Qualla: Manx Radio https://qualla.com/manx-radio en-us © 2026 Bendyline Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:40:16 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Manx Radio https://qualla.com/manx-radio Manx Radio: Introduction https://qualla.com/manx-radio/ Commercial radio was illegal in the United Kingdom until 1973. It had been illegal for so long that listeners in search of pop and chat had taken to tuning in to pirate stations broadcasting from ships in international waters. But the Isle of Man, with its own parliament and its own laws, was technically not the United Kingdom. So in May 1964 the Manx Government secured a licence to do something the British mainland could not. On 29 June 1964, Manx Radio went on air on 89.0 MHz FM at fifty watts. It would be almost ten years before the rest of Britain caught up.

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]]> Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/s/u/manx-radio-wp/gcsu-manx-radio-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Manx Radio: Why It Was Even Possible https://qualla.com/manx-radio/ The Isle of Man's constitutional independence from the United Kingdom is real and longstanding. Tynwald makes its own laws. The island is a Crown Dependency, not part of the UK. So when Tynwald requested a commercial broadcasting licence in 1960, the legal obstacles that prohibit...

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]]> Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/s/u/manx-radio-wp/gcsu-manx-radio-why-it-was-even-possible.mp3 0:06 2 full Manx Radio: Who Runs It Now https://qualla.com/manx-radio/ Manx Radio is the island's public service broadcaster, but in an unusual hybrid form. It was originally run by the Isle of Man Broadcasting Commission, a state body, under the name Isle of Man Broadcasting Company. In 1980, the structure was loosened: the company became Radio Man...

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]]> Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/s/u/manx-radio-wp/gcsu-manx-radio-who-runs-it-now.mp3 0:06 3 full Manx Radio: Hills, Glens, and Multiple Frequencies https://qualla.com/manx-radio/ The Isle of Man has fewer than 600 square kilometres of land but a surprising amount of vertical relief, and Manx Radio uses a small constellation of transmitters to reach into the corners. The main FM signal still broadcasts from Snaefell, the island's highest peak, at 89.0 MHz,...

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]]> Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/g/c/s/u/manx-radio-wp/gcsu-manx-radio-hills-glens-and-multiple-frequencies.mp3 0:06 4 full Manx Radio: TT Fortnight on the Dial https://qualla.com/manx-radio/ During the Isle of Man TT every May and June, the 1368 kHz frequency converts itself into a dedicated motorsport channel. It started as Manx Radio TT or simply Radio TT, and over the decades it has been Manx Radio TT 365, Vauxhall Radio TT, and Isle of Man TT Radio, depending on ...

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