This was all in the 1970's. Important information on how the survey works and who and what we measure. The station hasn't the glamour anymore it had in its High Seas Days, but I'm still enjoying all the memories. Radio Caroline's first musical theme was Jimmy McGriff's "Round Midnight", a jazz standard co-composed by Thelonious Monk. Part of being a good communicator means knowing how to listen. Myriad factors contribute to the audience curve for radio . In the South East England new standard regions 4 and 5, Radio Caroline has 27% whilst Radio London has 24%." [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. Radio Caroline's first programme, on 28 March 1964, was presented by Chris Moore. 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. Radio Caroline was founded by Irish businessman Ronan O'Rahilly and George Drummond. Latest releases and insightful stories into the radio industry. 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. -1.04 -1.26%. The ship was further delayed by hull damage, and repaired before writs could be issued. Dates of the upcoming scheduled releases of RAJAR data. 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. 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. 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. I just hated the intrusive way deejays tried to influence my taste on the other radio stations. The pirates were also not paying any royalty to artists, composers or record companies. Dutch nationals were arrested and returned to the Netherlands, together with most of the broadcasting equipment. The station re-started for a second time in August 1983 from new ship the MV Ross Revenge. Therefore I would like to thank the Monitor Magazine from Benfleet from the later Buster Pearson and the Pirate Radio News team from the Netherlands. We arranged to meet the Caroline tender to go out to the ship but no one turned up. Radio Caroline presenter Ray Clark remembers listening to Mr Damon as a nine-year-old on the radio. News service at peak hours. 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 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 1970 on a lot happened in offshore radio, which has often been forgotten by people who write about this subject in books. Radio Caroline are committed to promote UK Culture, Music, News, Heritage, Tourism and many more through their . It left Spain, with an incomplete studio, to avoid legal entanglements. [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. Reception area: North of England, Midlands, Ireland, Scotland and North Wales. In the 1960's, to attract advertisers, Radio Caroline and Radio London always reported rather high listening figures. The station had some success but stopped broadcasting due to lack of funding. 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. Ray Clark) and Rob Charles. A well-nourished captain said they often failed to appear for a tender but he always got paid! Harry Howard, History Correspondent For Mailonline Ronan O'Rahilly passed away April 20 at the age of 79. A coastguard vessel escorted the launch back to shore, but the authorities were unhappy that Caroline listeners had jammed the emergency switchboards. Caroline caused more interference to Spectrum than vice versa. The whole of the school Easter holiday, my friend Mozz and I took the tranny with us everywhere. The poster itself,. Hughley is partnering with Janssen to empower Black communities with information and encourage better self-advocacy for their health. Some DJs from the USA and Commonwealth countries, such as Graham Webb, Emperor Rosko and Keith Hampshire were also heard. RAJAR stands for Radio Joint Audience Research and is the official body in charge of measuring radio audiences in the UK. London, United Kingdom. Listening in Lockdown 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. The four-week event was funded through on-air local business commercials. The comments below have not been moderated, By Boom Radio grows by 9,000 listeners from 233,000 to 242,000 but has a boom in hours - with average hours up from 7.8 to 10.1 and total hours up from 1.81m to 2.45m Times Radio drops by 135,000. The following day, Caroline was one of few stations in the South East still broadcasting. Rough weather sometimes prevented tapes from arriving and old programmes had to be repeated. 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. [34] It had an antenna system radiating from a 300-foot (91m) high mast, the tallest on any ship in the world. O'Rahilly promised financial backing if van Dam could return the ship to broadcasting condition. 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. It was the floating pirate radio station whose mission to was to transmit rock 'n' roll to the masses. [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. Since a couple of years we can read a lot on the subject Offshore Radio on several internet sites. 