BBC Radio Solent - Radio Victory’s Final Hour’s Transmission

Title

BBC Radio Solent - Radio Victory’s Final Hour’s Transmission

Transmission details

28 Jun 1986

Description

Final hour’s transmission, with Chris Carnegy and Pam Spriggs. Memories of the 1982 Falklands War [see FW compilation CDs; also various tapes]. Outside Broadcast from central Portsmouth. Thank you, phone calls; past commercials; past programmes and presenters. News memories of 1983 and 1984, including Mary Rose and Portsmouth Football Club. Radio Victory staff. News memories of 1985 and 1986, including Portsmouth Football Club. Bruce Jenkins, Managing Director of Radio Victory. Michael Poland, Chairman, including reference to Ocean Sound. Last record: This Will Be Our Last Song Together. Station closed at 12 noon after 10 years and 257 days. Intermittent crackle and reduced quality are probably due to poor reception in Southampton. See also AV74/RVFH/S1 - same CD. [Box 7]

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Duration

01:00:50

Notes

Tape starts in middle of a programme insert. See also AV1/FV/S1. This tape was recorded off-air by Radio Solent. Fluctuations in sound are probably due to the reception in Southampton.

Misc. notes

Single Track

Production company

Radio Victory

Extent

1 tape

Credits

Presenter

Pam Spriggs; Chris Carnegy

Interviewees

Bruce Jenkins; Michael Poland