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Welcome to RNI!

Previous updates to the RNI In 1999 pages can be found here:

Update 1 Update 2 Update 3
Update 4 Update 5 Update 6:
Week 1 Top 30 & Programmes
Update 7:
Location & boat trips 		Update 8 (this page):
Successful start!: hear some sound-bites 		Current:
Week 2: New Top 30
Late-breakingNews

Press releases - RNI 1999

Broadcasts commence from LV-18!

This morning, Tuesday 3rd August, transmissions started from the radioship bringing RNI to the East Essex area and beyond. Following test transmissions (below) just after midnight, until 6 a.m. when Alan West opened up RNI for the first time since 1974.

Please see other updates for more information on RNI in 1999, including ferry-trips to come on board and our programme schedules for this week.

Testing, testing.!.!.!.

With the records edited out, here is an extract from our test transmissions earlier today, 3rd August.

This is the happiest place.!.!.!.

Again with the records edited out, here is how Alan West started regular programmes from RNI in 1999.

RNI Back on-air!

We were off-air as from 16:25, Tuesday but now we're back. The licence conditions for the station state the precise location for the ship and we could not broadcast until we were at that position.

Thanks for all the messages of support during this difficult time.

The first week's programmes . . . (please email me about any typos):

MondayPreparations for the tests just after midnight...Tuesday:0001-0600 Test Transmissions
Tuesday0600-0900 Alan West0900-1200 Ray Anderson1200-1500Paul Graham1500-1625 Paul McLarenOff-air for movingOff-air for moving
WednesdayOff-air for movingOff-air for movingOff-air for moving1710-1800 Paul McLaren1800-2100 Norman Barrington2100-2400 Colin Lamb2400 Dick Palmer 0200 closedown due to thunderstorms
Thursday0600-1000 Paul McLaren1000-1400 Ray Anderson1400-1800 Alan West1800-2100 Norman Barrington2100-2400 Colin Lamb2400-0130 Dick Palmer
Friday0600-1000 Paul McLaren1000-1400 Norman Barrington1400-1800 Colin Lamb1800-2100 Dave West2100-2400 Colin Lamb2400-0300 Dick Palmer0300-0600 Clive Boutell
Saturday0600-0900 Paul McLaren0900-1200 Paul Graham1200-1500 Dave West1500-1800 Paul Graham1800-2100 Chris Baird2100-2400 Dave West2400-0300 Clive Boutell
Sunday0600-0900 Chris Baird0900-1200 Paul Graham1200-1500 Top 30 (D West / P Graham)1500-1800 Paul McLaren1800-2100 Chris Baird2100-2400 Dave West2400-0300 Colin's Prog-Rock

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