Much improvement to the lay-out of the ship was planned but basically the studios would have remained. Most of Radio Caroline's pop music programmes were targeted at housewives, and some later programming was aimed at children. Wonder where he is now? At that time I thought RNI 2 was here to stay. Six weeks later, the BBC introduced its new national pop station Radio 1, modelled largely on the successful offshore station Radio London, and employed many of the ex-pirate DJs. This gave reasonable reception by day but strong heterodyne interference at night because the transmitter crystal was off-channel. (ii)576 kHz: continuation of above, with slightly more singles played. The RAJAR Audio MIDAS Survey is designed to provide context and insight into how, when and where audio content is being consumed within this liberated environment; including device usage, activities, location, who listened with. Radio Caroline was founded by Irish businessman Ronan O'Rahilly and George Drummond. Community radio listening figures - do 10 million people tune - media That autumn various tests, consisting of continuous music, were made on 259 metres. Caroline returned on 9 March 1977 on 953kHz, actually 315 metres but announced as 319. [35], The Ross Revenge was larger than Mi Amigo and with more elaborate transmitting equipment: in 1983, two 5kW RCA transmitters and a RCA 50kW unit. Reception at that hour was far more difficult than during daytime and so I did my utmost to get the best reception possible. The station had some success but stopped broadcasting due to lack of funding. Part of the raid was broadcast live[40] before officials disabled the transmitters. -1.04 -1.26%. The final song was Pilot of the Airwaves by Charlie Dore.[43]. On 18 August, a British government chartered ship pulled up alongside the Ross Revenge and asked to board to "discuss the future" of the Ross Revenge and the stations operating from it. 'He said that's the name for my radio station,' he added. These stories continued and included co-operation by a former member of the Beatles[who?] Steve Wright, Radio 2 -how much longer can it go on? Various: broadly according to era and frequency: 1960s: mainstream pop. (Gordon): I think we'll be back in one way or another. Radio Caroline 4+ Patrick Mounteney 4.6 10 Ratings Free iPhone Screenshots Listen live to the world famous Radio Caroline on your iOS device. [clarification needed]. KRVN 880 - KRVN 93.1 - KAMI - Huskers Close Out Cats, 80-64 A request to stop broadcasting on short wave 6.215MHz was complied with, and after several hours the government ship returned to port. On 31 July 2014 the ship was moved to the Blackwater Estuary in Essex.[47]. Another RSL broadcast ran from 7 August until 3 September 2004, with the ship moored at the cruise liner terminal jetty at Tilbury in Essex. "People who listened to NPR shows on the radio at home . Between 31 January and 1 May, Radio Caroline South broadcast from the vessel Cheeta II, owned by Britt Wadner of Swedish offshore station Radio Syd, which was off the air because of pack ice in the Baltic Sea. The comments below have not been moderated, By Original 1960s Caroline North jingles were interspersed with generic Radio Caroline ones. Rob Day never made it to the airwaves to the best of my knowledge and that was that. ". The late 1970's model of Radio Caroline is still my favourite, despite the fact they were on and off the air more than a partisan station in WW2. BBC Radio 1 loses half a million listeners in first quarter of 2022 Three British nationals, a Dutchman and their canary (named Wilson after the former Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson) were rescued. The Huskers (16-13, 8-10 Big Ten . RAJAR figures showed 34.51m people tuning in each week for live output across the stations, with a share of 49.9%. The pair's aim was to circumvent big record companies' control of the broadcast of popular music, as well as the stranglehold which the BBC then had on the airwaves. Since November 2009 Radio Seagull can be heard periodically on 558kHz in London. They were pop and Europop aimed at the mainstream Dutch audience. Listening on your phone or tablet (iPad etc) Download the Boom Radio UK app from the app store - and then just click the white arrow. The following day, Caroline was one of few stations in the South East still broadcasting. Later in 1973, when the contract with Radio Caroline ended, the crew of Radio Atlantis moved to their own ship, the MVJeanine.