The station's slogan was Your all-day music station.
RAJAR analysis: Q2 figures mark first year of new radio ratings system 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. Caroline claimed boarding the ship and removal or destruction of equipment was piracy. Radio Caroline had greater night-time interference, and it was decided to move Caroline to a new frequency. . 1980s: 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. 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 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. Next to that we can listen in to Radio Caroline on internet and satellite. On this page Hans Knot presents a few exemplary ones. In June 1990, Spectrum Radio, a new multi-ethnic community radio station in London, was officially allocated 558kHz. [26] The station's offices and studios were in Brakel, Belgium, but moved to Castell-Platja d'Aro, Costa Brava, Spain in March 1975 after a raid by Belgian police. 'He said that's the name for my radio station,' he added. BBC Radio 6 Music celebrates its 20th birthday with record listening figures. They included Blackburn, who became the first to broadcast on Radio 1.
Live listening figures revealed with 34.51m tuning in to BBC Radio each 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. The band broke up in 1977; Watt-Roy and Charles played on Ian Dury's New Boots and Panties!! 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 . The first was a Belgian station called Radio Atlantis, owned by Belgian businessman Adriaan van Landschoot. When Laser 558 went on the air in 1984 an audience of several million soon grew over a short period of a few months, resulting in dwindling audience figures for . Ray Clark) and Rob Charles. Click the pic to find out more.
Radio listening has plummeted. NPR is reaching a bigger audience than At one time both stations were even claiming more than 8.8 million listeners each. In the 1960's, to attract advertisers, Radio Caroline and Radio London always reported rather high listening figures. [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. [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. "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".
'Eurosiege '85' The Story of the 1985 | Grelly UK ", The next Caroline memory arrived from Groningen in the North East of the Netherlands. 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.
Listening to Radio Caroline - University of Groningen [1] 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 national jurisdiction, although after the Marine Offences Act (1967) it became illegal for a British subject to associate with it. Times Radio's audience fell by over a fifth quarter-on-quarter, according to the latest RAJAR radio listening figures. Yet another source of income is gifts from listeners, making the listeners still very important for the Lady's survival. On 3 August 2021, Ofcom announced that it had granted a power increase to combat man made noise and interference, and to extend the coverage area to include Suffolk, northern parts of Essex, and parts of Kent and East Sussex. 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! . "Between December 26 and December 30, 1973, a friend and I went to Holland for a few days. Between 31 January and 1 May, Radio Caroline South broadcast from the vessel Cheeta II, owned by Britt Wadner of Swedish offshore station Radio Syd, which was off the air because of pack ice in the Baltic Sea. 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. Gradually Caroline is fighting its way back and I'm sure that once advertising is coming in, there will be no need for listener donations.
Radio Caroline [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]. 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. Radio Caroline tried several frequencies, among them 963, 576, 585 (briefly), 558 (after Laser 558 closed) and later 819kHz. [21] It was not until RNI returned to its original anchorage off the Netherlands that the jamming ceased. According to the survey, respondents aged 56 . The founder of pirate radio, Radio Caroline, has died. This service was Radio Seagull and broadcast live during the evening. The Mi Amigo "Top 50" tapes were flown over by helicopter to get them on board more quickly. I never had the idea to buy any of the singles they promoted, as these got so much airplay and therefore entered the charts. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title.
The most popular radio stations in the UK - media General Radio Listening Statistics [25], Between 11 and 20 April 1973, the ship broadcast for Radio Veronica while its ship, the Norderney, was aground. Some DJs were embarrassed but some were fascinated by the challenge of an abstract concept. It's Source of your ultimate Entertainment. Radio Caroline North = 10kW (later 20kW). On 31 July 2014 the ship was moved to the Blackwater Estuary in Essex.[47].
Radio Caroline Flashback | Free Internet Radio | TuneIn [6], Financial backing for the venture came from six investors, including John Sheffield, chairman of Norcross, Carl "Jimmy" Ross of Ross Foods, and Jocelyn Stevens of Queen magazine, with which Radio Caroline shared its first office. 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.
James O'Brien overtakes Nick Ferrari to nab most LBC listeners BBC Radio 2 to air special show for Tony Blackburn's 80th birthday. Radio Caroline was founded by Irish businessman Ronan O'Rahilly and George Drummond. [45] The Ross Revenge was salvaged and brought into harbour in Dover, ending 27 years of Radio Caroline's unlicensed offshore career. Radio Caroline broadcast appeals for help, giving the ship's position as .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}5141N 135E / 51.683N 1.583E / 51.683; 1.583. The MV Caroline was then broken up for scrap in 1972 the same year that the Mi Amigo was rescued, allowing Radio Caroline to re-start its broadcasts. 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. For the first years, advertising on the station was in demand. 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". Programmes were recorded on land and broadcast between 6a.m. and 7p.m.
