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Voice of Peace - Key Dates (5)

1984

March 1984

The shortwave service closed on instructions from the Israeli Ministry of Communications because a complaint had been received, via the International Telecommunications Union, that the station was causing interference.

September 1984

The Voice of Peace returned to a 24hour programme schedule on both AM and FM stereo.

28th May 1983

The Voice of Peace celebrated its 10th Anniversary with a full day of Beatles music, as it had played on its opening day in 1973.

27th July 1983

The Voice of Peace starts shortwave broadcasts on 6240 Khz.

1983

7th May 1985  

Due to constant problems with the transmitters the Voice of Peace had to close down.  

mid June 1985

The transmitters were repaired and the Voice of Peace returned to the air, introducing a split Medium Wave/FM service in the evenings.  

11th July 1985

More problems were encountered with generators on board the MV Peace and this, together with staff shortages led to Abie Nathan announcing yet again that he would close the station.

August 1985

The Voice of Peace returned to the air after major repairs had been undertaken to the MV Peace.

1985

1986

July 1986

A new generator was installed on the MV Peace, but the AM transmitters were still subject to frequent breakdowns and the station now mainly broadcast on FM only.

20th February 1982

The MV Peace sailed to Ashdod.

early March 1982

Although Abie Nathan  pressed ahead with plans for broadcasting to Ireland he decided to put the Voice of Peace back on the air off Israel as a temporary measure while the Knesset gave further consideration to his land-based licence application.

7th March 1982

The MV Peace left Ashdod, anchoring off Jaffa

9th March 1982

The Voice of Peace returned to the air with 24 hour programming, but after only a few days of broadcasting generator problems forced the station to close and the ship returned to Ashdod for repairs.

14th June 1982

After many weeks of delay the land-based licence debate  eventually took place in the Knesset, but the proposal to allow Abie Nathan's Voice of Peace  to come ashore was turned down.

1982









23rd February 1982 Greenland, which became a member of the European Community as part of Denmark, opted for withdrawal from the Community.

8th March 1982

The U.S. accused the Soviets of killing 3,000 Afghans with poison gas.

14th June 1982  

In the Falklands, the commander of Argentina's forces,  surrenders to the  British.





25th May 1983 "Return of the Jedi" (Star Wars 3) was released.

23rd July 1983  

In Sri Lanka, Tamil guerrillas ambush and kill 13 government soldiers




5th March 1984

The US accused Iraq of using poison gas against Iran.

19th September 1984

Britain and China completed a draft agreement to transfer Hong Kong Chinese rule by 1997.






11th May 1985

56 people died when a fire swept through Bradford football stadium, England.

10th July 1985 French security forces sank the Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior, near New Zealand.

22nd August 1985

A fire broke out aboard a British Airtours jet at Manchester Airport killing 55 people.






23rd July 1986 Britain's Prince Andrew married Sarah Ferguson at Westminster Abbey in London .


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