On this page Hans Knot presents a few exemplary ones. Nowadays, Radio Caroline has to resort to other sources. [45] The Ross Revenge was salvaged and brought into harbour in Dover, ending 27 years of Radio Caroline's unlicensed offshore career. New data has shown the listening figures for BBC radio stations, with two of its flagship outlets having experienced a sharp decline in audiences - whilst some shows have remained steady instead Former presenter Johnnie Walker said in an interview on NPR last year that O'Rahilly thought it was a 'wonderful image' of 'happiness and laughter disrupting the works of government'. Engineer Peter Chicago had hidden transmitter parts during the raid and retuned one 5kW transmitter, previously used on short-wave, to 558kHz. Clive Garrard. The LBC brand. 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. Radio Caroline continued on satellite but required manual tuning. Several years later some of the seized items were returned to the station. The Quarterly Summary Report of all stations with added features. O'Rahilly and Drummond were inspired by the Danish Radio Mercur, which in 1952 became the first station in the world to broadcast commercial radio from a vessel in international waters without permission from the authorities in the country that it broadcast to. Much improvement to the lay-out of the ship was planned but basically the studios would have remained. 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In July Caroline moved to the adjacent channel, 962kHz (312 metres but still called 319) and reception in the UK improved. Daytime programming was leased to a community radio service called Puketapu Radio on 756kHz.[75]. [8] On a fund-raising trip to the U.S., O'Rahilly reportedly saw a Life magazine photograph of Kennedy and his children in the Oval Office that served as the inspiration for the name "Caroline Radio". In December 2010, Chatham and Aylesford MP Tracey Crouch presented an Early Day Motion to the House of Commons calling for Ofcom to allow Radio Caroline to broadcast as a licensed medium wave station to its "traditional heartland of the south east". "People who listened to NPR shows on the radio at home . This service was Radio Seagull and broadcast live during the evening. RAJAR reserves the right to publish complaints along with their outcome on this page. RAJAR stands for Radio Joint Audience Research and is the official body in charge of measuring radio audiences in the UK. From December 1984 the Ross Revenge broadcast Radio Monique, recorded and live Dutch-language programmes of a Dutch music radio production company using the 50kW transmitter during daytime. Radio Caroline lobbied against the Labour Party, for the Conservative Party and for the introduction of licensed commercial radio in the United Kingdom. Nowadays, Radio Caroline has to resort to other sources. Some DJs were embarrassed but some were fascinated by the challenge of an abstract concept. MV Ross Revenge weathered the storm in the North Sea. Radio Caroline South = 10kW (later 50 kW). [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. In 1987, the Territorial Sea Act[38] extended the UK maritime limit from three to 12 nautical miles (22km). 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 . However, the ship sank in a storm in March 1980 after losing its anchor. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. I remember wandering around that show house with my tranny on my arm. Wonder where he is now? Have you ever met the guy? Radio Caroline's first programme, on 28 March 1964, was presented by Chris Moore. Caroline's album format meant that, although the station served a gap in the market, its audience was smaller than in the 1960s. "Between December 26 and December 30, 1973, a friend and I went to Holland for a few days. [citation needed], In Spain, a station broadcast during the summer 2009 on 102.7MHz in the Costa Blanca from studios in Benidorm. Two aerials and twin transmitters were used for about six weeks until the aerial mast failed. Southern England, western Europe, Northern England, Ireland and Scotland. In a sign of Radio Caroline's enormous influence on popular culture, the BBC launched Radio 1 in September 1967 in an effort to respond to its success, as well as that of the rival Radio London. 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. Broadcasters included Tony Christian, Pawl "Hound Dog" Shanley, Dave Fox, Simon West, Dale Richardson and Peter D.[citation needed]. City: London. They included Blackburn, who became the first to broadcast on Radio 1. London, United Kingdom. During Easter 2008, the station broadcast live for three days from the Ross Revenge, featuring presenters who had worked on the Mi Amigo in the late 1970s: Roger Mathews, Mike Stevens, Bob Lawrence, Brian Martin, Martin Fisher, Cliff Osbourne, Jeremy Chartham, Marc Jacobs, Ad Roberts, Dick Verheul and Kees Borrell. 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. The Caroline App is just 1.79 or equivalent price in your country. In the 1960's, to attract advertisers, Radio Caroline and Radio London always reported rather high listening figures. Global's Highest Radio Reach EVER!!! Listening on an internet radio or webplayer On 1 September, a small motor launch had difficulties in rough seas. Second, it also requires a good sales team and, of course, sales people don't work for nothing. (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. In December 1976, Radio Mi Amigo moved to 1562kHz on the 50kW transmitter, leaving Caroline on 1187kHz 24 hours a day on the 10kW. The only singer to stay overnight, she helped present programmes, make jingles, and close the station at night.