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. Caroline Hepker anchors Bloomberg Radio's 'Daybreak Europe' programme, on-air live from 6-10am weekday mornings. On Easter Saturday, my parents wanted to go and view a show house on a new estate. That's the group of Sietse Brouwer in Harlingen. [39] Caroline returned to the air using a makeshift aerial with a less powerful signal. Have you ever met the guy? [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. News stories appeared in Europe[22] announcing the start of Caroline Television[23] from two Super Constellation aircraft using Stratovision technology. "People who listened to NPR shows on the radio at home . Since August 2000, Radio Caroline has also broadcast 24 hours a day via the internet and by the occasional restricted service licence. [25], Between 11 and 20 April 1973, the ship broadcast for Radio Veronica while its ship, the Norderney, was aground. According to the latest Nielsen Audio Today report, more than two-thirds of the weekly radio audience works full time and tunes in when they're away from home. The Huskers (16-13, 8-10 Big Ten . On the heels of Breaking the Waves, she (along with Jeanine Tesori) was the first woman to be commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera. However, the ship sank in a storm in March 1980 after losing its anchor. 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]. How different it seemed six weeks later when the Mi Amigo had no mast and RNI no English service. "Other Radio" currently has a weekly listenership of 3.8m adults a week. On 1 September, a small motor launch had difficulties in rough seas. 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. Radio Caroline continued on satellite but required manual tuning. (Anderson): Yeah. 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. Listening Statistics: 23 Facts You Need to Hear. [49] The LV 18 was later used by the BBC for Pirate BBC Essex broadcasts.[50]. Total listening hours for Talkradio were up 23% compared to the last quarter to reach 5.7m hours each week, while Times Radio's listening hours were up 16% to 3.6m hours weekly. [36] The remaining 5kW transmitter was later converted for short wave use. Wavelength: 199 metres. Several years later some of the seized items were returned to the station. A little about myself. This two-day broadcast featured Phil Mitchell, Paul Dennis, Colin Lamb, John Patrick, Barry James, Steve Cisco and Clive Boutell. Radio Caroline - 2. Smedley's trial opened on 11 October at Chelmsford Assizes, where the jury acquitted him.[6]. I live in Wigan, just west of Manchester. Lincoln - Jaz Shelley and Alexis Markowski both put up big double-doubles to lead four Huskers in double figures, as the Nebraska women's basketball team rolled to an 80-64 win over Northwestern in front of more than 6,000 fans at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Sunday afternoon. I think so. On 31 July 2014 the ship was moved to the Blackwater Estuary in Essex.[47]. Radio Caroline finally stopped broadcasting from open waters in 1991 when the MV Ross Revenge lots its anchor in a storm and the crew had to be rescued by helicopter. The two stations were able to cover most of the British Isles. 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! Jan 27, 2022. I vividly remember the days leading up to the first broadcast from the Ross, the test tones, the usually incorrect! 2hrs of the best current and classic rock, you just have to check Dave`s programme out, live and always full of those special suprises. BBC Radio 2 newsreader Colin Berry started his career reading the news on Radio Caroline South. The medium wave frequency was 235 metres (1278kHz) and programmes were sent through ISDN landline to Maidstone and via the internet and broadcast on satellite. On Saturday, 28 March, it began regular broadcasting at noon on 1520 kHz (announced as 199 metres) with the opening conducted by Simon Dee. 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? The BBC Light, Third, and Home programmes became Radios 2, 3 and 4 respectively. In March 1968, the very existence of Radio Caroline was threatened when both the MV Caroline and Mi Amigo were boarded and seized before being towed to Amsterdam by a salvage company to secure unpaid bills owed to a Dutch firm. 68% of Brits listen to the radio at home. In 1987, the Territorial Sea Act[38] extended the UK maritime limit from three to 12 nautical miles (22km). "I think it lit a spark," he said. 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. 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. 17:31 GMT 28 Sep 2021 (Gordon): For the moment from all of us, goodbye and God bless. After 31 August, shows for Radio Mi Amigo were delivered on cassettes rather than reel-to-reel tapes. 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.. Caroline broadcast regular apologies to Spectrum listeners but refused to vacate the channel. [53] This ended on 1 July 2011 after a failure to renegotiate costs with Sky and deciding not to pursue a Freesat EPG slot. 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! 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. [67][68][69][70] The station, owned by St Peters Studio and Community Radio Limited, has not only licensed the name from Radio Caroline, but has also got technical support and programming from the station, who have their own community radio licences in the south, south east and in East Anglia on 648AM (with Radio Caroline also found on DAB in a number of British cities, plus DAB+ in Cambridge). 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. On 28 December, unpaid crew cut the Mi Amigo's generator fuel line and departed. Because of a law that allows pirates in distress to come ashore without arrest, the running aground had no consequences for the crew. Dave Foster. 