The final song was Pilot of the Airwaves by Charlie Dore.[43]. Caroline's album format meant that, although the station served a gap in the market, its audience was smaller than in the 1960s. Radio Caroline is a British station from London. I never had the idea to buy any of the singles they promoted, as these got so much airplay and therefore entered the charts. The station had some success but stopped broadcasting due to lack of funding. 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 . Rob Day never made it to the airwaves to the best of my knowledge and that was that. 18:03 GMT 28 Sep 2021. Caroline can be heard on DAB+ in Aldershot, Birmingham, Cambridge, Brighton, Glasgow, Norwich, London,[2] Portsmouth, Poulton-le-Fylde and Woking. London, United Kingdom. [citation needed], In Spain, a station broadcast during the summer 2009 on 102.7MHz in the Costa Blanca from studios in Benidorm. The four-week event was funded through on-air local business commercials. Second, it also requires a good sales team and, of course, sales people don't work for nothing. Every time I succeeded in getting a good signal during the evening, I knew I again would have a very good evening. Bubblegum Lemonade released "Caroline's Radio" in 2010 which was a nostalgic look back at listening to Radio Caroline. Southern England, western Europe, Northern England, Ireland and Scotland. The ship was further delayed by hull damage, and repaired before writs could be issued. When Laser returned as Laser Hot Hits, it used Caroline's former and inferior frequency of 576kHz. Important information on how the survey works and who and what we measure. 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. 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. When the US-backed Radio London arrived off the coast of England, there was an unsuccessful attempt to merge its sales operation with that of Caroline before Radio London started transmissions. A well-nourished captain said they often failed to appear for a tender but he always got paid! From the anchorage in the Knock Deep the Mi Amigo's mast could be seen on the horizon. It was founded in 1964. 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! [49] The LV 18 was later used by the BBC for Pirate BBC Essex broadcasts.[50]. By Mary wrote us: "I wondered if your series should be including the titles of any of the records played on the Test Transmission tapes? The 10kW transmitters could run on the Henschel generator beside the two main MAN units and also a Cummins unit on the aft deck behind the wheelhouse.[29]. 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. Media agencies/owners, PR companies and members of the public interested in receiving more detailed data than that currently shown under Listening Figures on the RAJAR site. However, the ship sank in a storm in March 1980 after losing its anchor. Sellel pakasest paukuval imekaunil peval oli pikese mber ka halo, mille vike jupike on paremal taevas nha. UK Radio Stations. According to the survey, respondents aged 56 . They included Blackburn, who became the first to broadcast on Radio 1. Radio Caroline North = 10kW (later 20kW). DJs could choose ordering of oldies all current pop hits in strict rotation. Radio Caroline began to broadcast from the ship on 19 August 1983, with unwanted mechanical sounds on speech. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The station's slogan was Your all-day music station. There are very few restrictions placed on Caroline's licence, allowing them to broadcast virtually what they like within the law. This market overview is based on the first three waves of the Tracking Panel, comparing listening through April, May and June with pre-lockdown. 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. Part of the raid was broadcast live[40] before officials disabled the transmitters. [16], On 20 June 1966, Smedley boarded the Shivering Sands Fort with 10 workmen to repossess a transmitter that he had supplied, but had not been paid for. On this page Hans Knot presents a few exemplary ones. [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. In the 1960's, to attract advertisers, Radio Caroline and Radio London always reported rather high listening figures. The comments below have not been moderated, By The last broadcast from the Mi Amigo was by Stevie Gordon and Tom Anderson:[32]. She was so fine, I made her mine, her name is Caroline! [25] The ship anchored off the Dutch coastal resort of Scheveningen and was serviced and operated from the Netherlands. ", And, here's one coming from Johnnie Lang, a fervent Caroline supporter: "I feel that I have to put forward a little in the way of defence for the actual Radio Caroline. It left Spain, with an incomplete studio, to avoid