The latest NOP Audience Survey Figures show that Radio Caroline has an audience in Great Britain in excess of any other radio station with 19% aged 16 and over, whilst Radio London did have 12%. This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 16:42. Throughout most of the 1970s, Radio Caroline could be heard only at night, calling itself "Europe's first and only album station". Encouraged by Scandinavian and Dutch radio pirates, in February 1964 O'Rahilly obtained the 702-ton former Danish passenger ferry Fredericia, launched in Frederikshavn in 1929,[5] which was converted into a radio ship at the Irish port of Greenore, owned by O'Rahilly's father. Radio Atlanta closed at 8p.m. that day. DJs could choose ordering of oldies all current pop hits in strict rotation. Information for commercial radio stations that are licenced by OFCOM and are looking to be measured on the RAJAR survey. We almost got on board the MEBO II with the assistance of Brian McKenzie but although we went out on the Trip tender the weather was too bad to allow boarding. 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. From 2007, the ship was docked at Tilbury, where a volunteer crew repaired and maintained it. "People who listened to NPR shows on the radio at home . The following day, Caroline was one of few stations in the South East still broadcasting. 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. Later in 1973, when the contract with Radio Caroline ended, the crew of Radio Atlantis moved to their own ship, the MVJeanine.[6]. The station was opened by DJ Tom Anderson, who had said "goodbye" from the sinking Mi Amigo in 1980. Following the election, RNI resumed its original name but jamming continued under the newly elected Conservative government. Ray Clark) and Rob Charles. In the evenings on 963, some alternative music programmes were tried, including the reggae "Jamming 963", and in 1986 and early 1987, a progressive and indie rock programme called Caroline Overdrive hosted by Tom Anderson, Fergie McNeal, Andy Johnson, Stevie Lane, Mark Matthews, Kevin Turner, Peter Phillips, Mick Williams (a.k.a. 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. The flagship channel enjoyed an average weekly audience of 7.7 million in the three months to. 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. 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. That's the group of Sietse Brouwer in Harlingen. [6], Smedley was charged with Calvert's murder on 18 July, but this was reduced to a charge of manslaughter. The Huskers (16-13, 8-10 Big Ten . It was renamed Radio Caroline South and MV Mi Amigo remained off Frinton-on-Sea while MV Caroline broadcast as Radio Caroline North. We arranged to meet the Caroline tender to go out to the ship but no one turned up. At times, a 10kW transmitter was used to save fuel and relieve the generators. Smedley's men occupied the fort until 22 June. Only the Caroline app has a live programme schedule, 'Now Playing' and multiple streams to suit most internet speeds. The poster itself,. Markets. However, the storm had weakened the mast, which collapsed in another storm later. On 12 June 2006, the station bought an EPG slot on Sky channel 0199. [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 Pavis +1 (610) 357-3121 Investor Relations: 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. A brief name change from Radio North Sea International during the UK General Election campaign, after which the station reverted to its original name. 50 kW (second 10 kW transmitter later added). During the same quarter, on BBC Sounds there were a total of 162m plays of. Syndicated shows from the US and recorded religious programmes were also broadcast. On 3 September 1985 at 00:00 hours the Dioptric Surveyor departed in a storm. There proved to be a lot of people, cultivating little gems of the station's history. This was all in the 1970's. Within months, the unlicensed operation had merged with another station broadcasting from a separate boat near the Isle of Man. , updated It commemorated the 40th anniversary of Radio Caroline and promoted the station's legal internet and satellite programmes. "Why do we have to pay, why aren't they out at sea, the music's no good," and so on. Janssen Launches Health Equity Campaign in Partnership with Award-Winning Radio Host D.L. Clive Garrard. A request to stop broadcasting on short wave 6.215MHz was complied with, and after several hours the government ship returned to port. The final song was Pilot of the Airwaves by Charlie Dore.