Severn Sound 388 Launch 05.55 23 Oct 1980

Launch sequence for Severn Sound, Gloucestershire 23rd October 1980 05:55.28. 400Hz Transmitter tone fades out, pre-recorded sequence by Alan Roberts introducing the station over Mike Oldfield and into Severn Sound theme 06:00:00 IRN News 06:03:00 Severn Sound News - Judith Dingley reading Followed by Alan Roberts Breakfast show - Carpenters, We've only just begun First adverts played: Cheltenham and Gloucester Building Society and Walls Corneto - both local major Gloucester companies. Taken from compilation cassette of first day's broadcasting