Surrey Sounds

Surrey Sounds was founded early in 1982. The main objective was to provide North Surrey with its own local radio station and for the presenters to express their talents. The North Surrey slot had previously been filled by a station called DDP Radio until its closure early in 1982 due to the increased DTI raids on London's free radio stations and wi... th its main presenter moving into BBC radio. Following the demise of DDP, several new stations were conceived by various members of the original staff. One of these was Surrey Sounds. Although there were around 26 free radio stations operating in the London area at the time, few of them could reach down into Surrey with an acceptable signal. The original aim to rectify this situation, was for Surrey Sounds to provide a once weekly service on a Saturday afternoon from 4pm for two hours broadcasting at a frequency of 90.0MHz in crystal clear stereo. Monthly test broadcasts started on the 25th Sep 1982 and continued until 5th March 1983 when the station transmissions got noticed.....but for the wrong reasons.Read More