On 1 January 2016, a second channel was launched called Caroline Flashback, playing pop music from the late 1950s to the early 1980s. At one minute past midnight on 1 October 2001, Caroline returned on 1503kHz from the LV (Light Vessel) 18 in Harwich harbour. 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 . City: London. Later that day, the Dutch Royal Navy returned the crew and fighting broke out on board. He promised to write some lines about it for this series and here they are: "In the early 1990's, soon after the Ross Revenge was dragged of the Goodwin Sands and taken into Dover, a plan was conceived by the team of the then Invicta Radio Group, comprising the fairly nautical crew of Roger Day, Andy Archer, Johnny Lewis, Nigel Harris, Bob Matthews and Bob Le-Roi. 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. Just after midnight GMT on 20 March 1980, the Mi Amigo foundered in a storm after losing its anchor and drifting. Four studios were on board, enabling other broadcasting services. The Caroline Countdown of Sound 6pm Mondays is rtracks from new albums but by long established and newer artists, many whose albums sell well or in these days have high streaming figures, and. 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. Now I don't know Peter Moore personally, so cannot comment on the type of person he is, but I do know that he has done a lot for Caroline over the past few years and I'm sure without him it would still be nowhere to be heard. . In 2017, Ofcom awarded Radio Caroline its first AM licence, allowing it to broadcast to audiences in parts of Suffolk and north Essex. I don't think Grandma saw her radio again till I managed to get a small tranny of my own to replace it. It commemorated the 40th anniversary of Radio Caroline and promoted the station's legal internet and satellite programmes. [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. After 31 August, shows for Radio Mi Amigo were delivered on cassettes rather than reel-to-reel tapes. Two (Radio 270 and Radio London) of the remaining four UK-based offshore stations closed, but the two Caroline ships continued with their supply operation moved to Netherlands waters, where unlicensed ship-based broadcasting was not outlawed until 1974. Most Read. This statistic shows the result of a survey on weekly radio listening in the United Kingdom (UK) in the first quarter of 2020, by age. Round Midnight was confined to closedown on Radio Caroline North after The World Tomorrow. BBC Radio 4 had 10.48m listeners with 6.62m tuning in for The Today programme (Mon-Sat). "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". The first record played was Fool (If You Think It's Over), by Chris Rea, dedicated to the British Home Office. RAJAR figures for Q3 2022, 27 June - 18 September 2022. A licenced and registered bureaux that wishes to supply bureaux services using RAJAR data is permitted to do so. [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. Detailed information on the survey process. RAJAR figures showed 34.51m people tuning in each week for live output across the stations, with a share of 49.9%. Over the following months, Caroline's signal quality improved as transmitting valves were donated and programming returned to normal. In the late 1990's and later on I helped them with the promotion team when they were busy trying to convince as much as possible cable networks to put their signal on their networks. In practice, day-to-day servicing was carried from France and the UK. Caroline caused more interference to Spectrum than vice versa. The Radio Caroline name was used to broadcast from international waters, using five different ships of three different owners, from 1964 to 1990, and via satellite from 1998 to 2013 (pictured:. ", Finally, here is Mark Reynolds writing in from Buckinghamshire and thanking all the people who tried to keep the memory of Radio Caroline alive over the years: "I did learn about offshore radio in late 1966 and followed the stations from that point on. "It was just so special and so different and worth fighting . [6] The generator was left running but the pumps could not manage and the vessel sank 10 minutes later. "Between December 26 and December 30, 1973, a friend and I went to Holland for a few days. 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! 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). BBC Radio 2 has the best radio audience figures in the UK, with a reach of almost 14.58 million per week. Includes Audio Types such as Podcasts, Live and Catch Up Radio, On Demand Music Services. [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. RAJAR stands for Radio Joint Audience Research and is the official body in charge of measuring radio audiences in the UK. 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. Average weekday audience figures per quarter hour (in 000s). Mary wrote us: "I wondered if your series should be including the titles of any of the records played on the Test Transmission tapes? The crew and broadcasting staff were rescued unharmed, but the ship's hull was damaged and repairs were carried out at Zaandam, Netherlands. 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 it lit a spark," he said. 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. London, United Kingdom. Zoe Ball lost a million listeners from the same period last year, when . 