legal entanglements. Radio Caroline first began broadcasting in March 1964 from a 702-ton former Danish passenger ferry, the Fredericia, in international waters off the coast of Felixstowe. Tony Blackburn turns 80 years old on the 29th of January and BBC Radio 2 will celebrate the occasion in a special programme, reports OnTheRadio.. Radio Caroline was a real phenomen. English Website 228 Listen live 3 Playlist Contacts Related radio stations Radio Caroline On the air Radio Caroline Flashback Radio Caroline Flashback playlist TOP songs on Radio Caroline Flashback 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. On the heels of Breaking the Waves, she (along with Jeanine Tesori) was the first woman to be commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera. That's the group of Sietse Brouwer in Harlingen. Gaining advertising is very much a Catch-22 situation. Home; Stations . It was claimed in 1964 by Caroline's manager that they had a larger audience than the BBC. Caroline Archive Hour. 15 Alfred Place The resulting signal was low-powered, but ensured that Caroline South's advertising revenue would continue. 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. 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. RAJAR figures for Q3 2022, 27 June - 18 September 2022. O'Rahilly promised financial backing if van Dam could return the ship to broadcasting condition. Presentations were made to US advertising agencies. It's Source of your ultimate Entertainment. Only 17% of the total UK population can pick up community radio, according to the same Ofcom report we mentioned earlier. [71][72][73], In January 2002, a Dutch Caroline fan called Sietse Brouwer launched a Netherlands-based Dutch Radio Caroline in Harlingen, broadcasting on the northern Netherlands cable networks and largely independent of UK Caroline. Alan even worked with Bob at Radio 1 on. [6] The first programme, which was pre-recorded, was hosted by Chris Moore. RAJAR stands for Radio Joint Audience Research and is the official body in charge of measuring radio audiences in the UK. On 3 September 1985 at 00:00 hours the Dioptric Surveyor departed in a storm. 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. The Mi Amigo was tendered clandestinely from Britain, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. [6] Caroline was broken up for scrap in 1972. Radio Caroline was off the air for most of the 1990s, except for occasional low-power broadcasts of one month. [48] Evangelical programmes and sponsored specialist music are broadcast. "Europe's Best Music on Europe's Best Music Station" Format: community, classic rock. . 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. These stories continued and included co-operation by a former member of the Beatles[who?] At one time both stations were even claiming more than 8.8 million listeners each. Daytime programming was leased to a community radio service called Puketapu Radio on 756kHz.[75]. Eventually, Caroline left 558kHz and moved to 819kHz. City: London. O'Rahilly had initially competed with another pirate station broadcasting from the MV Mi Amigo. MV Caroline sailed from Felixstowe to the Isle of Man, broadcasting as she went. 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. However, Dutch Caroline failed to secure a high power AM frequency and the cable network service was discontinued because of lack of funds. No one said it would be an easy or fast journey, but I, for one, can only see better things for the future. In the late 1990's and later on I helped them with the promotion team when they were busy trying to convince as much as possible cable networks to put their signal on their networks. (ii)576 kHz: continuation of above, with slightly more singles played. [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. There proved to be a lot of people, cultivating little gems of the station's history. Owner: Planet Sales Ltd. First air date: 1964. Radio Caroline are committed to promote UK Culture, Music, News, Heritage, Tourism and many more through their . Original 1960s Caroline North jingles were interspersed with generic Radio Caroline ones. Between them, the stations were covering most of the British Isles. When we started our series to commemorate the forty years of Radio Caroline, we asked the readers to write down their memories of the station in just a few lines. The flagship channel enjoyed an average weekly audience of 7.7 million in the three months to. [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. This two-day broadcast featured Phil Mitchell, Paul Dennis, Colin Lamb, John Patrick, Barry James, Steve Cisco and Clive Boutell. Radio stations ranked by weekly reach in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 1st quarter 