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Radio Engineer Mike Bass on a visit in 1969 pictured by the Generator Switch Board
The one & a half ton 3 cylinder Lister JP3 Diesel Generator
Generator AC Converter
Left side of Transmitter Room on Southern Gun Tower 1
Right side of Transmitter Room
Record library in the Control Tower
A new studio was built on the Control Tower leaving the Southern Gun Tower (1) for Generation Plant & Transmitters
The original Studio had been on the Southern Gun Tower 1 at Intermediate Level, the Officers Recreation Room
Whilst the Door is hand painted Studio A there was only one Radio City studio, which other than a desk built by Phil Perkins utilised much of the old studio kit
Long lost here he is Chris Cross an early Radio Sutch & City DJ pictured in 2009 with with his son Richard left & wife Jenny
Jenny in 1964/65 was girlfriend of Chris & often mentioned on-air, she was to join Chris on the Fort as they alone ran the station over Christmas 1965
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| Audio extract from the original open reel tape, a couple of home-cooked jingles made by Chris Cross in early 1965, there were a few even one with Chris singing his own take on Radio City | |
The spool of tape from which the above audio was taken
The Fort stations all used the cheap grade tape available, Gees, Lafayette being amongst the most common
Religious and tapes sent to the Anti-City Show by listeners were also used
Then a shot out of the blue ...
04/10/09 - Hi Bob, I'm still alive, living and working as a valuation surveyor in Malawi. A far cry from being a pirate DJ. Just been surfing the internet and found this opportunity to get in touch. I am at present in UK. Would love to hear from you or any of the old team. Chris Cross
Chris Cross with his daughter Kate on holiday in Spain
Chris began training as a surveyor soon up after leaving Radio City in 1966 he's been in Malawi for nearly 30 years working independently since 1992 as property valuation surveyor for the Malawi Government
Alan Clark one of the last Radio City DJ's pictured in 1987 during his time at Southern Television
The Bofors Tower with Searchlight Tower beyond in 2008
The story will continue in Sutch & City Part 14
Grateful thanks to the late Mike Bass, Martin Stevens, Chris Cross & Errol Sidelsky for the valuable contributions to this feature
For all the Radio Sutch & City features navigate from the ScrapBook Index
For a brief history of all the Thames Estuary Forts see Fort Fax
For the range of documentary CD's in the Offshore Radio "Roaring 60's" collection, the Sealand VCD, books, & a video on the Army & Navy Forts go to Offshore Shop
Trips to the Maunsell Sea Forts are arranged throughout the summer from Herne Bay & Whitstable in Kent
For details of cruises to see the sights of the Thames Estuary & North Kent Coast see Boat Trips