Capital Radio Jingles

Capital Radio Jingles - 1970s

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10 жыл бұрын

Apologies for a complete dog's breakfast of eras and styles in this mega long collection of various Capital Radio jingles from the station launch in 1973 - many of which were used throughout the rest of the '70s.
Like all local stations at this time, Capital broadcast on FM/VHF (95.8) and AM/Medium Wave (194m/1548kHz). Despite the obvious advantage of FM sound quality, most people were still listening on medium wave in the mid '70s - especially in the car - and so it was the use of "194" that dominated the jingles.
Hear more Capital Radio clips from this era in my playlist: • Capital Radio - Michae...
Thanks for watching - and listening! :)

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@oz1902 4 жыл бұрын

At the time, I don’t think any of us realised just how good we had it.

@radio-su6lh 3 жыл бұрын

Sadly not. Compared to what’s on now.

@belichej5326 Жыл бұрын

Remembering COD COD COD cash on delivery quiz at midday with Dave Cash. Who else rememebers this in 2023?

@stacydodd204 Ай бұрын

50p and a t shirt

@sandrastuartlake1731 4 жыл бұрын

Got goosebumps listening to these great jingles.Happy memories of listening to Capital while getting ready for school.

@paulwalteruk 7 жыл бұрын

Without question the best jingle package for any radio station anywhere ever!

@Elvisdukebox 3 жыл бұрын

What a great set of jingles from the best years of Capital woth Kenny, Graham Dean, Dave Cash, Roger Scott, Tony Myatt,

@agfagaevart 9 жыл бұрын

Happy Days! Oh...how the station has changed...for the worse!

@stephenhall6595 7 жыл бұрын

So many memories. Such greats as Kenny Everett, Roger Scott, Tommy Vance, Dave Cash, Duncan Johnson and Tony Myatt just to mention a few.

@Elvisdukebox 8 жыл бұрын

Brings back happy times in radio. Capital Radio being at the forfront of radio at that time.

@websitesthatneedanem 3 жыл бұрын

"194" was still the 'slogan' well into the FM years!

@Candolad 2 жыл бұрын

Capital (and all ILR stations) were all FM stereo from launch. Most people though listened to MW as Radios 1 and 2 were on there. FM didn't become mainstream until Radio went into FM from 1989. Radio 1 listeners had to learn quickly when 275/285m MW (1053/1089KHz AM) closed. It was Laser 558 (KHz) forced the UK stations to convert to KiloHertz and also play more pop music.

@robinparker3540 4 жыл бұрын

In its heyday, around 1975 - 1980, Capital Radio was possibly the best pop radio service, especially after its permanent 1548 kHz transmitter came on air from Saffron Green with a directional erp of 100 kW. It covered all of south east England and was generally regarded as a licensed, more adult orientated reincarnation of the best of the 1960s offshore stations Caroline and London. Of course, by then the former offshore audience was about 10 years older, but certainly Capital sought to recapture the same people.

@frankmatthews6948 2 ай бұрын

I love these days these were the best 😢😊

@bargainhunteer 5 жыл бұрын

OMG!! this has taken me right back in time. . . I was 17 in 1973 . . . all the memories just flooded back .

@UBZUKki 4 жыл бұрын

Feels great dont it...

@stephenhall6595 7 жыл бұрын

The old Capital the Greatest ILR Ever so many memories.

@Candolad 2 жыл бұрын

No. Beacon was the greatest ILR from 1976 to 1979 😉

@RetroRadioUK 2 жыл бұрын

@@Candolad No... Radio 210 (Reading) in 1979 :-)

@Candolad 2 жыл бұрын

@@RetroRadioUK 210 was generally an easy listening station. Beacon was a soft rock/country rock/soul US West Coast-style station managed and programmed by a couple of American and Canadian truck drivers. No competition there, however, Gavin McCoy and Mike Baker both began on Beacon and did stints on 210, as did Peter Craig much later on 😉

@stephenhall6595 7 жыл бұрын

Rest in peace Kenny Everett you and Capital were the greatest.

@terryhawkes573 6 жыл бұрын

Oh my there's some classics in here , great sounding jingles and congrats to capital for steering away from the usual style radio jingles it gave you a distinct sound . Chris Rainbow in there somewhere as well as K. E. They did have some great jingle packages through this era and the 80's and some great in-house production as variants .Sadly these good times don't last all the radio stations sound practically the same these days . We have reverted back to the days before the pirates broke the monoply , now it's the commercial chain that has bought out all our local stations and turned them into one conglomerate that pumps out what they think we want to hear rather than what we actually do , the industry needs a good shake up again

@Candolad 5 жыл бұрын

The jingles for ILR in the 1970s/80s were designed as fillers to compensate for the needletime rules. ILR stations were allowed to play only 9 hours per day of music. To get around that rule and give the impression that more music was played, ILRs played a lot of music that wasn't counted as needletime such as live music, library music from album combinations and some imports (especially dance music from the USA). And of course the large array of jingles, which often included jingles of at least 1 minute's duration. Capital and Beacon were experts at this format which "cheated" the needletime rule.

