[25], Between 11 and 20 April 1973, the ship broadcast for Radio Veronica while its ship, the Norderney, was aground. During mid-August 1989, authorities in several European countries carried out coordinated raids on houses, recording studios and offices believed to be used by Caroline. The station restarted in August 1983 from a new radio ship, the MV Ross Revenge, an ex-North Sea factory fishing trawler used during the Anglo-Icelandic Cod War by Ross Fisheries. From the Radio Today site. BBC Radio 2 to air special show for Tony Blackburn's 80th birthday. As its popularity began to blossom, the British Government looked at ways to curtail the station's influence. Every time I succeeded in getting a good signal during the evening, I knew I again would have a very good evening. On this page Hans Knot presents a few exemplary ones. 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. Radio Caroline was off the air for most of the 1990s, except for occasional low-power broadcasts of one month. DJ Jack Spector, of the WMCA "Good Guys" in New York, regularly recorded for Radio Caroline. This two-day broadcast featured Phil Mitchell, Paul Dennis, Colin Lamb, John Patrick, Barry James, Steve Cisco and Clive Boutell. In 2017, Ofcom awarded Radio Caroline its first AM licence, allowing it to broadcast to audiences in parts of Suffolk and north Essex. [67][68][69][70] The station, owned by St Peters Studio and Community Radio Limited, has not only licensed the name from Radio Caroline, but has also got technical support and programming from the station, who have their own community radio licences in the south, south east and in East Anglia on 648AM (with Radio Caroline also found on DAB in a number of British cities, plus DAB+ in Cambridge). The Mi Amigo "Top 50" tapes were flown over by helicopter to get them on board more quickly. On 5 November 1990, lack of fuel and supplies forced the station to stop transmitting. I live in Wigan, just west of Manchester. They were towed to Amsterdam by a salvage company to secure unpaid bills for servicing by the Dutch tender company Wijsmuller Transport. ", Andries Peterson from the Netherlands also has his memories of the station: "I had heard from Radio Caroline before the station started its transmissions off the Dutch coast, late 1973. City: London. This request, and one to stop transmissions on 819kHz, was refused. This comes after Steve Wright, Craig Charles, Paul O'Grady, Vanessa Feltz and Ken Bruce all left Radio 2 in a mass exodus over the past six months. Radio Caroline is a British radio station founded in 1964 by Ronan O'Rahilly and Alan Crawford initially to circumvent the record companies' control of popular music broadcasting in the United Kingdom and the BBC's radio broadcasting monopoly. 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 . [49] The LV 18 was later used by the BBC for Pirate BBC Essex broadcasts.[50]. The four-week event was funded through on-air local business commercials. The final song was Pilot of the Airwaves by Charlie Dore.[43]. In March 1964, The Fortunes recorded Caroline, which became the station's theme. However, according to Gerry Bishop's book Offshore Radio this transmitter was antiquated and failed to work. On 1 January 2016, a second channel was launched called Caroline Flashback, playing pop music from the late 1950s to the early 1980s. It is jointly owned by the BBC and the Radiocentre on behalf of the commercial sector. In the 1960's, to attract advertisers, Radio Caroline and Radio London always reported rather high listening figures. Caroline can also be listened to over the internet including via music players such as Amazon echo (Alexa). 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. O'Rahilly had initially competed with another pirate station broadcasting from the MV Mi Amigo. For the first years, advertising on the station was in demand. [46] Dedicated apps for listening via Apple IOS[55] and Android[56] devices are also available. Broadcasting hours were 6am to 6pm to avoid competition from Radio Luxembourg, which began transmissions at 6pm. In Timaru, an NZBC station, originally 3XC, later 3ZC, broadcast as Radio Caroline until 1995. 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. In 1967, the UK Government enacted the Marine, &c., Broadcasting (Offences) Act 1967, outlawing advertising on or supplying an unlicensed offshore radio station from the UK. The Huskers (16-13, 8-10 Big Ten . Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. won't sell abortion pills in 20 states after warnings by Republican attorneys general of legal action, a decision that limits the medication's . [18], On 3 March 1968, the radio ships Mi Amigo and Caroline were boarded and seized before the day's broadcasting began. Bubblegum Lemonade released "Caroline's Radio" in 2010 which was a nostalgic look back at listening to Radio Caroline. The comments below have not been moderated, By 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! Belgian courts sentenced Tack and some DJs to fines and jail in absentia, although the prison terms were later cancelled. A request to stop broadcasting on short wave 6.215MHz was complied with, and after several hours the government ship returned to port. This memory has never left me and I can remember it made us all late for school, though as my mother was also my teacher at primary school, it didn't matter so much for me! However, the storm had weakened the mast, which collapsed in another storm later. On Saturday, 28 March, it began regular broadcasting at noon on 1520 kHz (announced as 199 metres) with the opening conducted by Simon Dee. Her story illustrates how uniquely dangerous government regards an independent voice transmitted over unrestricted airwaves and to what ends it will go to silence it."