[6]. Harry Howard, History Correspondent For Mailonline In May 2017, Ofcom awarded the station an AM band community licence to broadcast to Suffolk and north Essex;[3] full-time broadcasting, via a previously redundant BBC World Service transmitter mast at Orford Ness, commenced on 22 December 2017.[4]. Radio Caroline continued on satellite but required manual tuning. Global delivers record RAJAR results | Global Thanks, BBC, for fixing Woman's Hour. Now please take a look at Today Whittingham was unable to leave on the tender when a storm arose. Those broadcasts took place between 1970 and 1973.[20]. On 20 January 1966, the MV Mi Amigo lost its anchor in a storm, drifted and ran aground on the beach at Frinton-on-Sea. Includes Audio Types such as Podcasts, Live and Catch Up Radio, On Demand Music Services. (i) 963 kHz: unformatted free-choice album format, with news. The national digital station, which is owned by News UK's . TalkRadio, its culture war-loving sister radio station, also hit a record audience figure of 650,000 listeners - causing much delight among some of the station's staff, who said they have grown. On the heels of Breaking the Waves, she (along with Jeanine Tesori) was the first woman to be commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera. Radio Caroline is broadcast in the Republic of Ireland on channel 927 on the UPC Ireland cable service in the main cities of Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and Cappoquin, and the County Waterford towns of Lismore and Tallow. Home; Stations . Island FM (58% of people in their area tune in every week) Channel 103 FM (55%) Moray Firth Radio (46%) Radio Borders (43%) Yorkshire Coast Radio (42%) 3FM (38%) Wessex FM (38%) Northsound 1 (38%) IOW Radio (35%) Tay FM (35%) However, the ship sank in a storm in March 1980 after losing its anchor. The highlight however was picking up test transmissions from Radio Caroline I had missed the tests of the previous day. This market overview is based on the first three waves of the Tracking Panel, comparing listening through April, May and June with pre-lockdown. Radio Caroline North subsequently moved to 257m (1169kHz) but also called it 259. In 2017, Ofcom awarded Radio Caroline its first AM licence, allowing it to broadcast to audiences in parts of Suffolk and north Essex. A "D" and an "I" from the phrase RADIO CAROLINE (painted as a, "Hearthammer" by the Scottish folk rock band. Hughley is partnering with Janssen to empower Black communities with information and encourage better self-advocacy for their health. Radio Caroline - Wikipedia Radio Caroline - The National Archives The ship would be moved to a permanent mooring in Ramsgate Harbour with the Gold service, at the time called Coast, operating like the FM-services from Whitstable studios being moved onto the ship to become Radio Caroline. The transmitter was initially too powerful for the antenna insulators. Southern England, western Europe, Northern England, Ireland and Scotland. At one minute past midnight on 1 October 2001, Caroline returned on 1503kHz from the LV (Light Vessel) 18 in Harwich harbour. 'Eurosiege '85' The Story of the 1985 | Grelly UK This was all in the 1970's. Radio Caroline's first programme, on 28 March 1964, was presented by Chris Moore. He announced towards the end of the programme that it was his last show because he had accepted an offer to become programme controller of RNI! [60], From 31 March to 27 April 2014, a Caroline North tribute station, based on the Planet Lightship berthed in the Albert Dock complex on Liverpool's waterfront, broadcast locally on 87.7FM and on the internet. I am enjoying their programmes immensely at present but there always seems to be a lot of criticism about the station no matter what they do. [25] The ship anchored off the Dutch coastal resort of Scheveningen and was serviced and operated from the Netherlands. [74], In Palmerston, Radio Caroline International, based in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, acquired an AM commercial broadcasting licence in 2008, and was seeking wavelengths in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Because of a law that allows pirates in distress to come ashore without arrest, the running aground had no consequences for the crew. Caroline coming in to pick up her pilot. This channel broadcasts mainly in community format. Average weekday audience figures per quarter hour (in 000s). Live listening figures revealed with 34.51m tuning in to BBC Radio each UKRadioLive - UK's Internet Radio Stations In One Place To accommodate the second aerial, a second short mast, just in front of the bridge, was employed