Turn the world down a little. And the radio up a little.
ORIGINAL RECORDINGS
Not a reconstruction and not a memory, but the actual broadcasts — recorded by listeners and collectors, saved years ago for later.
THE LAST BROADCAST
This recording was made on the day Radio Octaaf was heard on 93.0 MHz for the last time — the same day as the “Goodbye, mast” story in Our story and The book on the homepage. Recorded and shared by DJ Frank van Leeuwen.
Listen on Mixcloud ↗Collected by radio enthusiasts, not by us — with thanks to everyone who has preserved this history all these years.
A collection of recordings from the 1980s, including a morning show by Felix Plug (30-10-1985) and an evening show by Johannes Driewieler (10-12-1985).
radio-airchecks.nl ↗FORUMA long discussion on Radioforum.nl in which enthusiasts exchange recordings, memories and links about Amsterdam radio pirates — Octaaf comes up regularly.
radioforum.nl ↗FORUMA topic on Radiotrefpunt.nl with memories and details specifically about the year 1984 — the period of the many seizures.
radiotrefpunt.nl ↗BACKGROUNDA background article at Etherpiraten.com, the reference work on Dutch free radio history.
etherpiraten.com ↗REFERENCEThe encyclopedia article with the main facts, dates and frequencies at a glance.
wikisage.org ↗ARCHIVEA broader collection of airchecks from Dutch free radio stations of the 80s and 90s, with a section of its own for Amsterdam pirates.
van-bracht.nl ↗Some of these sites haven't been updated for years and may therefore show an outdated security warning in your browser — the recordings themselves can still be listened to. Do you know an aircheck or source that shouldn't be missing here? Let us know via the Facebook group.
CONTACT
For questions, comments or a music request, you can email us.