Radio Caroline
Radio Caroline is a British radio station founded in 1964 by Ronan O'Rahilly and George Drummond.[1] It was made because people thought that there were not enough options for people to listen to the radio other than the BBC.[2] It was a pirate radio station that never became illegal as such because they were not broadcasting from any country. Instead, they were broadcasting from international waters, parts of the sea where no one country's laws were in force.
Radio Caroline broadcast using five different ships with three different owners. They broadcast from 1964 to 1990, and then from 1998 to 2013. Since August 2000, they have been broadcasting over the internet. They also broadcast on 648 AM in parts of England on DAB radio. The pleaces were it can be heard are Aldershot, Birmingham, Cambridge, Brighton, Glasgow, Norwich, London,[3] Portsmouth, Pouton-le Fylde, and Woking. It can also be listened to anywhere over the internet, including on music players like Amazon echo (Alexa).
Radio Caroline Media
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John F. Kennedy, Caroline and JFK Jr. in the photograph that is said to have inspired the name of Radio Caroline
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The MV Mi Amigo, c. 1974, the home of Radio Caroline South from 1964 to 1967
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MV Caroline, the vessel used as Radio Caroline North
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Emperor Rosko
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MV Ross Revenge, home of Radio Caroline from 1983
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The Radio Caroline Bell. DJ Chris Pearson pictured with the original ship's bell from the MV Fredericia (MV Caroline) displayed as part of the station's 60th anniversary lecture, August 2024.
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Ross Revenge in the Blackwater Estuary, 2018
References
- ↑ Radio 'Pirate' Backing Ferrari Entry. February 5, 1966. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1873&dat=19660205&id=pnooAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SskEAAAAIBAJ&pg=656,746588&hl=en.
- ↑ Harris, Paul (1977). Broadcasting From The High Seas. Paul Harris Publishing Edinburgh. ISBN 0-904505-07-3.
- ↑ "Radio Caroline now available on London DAB". RadioToday. 2018-04-03. Retrieved 2025-06-15.
