We . Hughley to Raise Awareness About Multiple Myeloma Among Black Communities. These data are produced and sold at cost providing both industry accountability and a robust trading currency for each medium. I must say the people on the station got my sympathy very quickly. Dates of the upcoming scheduled releases of RAJAR data. It commemorated the 40th anniversary of Radio Caroline and promoted the station's legal internet and satellite programmes. Alan even worked with Bob at Radio 1 on. 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. 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 1972, Radio Caroline had money problems. After the MOB became law on August 15, 1967, we had to wait a long time for new offshore radio stations to arrive although we did have our Caroline stations up till March 1968. Shrewdly, the BBC also employed many of the one-time pirate DJs who had helped to make Radio Caroline a success. Two days later, Mi Amigo was towed to IJmuiden and seized because of unpaid bills. "It was just so special and so different and worth fighting . Chris Faulkner, for instance, replied by going back to his youth: "My memory of the "Old Girl" comes from the time she moved to the Isle of Mann in 1964. Several years later some of the seized items were returned to the station. Broadcasting hours were 6am to 6pm to avoid competition from Radio Luxembourg, which began transmissions at 6pm. 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. There are very few restrictions placed on Caroline's licence, allowing them to broadcast virtually what they like within the law. In 2011 Radio Caroline joined Radioplayer UK, an internet service formed by the BBC, Global Radio and the Guardian Media Group that supplies a live feed of UK radio stations to across the world.[57]. 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]. 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. The founder of pirate radio, Radio Caroline, has died. The last broadcast from the Mi Amigo was by Stevie Gordon and Tom Anderson:[32]. It is jointly owned by the BBC and the Radiocentre on behalf of the commercial sector. Some DJs were embarrassed but some were fascinated by the challenge of an abstract concept. -1.04 -1.26%. The Quarterly Summary Report of all stations with added features. 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. News stories appeared in Europe[22] announcing the start of Caroline Television[23] from two Super Constellation aircraft using Stratovision technology. 15 August 1967 following passage of the Marine Offences Act, Broadcasting from various locations offshore to Western Europe. 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. Reception area: North of England, Midlands, Ireland, Scotland and North Wales. 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. These stories continued and included co-operation by a former member of the Beatles[who?] The band broke up in 1977; Watt-Roy and Charles played on Ian Dury's New Boots and Panties!! Backed by wealthy investors which included Jocelyn Stevens of the popular Queen Magazine, the station was bizarrely named after Caroline Kennedy the daughter of assassinated US President John F Kennedy. ", The next Caroline memory arrived from Groningen in the North East of the Netherlands. Comedian and award-winning radio host D.L. Knowing the lads at Caroline it was probably drunk and a replacement bought. I remember Caroline North with great affection. We duly bought the wine but do not know if it was the one heard when Radio Seagull opened on January 7, 1974. Caroline launched the programme in 2015 with a new team in London who have now taken the programme onto London DAB digital radio in the UK. US Stocks Snap Two Days of Losses; Yields Rise: Markets Wrap. O'Rahilly promised financial backing if van Dam could return the ship to broadcasting condition. In Timaru, an NZBC station, originally 3XC, later 3ZC, broadcast as Radio Caroline until 1995. In October 1965, O'Rahilly bought Crawford's interest in the MV Mi Amigo and engaged Tom Lodge from Radio Caroline North to make programme changes and regain the audience from Radio London. 68% of Brits listen to the radio at home. Myriad factors contribute to the audience curve for radio . We arranged to meet the Caroline tender to go out to the ship but no one turned up. From Electronic People Meters to Smartphone Mobile Metering. 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 resulting signal was low-powered, but ensured that Caroline South's advertising revenue would continue. Lord Annan, author of the 1977 Report of the Committee on the Future of Broadcasting, spoke in defence of Radio Caroline in the House of Lords at report stage on the Broadcasting Act 1990, saying "Why break a butterfly upon the wheel? At one time both stations were even claiming more than 8.8 million listeners each. BBC Radio 2 to air special show for Tony Blackburn's 80th birthday. Southern England, western Europe, Northern England, Ireland and Scotland. The appetite for dance music is thriving with both Heart Dance and Capital Dance celebrating record listening figures. [citation needed] The new station introduced British audiences to slick American-style top 40 radio with electronic jingles produced by Dallas-based PAMS, and was an immediate success. It was also claimed to reach 39 million listeners though I suspect both figures probably had a lot of. [18], On 3 