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.". Without serious competition, Radio Caroline gained a regular daytime audience of some 7 million.[12]. No one said it would be an easy or fast journey, but I, for one, can only see better things for the future. [21] It was not until RNI returned to its original anchorage off the Netherlands that the jamming ceased. Janssen Launches Health Equity Campaign in Partnership with Award-Winning Radio Host D.L. Radio Caroline was founded by Irish businessman Ronan O'Rahilly and George Drummond. (Gordon): I think we'll be back in one way or another. The following day, Caroline was one of few stations in the South East still broadcasting. Radio Caroline broadcasts music from the 1960s to contemporary, with an emphasis on album-oriented rock (AOR) and "new" music from "carefully selected albums". It is jointly owned by the BBC and the Radiocentre on behalf of the commercial sector. News stories appeared in Europe[22] announcing the start of Caroline Television[23] from two Super Constellation aircraft using Stratovision technology. "[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. US Stocks Snap Two Days of Losses; Yields Rise: Markets Wrap. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. won't sell abortion pills in 20 states after warnings by Republican attorneys general of legal action, a decision that limits the medication's . That autumn various tests, consisting of continuous music, were made on 259 metres. [6] Caroline was broken up for scrap in 1972. Important information on how the survey works and who and what we measure. 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%) Next to that we can listen in to Radio Caroline on internet and satellite. The lineup will feature some of the most incendiary figures on the far right, including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, whose supporters stormed . 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. Over 90% of Caroline listening is 'background listening', in the sense that listeners are doing something else at the same time (so, for that matter is over 90% of Light Programme listening. [6] The first programme, which was pre-recorded, was hosted by Chris Moore. "Other Radio" currently has a weekly listenership of 3.8m adults a week. 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). It was also claimed to reach 39 million listeners though I suspect both figures probably had a lot of. 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". Rough weather sometimes prevented tapes from arriving and old programmes had to be repeated. While on a trip to America, O'Rahilly had seen a picture of Ms Kennedy laughing and smiling as she sat in the footwell of her father's desk in the White House's Oval Office. The Mi Amigo returned to its Frinton-on-Sea anchorage with a redesigned antenna and a new 50kW transmitter and attempted to resume broadcasting on 18 April, nominally on 259 metres to enable the same jingles as Radio Caroline North on 1169kHz to be used, but actually 252 metres. Each of his crew was awarded The Thanks of the Institution on vellum.[33]. First you need good audience figures and to do that a greater prominence needs to be sought, hence the push for a Sky EPG listing. Great reads on Radio Caroline and Free Radio from the 1960's to the 1990's, including from Radio . Listening Statistics: 23 Facts You Need to Hear. USD. [27] The album was reissued on CD on Ross Records, c.1992, and in a "30th Anniversary Edition" with bonus material on SMC Records in 2005. Global's Highest Radio Reach EVER!!! Caroline broadcast regular apologies to Spectrum listeners but refused to vacate the channel. 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. The ship was further delayed by hull damage, and repaired before writs could be issued. We were so amazed at the size of her mast, never having seen anything like it before. [34] It had an antenna system radiating from a 300-foot (91m) high mast, the tallest on any ship in the world. I was extremely excited about the new station and borrowed a big transistor radio from my grandmother, so that I could take the music everywhere I went. DJ Jack Spector, of the WMCA "Good Guys" in New York, regularly recorded for Radio Caroline. Only the Caroline app has a live programme schedule, 'Now Playing' and multiple streams to suit most internet speeds. Broadcasters included Tony Christian, Pawl "Hound Dog" Shanley, Dave Fox, Simon West, Dale Richardson and Peter D.[citation needed]. Following the election, RNI resumed its original name but jamming continued under the newly elected Conservative government. 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!' Continuous Flashback Music. 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. 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. iPhone Maker Plans $700 Million India Plant in Shift From China. 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. 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. However, Dutch Caroline failed to secure a high power AM frequency and the cable network service was discontinued because of lack of funds. A "D" and an "I" from the phrase RADIO CAROLINE (painted as a, "Hearthammer" by the Scottish folk rock band. The fact is that the station is on air for twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week something I would have not thought possible not that long ago. 