Cookie1967 2 Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 Anybody on here have redifusion I remember going to my grandmas house she put the telly turned the switch on the wall and the radio came out as a nine year old I thought it was great I think there head office was on Castle Boulevard Im sure thats where she used to drag me to go and pay for it.Then up to Wigfalls to payfor the washing machine Happy Days 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted November 15, 2014 Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 Welcome to Nottstalgia, Cookie1967. I look forward to sharing your memories. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkazana 1,736 Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Welcome Cookie1967 I remember Redifusion, but can't remember whether we had our telly from them or Telefusion. Can also remember going to pay for it though. Can also remember hiring our telly from one or t'other when I first got married, until we bought our first one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tomlinson 879 Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 I remember Redifusion as a very good service. Our first radio was an attractive wooden speaker controlled by a black rotary switch on the wall nearby. During the 50s a television was bought in a Bulwell shop but was very unreliable, going back for expensive repairs several times. We went back to reliable Redifusion for the next tele' and never regretted it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,467 Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 There are quite a few references to Redifusion in several threads, including this http://nottstalgia.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9886&hl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MelissaJKelly 2,121 Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Welcome to the forum Cookie1967! Enjoy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Karlton 582 Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 we had redifusion, I remember the wiring on the wall outside, it went from house to house, and very unsightly, they were none too pleased at anyone opting out, if my memory serves me right it was because breaking the circuit caused a bit of a problem, I seem to remeber them offering a low rent if you would agree to leave the connection box on your property. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BulwellBrian 107 Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Our first house had redifusion wires and we used it for radio & television. We received a "wayleave" for the wires, I think it was one shilling a year but I may be wrong it was almost 50 years ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cookie1967 2 Posted November 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 i remember the switch on the wall used to listen to radio Nottingham on a Saturday afternoon before putting the telly on to see the results coming in .All football ended at 4.40 without fail not like today when its still going on after 5pm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
... 1,411 Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Cookie really nice to see you back on here ,your family were friends and neighbours all my childhood ,I have pm,d you .lot I want to know. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gibbo 04 188 Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 I remember the switch on the inside of the front window sill. Was it with four or five channels? Anyone..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Well, as far as I can remember it was the three TV channels of those days (BBC1, BBC2 & ITV), Radio 1, 2 & 4 (I assume Radio 3 as well but never used to listen to it) plus Radio Nottingham. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cookie1967 2 Posted November 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Andy cheers duck Ive messaged you back Quote Link to post Share on other sites
taxi ray 170 Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 The offices on Castle Boulevard, at the bottom of castle rock are being converted into luxury apartments. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NewBasfordlad 3,599 Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Got married in 1971 first tele was a Redifusion Beeb 1 and 2 ITV plus radio. If I remember the switch was all letters not numbers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cookie1967 2 Posted November 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 I think they went from A to G not completely sure though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cookie1967 2 Posted November 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 http://www.rediffusion.info/ A good site for the history of rediffusion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
... 1,411 Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Cookie your uncles mate Vince McMullen worked for redifusion.installation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Enigma. 1,533 Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 one of the original switches that was installed in homes 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 I don't remember all those letters on ours. There was definitely no BBC2 when we had ours, just the 2 channels. Not many radio stations either, come to that. This would be around 1957. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Merthyr Imp 729 Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 In 1957 there would only have been the Light Programme, the Home Service and the Third Programme. No local radio then! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,872 Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 We're the older type of switches Bakolite, a brown colour with a separate volume switch? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barclaycon 569 Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 I was trying to remember if Radio Luxembourg was available on Redifusion ? I seem to remember in some hotels they had a box with a rotary switch for radio channels (might not have been Redifusion of course). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 I don't think Radio Luxemburg was available on Redifusion, just the BBC. My parents had it in the early 60's, BBC Tv and ITV plus about three or four BBC radio channels. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rob.L 1,090 Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 #23 Barclaycon, music in hotels, and a lot of other places, especially lifts, was provided by a company called Planned Equipment Ltd, who had the UK franchise for Muzak (which was a real company before the word became a generic description). Back in the 70s and 80s, I used to arrange for their direct phone line connections to their customers. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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