Janssen Launches Health Equity Campaign in Partnership with Award 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. A little about myself. Southern England, western Europe, Northern England, Ireland and Scotland. On 1 September, a small motor launch had difficulties in rough seas. Broadcasting hours were 6am to 6pm to avoid competition from Radio Luxembourg, which began transmissions at 6pm. On 11 November 2017, test transmissions commenced from an omni-directional mast (formerly used by the BBC World Service) at Orford Ness, Suffolk. Caroline can be heard on DAB+ in Aldershot, Birmingham, Cambridge, Brighton, Glasgow, Norwich, London,[2] Portsmouth, Poulton-le-Fylde and Woking. Her latest opera, The Listeners, is a psychological nail-biter set in southern California. Programmes were presented by current and former DJs from the BBC, ILR, Ireland, Luxembourg, offshore and land-based pirate stations, and other international and freelance backgrounds, including Tony Prince and Emperor Rosko.
Thanks, BBC, for fixing Woman's Hour. Now please take a look at Today The only broadcast staff on board were Tom Lodge and Jerry Leighton. Following negotiations with the service provider, satellite transmissions ended at midnight on 30 September 2013. On 3 March 1977, Caroline closed, announcing that it would return six days later on 319 metres. Caroline's album format meant that, although the station served a gap in the market, its audience was smaller than in the 1960s. Presentations were made to US advertising agencies. 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. [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. The late 1970's model of Radio Caroline is still my favourite, despite the fact they were on and off the air more than a partisan station in WW2. (iii)558 kHz: strict pop and oldies mainstream format (no presenter music choice) with strict adherence to format clocks. Alan even worked with Bob at Radio 1 on. Technology. Various: broadly according to era and frequency: 1960s: mainstream pop. However, the station has since moved online and continues to broadcast 24 hours a day. In December 1976, Radio Mi Amigo moved to 1562kHz on the 50kW transmitter, leaving Caroline on 1187kHz 24 hours a day on the 10kW.
Two of the BBC's flagship radio stations see sharp drop in - mirror Two aerials and twin transmitters were used for about six weeks until the aerial mast failed. Radio Caroline is broadcast in the Republic of Ireland on channel 927 on the UPC Ireland cable service in the main cities of Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Waterford and Cappoquin, and the County Waterford towns of Lismore and Tallow. [48] Evangelical programmes and sponsored specialist music are broadcast. The resulting signal was low-powered, but ensured that Caroline South's advertising revenue would continue. Zoe Ball lost a million listeners from the same period last year, when . The station restarted just before Christmas as Radio 199 but soon became Radio Caroline, with a Top 40 format. In July Caroline moved to the adjacent channel, 962kHz (312 metres but still called 319) and reception in the UK improved. A well-nourished captain said they often failed to appear for a tender but he always got paid! Brouwer intended to obtain an AM frequency from the Netherlands authorities in 2003 when its medium wave frequencies were reallocated. When Marine &c. Broadcasting Offences Act become law on 14 August 1967, Radio Caroline was renamed Radio Caroline International. Continuous Flashback Music. The comments below have not been moderated, By
On Saturday, 28 March, it began regular broadcasting at noon on 1520 kHz (announced as 199 metres) with the opening conducted by Simon Dee. I just hated the intrusive way deejays tried to influence my taste on the other radio stations. At one minute past midnight on 1 October 2001, Caroline returned on 1503kHz from the LV (Light Vessel) 18 in Harwich harbour. Part of the raid was broadcast live[40] before officials disabled the transmitters. Radio Caroline's first programme, on 28 March 1964, was presented by Chris Moore. Syndicated shows from the US and recorded religious programmes were also broadcast. At times, a 10kW transmitter was used to save fuel and relieve the generators. Radio Caroline is a British station from London. Watch Live TV Listen to Live Radio. 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. 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. How different it seemed six weeks later when the Mi Amigo had no mast and RNI no English service.
Dan Greenwood on LinkedIn: Global's Highest Radio Reach EVER!!! The Most of Radio Caroline's pop music programmes were targeted at housewives, and some later programming was aimed at children. 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. 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. The Caroline App is just 1.79 or equivalent price in your country. Reception area: North of England, Midlands, Ireland, Scotland and North Wales. Later in 1973, when the contract with Radio Caroline ended, the crew of Radio Atlantis moved to their own ship, the MVJeanine.[6]. Only 17% of the total UK population can pick up community radio, according to the same Ofcom report we mentioned earlier.
wirelesswaffle - Radio, Television, Humour, Pictures, Music, Life the The Dutch government banned unlicensed offshore radio on 1 September 1974. 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! Meanwhile, Radio Mi Amigo had interference on 1562kHz and changed to 1412kHz (212 m). Radio Caroline was off the air for most of the 1990s, except for occasional low-power broadcasts of one month.