[42]. He was part entrepreneur, part buccaneer who broadcasted rock 'n' roll from a. In February 1964, O'Rahilly obtained the Fredericia and converted it into a radio ship at the Irish port of Greenore, which was owned by his father. Another Belgian station, Radio Mi Amigo International, launched on 1 January 1974; it was run by Belgian businessman and Suzy Waffles owner Sylvain Tack. He was opposed by some DJs and crew who had worked on the Mi Amigo and the album format stayed along with presenters such as Andy Archer, Samantha Dubois, Grant Benson, Robin Ross and Simon Barrett. RAJAR figures for Q3 2022, 27 June - 18 September 2022. Spectrum threatened to sue the Radio Authority, which then allowed Spectrum to temporarily broadcast on 990kHz alongside 558kHz. Yet another source of income is gifts from listeners, making the listeners still very important for the Lady's survival. I must say the people on the station got my sympathy very quickly. [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. Caroline Archive Hour. Listening in Lockdown The first was a Belgian station called Radio Atlantis, owned by Belgian businessman Adriaan van Landschoot. Radio 1Xtra had 744k listeners, BBC Radio. 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. [45] The Ross Revenge was salvaged and brought into harbour in Dover, ending 27 years of Radio Caroline's unlicensed offshore career. Caroline returned on 9 March 1977 on 953kHz, actually 315 metres but announced as 319. In 2002, Caroline began on WorldSpace satellite radio, continuing until Worldspace went bankrupt and re-organised its operations in 2008. Average weekday audience figures per quarter hour (in 000s). A brief name change from Radio North Sea International during the UK General Election campaign, after which the station reverted to its original name. The Fredericia was renamed MV Caroline and anchored off Felixstowe, Suffolk, where it began test transmissions on Friday, 27 March 1964. Dave Foster. The flagship channel enjoyed an average weekly audience of 7.7 million in the three months to. [48] Evangelical programmes and sponsored specialist music are broadcast. We arranged to meet the Caroline tender to go out to the ship but no one turned up. . Most of Radio Caroline's pop music programmes were targeted at housewives, and some later programming was aimed at children. O'Rahilly promised financial backing if van Dam could return the ship to broadcasting condition. [65], Radio Caroline's founder, Ronan O'Rahilly, was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2013; his death aged 79 on 20 April 2020 was announced by Radio Caroline. In 1976, The Loving Awareness Band released their only album, Loving Awareness on More Love Records (ML001), a label set up by O'Rahilly. There are very few restrictions placed on Caroline's licence, allowing them to broadcast virtually what they like within the law. Boom Radio grows by 9,000 listeners from 233,000 to 242,000 but has a boom in hours - with average hours up from 7.8 to 10.1 and total hours up from 1.81m to 2.45m Times Radio drops by 135,000. Radio Caroline North subsequently moved to 257m (1169kHz) but also called it 259. The two stations were able to cover most of the British Isles. To keep it this way they have had to steer clear of big investors and conventional means of broadcasting which, although a nice idea, has its drawbacks. At one minute past midnight on 1 October 2001, Caroline returned on 1503kHz from the LV (Light Vessel) 18 in Harwich harbour. Alan even worked with Bob at Radio 1 on. The following day, Caroline was one of few stations in the South East still broadcasting. On 1 October 1989, Radio Caroline restarted broadcasting from the Ross Revenge using makeshift equipment and low power, to retain the 558kHz frequency. Initially this was a minor inconvenience as the 300-foot (91m) mast was thought sturdy enough. Caroline broadcast regular apologies to Spectrum listeners but refused to vacate the channel. Caroline Pavis +1 (610) 357-3121 Investor Relations: (Gordon): I think we'll be back in one way or another. In late 1972, Radio Caroline had money problems. The market size of the UK radio industry has reached 1 billion by the end of 2021. She stayed behind the breakwater for about fifteen to twenty minutes and we watched the ship before it headed north toward, we assumed, the I.O.M. Greg James' breakfast show on Radio 1 also saw an increase in listeners quarter-on-quarter. Programmes were still heard on satellite until the provider replaced the signal with a 1kHz tone on the morning of 1 October 2013. No, I did buy records which were also nice and were brought to my ears by listening to Radio Caroline quite other music than the other stations were offering. 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 . Have you ever met the guy? [7] O'Rahilly named the station after Caroline Kennedy, daughter of U.S. president John F. Engineer Peter Chicago had hidden transmitter parts during the raid and retuned one 5kW transmitter, previously used on short-wave, to 558kHz. MV Ross Revenge weathered the storm in the North Sea. [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]. Nowadays, Radio Caroline has to resort to other sources. 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. Presentations were made to US advertising agencies. 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. Four studios were on board, enabling other broadcasting services. How we recruit respondents, sampling points and fieldwork in depth. Wonder where he is now? The Quarterly Summary Report of all stations with added features. This service was Radio Seagull and broadcast live during the evening. On 11 November 2017, test transmissions commenced from an omni-directional mast (formerly used by the BBC World Service) at Orford Ness, Suffolk. And that means that people's work schedules are significant drivers of the hourly flow of listening throughout the day. 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 . Radio Monique was popular throughout Benelux. 