as the other end of the aerial fixed to the main mast. 15 Alfred Place BBC Radio 2 listening figures plummet after veteran DJs leave From the Radio Today site. In 1972, MV Mi Amigo was bought for her scrap value at auction by enthusiast Gerard van Dam, who intended to use her as a free radio museum. The founder of pirate radio, Radio Caroline, has died. Janssen Launches Health Equity Campaign in Partnership with Award Radio control: Inside the Q4 2021 RAJAR listening figures [21] It was not until RNI returned to its original anchorage off the Netherlands that the jamming ceased. The four-week event was funded through on-air local business commercials. Situation: Ship 3 miles off Ramsey, Isle of Man. Radio Caroline presenter Ray Clark remembers listening to Mr Damon as a nine-year-old on the radio. Caroline Hepker anchors Bloomberg Radio's 'Daybreak Europe' programme, on-air live from 6-10am weekday mornings. Meanwhile, Radio Mi Amigo had interference on 1562kHz and changed to 1412kHz (212 m). In mid-September 1965, the crew and DJs on MV Mi Amigo were joined for the weekend by 1960s pop singer Sylvan Whittingham, who visited the ship to promote her single "We Don't Belong". London WC1E 7EB, Find out more information on completing the Radio Diary. I always tried to get the best quality out of my car radio, while listening to the station and I always felt fed up when Caroline was off the air again, forcing me to tune in to the sound of Hilversum 3 the then so-called public pop station in the Netherlands. In late 1977, Radio Caroline began sponsored evangelical programmes, and music programmes began at 9p.m. On 20 October 1978, technical and financial problems put the Mi Amigo off the air. 15 August 1967 following passage of the Marine Offences Act, Broadcasting from various locations offshore to Western Europe. DJs could choose ordering of oldies all current pop hits in strict rotation. Wavelength: 199 metres. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. They included Blackburn, who became the first to broadcast on Radio 1. On 28 December, unpaid crew cut the Mi Amigo's generator fuel line and departed. Dan Greenwood on LinkedIn: Global's Highest Radio Reach EVER!!! The In Happy Birthday Tony Blackburn: 80 Poptastic Years on Radio 2, Dermot O'Leary will talk to Tony about his life and career and surprises him with . On 9 August 1985, an official vessel anchored 150 yards from the Ross Revenge. Radio Caroline's first musical theme was Jimmy McGriff's "Round Midnight", a jazz standard co-composed by Thelonious Monk. On 12 June 2006, the station bought an EPG slot on Sky channel 0199. Two aerials and twin transmitters were used for about six weeks until the aerial mast failed. Smedley later withdrew from the deal. Dutch nationals were arrested and returned to the Netherlands, together with most of the broadcasting equipment. London, United Kingdom. Research suggests that the average person hears between 20,000 and 30,000 words during the course of a 24-hour period. From 2007, the ship was docked at Tilbury, where a volunteer crew repaired and maintained it. Zoe Ball, Greg James, Roman Kemp, Chris Evans and the Today programme are among the shows to have fewer listeners than the last time ratings were measured. (Gordon): Well, we're sorry to tell you that due to the severe weather conditions and the fact that we are shipping quite a lot of water, we are closing down, and the crew are at this stage leaving the ship. Since September 2015, Radio Caroline has been broadcasting 'live' for one weekend each month[59] as "Radio Caroline North" (with original DJs and a mixed 1960s, 1970s and 1980s music content and jingles) from its former home the MV Ross Revenge on the Blackwater Estuary in Essex, via Manx Radio's 1368kHz 20kW transmitter on the Isle of Man. The benefits, entitlements as a RAJAR subscriber and the data explained. The Radio Caroline name was used to broadcast from international waters, using five different ships of three different owners, from 1964 to 1990, and via satellite from 1998 to 2013 (pictured:. [6] Because of the Christmas holidays, no solicitors were available to issue a writ and the ship lay in Amsterdam harbour until O'Rahilly arranged for it to be towed back to sea. Part of the proceeds helps keep us on the air. Each of his crew was awarded The Thanks of the Institution on vellum.