, vintage @JebLoyNichols and classic Pigbag, and ending with the ever splendid @CravenFaults @TheLeafLabel otwradio.blogspot.com/2025/12/playli…

#klfreenactmentsociety #theklfrs instagram.com/reel/DRAXZW2DP…

@airchecks Thought for an exciting second there Cliff Richard was the opening DJ there, but no it was just a little announce. What a shame. And that was a very technical legalese intro about them being an IBA “contractor”.

New audio - Southern Sound extends into East Sussex on 102.4 (Eastbourne) & 97.5 (Hastings). (Feb 5th 1989). #AircheckDownloads

@airchecks Another long banger, moving through different styles almost Bond-like in places. About a decade later it was a different David Arnold orchestrating for Bjork’s sublime Play Dead with @realjahwobble, and subsequently actually doing Bond itself.

From The Masters - Wiltshire Radio's main theme. Taken from the launch jingle package from this day 1982 and produced by David Arnold Music. #AircheckDownloads

@airchecks @BBCR1 @scott_mills But why couldn’t Zoe make it?

This day 1998 - @BBCR1 with @Scott_Mills. Scott had only been at Radio 1 for a few days when he had to cover Zoe Ball's breakfast show at very short notice. #AircheckDownloads

@airchecks @thisisheart Did they record test shows in order to have the clips to feature in the station launch? I suppose when a station launches all the DJs spend a bit of time structuring their shows with the producers. Do they get engineers and staff from the office to “call in”?

This day 1993 - The launch of SGR Colchester (now @ThisIsHeart). #AircheckDownloads

@airchecks I love hearing a long rambling station theme for the first time and trying to guess when after the build we’ll finally get to the closing sung station ID, but this was spoiled by the exclaimed one just before it. 8/10

These were the jingles that launched Sunshine 855 this day 1992. Produced by JAM and Alfasound. #AircheckDownloads

@airchecks Nighttime’s the right time

From The Masters - Produced by Sue Manning for the launch of Lancashire's Red Rose Radio this day 1982. #AircheckDownloads

@airchecks @therealbrunoB @BBCR1 If you’ve any oooo @djgarydavies to Steve Wright handovers from the midlate 80s I’d like to hear them. I think I have one. The Look Of Love strings into complete jingle mash. Breaking the sound barrier.

@airchecks @therealbrunoB @BBCR1 Ah M|A|R|R|S… those were the samplerific days. Always loved the closing jingle used there. “And here is Annie at 7”

This day 1987 - @therealbrunoB counting down the chart @BBCR1 #AircheckDownloads