March 1968, the radio ships Mi Amigo and Caroline were boarded and seized before the day's broadcasting began. [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. Belgium had outlawed offshore radio in 1962 and prosecuted advertisers, cutting the station's revenue. . The first record played was Fool (If You Think It's Over), by Chris Rea, dedicated to the British Home Office. During 2013, a survey showed a continued move from satellite reception and growth in internet listening. Radio Monique was popular throughout Benelux. People have to move away from the idea that Caroline can only broadcast from a boat I thought that back in the early days we were fighting for free radio to be legalised "free" as in freedom of speech and on land! ", Earlier this year I met Bob Le-Roi and of course we talked a lot about Radio Caroline. 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. "Europe's Best Music on Europe's Best Music Station" Format: community, classic rock. Research suggests that the average person hears between 20,000 and 30,000 words during the course of a 24-hour period. "I think it lit a spark," he said. Radio Caroline was off the air for most of the 1990s, except for occasional low-power broadcasts of one month. 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. MV Caroline arrived at her new anchorage on the southern tip of the Bahama Bank, Ramsey Bay, on 6 July 1964,[13] at a position formerly occupied by the Bahama Bank Lightship. When Laser returned as Laser Hot Hits, it used Caroline's former and inferior frequency of 576kHz. O'Rahilly wanted Radio Caroline to become an oldies station. Since August 2000, Radio Caroline has also broadcast 24 hours a day via the internet and by the occasional restricted service licence. Caroline caused more interference to Spectrum than vice versa. Radio Caroline South's 259 metres signal was now near those of Radio London on 266m (1133kHz) and the BBC's Light Programme on 247m (1214kHz). [17] The Manx parliament, the Tynwald, attempted to exclude the North ship from the legislation, appealing to the European Court on the legality of the act being applied to the Isle of Man. [48] Evangelical programmes and sponsored specialist music are broadcast. [6] The Cheeta II was equipped for FM broadcasting, so it was fitted with the 10kW transmitter from the Mi Amigo, feeding a makeshift antenna. We're not leaving and disappearing, we're going onto the lifeboat hoping that the pumps can take it; if they can, we'll be back, if not, well, we really don't like to say it. Sellel pakasest paukuval imekaunil peval oli pikese mber ka halo, mille vike jupike on paremal taevas nha. 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. 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 - 2. RAJAR reserves the right to publish complaints along with their outcome on this page. [25] The ship anchored off the Dutch coastal resort of Scheveningen and was serviced and operated from the Netherlands. I never had the idea to buy any of the singles they promoted, as these got so much airplay and therefore entered the charts. Whittingham was unable to leave on the tender when a storm arose. In 1990 the UK government amended the 1967 anti-offshore law to allow the boarding and silencing of stations in international waters if their signals could be received in the UK, even if their vessels were foreign-registered and operated. On 1 September, a small motor launch had difficulties in rough seas. 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'. 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. 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%) Community radio listening figures - do 10 million people tune in every week? There proved to be a lot of people, cultivating little gems of the station's history. It was renamed Radio Caroline South and MV Mi Amigo remained off Frinton-on-Sea while MV Caroline broadcast as Radio Caroline North. Because of a law that allows pirates in distress to come ashore without arrest, the running aground had no consequences for the crew. ", 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. Initially this was a minor inconvenience as the 300-foot (91m) mast was thought sturdy enough. Since 1991, the Ross Revenge has been maintained by enthusiasts called the Radio Caroline Support Group, originally the Ross Revenge Support Group. 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. The station had some success but stopped broadcasting due to lack of funding. The bureauxs client must also be a RAJAR subscriber. Most of Radio Caroline's pop music programmes were targeted at housewives, and some later programming was aimed at children. Janssen Launches Health Equity Campaign in Partnership with Award-Winning Radio Host D.L. Three British nationals, a Dutchman and their canary (named Wilson after the former Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson) were rescued. Dave Foster. 