[33]. One 5kW transmitter was initially not serviceable. Radio Caroline North = 10kW (later 20kW). In late 1972, Radio Caroline had money problems. By September 28, 1964 just six months after launching the station's then-manager boasted in the Daily Mail of having an audience bigger than the all-powerful and well-established BBC. We were so amazed at the size of her mast, never having seen anything like it before. Therefore I would like to thank the Monitor Magazine from Benfleet from the later Buster Pearson and the Pirate Radio News team from the Netherlands. The station hasn't the glamour anymore it had in its High Seas Days, but I'm still enjoying all the memories. From its two vantage points, Radio Caroline's presenters who included future BBC stalwart Tony Blackburn and Tory MP Roger Gale regaled Britons with pop songs which they could only hear on conventional stations for a few hours a week. Shortly after the law was enacted, the station was renamed as Radio Caroline International. Next to that we can listen in to Radio Caroline on internet and satellite. In an earlier House of Commons debate (in June 1966), the government had claimed that the pirate ships were a danger because of radio frequency interference to emergency shipping channels, and to overseas radio stations and the pirates were paying no royalties to artists, composers or record companies. The Radio Caroline name was used to broadcast from international waters, using five different ships with three different owners, from 1964 to 1990, and via satellite from 1998 to 2013. Engineer Peter Chicago had hidden transmitter parts during the raid and retuned one 5kW transmitter, previously used on short-wave, to 558kHz. Caroline Flashback provides an alternative service for loyal and new listeners, who want to hear tracks from this exciting era. DJ Jack Spector, of the WMCA "Good Guys" in New York, regularly recorded for Radio Caroline. Initially this was a minor inconvenience as the 300-foot (91m) mast was thought sturdy enough. Since a couple of years we can read a lot on the subject Offshore Radio on several internet sites. RAJAR figures for Q3 2022, 27 June - 18 September 2022. It was renamed Radio Caroline South and MV Mi Amigo remained off Frinton-on-Sea while MV Caroline broadcast as Radio Caroline North. Unhappy at the loss of advertising, Radio Mi Amigo terminated its contract with Caroline in November 1978 and broadcast from its own ship, the MV Magdalena later that year, but this was short-lived. Radio Atlanta closed at 8p.m. that day. In March 1964, The Fortunes recorded Caroline, which became the station's theme. The Dutch government banned unlicensed offshore radio on 1 September 1974. Nice to think about Dixie Peach, too. One of Radio Caroline's directors, Major Oliver Smedley, formerly of Radio Atlanta, entered a partnership with Radio City's owner, pop group manager Reginald Calvert and installed a more powerful transmitter on the fort. Over the following months, Caroline's signal quality improved as transmitting valves were donated and programming returned to normal. It commemorated the 40th anniversary of Radio Caroline and promoted the station's legal internet and satellite programmes. She was so fine, I made her mine, her name is Caroline! 18:03 GMT 28 Sep 2021. In the 1970's and 19870's is was great to follow all the things which were happening as there were two magazines in which all the facts and figures were published from day to day. Radio Caroline Flashback live - London, United Kingdom | Online Radio Box [6] Caroline was broken up for scrap in 1972. A rudimentary news service, consisting of headlines on the half hour at peak listening times, was started on 12th September 1983, while the famous Caroline Bell was re-introduced on 16th September. This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 16:42. Murdaugh is heckled as he leaves court, Ken Bruce finishes his 30-year tenure as host of BBC Radio 2, Missing hiker buried under snow forces arm out to wave to helicopter, Hershey's Canada releases HER for SHE bars featuring a trans activist, Insane moment river of rocks falls onto Malibu Canyon in CA, Fleet-footed cop chases an offender riding a scooter, Family of a 10-month-old baby filmed vaping open up. Radio Caroline broadcast 24 hours various song, hip hop music, clasic, etc. It was claimed in 1964 by Caroline's manager that they had a larger audience than the BBC. Observations and headlines from radio industry RAJAR Q1 2022 Due to generator trouble, the two services could no longer be broadcast simultaneously and Radio Caroline again broadcast at night with both stations using the 50kW transmitter and Radio Caroline began to receive more mail from the continent. [6] The TV operation was later found to be a publicity stunt.