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. RNI operated on medium wave, short wave and FM. media reports and the shock of hearing just how powerful the signal was. BBC Radio 1 lost nearly half a million listeners in the first quarter of 2022, new figures show. Since the pandemic took hold in the United States, NPR's radio ratings have taken a nosedive. It was founded in 1964. On 28 December, unpaid crew cut the Mi Amigo's generator fuel line and departed. However, the station has since moved online and continues to broadcast 24 hours a day. It was the floating pirate radio station whose mission to was to transmit rock 'n' roll to the masses. The only broadcast staff on board were Tom Lodge and Jerry Leighton. At one time both stations were even claiming more than 8.8 million listeners each. 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. Caroline also promoted O'Rahilly's concept of Loving Awareness (LA), a far-eastern philosophy of love and peace. In June 1990, Spectrum Radio, a new multi-ethnic community radio station in London, was officially allocated 558kHz. Radio Caroline presenter Ray Clark remembers listening to Mr Damon as a nine-year-old on the radio. When Marine &c. Broadcasting Offences Act become law on 14 August 1967, Radio Caroline was renamed Radio Caroline International. The station had some success but stopped broadcasting due to lack of funding. Officially, Radio Caroline was managed from offices in North America, with advertising from the US and Canada. 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. Home; Stations . Although most broadcasting staff left at that time, some remained for a year as caretakers while funding and equipment were sought. A well-nourished captain said they often failed to appear for a tender but he always got paid! Just after midnight GMT on 20 March 1980, the Mi Amigo foundered in a storm after losing its anchor and drifting. Over 30% of radio listeners older than 34 still use analogue radio. 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. Listen live to the world famous Radio Caroline on your iOS device. (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. Broadcasters included Tony Christian, Pawl "Hound Dog" Shanley, Dave Fox, Simon West, Dale Richardson and Peter D.[citation needed]. Following the election, RNI resumed its original name but jamming continued under the newly elected Conservative government. These stories continued and included co-operation by a former member of the Beatles[who?] 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. Brouwer intended to obtain an AM frequency from the Netherlands authorities in 2003 when its medium wave frequencies were reallocated. 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. More than 2.8m listeners tuned in to BBC Radio 6 Music in the first quarter of the year (3rd Jan to 3rd April 2022) as . This was not because they wanted to buy a house, but because the ones on the new estate had been constructed with an innovative type of central heating, which blew hot air through ducts under the floor. 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. (Anderson): It's not a very good occasion really, we have to hurry this because the lifeboat is standing by. Part of the proceeds helps keep us on the air. The whole of the school Easter holiday, my friend Mozz and I took the tranny with us everywhere. However, in July 1964, the owners of the two stations opted to merge the operations. From 2007, the ship was docked at Tilbury, where a volunteer crew repaired and maintained it. Times Radio's audience fell by over a fifth quarter-on-quarter, according to the latest RAJAR radio listening figures. Syndicated shows from the US and recorded religious programmes were also broadcast. The drop can be partly explained by lower. Around this time, O'Rahilly decided Caroline should adopt an album format similar to FM progressive rock stations in the US, an audience not catered for in Europe. The Dutch claimed the ship's Panamanian registration had lapsed in 1987, was not under legal protection from any country and that its transmissions breached international regulations which since 1982 had prohibited broadcasting from outside national territories. According to the survey, respondents aged 56 . With Face-to-Face recruitment being suspended at the end of March, RAJAR introduced a Tracking Panel to evaluate radio listening during our time in Lockdown. Later, some programmes were pre-recorded on land and broadcast simultaneously from both ships. During a violent struggle, Calvert was shot dead. In November 1991, the ship lost its anchor in a storm and drifted onto the Goodwin Sands in the Channel. In October 1965, negotiations began for Radio Caroline to take over Radio City, which broadcast from Shivering Sands Army Fort, a Second World War marine fort off the Kent[6] coast. Global's Highest Radio Reach EVER!!! album, and Turnbull and Gallagher joined them on the Stiff's tour, becoming The Blockheads.[28]. 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. Radio Caroline continued on satellite but required manual tuning. Those broadcasts took place between 1970 and 1973.[20]. [31] During this period each night transmission of Radio Caroline started with Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft by the progressive Rock Band Klaatu, issued in 1976 on their album 3:47 E.S.T. It commemorated the 40th anniversary of Radio Caroline and promoted the station's legal internet and satellite programmes. On 31 July 2014 the ship was moved to the Blackwater Estuary in Essex.[47]. This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 16:42. Many people, of a certain age, still associate Radio Caroline with the pop music of the 60s & 70s. Radio Caroline lobbied against the Labour Party, for the Conservative Party and for the introduction of licensed commercial radio in the United Kingdom. [27] The album was reissued on CD on Ross Records, c.1992, and in a "30th Anniversary Edition" with bonus material on SMC Records in 2005.
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