2020 (in 1,000 listeners) Listeners reached in thousands* BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 1 Classic FM. The pirates were also not paying any royalty to artists, composers or record companies. Now as in the past, for every commercial radio station it proves very important to have an audience, as advertisers are always looking at the station's RAJAR-figures. media reports and the shock of hearing just how powerful the signal was. From 1970 on a lot happened in offshore radio, which has often been forgotten by people who write about this subject in books. It was the floating pirate radio station whose mission to was to transmit rock 'n' roll to the masses. Radio Caroline tried several frequencies, among them 963, 576, 585 (briefly), 558 (after Laser 558 closed) and later 819kHz. ", Finally, here is Mark Reynolds writing in from Buckinghamshire and thanking all the people who tried to keep the memory of Radio Caroline alive over the years: "I did learn about offshore radio in late 1966 and followed the stations from that point on. [6], Smedley was charged with Calvert's murder on 18 July, but this was reduced to a charge of manslaughter. Broadcasting Hours: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. and 12 midnight to 2a.m. Broadcasting was in Dutch and English by day and in English at night, although for the first few months broadcasting finished at 10p.m. On 19 January 1979, the ageing ship took in water and a lifeboat was called to rescue the crew members. [6] The TV operation was later found to be a publicity stunt.[24]. So far, Mazzoli's greatest success has come in the opera house. Meanwhile, Radio Mi Amigo had interference on 1562kHz and changed to 1412kHz (212 m). Since January, Emma Barnett has been the lead presenter, coming via BBC Radio 5 Live. Reception area: North of England, Midlands, Ireland, Scotland and North Wales. The Ross Revenge also featured powerful generators.[37]. BBC Radio 4 had 10.48m listeners with 6.62m tuning in for The Today programme (Mon-Sat). Select 'Change Stations' on the app if you wish to switch to Boom Light You can also find us listed on the TuneIn or Radioplayer app. Kennedy. Whittingham was unable to leave on the tender when a storm arose. Dutch nationals were arrested and returned to the Netherlands, together with most of the broadcasting equipment. These data are produced and sold at cost providing both industry accountability and a robust trading currency for each medium. Radio 1Xtra had 744k listeners, BBC Radio. A bulletin report which provides information of the survey period, any new stations that have joined or any changes to the stations or groups. Listening on an internet radio or webplayer 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. In an extant photo, Caroline Kennedy and her brother, John F. Kennedy Jr., are apparently dancing in the Oval Office as their father looks on, an activity which O'Rahilly reportedly interpreted as a playful, jovial disruption of government. Next to that we can listen in to Radio Caroline on internet and satellite. Former offshore broadcasters who continue on the station are: Roger Mathews, Nigel Harris, Martin Fisher, Marc Jacobs, Johnny Lewis, Doug Wood, Dave Foster, Cliff Osbourne, Chris Pearson, Bob Lawrence, Jeremy Chartham and Ad Roberts. The station returned at 8pm and continued until after midnight to avoid competition with popular television programmes. We duly bought the wine but do not know if it was the one heard when Radio Seagull opened on January 7, 1974. Round Midnight was confined to closedown on Radio Caroline North after The World Tomorrow. When we started our series to commemorate the forty years of Radio Caroline, we asked the readers to write down their memories of the station in just a few lines. I was extremely excited about the new station and borrowed a big transistor radio from my grandmother, so that I could take the music everywhere I went. Four studios were on board, enabling other broadcasting services. 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. Radio Caroline is the best UK online radio. I am taking a career break from my profession as a Sollicitor and in 2001 was fortunate to be allowed to run the news service from the Mi Amigo RSL from the LV18 where I met Bart Serlier among many others. There proved to be a lot of people, cultivating little gems of the station's history. Two aerials and twin transmitters were used for about six weeks until the aerial mast failed. [6] The generator was left running but the pumps could not manage and the vessel sank 10 minutes later. [clarification needed]. 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. 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. A little about myself. 