Radio London, also known as Big L and Wonderful Radio London, was a top 40 (in London’s case, the “Fab 40”) offshore commercial station that operated from 23 December 1964 to 14 August 1967, from a ship anchored in the North Sea, three and a half miles off Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England. The station, like other offshore radio operators, was dubbed a pirate radio station. Its offices were in the West End of London at 17 Curzon Street, just off Park Lane.
I became involved with Pirate Radio in June 1964. I had just returned from a stint with the United States Marines on Paris Island and Camp Lejeune. A friend of mine, Roy Giles, a salesman for RCA Broadcast called me and ask if I was up to an adventure. I met with him to discuss […]