question about when BBC Leicestershire started

[infoman]

BBC radio Leicestershire started broadcasting in November 1967,would anyone know when did the station start to cover Leicester City match's?

 

Did it start with just up dates

 

Second half only coverage OR

 

Full 90 minute coverage?

 

 

[Cadno'r Cymoedd]

7 hours ago, infoman said:

BBC radio Leicestershire started broadcasting in November 1967,would anyone know when did the station start to cover Leicester City match's?

 

Did it start with just up dates

 

Second half only coverage OR

 

Full 90 minute coverage?

 

 

Radio Leicester, not Leicestershire. The first regional BBC station. 

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/content/articles/2006/01/04/bbc_radio_leicester_history_feature.shtml

 

Suggests that City and Tigers 'news' were covered in 1968. No real detail though. 

Edited 28 January 2024 by Cadno'r Cymoedd

[Plastik Man]

Going back to the early 80s when I was a kid listening in I can only remember updates from the match, no live commentary. The reporter then was Steve Lambden, with John Rawling in the studio!

Edited 28 January 2024 by Plastik Man

[Spiritwalker]

56 minutes ago, Plastik Man said:

Going back to the early 80s when I was a kid listening in I can only remember updates from the match, no live commentary. The reporter then was Steve Lambden, with John Rawling in the studio!

Yeah they would interrupt the program with the goal horn if Leicester had just scored.

[Fox forever]

50 minutes ago, Spiritwalker said:

Yeah they would interrupt the program with the goal horn if Leicester had just scored.

Brian little years started full match commentary I believe 

[smudger63]

In the 70s they had an update about every 15 to 20 minutes, unless there was a goal scored,then they would go over to report on the goal.

On a weekend they used to take 2nd half commentary on whichever game was being commentated on, on radio 2 of then, radio 5 of now.

In the week night games, there would usually be some kind of music programme going on, which again, they would interrupt with updates and news of a goal.

The first commentary I remember radio leicester doing, was in the 79/80 season, when they had second half commentary of our game away at Birmingham.

They also had second half commentary from our last game at Orient that season too, when we became champions.

After that I just remember them doing the odd commentary now and again. I think the Brighton away game at Easter, the following season was one.

I really can't remember when they started doing full match commentary on a regular basis though.

 

[Mike the Metal Ed]

1 hour ago, Spiritwalker said:

Yeah they would interrupt the program with the goal horn if Leicester had just scored.

Is that really the origin of it? And they just kept it when they started doing full match commentary?

[fuchsntf]

Which station did those 2 great L'pool

Matches in the 60s..

1963 & 1969 which took city to the final. 

Great Times listening to the radio, with my Dad.. So different memories compared with easy TV. Intimacy is so different.. I have watched TV games with my kids 15-20 yrs ago, even now.. 

Just not the same sort of close atmosphere.. 

Plus even on TV in the 60s,many commentaries could be followed comfortably by blind people.. Knew where the play was

Today too much waffle.. And miss commentating on excellent moves, fouls.. 

 

 

[Foxmeister]

"There's been a goal at Filbert Street, good news or bad news, Neville Fulger?"

[smudger63]

3 minutes ago, Foxmeister said:

"There's been a goal at Filbert Street, good news or bad news, Neville Fulger?"

It was Steve Lambden in the 70s, whe went on to do sport for Central TV.

[Paninistickers]

14 minutes ago, smudger63 said:

It was Steve Lambden in the 70s, whe went on to do sport for Central TV.

I think Dennis Coates also of Central had a spell covering us too. 

[Foxmeister]

48 minutes ago, smudger63 said:

It was Steve Lambden in the 70s, whe went on to do sport for Central TV.

I'm more 80s, went to my first game in '76 but a better memory of little Nev's era on the radio.

[Plastik Man]

41 minutes ago, Paninistickers said:

I think Dennis Coates also of Central had a spell covering us too. 

Yes, but he was the main presenter in the studio. 

[Spiritwalker]

1 hour ago, Mike the Metal Ed said:

Is that really the origin of it? And they just kept it when they started doing full match commentary?

One of my favourite memories was being 1-0 down away to Southend with 5 mins to go, the presenter 

puts on Come Dancing by the Kinks and the song gets interrupted twice by the goal horn and we win 2-1.

To this day whenever I hear that song I smile and think of that game.

 

[oxford blue]

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5 hours ago, Cadno'r Cymoedd said:

Suggests that City and Tigers 'news' were covered in 1968. No real detail though.

When RL started (Nov 67) the only live commentaries were of Tigers games, with Van Hopkins commentator: possibly from start but soon after. This does age me but I remember speaking to him on air live in studio. [Live commentaries of football was limited - as I recall - to second half on (I think) Radio 2].

[smudger63]

46 minutes ago, oxford blue said:

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When RL started (Nov 67) the only live commentaries were of Tigers games, with Van Hopkins commentator: possibly from start but soon after. This does age me but I remember speaking to him on air live in studio. [Live commentaries of football was limited - as I recall - to second half on (I think) Radio 2].

Youre absolutely right.

Certainly as far back as the 70s, they had commentary on Tigers games on a saturday, even though the rugby was amateur in status, and all the games were basically friendlies, other than a cup competion.

If for whatever reason there was no Rugby on a Saturday, then they had second half commentary from whichever football game Radio 2 were at.

City reserves would also play at home on a Saturday afternoon at Filbert Street at times, when the first team were playing away.

When i was very little, they were the games i was took too, until it was deemed that i was old enough to go to the first team games.

[smudger63]

2 hours ago, Paninistickers said:

I think Dennis Coates also of Central had a spell covering us too. 

He did indeed, and when we won division 2 in 1980, Dennis Coath and Steve Lambden as i recall, brought out a record, to celebrate the title called "Champions".

 

[damolcfc]

Let's go live to filbert Street where there has been a goal.... du du du duu du du du du (goal horn) 🤪 neville foulger reporting 👏 🤪🤪

 

[fox in the sox]

13 hours ago, infoman said:

BBC radio Leicestershire started broadcasting in November 1967,would anyone know when did the station start to cover Leicester City match's?

 

Did it start with just up dates

 

Second half only coverage OR

 

Full 90 minute coverage?

 

 

I don’t think there was ever just second half coverage of City, Radio Two did that for their match on a Saturday afternoon. 
I think it changed from reports/updates to full commentary in the early 90’s.

[Marky mark]

7 hours ago, Fox forever said:

Brian little years started full match commentary I believe 

 

[Marky mark]

Can remember as a 9/10 year old we were away v Liverpool Boxing Day - commentator advised listeners to pray for a goal 

Que half way through there song goal horn was magical 

[Gamble92]

Why did they start doing the goal horn?

[Guest Electric Yetis]

4 minutes ago, Gamble92 said:

Why did they start doing the goal horn?

And do they still do the goal horn?

 

Used to love it but haven't listened to Radio Leicester in years.

[Gamble92]

3 minutes ago, Rain King said:

And do they still do the goal horn?

 

Used to love it but haven't listened to Radio Leicester in years.

Yeah they still do it. Reminds me of when Delboy drives through that riot 

[Vlad the Fox]

11 hours ago, Marky mark said:

Can remember as a 9/10 year old we were away v Liverpool Boxing Day - commentator advised listeners to pray for a goal 

Que half way through there song goal horn was magical 

Remember that, My brother was a liverpool fan and had got a new ghetto blaster for Christmas, after that second goal it got turned off and he stormed upstairs. My mum has to quickly scramble to get her wireless on.

 

The goal horn certainly was magical. The start it gave you and the rush of excitement you’d get when it suddenly interrupted a song or burst out the radio was fantastic.