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. Menu. [19], Because of the rise of land-based pirate stations after the MOA became law (usually stations run from bedrooms or outdoor sheds with small wattage transmitters), at least two stations later broadcast using the Caroline name, one based in Dublin. This channel broadcasts mainly in community format. ", 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. Throughout most of the 1970s, Radio Caroline could be heard only at night, calling itself "Europe's first and only album station". Two (Radio 270 and Radio London) of the remaining four UK-based offshore stations closed, but the two Caroline ships continued with their supply operation moved to Netherlands waters, where unlicensed ship-based broadcasting was not outlawed until 1974. A licenced and registered bureaux that wishes to supply bureaux services using RAJAR data is permitted to do so. Radio Caroline - 2. 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. [14] Presenters Tony Blackburn, Roger Gale, Ray Teret, Simon Dee, Tony Prince, Spangles Muldoon, Keith Skues, Johnnie Walker, Robbie Dale, Dave Lee Travis, Tommy Vance, Tom Edwards, Paul Noble, Bob Stewart and Andy Archer became well known. Over the following months, Caroline's signal quality improved as transmitting valves were donated and programming returned to normal. A brief insight into the structure of RAJAR, the decision making process and RAJARs contractors. I think so. 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. Information for commercial radio stations that are licenced by OFCOM and are looking to be measured on the RAJAR survey. They were pop and Europop aimed at the mainstream Dutch audience. Broadcasting from various offshore locations to Western Europe, Status unclear and mainly operated by supporters, Radio Atlantis 1973 and Radio Mi-Amigo 19741978, Geographic areas bordering upon North Sea, 963 kHz (wavelength announced as "319" metres) later moving to 819 kHz with additional transmitter in 531594 kHz range (principally 558 kHz). 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. Most of Radio Caroline's pop music programmes were targeted at housewives, and some later programming was aimed at children. Radio Caroline was founded by Irish businessman Ronan O'Rahilly and George Drummond. The Caroline App is just 1.79 or equivalent price in your country. ", The next Caroline memory arrived from Groningen in the North East of the Netherlands. Radio Caroline presenter Ray Clark remembers listening to Mr Damon as a nine-year-old on the radio. 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. He promised to write some lines about it for this series and here they are: "In the early 1990's, soon after the Ross Revenge was dragged of the Goodwin Sands and taken into Dover, a plan was conceived by the team of the then Invicta Radio Group, comprising the fairly nautical crew of Roger Day, Andy Archer, Johnny Lewis, Nigel Harris, Bob Matthews and Bob Le-Roi. 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:. Following negotiations with the service provider, satellite transmissions ended at midnight on 30 September 2013. Continuous Flashback Music. The Quarterly Summary Report of all stations with added features. How we recruit respondents, sampling points and fieldwork in depth. 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". Details of the modified methodology introduced since the Covid Pandemic. The operation then continued, despite disagreements between O'Rahilly and some of its DJs over what the station should be playing. The tapes were picked up in Belgium at a bus stop, taken to a small sports plane and dropped in the sea close to the radio ship. The project not unexpectedly hit the quay side, but it would have been interesting should the plan have come to fruition. Three British nationals, a Dutchman and their canary (named Wilson after the former Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson) were rescued. Those broadcasts took place between 1970 and 1973.[20]. The BBC Light, Third, and Home programmes became Radios 2, 3 and 4 respectively. The national digital station, which is owned by News UK's . 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. It was renamed Radio Caroline South and MV Mi Amigo remained off Frinton-on-Sea while MV Caroline broadcast as Radio Caroline North. The continuing story of Radio Caroline, the 1960's pirate radio station that survived the Marine Offences Act, which saw the end of pirate radio station around the shores of the UK. However, the storm had weakened the mast, which collapsed in another storm later. Her latest opera, The Listeners, is a psychological nail-biter set in southern California. 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.