Special Radio

Special Radio was a pirate radio station broadcasting from Buxton, with a signal what could be heard from about as far as the village of Flash.

History
Special Radio was part of the Derbyshire Free Radio Union, and launched in 1984.

Special Radio suffered a major raid in 1986, and moved to temporary headquarters at a caravan in Fairfield, before being able to get their Buxton headquarters back.

Special Radio was closed for good in 1989.

Jingles
Special Radio mainly broadcast cut and spliced Alfasound and CPMG jingles, with some generic Alfasound jingles thrown in. They even used the THX Deep Note as a top of the hour jingle. Special Radio was also the only radio station to use jingles from Vanities of London.