When Radio Caroline 'had bigger audience than the BBC The BBC Light, Third, and Home programmes became Radios 2, 3 and 4 respectively. Smedley's trial opened on 11 October at Chelmsford Assizes, where the jury acquitted him.[6]. "[41] In a 1995 article for the pressure group Charter88, Steve McGann commented: "Whether Caroline was right to maintain her defiance for so many years is irrelevant. ". Internet streaming of Radio Caroline programmes continued. I vividly remember the days leading up to the first broadcast from the Ross, the test tones, the usually incorrect! City: London. The project not unexpectedly hit the quay side, but it would have been interesting should the plan have come to fruition.
A look back at Radio Caroline 1976-80 - memories - Google London, United Kingdom. The Quarterly Summary Report of all stations with added features. I did not succeed in getting things right every day, but I certainly felt good every time I heard the famous Caroline bell going "Ding, Ding," followed by the opening tune from those days: "On My Way Back Home" from The New Riders on the Purple Sage. The first record played was Fool (If You Think It's Over), by Chris Rea, dedicated to the British Home Office. They were towed to Amsterdam by a salvage company to secure unpaid bills for servicing by the Dutch tender company Wijsmuller Transport. Great reads on Radio Caroline and Free Radio from the 1960's to the 1990's, including from Radio . When Laser returned as Laser Hot Hits, it used Caroline's former and inferior frequency of 576kHz. "Other Radio" currently has a weekly listenership of 3.8m adults a week. Reception at that hour was far more difficult than during daytime and so I did my utmost to get the best reception possible. 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.
Observations and headlines from radio industry RAJAR Q1 2022 Nowadays, Radio Caroline has to resort to other sources. The crew and broadcasting staff were rescued unharmed, but the ship's hull was damaged and repairs were carried out at Zaandam, Netherlands. Markets. Links would have been to the 603 and the 1242 kHz transmitters as before, but programmes would have taken on a slightly different slant. 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. We simply knocked on the door which was answered by a young Canadian who called himself Rob Day. Beginning in 1975, the cassettes were transported from Playa d'Aro on the Europa Bus service, which carried people from Amsterdam to Madrid at low prices. BBC Radio 4 had 10.48m listeners with 6.62m tuning in for The Today programme (Mon-Sat). Since September 2015, Radio Caroline has been broadcasting 'live' for one weekend each month[59] as "Radio Caroline North" (with original DJs and a mixed 1960s, 1970s and 1980s music content and jingles) from its former home the MV Ross Revenge on the Blackwater Estuary in Essex, via Manx Radio's 1368kHz 20kW transmitter on the Isle of Man. Because of a law that allows pirates in distress to come ashore without arrest, the running aground had no consequences for the crew. Ownership was hidden due to illegality of operation. In 2002, Caroline began on WorldSpace satellite radio, continuing until Worldspace went bankrupt and re-organised its operations in 2008. Since 1991, the Ross Revenge has been maintained by enthusiasts called the Radio Caroline Support Group, originally the Ross Revenge Support Group.
Community radio listening figures - do 10 million people tune - media Frequency: 648 AM. It was renamed Radio Caroline South and MV Mi Amigo remained off Frinton-on-Sea while MV Caroline broadcast as Radio Caroline North. Radio Caroline continued on satellite but required manual tuning. Documents to detail all the latest market information. 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. In Timaru, an NZBC station, originally 3XC, later 3ZC, broadcast as Radio Caroline until 1995. media reports and the shock of hearing just how powerful the signal was. 50 kW (second 10 kW transmitter later added). Over 30% of radio listeners older than 34 still use analogue radio.
Janssen Launches Health Equity Campaign in Partnership with Award The pirates were also not paying any royalty to artists, composers or record companies. 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. Listening Statistics: 23 Facts You Need to Hear. These data are produced and sold at cost providing both industry accountability and a robust trading currency for each medium. It gets good listening figures as it is the safe, middle England choice for people who have never listened to or refuse to listen to Radio 4, 6music, (or Radio 3, although I'm not a fan myself) or . In 1976, The Loving Awareness Band released their only album, Loving Awareness on More Love Records (ML001), a label set up by O'Rahilly. Who RAJAR is owned by and what we do. 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.
BBC Radio has major problems, with audiences following Chris Evans out 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. [25] The ship anchored off the Dutch coastal resort of Scheveningen and was serviced and operated from the Netherlands. When the MV Caroline left for the Isle of Man, the Mi Amigo remained in Felixstowe. For several months only one transmitter could be used, leading to the loss of the income-generating Radio Monique, although a substitute Dutch daytime service, Radio 558 (later Radio 819), was eventually established. The Government argued that the pirate operation was a danger because of the possibility of the radio frequency interfering with emergency shipping channels. My parents' house in Holyhead, North Wales, looked out over Newry Beach and we often saw various ships stopping off just behind the breakwater to pick up the pilot for their onward journey Blue Funnel line vessels in particular. It left Spain, with an incomplete studio, to avoid legal entanglements. As those people, who did promote the stations with their magazines and internet sites, wouldn't have been there, we certainly wouldn't be celebrating Caroline's Fortieth Birthday this year.".
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