Episode notes

The UK continues its effective switch-off of the AM waveband. The station I knew as “Virgin 1215”, more latterly “Absolute Radio”, comes off AM this month in the UK. After working for Virgin for a number of years, it’s sad to see the AM signal go.

In the same press release - the first station I worked behind a mixing desk for - the station I knew as Classic Gold West Yorkshire on 1278 and 1530, will also be turned off.

The first commercial radio station I ever listened-to at home, which I knew as Signal Radio 257, is also being turned off.

And the first commercial radio station I listened to while being s ... 

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