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. Lodge hired new DJs and introduced free-form programming. Finally, Radio Mi Amigo moved to 962kHz on 1 December. Presentations were made to US advertising agencies. In June 1990, Spectrum Radio, a new multi-ethnic community radio station in London, was officially allocated 558kHz. In December 1976, Radio Mi Amigo moved to 1562kHz on the 50kW transmitter, leaving Caroline on 1187kHz 24 hours a day on the 10kW. In July Caroline moved to the adjacent channel, 962kHz (312 metres but still called 319) and reception in the UK improved. The Dutch Radio Caroline then changed its name to Radio Waddenzee (nl) for daytime Dutch and German language, and Radio Seagull for nighttime English language broadcasts, and now broadcasts on 1602kHz every day and on the internet, presenting a progressive rock format. Radio Caroline's first programme, on 28 March 1964, was presented by Chris Moore. Brouwer intended to obtain an AM frequency from the Netherlands authorities in 2003 when its medium wave frequencies were reallocated. Markets. [6] Caroline was broken up for scrap in 1972. (Gordon): I think we'll be back in one way or another. 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 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 was begun by Irish musician manager and businessman Ronan O'Rahilly, after he failed to obtain airplay on Radio Luxembourg for Georgie Fame's records because the station was committed to sponsored programmes promoting major record labels: EMI, Decca, Pye and Philips. Listening in Lockdown 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. Daytime programming was leased to a community radio service called Puketapu Radio on 756kHz.[75]. Spectrum threatened to sue the Radio Authority, which then allowed Spectrum to temporarily broadcast on 990kHz alongside 558kHz. (Anderson): It's not a very good occasion really, we have to hurry this because the lifeboat is standing by. Only British content are transmitting through this station so far. Radio Caroline's first musical theme was Jimmy McGriff's "Round Midnight", a jazz standard co-composed by Thelonious Monk. On Saturday, 28 March, it began regular broadcasting at noon on 1520 kHz (announced as 199 metres) with the opening conducted by Simon Dee. DJs could choose ordering of oldies all current pop hits in strict rotation. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The whole of the school Easter holiday, my friend Mozz and I took the tranny with us everywhere. ". Listening Statistics: 23 Facts You Need to Hear. On this page Hans Knot presents a few exemplary ones. 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. In 1974, O'Rahilly set up a pop group called The Loving Awareness Band, comprising John Turnbull (guitar) and Mick Gallagher (keyboards) both formerly of Skip Bifferty and two session musicians, Norman Watt-Roy (bass) and Charlie Charles (drums). Smedley later withdrew from the deal. 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). 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. 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. The Radio Caroline "album" station has been streamed on the internet for many years, accessible via the station's website, with more streams on various devices. Half of AM/FM listening in the United States takes place in a car, but between reduced (or eliminated) commutes and social distancing, there's been a steep decline in the drivers that make up public radio's traditional broadcast audience. "Walking down the King's Road" track by Squire "In a Chelsea drug store with some friends of mine, mini skirts, dolly birds and Radio Caroline". A request to stop broadcasting on short wave 6.215MHz was complied with, and after several hours the government ship returned to port. "People who listened to NPR shows on the radio at home . However, in July 1964, the owners of the two stations opted to merge the operations. Radio Caroline North subsequently moved to 257m (1169kHz) but also called it 259. 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. 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. At that time I thought RNI 2 was here to stay. The ship has working radio studios, from which both Caroline and BBC Essex have broadcast. [clarification needed]. 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. Our internet radio site was created for listing together the most popular online available radios of the UK, and to give easy and free access to them at the simplest way in one place. On 1 January 2016, a second channel was launched called Caroline Flashback, playing pop music from the late 1950s to the early 1980s. 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. When the MV Caroline left for the Isle of Man, the Mi Amigo remained in Felixstowe. Harry Howard, History Correspondent For Mailonline The market size of the UK radio industry has reached 1 billion by the end of 2021. Round Midnight was confined to closedown on Radio Caroline North after The World Tomorrow. The following day, Caroline was one of few stations in the South East still broadcasting. There proved to be a lot of people, cultivating little gems of the station's history. In the 1960's, to attract advertisers, Radio Caroline and Radio London always reported rather high listening figures. (Anderson): Yeah. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. Most Read. . When Radio Monique hired the main transmitter, spare parts were taken from a fourth transmitter to convert the 5kW into a 10kW unit, the RCA 5 and 10kW transmitters having similar designs. This was all in the 1970's. Non-Dutch staff were given the option of staying on the ship or returning to the Netherlands, and most chose to stay on board. [citation needed], In Spain, a station broadcast during the summer 2009 on 102.7MHz in the Costa Blanca from studios in Benidorm. [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].