All Europe Radio Laser 558

An old EAP documentary that I found in my attic, thought that I should share it.

[@DC1956]

The greatest radio station of the 1980s

[@jjcoolaus]

It still exists today as Laser Hot Hits International, broadcasting both on shortwave and online

[@chrismassey1960]

For Sure

[@chrismassey1960]

You have to hand it to the US Presenters. They cool. This station kicked arse and changed British Radio. Oh yeah u will hear Caroline did that? Not in my generation.

[@chrismassey1960]

A FILM MUST BE MADE ON THE WORLDS MOST FAMOUS PIRATE RADIO STATION. LASER 558

[@djgaryowens]

I absolutely despised radio 1 in the 80s so when I chanced on Laser 558 I was very happy

[@chrishulse5305]

Radio 1 was very establishment with patronising DJ's.

[@VickyGeagan]

@@chrishulse5305 nice to see they got their facility in Orfordness including the airals. still using the old transmitter as a back-up. Nice to see c2c am Art Bell on Laser took her all the way across the pond from the sates Ric Harris. real name Dr. Jeff Rothstein. He is currently living in florida and doing quite well he was on laser with his good friend Allen H. Wiener. Engineer of laser along with Corlines Barry Marsh aka Miles Johnston formerly of Kiss 103 fm Belfast Ireland. 1 mega watt fm signal could be heard across the pond here in the states.

[@dougaltysoe]

Charlie wolfe...brilliant dj.....best station of the 80s.

[@frankedwardcurry]

Happy Memories - That was a really good Radio Station ! Something Governments don"t understand.

[@kartherton]

Laser 558 radio and CB radio. Good times. 👍. 🇬🇧

[@paulwatt3606]

best station for years

[@seanmoyses]

when they closed a certain part of my life closed too

[@grahamestroud8271]

What a radio station

[@rudyserlet8959]

wow thanks for posting this, pure nostalgie from my youth ... man those where the days !!!!

[@glenjarnold]

Absolutely loved this station, still got loads of souvenirs such as recordings, posters, Tommy Rivers' old Butwin jacket and one of the carts from the studio.

[@ThePapy62]

nous aussi en nord de france il y avait 558 et caroline mais 558 était au top en 1984

[@ThePapy62]

nous aussi dans le nord de la france laser 558 etait une radio en avance sur son temps dommage que les anglais stope cette station

[@michaelmccarthy1347]

Laser558 and Radio North sea international where the best

[@bixrog]

I received them well near Düsseldorf Germany. I wrote to them with a reception report with 2 IRCs....the QSL card came soon after.

[@jakedavies113]

I was just using this for the pleasure of my dad. he likes these kinda things.

[@datasilouk1995]

Well found and thanks for uploading. Great listening memories.

[@untied1000]

mal you have made me a happy man to hear emeories of all europe radio laser 558 again thanks for posting on youtube to listen to all the best american dj's of the time from john macleod.

[@andrewarthurmatthews9990]

Thanks for posting , brings back happy memories of watery wireless

[@GMGRENOS]

Great love it brings back great memories good one 👍👍👍

[@gzappa]

I had the pleasure of going on board about 15 years ago when it was owned by Dave Miller and anchored in Lowestoft harbour, poor old girl had been vandalised in Holland when some idiots opened the seacocks and sunk her in the harbour, a few months later after leaving Lowestoft, she was towed up to the Orkneys where not much of her is left now.

[@nygelmiller5293]

To GZAPPA. THANKS for your reply! But I saw earlier footage of Lazer558, when the ship wasn't in bad condition. Unfortunately, being victimized by the law, those ships weren't able to come into harbours for maintenance or repainting. Lamentably, another time, it was filmed with rust ALL OVER - and in my opinion, wasn't safe to continue to broadcast any more.

[@sarahgrant1338]

The radio station of my childhood

[@DJVybeBeats]

Thanks for sharing. Very interesting!

[@johnmacleod4481]

Little known fact but true I used to have the tape recorder ready when they played thank you for the music at end of Charlie Wolf show and closedown of days transmission.

[@hardyjuan4465]

Thank you verry much !

[@stalker1991]

Отличная радиостанция👍👍👍

[@philrobinson981]

It was certainly better listening than Radio 1, Other dj's I remember were Craig Novak, Tommy Rivers and Liz West

[@andrewbashford3897]

You had laser on one end of the AM. dial and Radio Caroline right up at the other end 📻🎧🎙️🎶

[@anthonyduncalf6190]

Can't be healthy being that close to a powerful transmitter 24 hours a day .

[@nygelmiller5293]

To Anthony Duncalf. At least at the B.B.C., staff can go home at the end of the day. Not 24 hours exposure to radiation! There have been pictures of somebody on the deck of a radio ship , holding a fluorescent tube ( not connected to anything) The, I think STATIC (?) electricity in the air lit up the light tube!

[@ianharling9569]

@@nygelmiller5293 it lit up owing to the high radio frequency field strength being radiated from the transmitter. I loved the offshore pirate stations. 73.G7HFS/PA3IKH

[@blewis0719]

​@@nygelmiller5293I have seen that very phenomenon at the base of a 50kW terrestrial AM transmitter.

[@nygelmiller5293]

@@blewis0719 thanks for telling me you saw a flourescent tube light up (without connections) , at the foot of a land based station! I was (till you . told me) going to take my kitchen flourescent tube, to the B.B.C. in London. But now, I won't have to!

[@martinuslont2895]

Laser 558 was het laatste Amerikaanse pop station voor de britse kust

[@nygelmiller5293]

Terrific! DEEJAYENPS

[@sandydogy]

I enjoyed this video Mal its Ian off your friends

[@antejl7925]

I remember in the late 80s someone broadcasting ginger lyn porno audiotracks on VHF for shits and giggles.....

[@chrismassey1960]

Sounds so old now. Guess i getting old? Only yesterday i was speaking to Peter Moore about this hit station.

[@Candolad]

Does anyone know who the reporter is on this audio? It sounds like Ray Clarke (ex-1980s Caroline and BBC Radio Essex) who's doing the voice over.

[@martinuslont2895]

Laser

[@chrismassey1960]

Smoking

[@schdantuma7208]

wy did loose power sudenly generatars?????

[@robertclark6349]

Laser's main problem was substandard equipment.

[@chrisvasey5847]

shame nobody is that dedicated any-more??? we had gold radio taken off last-week...and replaced by smooth radio!!!!!!! NOT GOOD...

[@chrismassey1960]

No one catch this station.

[@Candolad]

Laser 558 always sounded repetitive and amateurish to me. It certainly signalled the end of "needletime" on UK radio, however, I don't think that was necessarily a good thing because listening to what UK radio has become now is a direct result of Laser's intervention.

[@michaelpotter8962]

Would rather have laser than that thing called Heart.

[@jjcoolaus]

@@michaelpotter8962 these days with smartphones and Bluetooth or smart speakers you can listen to any radio station anywhere in the world, listen to anything you want