@radio-su6lh 3 жыл бұрын

True dat!

@markzz2 6 жыл бұрын

Just fantastic...... reminds me of those happy teenage days and the first days of Capital. Capital listeners were always so cool

@nigelthomas4820 Жыл бұрын

Love these jingles , takes me right back to my youth when listening to capital radio ,

@pacuk01 Ай бұрын

I lived in Hertfordshire and listened to Capital when it first started right through to mid 80s.It was a great station then. The best DJs. The most outstanding recognisable jingles going. Great times.

@tickers3637 9 жыл бұрын

Wow happy memories, love to go back there now life was so much more simple!

@evanomics1 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for compiling this selection. I can remember almost every one of them. Amazing how a few tiny jingles can bring back a whole era.

@laurastanley7442 6 жыл бұрын

Very happy memories of the early days of Capital Radio.

@mickronson8039 8 жыл бұрын

I can hear the ghost of Kenny Everett in all these!

@websitesthatneedanem 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful to hear them again after SO many years, thanks! .... I still can sing along with most of them!

@RetroRadioUK 3 жыл бұрын

Me too! :)

@frankmatthews6948 2 ай бұрын

I miss the old capital radio 😢

@cloverdalewhite Ай бұрын

I can always remember in the 1970's my mum listening to Gerald Harpers 'Sunday Affair' whilst cooking Sunday dinner some of these jingles take me back to those times

@Mrrobackenson1 2 жыл бұрын

Takes me back to coming home for lunch from school in the 70s & listening to Graham Deane while eating a sarny. Happy happy days.

@jerrycoombs4657 10 ай бұрын

Happy Fiftieth Birthday Capital Radio 194 (539) & 95.8 VHF

@MrHuismeester 7 жыл бұрын

best jingles ever !!! greets from the Netherlands !!!

@trackside77 4 жыл бұрын

Those were the days when Capital had good jingles, and a better variety of music. Not the same 10 songs or so every hour.

@mikenccc1955 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much - a lovely collection. Every one of them SO familiar.

@peterg957 4 жыл бұрын

Those were the days...

@UBZUKki 4 жыл бұрын

I do miss them

@stephenhall6595 7 жыл бұрын

So many memories love this montage

@davidspencer2214 8 ай бұрын

6:45 is my favourite, it’s evocative of a late night DJ playing it just after the midnight news. It perfectly captures late night and I think it is sung by Madeleine Bell.

@UBZUKki Ай бұрын

Awesome

@SPYDAWMN 4 жыл бұрын

Gosh!! We don't have elevenses in the US - but I certainly did in London in the '70's

@peterg957 4 жыл бұрын

Absolute Magic...

@SteveMonk1956 10 ай бұрын

Oh the memories.

@errolnicholson5632 Жыл бұрын

I love the jingles of Capital Radio age 10..😃🥰🎧🎙

@UBZUKki 9 жыл бұрын

Love it....Good times...

@Cchogan 4 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear Bill in the middle of that lot.

@bobballard1177 2 ай бұрын

The halcyon days of commercial music radio..not the pap we currently have.

@bobballard3146 3 жыл бұрын

The one minute theme is the greatest jingle ever.

@errolnicholson5632 Жыл бұрын

They should bring back the old jingles😃😀

@angry-dad 2 жыл бұрын

These jingles always remind me of the Kenny Everett Show for some reason? Maybe this is where he got the idea from considering he used to be one of the DJ's :)

@AMSFLORIDA 4 жыл бұрын

Can anyone spot the jingles that Mike Smith, singer and keyboard Player with The Dave Clark Five Produced and is singing on?

@charliesoffer 3 жыл бұрын

So cool. Whatever happened to light heartedness ??

@TheHothits100 7 ай бұрын

Eradicated by the corporate suits who bought out the ILR stations franchises and turned them into a soulless cacophony of dumbed down playlists & presenters in the continuous nay relentless pursuit of profit. Not an original nor dynamic thought between the lot of them and probably most of them don't even listen to the end result!

@stacydodd204 Ай бұрын

anyone remember the "Moment of Terror" just before the midnight news?

@pacuk01 Ай бұрын

I used to try and stay up for that I was only about 12. I also spent a lot of time recording from the radio too

@jelboy1 5 ай бұрын

Does anyone know what the lyrics are for the first jingle. Reminds me of when I was a kid

@RetroRadioUK 5 ай бұрын

Isn't it good to know, Capital Radio You can turn on a friend, you can turn on a show You can turn on the world with Capital Radio Such a good way to make your day Capital sounds go round and round London town, up and down The brightest sound in London town Capital Radio, in tune with London Capital - in tune with London...

@arthurvasey Жыл бұрын

Radio Cleveland broadcast on that same frequency - as did Radio Hallam and Radio Bristol - you’d think that they would interfere with each other, all on one frequency! Odd name for a station - Caterpillar Radio! When will it turn into a butterfly?

@belichej5326 Жыл бұрын

Todays capital radio has NO QUALITY

@nigelthomas4820 Жыл бұрын

Totally agree 100%