THE OFFSHORE CHUNK

 

K I N G

236 metres medium wave (am)

Red Sands Fort

March 1965 - September 1965

 

This station was easily received in North West London.  It followed on from Invicta Radio.

The music policy was music standards and pop music in general.

I remember listening to Mike Raven and his wife Mandy with a rhythm and blues show on this station.

They also had a show called the "Lucky Numbers Show".  This was sponsored by the makers of the chocolates called "Lucky Numbers".  They invited listeners to write in with a number between 1 and a number I have now forgotten.   The announcer used to read out the name and then play a record in their library that matched that number.  It has been revealed that the did not have many records in their library so they just played anything that came to hand.  They even played B sides.  I remember being on one of the Eagle Steamers trips from Tower Pier in London, we passed at distance to Red Sands and Shivering Sands.  The crew at the bow of the boat had K I N G on their radio!

John Ross Barnard, Stephen West and others were also on the station.

When the station closed on the 22nd September I remember hearing the first continuous tape announcement on air.  They rang a tape saying the station had closed and to re-tune on the 25th to Radio 390!  It stayed on for a while after 390 came on air.

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