[43]. RAJAR figures for Q3 2022, 27 June - 18 September 2022. Radio Caroline was off the air for most of the 1990s, except for occasional low-power broadcasts of one month. In November 1985, the competing offshore station, Laser 558, closed after electrical problems and Caroline moved from 576kHz to Laser's 558kHz frequency, with a Top 40 music format similar to Laser's under the name Caroline 558. [30] Radio Caroline returned to the air on 15 April 1979. She was so fine, I made her mine, her name is Caroline! ", Also Philip Coleman was selected to be a part of this chapter: "I do not think my Caroline memories deserve to be mentioned in the Caroline's special, but there are two which may be of interest to you: First, on September 30, 1972, I was a student with a part-time job. Frequency: 648 AM. However, the station has since moved online and continues to broadcast 24 hours a day. News service at peak hours. Radio Seagull became Radio Caroline on 23 February 1974, retaining the album format. Caroline broadcast regular apologies to Spectrum listeners but refused to vacate the channel. 68% of Brits listen to the radio at home. I think so. The bureauxs client must also be a RAJAR subscriber. In late 1972, Radio Caroline had money problems. Harry Howard, History Correspondent For Mailonline, Mom who lost both sons to fentanyl blasts laughing Biden, Two Russian tanks annihilated with bombs by Ukrainian armed forces, Isabel Oakeshott receives 'menacing' message from Matt Hancock, Pavement where disabled woman gestured at cyclist before fatal crash, Pro-Ukrainian drone lands on Russian spy planes exposing location, 'Buster is next!' Radio Caroline was founded by Irish businessman Ronan O'Rahilly and George Drummond. The station's slogan was Your all-day music station. Listen to Radio Caroline Flashback. 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]. 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! The Dutch government banned unlicensed offshore radio on 1 September 1974. Listening on an internet radio or webplayer 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]. It began taking in water and the crew was rescued by lifeboat. ", The next Caroline memory arrived from Groningen in the North East of the Netherlands. I must say the people on the station got my sympathy very quickly. 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. At the same time, Allan Crawford's Project Atlanta was equipping the MV Mi Amigo at Greenore, where the two competed to be the first on air. Having to manoeuvre the lifeboat alongside the stricken vessel 13 times in high seas and a north-easterly gale earned Coxswain Charles Bowry an RNLI Silver Medal. Myriad factors contribute to the audience curve for radio . Huskers Close Out Cats, 80-64. Caroline Archive Hour. 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. Presentations were made to US advertising agencies. During 2013, a survey showed a continued move from satellite reception and growth in internet listening. From there Bert Alting wrote: "in the mid-1970's I was living partly on a little room on the loft of a house and in the early evenings I tried never to miss the close-down of Radio Mi Amigo Caroline's sister station in those days and the daily opening of Radio Caroline. A brief insight into the structure of RAJAR, the decision making process and RAJARs contractors. Shortly after the law was enacted, the station was renamed as Radio Caroline International. I live in Wigan, just west of Manchester. The operation then continued, despite disagreements between O'Rahilly and some of its DJs over what the station should be playing. Owner: Planet Sales Ltd. First air date: 1964. The Ross Revenge also featured powerful generators.[37]. 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. Obviously, we hope to be back with you as soon as possible, but just for the moment we would like to say goodbye. Daytime programming was leased to a community radio service called Puketapu Radio on 756kHz.[75]. Radio Caroline began to broadcast from the ship on 19 August 1983, with unwanted mechanical sounds on speech. It was claimed in 1964 by Caroline's manager that they had a larger audience than the BBC. Four studios were on board, enabling other broadcasting services. Sellel pakasest paukuval imekaunil peval oli pikese mber ka halo, mille vike jupike on paremal taevas nha. The station hasn't the glamour anymore it had in its High Seas Days, but I'm still enjoying all the memories. 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. Reception at that hour was far more difficult than during daytime and so I did my utmost to get the best reception possible. The comments below have not been moderated, By 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. 'He said that's the name for my radio station,' he added. 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. [49] The LV 18 was later used by the BBC for Pirate BBC Essex broadcasts.[50]. DJs Chris Cary, broadcasting as Spangles Muldoon (who was also station manager), Andy Archer, Paul Alexander, Steve England, Johnny Jason and Peter Chicago (real name Peter Murtha)[25] manned the station. Whilst they were ultimately unable to stop it broadcasting because of the fact it was broadcasting from international waters the 1967 Marine, &c., Broadcasting (Offences) Act 1967 made it illegal for British subjects to associate with it. 