Philip (Phil) England

  I’m 46 now, I caught the radio bug when I was 16 when I went to the Prince Philip Hospital in Llanelli to visit the hospital radio station there, Radio BGM . It was very interesting and it got my imagination. I volunteered there for a number of years. In 2002 I started recording voice tracks for an online radio station . In 2003 I joined Xtreme 1431 in Swansea University, their AM signal was heard over the whole city of Swansea and beyond during the daytime. I was there until 2004. While there I found out about Laser Broadcasting who were aiming to go for the Swansea wide licence that was coming up. They didn’t win it, but I did get on air with them on a RSL ( trial ) station in Oxford and also Hereford. 2004 was a hectic year for me. As I joined the on-air team at RSL station, WHAM! Radio 1449AM , where I presented weekday over nights and Saturday breakfast. Also, in 2004 I joined up with Nevill Hall Sound at Abergavenny’s Nevill Hall hospital. The station broadcas

 Listen again to In The Groove at http://chirb.it/636rMf or via www.philengland.com/catch-up. It was first broadcast on Bro Radio on Sunday 2nd May at 9pm.  This edition was an hour long ABBA special with songs from various albums.  The next ABBA special is on 30th May and if you would like to hear an ABBA song please get in touch via ABBA(a)philengland.com replace (a) with @ With Live Fear Free online at gov.wales/live-fear-free Featuring songs from the following ABBA albums The Album - https://amzn.to/3vFpaHC Ring Ring - https://amzn.to/2SqGRw7 The Visitors - https://amzn.to/3xMGegr Arrival - https://amzn.to/3f62Wb9