[24]. BBC Radio 5 Live posted a reach of 5.89m listeners. Throughout most of the 1970s, Radio Caroline could be heard only at night, calling itself "Europe's first and only album station". Radio Caroline Continuous Caroline Music Shows Adrian Skirrow London, United Kingdom Alan Watts Alan Watts has been one of the trusty side-kicks to radio god Bob Harris for the past ten years including stints at GLR in 1994, moving on with Bob to Thames Valley FM and of course since 1997 at BBC Radio 2. My parents' house in Holyhead, North Wales, looked out over Newry Beach and we often saw various ships stopping off just behind the breakwater to pick up the pilot for their onward journey Blue Funnel line vessels in particular. BBC Radio 2 has the best radio audience figures in the UK, with a reach of almost 14.58 million per week. [53] This ended on 1 July 2011 after a failure to renegotiate costs with Sky and deciding not to pursue a Freesat EPG slot. Luckily, up till the end of last year, the station succeeded in selling a lot of airtime to American religious organisations. Browse our programme schedule, read the presenter profiles, send emails and brush up on your world, music and radio history on our 'This Day' page. When Marine &c. Broadcasting Offences Act become law on 14 August 1967, Radio Caroline was renamed Radio Caroline International. Multiple Streams Programme Schedule 'Now Playing' Programme 'alarms' Presenter profiles 'This Day' page Send emails [citation needed]. It was founded in 1964. On 1 October 1989, Radio Caroline restarted broadcasting from the Ross Revenge using makeshift equipment and low power, to retain the 558kHz frequency. News stories appeared in Europe[22] announcing the start of Caroline Television[23] from two Super Constellation aircraft using Stratovision technology. Watch Live TV Listen to Live Radio. (Anderson): It's not a very good occasion really, we have to hurry this because the lifeboat is standing by. Radio Caroline, UK | Free Internet Radio | TuneIn Only the Caroline app has a live programme schedule, 'Now Playing' and multiple streams to suit most internet speeds. After the Fredericia was renamed the MV Caroline, it sailed from Felixstowe to the Isle of Man and laid down its anchor in open water around three miles from land. On 2 July 1964, Radio Atlanta and Radio Caroline's companies, Project Atlanta and Planet Productions, announced the stations were to merge, with Crawford and O'Rahilly as joint managing directors. [9][10] A particular image conveying unthreatening joy was the cheeky 4 year old Caroline hiding at President John F Kennedy's feet beneath the battered HMS Resolute desk in the Oval Office.[11]. Lodge hired new DJs and introduced free-form programming. ", From Shaun in California we received a response on our chapters on the internet: "Chapter 10 of the series, treating the return of Radio Caroline in 1983, brought back some very happy memories. media reports and the shock of hearing just how powerful the signal was. Another Belgian station, Radio Mi Amigo International, launched on 1 January 1974; it was run by Belgian businessman and Suzy Waffles owner Sylvain Tack. When Laser returned as Laser Hot Hits, it used Caroline's former and inferior frequency of 576kHz. In November 1991, the ship lost its anchor in a storm and drifted onto the Goodwin Sands in the Channel. Most Read. The crew of the Sheerness lifeboat Helen Turnbull were commended for the rescue of broadcasters Tom Anderson, Stevie Gordon, Nick Richards and Hans Verlaan from Mi Amigo while it was sinking in the Black Deep near Long Sand Bank. The pair's aim was to circumvent big record companies' control of the broadcast of popular music, as well as. How to listen to Boom - Boom Radio Comedian and award-winning radio host D.L. Later, some programmes were pre-recorded on land and broadcast simultaneously from both ships. Non-Dutch staff were given the option of staying on the ship or returning to the Netherlands, and most chose to stay on board. [26] The station's offices and studios were in Brakel, Belgium, but moved to Castell-Platja d'Aro, Costa Brava, Spain in March 1975 after a raid by Belgian police. On 27 April, the Mi Amigo was fully operational. Information for commercial radio stations that are licenced by OFCOM and are looking to be measured on the RAJAR survey. I thought something might happen and sure enough at 1.00 p.m. British time on came RNI Second, by about 3.45 p.m. the signal was really very poor so I tuned into Manx radio and there was Daffy Don Allen with his country and Western Jamboree.