DJs leave mark at Rugby site which played a special part in UK’s broadcasting history

Free Radio Breakfast Show hosts JD and Roisin were invited to leave their handprints for posterity during the visit to the new William Davis Homes development at Houlton.

The pair recorded a video as part of a forthcoming competition to win a home-tech bundle on their weekday show.

“We’re so proud to broadcast to the area we call home and the opportunity to visit the home of Britain’s first ever transatlantic voice broadcast was one we didn’t want to miss” said JD.

Roisin added: “It was great to be invited to bring our own bit of radio fun to this historic site and have a look at the quality properties William Davis Homes has to offer here.”

It’s hoped the radio pair’s handprints will form part of a special feature within the development, as a further reminder of Houlton’s broadcasting heritage.

Houlton was named after the town in the United States that received the first transatlantic voice broadcast from Rugby Radio Station in 1927. At the time, Rugby had the world’s most powerful radio transmission station.

Rugby Radio Station has now been transformed into a secondary school as part of the wider development of the 1,200 acre site by master developer Urban&Civic. It includes new homes, schools, shopping areas, community facilities and vast green open spaces.