The crew in these early years came from Wireless Workshop in Brighton, Phoenix Communications in London and Sheffield Peace Radio.
For several years, these pioneering broadcasts came from a tent near to Goose Hall and the signal very occasionally made it as far as Glastonbury town, a distance of 5 miles away.
It was always the aim of its members that it would become a legal broadcaster and following changes to government legislation in 1988 and again in 1991, Radio Avalon applied for and was awarded a Restricted Service Licence (RSL).
After a classic three night tenure from The Orb in 1992, the night-time sessions were steered in a more dance and ambient orientated direction.
Radio Avalon now played host to a new generation of younger broadcasters who saw the station as a great opportunity to be heard.
They played the best music from every area and hosted exclusive live performances by some of the biggest artists on-site, from their very own Wireless Stage including Damien Rice, Michael Franti, Dr Hook's Dennis LeCorriere, Suzanne Vega and Hazel O'Connor amongst many more.
In 2004 Radio Avalon made a welcome return to the Greenfields area with a dedicated solar powered studio centrally based in the Green Futures field.
Thousands of festival goers tuned in for updates on weather conditions, traffic redirection, changes to performance times (as stages dried out) and to learn which campsites were less muddy than others.