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. This market overview is based on the first three waves of the Tracking Panel, comparing listening through April, May and June with pre-lockdown. . [49] The LV 18 was later used by the BBC for Pirate BBC Essex broadcasts.[50]. Chris Evans, her Radio 2 predecessor, is on 869,000 for his Virgin Radio breakfast show (down from 1m in last available figures for Virgin in Q4); Virgin Radio has a weekly reach of 1.44m (1.62m . O'Rahilly wanted Radio Caroline to become an oldies station. General Radio Listening Statistics The station returned at 8pm and continued until after midnight to avoid competition with popular television programmes. The Government argued that the pirate operation was a danger because of the possibility of the radio frequency interfering with emergency shipping channels. A request to stop broadcasting on short wave 6.215MHz was complied with, and after several hours the government ship returned to port. In June 1990, Spectrum Radio, a new multi-ethnic community radio station in London, was officially allocated 558kHz. 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. To complete my story, I have to tell you that all this motivated me highly to assist the Dutch Caroline organization. Since 1991, the Ross Revenge has been maintained by enthusiasts called the Radio Caroline Support Group, originally the Ross Revenge Support Group. Caroline claimed boarding the ship and removal or destruction of equipment was piracy. ", From Shaun in California we received a response on our chapters on the internet: "Chapter 10 of the series, treating the return of Radio Caroline in 1983, brought back some very happy memories. 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. The benefits, entitlements as a RAJAR subscriber and the data explained. The Quarterly Summary Report of all stations with added features. On the 9 September 2017 a stone was unveiled in Felixstowe to commemorate Radio Caroline.[63]. Whittingham was unable to leave on the tender when a storm arose. 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. Here they produced programmes for Dutch-speaking holidaymakers, mostly Europop, Top 40, MOR and Dutch language popular music presented by Belgian, Dutch and occasionally English DJs with frequent commercials. Part of being a good communicator means knowing how to listen. Technology. Radio Caroline Listeners' Top 100 Album Chart 1977 In late 76 listeners were invited to send in their top 10 all-time favourite albums, from which the chart was compiled. He was part entrepreneur, part buccaneer who broadcasted rock 'n' roll from a. [36] The remaining 5kW transmitter was later converted for short wave use. -1.04 -1.26%. The bureauxs client must also be a RAJAR subscriber. Global delivers record results extending its position as the UK's #1 commercial radio company Global leads the UK commercial radio market with highest . [citation needed]. 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. Huskers Close Out Cats, 80-64. UK Radio Stations. In November 1991, the ship lost its anchor in a storm and drifted onto the Goodwin Sands in the Channel. Radio Seagull became Radio Caroline on 23 February 1974, retaining the album format. [16], On 20 June 1966, Smedley boarded the Shivering Sands Fort with 10 workmen to repossess a transmitter that he had supplied, but had not been paid for. 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. Meanwhile, Radio Mi Amigo had interference on 1562kHz and changed to 1412kHz (212 m). On 12 June 2006, the station bought an EPG slot on Sky channel 0199. Radio Caroline are committed to promote UK Culture, Music, News, Heritage, Tourism and many more through their . Another Belgian station, Radio Mi Amigo International, launched on 1 January 1974; it was run by Belgian businessman and Suzy Waffles owner Sylvain Tack. How radio is measured in other European countries and throughout the rest of the World. 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. Two days later, Mi Amigo was towed to IJmuiden and seized because of unpaid bills. Radio Caroline presenter Ray Clark remembers listening to Mr Damon as a nine-year-old on the radio. 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. Presentations were made to US advertising agencies. Listen live to the world famous Radio Caroline on your iOS device. American Cancer Society 2022-2024. . 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%. Ronan O'Rahilly passed away April 20 at the age of 79. Programmes were recorded on land and broadcast between 6a.m. and 7p.m. In the 1960's, to attract advertisers, Radio Caroline and Radio London always reported rather high listening figures. Those broadcasts took place between 1970 and 1973.[20]. How different it seemed six weeks later when the Mi Amigo had no mast and RNI no English service. 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. Caroline Archive Hour. We duly bought the wine but do not know if it was the one heard when Radio Seagull opened on January 7, 1974. The LBC brand. Times Radio's audience fell by over a fifth quarter-on-quarter, according to the latest RAJAR radio listening figures.