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.. Includes Audio Types such as Podcasts, Live and Catch Up Radio, On Demand Music Services. American Cancer Society 2022-2024. . [7] O'Rahilly named the station after Caroline Kennedy, daughter of U.S. president John F. One would circle over the North Sea in international air space near the United Kingdom, while the other remained on standby. On 1 January 2016, a second channel was launched called Caroline Flashback, playing pop music from the late 1950s to the early 1980s. Radio Caroline - 2. Radio 1Xtra had 744k listeners, BBC Radio. 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. On 9 August 1985, an official vessel anchored 150 yards from the Ross Revenge. Radio Caroline continued, moving its headquarters and servicing operation to Spain. Listening in Lockdown Tenders and boat owners were warned, and some were prosecuted for ferrying staff and provisions to the ship. I took my radio to work and annoyed everyone by listening to RNI in Dutch on short-wave. 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. Welcome to the Radio Caroline Web Shop, run by volunteers to help the running of the radio station and the preservation and restoration of its radio ship, the Ross Revenge, in the estuary of the River Blackwater in the county of Essex, UK. These stories continued and included co-operation by a former member of the Beatles[who?] This channel broadcasts mainly in community format. On 4 May 2015, Radio Caroline started a 24-hour "Flashback" webstream[58] carrying "oldies" music and jingles. 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. At one minute past midnight on 1 October 2001, Caroline returned on 1503kHz from the LV (Light Vessel) 18 in Harwich harbour. No one said it would be an easy or fast journey, but I, for one, can only see better things for the future. Currently they also broadcast on DAB radio in certain areas of the UK: these services are part of the Ofcom small-scale DAB+ trials. When Radio Veronica closed in 1974, some presenters moved to Radio Mi Amigo. This request, and one to stop transmissions on 819kHz, was refused. Yet another source of income is gifts from listeners, making the listeners still very important for the Lady's survival. The station has subsequently broadcast on 531kHz AM from the Ross Revenge during some bank holiday weekends, beginning on 2831 August 2009 and also within a few days of the 50th anniversary of the ship's first voyage. The station tried to obtain a licence from a developing country,[44] hoping it might offer protection from the new provisions in the Broadcasting Act 1990 which came into force on 31 December that year. Radio Caroline tried several frequencies, among them 963, 576, 585 (briefly), 558 (after Laser 558 closed) and later 819kHz. There proved to be a lot of people, cultivating little gems of the station's history. From the Radio Today site. Radio Caroline John Miles - Highfly Premier Christian Radio Hope Through The Night DJ On Tap Bobbie Gentry - I'll Never Fall in Love Again Times Radio The best of Times Radio - Highlights from the week Original 106 Anne-Marie - 2002 Smooth Country Michael Johnson - Give Me Wings Red Rose Radio ABBA - Lay All Your Love On Me U105 A Fox News poll released on Sunday found Trump receiving 43 percent support while DeSantis, who's widely speculated to be gearing up for a White House run, received 28 percent, among a list of . Just as I was about to go to school one morning, my mother called me and my brother into my parents' bedroom to watch the M.V. Radio Caroline lobbied against the Labour Party, for the Conservative Party and for the introduction of licensed commercial radio in the United Kingdom. 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. Radio Caroline's transmission output was almost 20kW, achieved by linking two 10kW Continental Electronics transmitters. Since November 2009 Radio Seagull can be heard periodically on 558kHz in London. RAJAR figures showed 34.51m people tuning in each week for live output across the stations, with a share of 49.9%. 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. They were towed to Amsterdam by a salvage company to secure unpaid bills for servicing by the Dutch tender company Wijsmuller Transport. I wonder if any of the people who criticise have even tried setting up or running a radio station on land, let alone from twelve miles out to sea with the law heavily biased against them. 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Three British nationals, a Dutchman and their canary (named Wilson after the former Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson) were rescued. City: London. While 6 Music saw a 3.1 per cent dip in its quarter-on-quarter listening figures - pulling in 2.6million listeners - the station is still the UK's number one digital radio station. That autumn various tests, consisting of continuous music, were made on 259 metres. 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. These analogue transmissions ended and a full digital service from Astra 28.2E started in February 2003.[52]. The Caroline App is just 1.79 or equivalent price in your country. During a violent struggle, Calvert was shot dead.
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