Today we look back at the history of some of the local radio stations in Suffolk as we reach R in our A to Z look back at Ipswich’s heritage.

Ipswich Star: Disco Marathon at Sloanes Inn April 1984Disco Marathon at Sloanes Inn April 1984 (Image: Archant)

The 80s brought the explosion of disco. Here we can see a marathon disco set played at Sloanes Inn, 1984.

Ipswich Star: Patrick Eade Radio Orwell May 1979Patrick Eade Radio Orwell May 1979 (Image: Archant)

Radio Orwell began transmissions in Ipswich on October 28, 1975. The first record that was played on the station was Gladys Kinght and the Pips’ The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me.

Ipswich Star: Radio Orwell Dr Hook 1982Radio Orwell Dr Hook 1982 (Image: Archant)

Do you remember tuning in to Radio Orwell for the first time?

Ipswich Star: Radio Suffolk Goes On The Air 1990Radio Suffolk Goes On The Air 1990 (Image: Archant)

Ipswich Star: Miss Anglia presenting on Ipswich Hospital Radio back in 1974Miss Anglia presenting on Ipswich Hospital Radio back in 1974 (Image: Archant)

BBC Radio Suffolk began broadcasting on April 12, 1990, and 24 years later it won the accolade of Station of the Year in the Sony Radio Academy Awards.

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