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. It commemorated the 40th anniversary of Radio Caroline and promoted the station's legal internet and satellite programmes. Radio Caroline tried several frequencies, among them 963, 576, 585 (briefly), 558 (after Laser 558 closed) and later 819kHz. On the 9 September 2017 a stone was unveiled in Felixstowe to commemorate Radio Caroline.[63]. 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. Murdaugh is heckled as he leaves court, Ken Bruce finishes his 30-year tenure as host of BBC Radio 2, Missing hiker buried under snow forces arm out to wave to helicopter, Hershey's Canada releases HER for SHE bars featuring a trans activist, Insane moment river of rocks falls onto Malibu Canyon in CA, Fleet-footed cop chases an offender riding a scooter, Family of a 10-month-old baby filmed vaping open up. "It was just so special and so different and worth fighting . A licenced and registered bureaux that wishes to supply bureaux services using RAJAR data is permitted to do so. On 24 March 1970, a radio ship named Mebo II anchored off the east coast of England during the UK general election campaign, broadcasting as Radio North Sea International (RNI). Next to that we can listen in to Radio Caroline on internet and satellite. Includes Audio Types such as Podcasts, Live and Catch Up Radio, On Demand Music Services. On this page Hans Knot presents a few exemplary ones. In 2002, Caroline began on WorldSpace satellite radio, continuing until Worldspace went bankrupt and re-organised its operations in 2008. Huskers Close Out Cats, 80-64. 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. Over the following months, Caroline's signal quality improved as transmitting valves were donated and programming returned to normal. There are very few restrictions placed on Caroline's licence, allowing them to broadcast virtually what they like within the law. [66], In October 2020, a new station using the Caroline name and logo launched in Burnham-on-Crouch, broadcasting to the Maldon District of Essex on 94.7FM. It's Source of your ultimate Entertainment. [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. [18], On 3 March 1968, the radio ships Mi Amigo and Caroline were boarded and seized before the day's broadcasting began. They were pop and Europop aimed at the mainstream Dutch audience. and a sign-on date of 1 July; the station failed to appear. iPhone Maker Plans $700 Million India Plant in Shift From China. [74], In Palmerston, Radio Caroline International, based in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, acquired an AM commercial broadcasting licence in 2008, and was seeking wavelengths in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Only British content are transmitting through this station so far. 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%. And that means that people's work schedules are significant drivers of the hourly flow of listening throughout the day. Radio Caroline Flashback provides an alternative live service for loyal and new listeners, who want to hear tracks from this exciting era. Home; Stations . 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. 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. 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 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. (Gordon): I think we'll be back in one way or another. A brief insight into the structure of RAJAR, the decision making process and RAJARs contractors. From 2007, the ship was docked at Tilbury, where a volunteer crew repaired and maintained it. In November 1991, the ship lost its anchor in a storm and drifted onto the Goodwin Sands in the Channel. It is jointly owned by the BBC and the Radiocentre on behalf of the commercial sector. Second, it also requires a good sales team and, of course, sales people don't work for nothing. 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. 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. RNI operated on medium wave, short wave and FM. His programme, which airs five days a week, rose from 4.3 million to 4.5 million listeners between the . 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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. 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. Comedian and award-winning radio host D.L. ", 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. Finally, Radio Mi Amigo moved to 962kHz on 1 December. However, the storm had weakened the mast, which collapsed in another storm later. I remember Caroline North with great affection. After the Fredericia was renamed the MV Caroline, it sailed from Felixstowe to the Isle of Man and laid down its anchor in open water around three miles from land. A brief name change from Radio North Sea International during the UK General Election campaign, after which the station reverted to its original name. The appetite for dance music is thriving with both Heart Dance and Capital Dance celebrating record listening figures. Its medium wave transmission was jammed by the UK authorities and on 13 June, RNI changed its name to Radio Caroline International with co-operation from Ronan O'Rahilly. 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. Using land-based studios leased in Kent[51] in the late 1990s, the station began broadcasting via satellites Astra 19.2E and Eutelsat 28A, covering western Europe. 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".
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