[78-L] RadioRe: This Will Make Radio Even MORE Dead

[Kristjan Saag]

Michael Biel wrote:

> In the late 60s BBC Radio One and Radio London was the fake
> "replacement" for the pirates, and being the Beeb it was still under the
> influence of the majors.
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BBC's Radio London (as opposed to the pirate station with the same name that 
closed down in August 1967) started to broadcast on October 6th 1970 and had 
an entirely different concept, compared to the rock pirates.
BBC's Radio 1 though, commencing in 1967, was a fairly successful attempt to 
serve young audiences with the latest music and young dj's (many of them ex 
pirate dj's).
And the influence of the majors wasn't big enough to prevent ex Radio London 
dj John Peel to present his "Top Gear" show (and the following John Peel 
show, John Peel Sessions etc) where he played independent rock music until 
the day of his death in 2004.
Kristjan