History of our radio
It began in 1977, in the area of Maynooth with the onset of Youth Radio, was a pirate radio station that operated on Saturdays and Sundays in 100 MHz, with its studios hidden in an attic of a building housing. It was made by a team of radio amateurs and radio technicians who thus found a good way to occupy their leisure time and entertain the people of the area and land closer Odivelas. Emissions were interesting. With few resources and material with very simple, able enough quality in their programs. Emitted to the taste of music listeners with news and local information had, something that nobody had ever heard before in Portugal. Many were the times, who were victims of persecution by the Radio Services. But he always managed to escape with the equipment "on their backs".
This gave rise station, from 1979, a new station that would emit the same frequency (100 MHz) and in the same locality, Rádio Unexpected. If the first had some success among the population, this was much more. Was much stronger in all respects, programming was much better and more complete, emissions have become daily and cover the entire area of Lisbon. At this time the costs started to be supported by advertising in trade site. The persecutions remained, but the "pirates" always resisted. A Rádio Unexpected, later moved its studios to the village of Pontinha and remained there with programming 24 h in air until 1988, date when the new law came from radio and public tender was rejected.
Falamo Radio Unexpected you with all the details because it was the first to issue "seriously", However from 1979 others began to emerge, Radio as Saturn in Odivelas 101.6 and later in 102 MHz, a radio was also very good and came to gain more listeners than the Unexpected. Radio Saturn came to be heard further state that the radios in the Lisbon area. We conclude that it was in Odivelas who took the first steps for local radio in Portugal.
In 1982 there was an invasion of new radios in Odivelas and Amadora. In 1986 this invasion had spread everywhere throughout the country. In 1988 there were about 350 pirate radio stations in Portugal.
When we conducted the tender, provided by the new law on radio 1989, were passed around 60% (about) the that eram illegal, the remaining stations approved, were created at the time of tender, these never issued illegally.
Indicative musicals Radio Saturn desde 1978
Courtesy Odivelas TV, and testimony of employees
Victor Henriques
Victor Henriques was one of the first technicians Radio Saturn, station that, helped to grow since its earliest days. Together with some work before the microphone, Vitor Henriques was also the Deputy Directorate of Programs that radio, in height then under direction of Elisa Fonseca. It is mostly on his own initiative, that Saturn has included in its programming the first independent production of radios Loures : "O cycle da Noite", produced by a team of people known today, the front of which was Carlos Jorge.
After a course of training in TSF, gives up the move to New Radio Antenna, where he developed the technology station. Today, still works in the technical component communications, na Portugal Telecom, in Negrais .... Vitor Henriques, one of the pioneers of radio in Loures, Today is the guest of Heroes of the Ether ....
Fatima Rodrigues
Fatima Rodrigues, Saturn began on Radio, in what was, the first independent production of local radio stations in the municipality of Loures, "O cycle da Noite", the first "bricked pond in" the doldrums of radio, local. She was a founder of Radio Cruise, where he was responsible for several spaces radio, among which stand out "Music, Women and the Life ", Sundays, as between 23 and as 24 and his great achievement : "O Castelo Encantado", children's program, made 'em live on Sundays between 10 and as 13, based on "Game 31", with training and academic concerns, that came to the detail of the information the book 11 and 12 hours, news only child and was often performed live, da Sociedade Musical Odivelense, u house of culture and art have always supported striking projectos. Sem dramas, no fears, the auditorium was faithful, today, men and women 30/35 years, that height na, at ten in the morning every Sunday drew parents from deep sleep and deserved weekend. chovesse ou houvesse sol.
After the Cruise Radio, was still an employee of Radio New Antenna, where in addition to the co-realization of "Á Night Logo If you see ...", one of the most iconic, the pre-and post-legalization, also held a child, although without the return of audience succeeded in Radio Cruise.
From Dai, left the radio and it was a pity. Nowadays, your life is a struggle in other arts and other chores. He was losing the radio ...
Cila Alves
Scylla Alves was one of the most charismatic voices on the radios County Loures. Began in Saturn and later moved to Radio New Antenna, while appearing with great regularity in the presentation of shows, slightly across Greater Lisbon. Alves was the Scylla and power of mobilization and interaction with listeners, one day left to perform a show to raise funds for the purchase of an issuer, more potent and better emission propagated. In his voz, that still recalls the many great moments of radio, was always on the side of those who most needed, não haggling never, presence in shows of solidarity.
José Portela
António José Portela, a radio broadcaster of excellence, which is still in active, the microphones of Radio Club Marinhais, which presents weekly "The Visit of the Elders". It's a nice conversation about the principle on Radio New Antenna, the founding of Radio Cruise and later passages by Saturn, Horizon and many more ..., where we also remember the "delicious" sandwiches shells of snails. Grandfather "frill", António José has a life that is intertwined with the life of Radio and is a living example to follow, by newer.
