Radio Caroline is 59 today

[Furryanimal]

 

[hollydolly]

I often drive down to Maldon......bless Radio Caroline without it we'd never have had the BBC radio stations we have today..

 

[Furryanimal]

I often drive down to Maldon......bless Radio Caroline without it we'd never have had the BBC radio stations we have today..

And Radio Caroline still knocks spots off them.

 

[hollydolly]

And Radio Caroline still knocks spots off them.

haven't listened to it for ages..I must

 

[Magna-Carta]

A short history of Radio Caroline, and why it was set up. Also known as Pirate Radio

 

[Furryanimal]

haven't listened to it for ages..I must

Emperor Rosko does a show on their Caroline North Weekends when they are out on the ship.
He's on dry land though.

 

[Furryanimal]

A short history of Radio Caroline, and why it was set up. Also known as Pirate Radio

And eventually they got their wish to be 'legal' not they were actually illegal.
As they were in International waters.

 

[hollydolly]

Emperor Rosko does a show on their Caroline North Weekends when they are out on the ship.
He's on dry land though.

Blimey is he still alive ?... wow !!

 

[Furryanimal]

Blimey is he still alive ?... wow !!

Incredibly...Yes!
He is also on Radio Mi Amigo.

 

[Furryanimal]

Roger Day is back at sea!

 

[horseless carriage]

Radio Caroline? Pah! Just a youngster. Who remembers Radio Luxembourg? On air from 1946 to 1992 Radio Luxembourg was an important forerunner of modern commercial radio in the United Kingdom. It was an effective way to advertise products by circumventing British broadcasting restrictions that were in place at the time.

Did you know that Peter Aldersley, Sam Costa, Alan Dell, Keith Fordyce, Alan Freeman, David Gell, Tony Hall, Jack Jackson, David Jacobs, Brian Matthew, Don Moss, Pete Murray, Ray Orchard, Jimmy Savile, Shaw Taylor, Jimmy Young, and Muriel Young, all worked at Luxembourg, but like Rosko, they worked from the radio's London studio.

 

[Magna-Carta]

Radio Caroline? Pah! Just a youngster. Who remembers Radio Luxembourg? On air from 1946 to 1992 Radio Luxembourg was an important forerunner of modern commercial radio in the United Kingdom. It was an effective way to advertise products by circumventing British broadcasting restrictions that were in place at the time.

Did you know that Peter Aldersley, Sam Costa, Alan Dell, Keith Fordyce, Alan Freeman, David Gell, Tony Hall, Jack Jackson, David Jacobs, Brian Matthew, Don Moss, Pete Murray, Ray Orchard, Jimmy Savile, Shaw Taylor, Jimmy Young, and Muriel Young, all worked at Luxembourg, but like Rosko, they worked from the radio's London studio.

I used to listen to Radio Luxembourg as a child. With a small radio at night under the bed covers. But hey, who didn't.

 

[Furryanimal]

Yep..the Great 208.