LASER HOT HITS
A press release from Laser Hot Hits, Suite 3600, 515 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10022, USA at the end of November stated that "Radio Laser is due to recommence trans­missions of American format pop music from the MV. Communicator anchored in the International waters of the North Sea on Monday 1st December 1986. The vessel has spent the last year in Harwich harbour being refurbished by East Anglian Productions who purchased the vessel from the Admiralty Marshal following the collapse of the previous company. The vessel has been inspected by Department of Trade officials who cleared the vessel in mid November. The all American deejays will present a formula of 'Hot Hits' of European and American chart records with selected oldies 20 hours a day to an estimated 10 million listeners in the UK and Continent. Ex-Radio One Newsbeat newsreader Andrew Turner will present hourly news bulletins.
A Dallas based sales company 'Radio Waves International' have initial advertising contracts for $250,000 in the first three months of operation, including major American Film and Entertainment companies, International holiday companies, a leading Japanese car company and various sponsored programs throughout the week. Radio Laser is also promoting her own ‘Anti Drugs campaign' with a £1,000,000 budget. An `Aids' campaign and Christmas 'Drink Drive' campaign is also planned for later. All supplies to the vessel are being supplied via European legal routes; even duty free fuel, tobacco and spirits are being supplied by our tendering company. As the vessel is in International waters the radio station is perfectly legal. The American deejays are not breaking 'The Marine Offences Act of 1967' as it only applies to British subjects. All supplies are being supplied from the continent so as not to provoke the British authorities".