Solar Radio

Sue Rivera is doing 5 Day Trek in the Himalayas in October to raise funds for Joseph Weldmar Hospice, Dorset in memory of our friend and colleague Dave Gregory.

Please support by donating HERE

We are sad to report the passing of Stan Lewis, who died at his home in Shreveport, Louisiana, on Saturday (July 14) aged 91 years. Known as "Stan the Record Man," Lewis owned  Stan's Record Shop, which opened in 1948, and in 1963 launched the Jewel record label, plus subsidiaries Paula, Ronn and Soul Power. Artists on his roster included Lowell Fulson, Toussaint McCall and John Fred & the Playboy Band and a host of blues artists, while chart hits came from Ted Taylor, Little Johnny Taylor, Tommie Young and the Montclairs, whose ballad 'Dreaming's Out of Season' was a notable 1970s hit.

Such is the demand for tickets for the Solar Radio Soul Cruises on the River Thames that our events in July, August and September are all sold out, and by popular demand, we now have available tickets for the OCTOBER SOUL CRUISE, on Sunday October 28. 

This will be aboard the m.v. GOLDEN JUBILEE, sailing from Temple Pier on the Victoria Embankment, leaving at 2.00pm and returning at 7.00pm, with two decks of music from Solar Radio DJs, and food available to purchase. Click on the HERE  to buy your tickets now, price just £20.00 each. (Note- tickets are sold on a firm sale basis, and no refund will usually be offered in case of unwanted tickets)

Following the popularity of the recent event aboard the Princess Caroline, cruising the Solent waters, we have booked the vessel again for a late summer soiree.  This will be on Sunday September 9th  from 1pm – 6pm with Solar Dj’s Nick Aravis,Tony Mac, Mike Gee and Tony Monson. We will be sailing from the Town Quay Marina, Town Quay,  Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 2AQ,  and tickets are available NOW, price just £18.00 each. Click Here for the Shop.

All tickets are now sold  for the Late July Soul Cruise, Sunday July 29.  We depart aboard m.v. GOLDEN JUBILEE from TEMPLE PIER, Victoria Embankment, WC2R 2PN,  leaving at 2.00 pm, returning at 7.00 pm, tickets at just £20.00 each.
Featuring Solar Radio DJs playing the best in soul & funk, food available to purchase. 

With the ever-increasing number of people tuning to Solar Radio, we are happy to welcome new customers to our events including the ever-popular Soul Cruises, and it may be timely to advise new folk (and remind valued 'regulars'!) of our ticketing procedures. TICKETS ARE SOLD ON A 'FIRM SALE' BASIS. There is no automatic refund for cancellations unless we have published a 'Buy Back' message - any returns will be offered to any Waiting List customers for re-sale. We do not send out tickets for our river events, either by post or as e-tickets, but we do hold all tickets for collection on the day, just before the event. After the initial acknowledgement, the buyer will  later be sent another email, advising of collection time and boarding information. We hope this helps!

SOLAR RADIO now has a dedicated SKILL app on the ECHO DOT device to enable easy access.

Listening to Solar Radio on an Amazon Dot or Echo and Google Home device:

AMAZON DOT / ECHO:  If you have an Amazon Dot or Echo (or any other Amazon smart speaker device) you can listen to Solar Radio by enabling the Solar Radio Alexa Skill.  All you have to do is say “Alexa, Launch Solar Radio”.   You may need to repeat the sentence a couple of times before it responds but once enabled you can simply say  “Alexa, Play Solar Radio” to play the station.  You can also enable the Skill via the Amazon store HERE.

GOOGLE HOME:  For Google Home simply say “Okay Google, Play Solar Radio”.   You may need to add  “… on TuneIn”  at the end if it fails to respond

Here are dates for the THAMES SOUL CRUISES for which tickets have yet to go on sale:

• Sunday October 28th   2pm to 7pm - GOLDEN JUBILEE                                                                             
  
• Sunday December 16th   1pm to 6pm  - DIXIE QUEEN

A reminder that the dedicated SOLAR RADIO app for Android devices is available NOW to download and install FOR FREE from the Google Play Store, featuring choice of 64k or 128k streams, schedule information, contact and social media links, available at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.SolarRadioAndroid  Also available from the Apple Store, is an UPGRADE to the SOLAR RADIO app for i-PHONE.

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Solar Radio can be heard on DAB in Birmingham, Brighton, in the London area, with the boundary of the North and South Circular Roads, Manchester,  and Norwich, all part of the Small Scale DAB trial as promoted by OfCom. If you are new to DAB radio receivers, it is worth noting that the most complete range of available stations will be found by doing a full scan near to a window and in the highest available location in your property.

Our Sunday morning 'In Orbit' man, CLIVE R, has written his autobiography - entitled SOUL CITIZEN- relating his memories and experiences over his fifty years as a soul fan, record-collector, music journalist, club and concert-goer, oh, and soul radio DJ! 

Following the excellent response to his set on the April Soul Cruise, Clive is now making the book available direct to Solar Radio listeners. Purchase the book HERE

There are several ways to access SOLAR RADIO on the move, via your Android, IPhone, Tablet or similar device and DAB, the latter to Birmingham, Brighton, London, Manchester & Norwich.

From the Android Play Store, free downloads are available of apps for either Radioplayer UK, TuneIn Radio or Nobex Radio, which you can install on your device in seconds and a quick search will soon reveal SOLAR RADIO, which can then be saved as a 'favourite' or can be 'followed'.

The Nobex Radio app is also suitable for use on an I-Phone, while the dedicated SOLAR RADIO app is also available from the Apple Store.

Your device can usually be linked to a car audio system via Bluetooth for in-car entertainment. Please ensure you have an adequate data package with your provider.

SOLAR RADIO is part new Ofcom initiative of experimental Small-Scale DAB radio for London, within the area bounded by the North and South circular roads and for the city of Norwich.

Please re-scan your DAB receiver.