[15]. Home; Stations . Radio Caroline finally stopped broadcasting from open waters in 1991 when the MV Ross Revenge lots its anchor in a storm and the crew had to be rescued by helicopter. [7] O'Rahilly named the station after Caroline Kennedy, daughter of U.S. president John F. The two stations were able to cover most of the British Isles. At one time both stations were even claiming more than 8.8 million listeners each. Caroline Hepker anchors Bloomberg Radio's 'Daybreak Europe' programme, on-air live from 6-10am weekday mornings. , updated The latest listening figures reveal that Global continues to lead the UK commercial radio market with the biggest set of audience numbers in our history. It was renamed Radio Caroline South and MV Mi Amigo remained off Frinton-on-Sea while MV Caroline broadcast as Radio Caroline North. Since November 2009 Radio Seagull can be heard periodically on 558kHz in London. DJs could choose ordering of oldies all current pop hits in strict rotation. 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. A "D" and an "I" from the phrase RADIO CAROLINE (painted as a, "Hearthammer" by the Scottish folk rock band. From the anchorage in the Knock Deep the Mi Amigo's mast could be seen on the horizon. On 19 August 1989, James Murphy, an investigator for the UK Office of the Official Solicitor, acting for the Department of Trade and Industry, joined colleagues and counterparts from the Netherlands Radio Regulatory Authority to execute an armed raid on the Ross Revenge in which equipment was damaged or confiscated. Discover the history of the three RAJAR contracts, and understand the review of methods and sampling and fieldwork events timeline. This market overview is based on the first three waves of the Tracking Panel, comparing listening through April, May and June with pre-lockdown. The whole of the school Easter holiday, my friend Mozz and I took the tranny with us everywhere. On Saturday, 28 March, it began regular broadcasting at noon on 1520 kHz (announced as 199 metres) with the opening conducted by Simon Dee. 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. Latest releases and insightful stories into the radio industry. Without serious competition, Radio Caroline gained a regular daytime audience of some 7 million.[12]. Commercial programming commenced at noon on Friday 22 December 2017, with a signal that could be heard as far afield as Southampton, Birmingham, Glasgow and in large parts of The Netherlands and Belgium. (Gordon): For the moment from all of us, goodbye and God bless. London, United Kingdom. Every time I succeeded in getting a good signal during the evening, I knew I again would have a very good evening. To remain in international waters, the ship moved to a new, less-sheltered anchorage. The lineup will feature some of the most incendiary figures on the far right, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, whose supporters stormed . DJ Jack Spector, of the WMCA "Good Guys" in New York, regularly recorded for Radio Caroline. The first record played was Fool (If You Think It's Over), by Chris Rea, dedicated to the British Home Office. The only problem I had with it was the weight of it hanging on my arm my right arm is probably longer than my left one now and being able to find sufficient pocket money to buy the batteries! Three British nationals, a Dutchman and their canary (named Wilson after the former Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson) were rescued. Never miss a show by setting an alarm for when it is about to start, or if you do - listen to it later using our 'Listen Again . ", Earlier this year I met Bob Le-Roi and of course we talked a lot about Radio Caroline. Ownership was hidden due to illegality of operation. It's Source of your ultimate Entertainment. The Mi Amigo's 160-foot (49m) mast remained erect for six years. Part of the proceeds helps keep us on the air. [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. First you need good audience figures and to do that a greater prominence needs to be sought, hence the push for a Sky EPG listing. O'Rahilly promised financial backing if van Dam could return the ship to broadcasting condition. This channel broadcasts mainly in community format. I think so. News service at peak hours. On the 9 September 2017 a stone was unveiled in Felixstowe to commemorate Radio Caroline.[63]. The supermarket chain Asda and English Heritage were among the backers. Belgium had outlawed offshore radio in 1962 and prosecuted advertisers, cutting the station's revenue. It commemorated the 40th anniversary of Radio Caroline and promoted the station's legal internet and satellite programmes. I vividly remember the days leading up to the first broadcast from the Ross, the test tones, the usually incorrect! To my surprise Bob, in passing, mentioned the plans to get an ILR-station on the MV Ross Revenge, after the ship had stranded on the Goodwin Sands. Gaining advertising is very much a Catch-22 situation. We duly bought the wine but do not know if it was the one heard when Radio Seagull opened on January 7, 1974. Unlicensed by any government for most of its early life, it was a pirate radio station that never became illegal as such due to operating outside any . Click the pic to find out more. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 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