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Laser 558

Owners


Eurad SA


Music Media International (MMI)

(Marketing and airtime sales)


Deka Overseas Ltd (owned the MV Communicator)

Opening Date

21st January 1984 and 12th – 19th  February 1984 (tests on 729kHz (411m)  as Laser 730)

6th May 1984

(tests on 558kHz (558m) as Laser 558)

24th May 1984

(official programming started at 5.00am)

Closing Date

5th November 1985 (12.22pm)

Management

Roy Lindau President of Music Media International

(to 17th December 1984)

John Moss President of Music Media International

(17th December 1984 – 2nd September 1985)

John Catlett President of Music Media International

(from 2nd September  1985)

Frequency/

Wavelength


729kHz (411m) Medium Wave (AM)

(Tests from 21st January 1984)

558kHz (538m) Medium Wave (AM)

(from 6th May 1984)

Communicator

Communicator

Landbased Address

515 Madison Avenue, Suite 1600,

New York,

New York 10022,

USA

Later:-

PO Box 1892,

Grand Central Station, New York City,

New York 10163

USA

Format

Top 40 non-stop pop music format with a 'more music, less talk' policy

Broadcasting Hours


Daily

5.00am - 1.00am

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