BBC Radio 1 lost nearly half a million listeners in the first quarter of 2022, new figures show. I could never figure out if he was "high on life" or high on some of that famous Falls Head Herb usually found in the Overdrive studio, so John Bennett tells me. General Radio Listening Statistics At times, a 10kW transmitter was used to save fuel and relieve the generators. Programmes were recorded on land and broadcast between 6a.m. and 7p.m. They included Blackburn, who became the first to broadcast on Radio 1. and a sign-on date of 1 July; the station failed to appear. American Cancer Society Cancer Facts & Figures for African American/Black People. European medium wave channels had been reallocated to multiples of nine. 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. Much improvement to the lay-out of the ship was planned but basically the studios would have remained. Zoe Ball lost a million listeners from the same period last year, when . Currently they also broadcast on DAB radio in certain areas of the UK: these services are part of the Ofcom small-scale DAB+ trials. 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. 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. Radio Caroline are committed to promote UK Culture, Music, News, Heritage, Tourism and many more through their . It's Source of your ultimate Entertainment. On 2 July 1964, Radio Atlanta and Radio Caroline's companies, Project Atlanta and Planet Productions, announced the stations were to merge, with Crawford and O'Rahilly as joint managing directors. 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. Radio Atlanta closed at 8p.m. that day. 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 . [6] Caroline was broken up for scrap in 1972. Spectrum threatened to sue the Radio Authority, which then allowed Spectrum to temporarily broadcast on 990kHz alongside 558kHz. Tenders and boat owners were warned, and some were prosecuted for ferrying staff and provisions to the ship. Kennedy. It began taking in water and the crew was rescued by lifeboat. RNI operated on medium wave, short wave and FM. Another Belgian station, Radio Mi Amigo International, launched on 1 January 1974; it was run by Belgian businessman and Suzy Waffles owner Sylvain Tack. This service was Radio Seagull and broadcast live during the evening. Ken Bruce has also confirmed that he's moving. Ray Clark) and Rob Charles. O'Rahilly promised financial backing if van Dam could return the ship to broadcasting condition. Part of the proceeds helps keep us on the air. Caroline Flashback provides an alternative service for loyal and new listeners, who want to hear tracks from this exciting era. A "D" and an "I" from the phrase RADIO CAROLINE (painted as a, "Hearthammer" by the Scottish folk rock band. In November 1991, the ship lost its anchor in a storm and drifted onto the Goodwin Sands in the Channel. In December 2010, Chatham and Aylesford MP Tracey Crouch presented an Early Day Motion to the House of Commons calling for Ofcom to allow Radio Caroline to broadcast as a licensed medium wave station to its "traditional heartland of the south east". 'He said that's the name for my radio station,' he added. Never miss a show by setting an alarm for when it is about to start, or if you do - listen to it later using our 'Listen Again . Community radio listening figures - do 10 million people tune in every week? Backed by wealthy investors which included Jocelyn Stevens of the popular Queen Magazine, the station was bizarrely named after Caroline Kennedy the daughter of assassinated US President John F Kennedy. This page was last edited on 1 March 2023, at 16:42. (iii)558 kHz: strict pop and oldies mainstream format (no presenter music choice) with strict adherence to format clocks. Many people, of a certain age, still associate Radio Caroline with the pop music of the 60s & 70s. 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 the 9 September 2017 a stone was unveiled in Felixstowe to commemorate Radio Caroline.[63]. There proved to be a lot of people, cultivating little gems of the station's history. Clive Garrard. One 5kW transmitter was initially not serviceable. US Stocks Snap Two Days of Losses; Yields Rise: Markets Wrap. 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. The highlight however was picking up test transmissions from Radio Caroline I had missed the tests of the previous day. [6] The TV operation was later found to be a publicity stunt.[24]. [54] Surveys in 2008 and 2010 showed a small percentage listened via Sky, and that satellite listening had dropped by 9% since 2008, while online listening had increased by around 40%. 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. However, the ship sank in a storm in March 1980 after losing its anchor. Dave Foster (Rpt) media reports and the shock of hearing just how powerful the signal was. It was claimed in 1964 by Caroline's manager that they had a larger audience than the BBC. Caroline Hepker anchors Bloomberg Radio's 'Daybreak Europe' programme, on-air live from 6-10am weekday mornings. On 1 September, a small motor launch had difficulties in rough seas. Global delivers record results extending its position as the UK's #1 commercial radio company Global leads the UK commercial radio market with highest . Obviously, we hope to be back with you as soon as possible, but just for the moment we would like to say goodbye. The ship was further delayed by hull damage, and repaired before writs could be issued. By Aisha Majid. [6] The first programme, which was pre-recorded, was hosted by Chris Moore. Officially, Radio Caroline was managed from offices in North America, with advertising from the US and Canada. Commercial programming commenced at noon on Friday 22 December 2017, with a signal that could be heard as far afield as Southampton, Birmingham, Glasgow and in large parts of The Netherlands and Belgium. In 2020, the show's two long-serving presenters, Jenni Murray and Jane Garvey, both departed the programme. Furthermore, it was stated that the pirates' use of wavelengths also broke international agreements. I recall that Easter weekend in 1964 when Radio Caroline arrived very well. A little about myself. [6], Smedley was charged with Calvert's murder on 18 July, but this was reduced to a charge of manslaughter. Nice to think about Dixie Peach, too. A brief insight into the structure of RAJAR, the decision making process and RAJARs contractors. [64] On 24 November 2021 a new transmitter was installed with an effective radiated power of 4kW. On this page Hans Knot presents a few exemplary ones. 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. Reception at that hour was far more difficult than during daytime and so I did my utmost to get the best reception possible. The Dutch Radio Caroline then changed its name to Radio Waddenzee (nl) for daytime Dutch and German language, and Radio Seagull for nighttime English language broadcasts, and now broadcasts on 1602kHz every day and on the internet, presenting a progressive rock format. The supermarket chain Asda and English Heritage were among the backers. After 31 August, shows for Radio Mi Amigo were delivered on cassettes rather than reel-to-reel tapes. His programme, which airs five days a week, rose from 4.3 million to 4.5 million listeners between the . The crew (Caroline Martin, Rico and one other) was rescued by an RAF helicopter. [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]. Eventually, Caroline left 558kHz and moved to 819kHz. Continuous Flashback Music. Meanwhile, Radio Mi Amigo had interference on 1562kHz and changed to 1412kHz (212 m). Caroline caused more interference to Spectrum than vice versa. In late 1977, Radio Caroline began sponsored evangelical programmes, and music programmes began at 9p.m. On 20 October 1978, technical and financial problems put the Mi Amigo off the air. These analogue transmissions ended and a full digital service from Astra 28.2E started in February 2003.[52]. Includes Audio Types such as Podcasts, Live and Catch Up Radio, On Demand Music Services. Later that day, the Dutch Royal Navy returned the crew and fighting broke out on board. Broadcasting was in Dutch and English by day and in English at night, although for the first few months broadcasting finished at 10p.m. On 19 January 1979, the ageing ship took in water and a lifeboat was called to rescue the crew members. Radio Caroline was founded by Irish businessman Ronan O'Rahilly and George Drummond. The band broke up in 1977; Watt-Roy and Charles played on Ian Dury's New Boots and Panties!! At one time both stations were even claiming more than 8.8 million listeners each. It was the floating pirate radio station whose mission to was to transmit rock 'n' roll to the masses. By September 28, 1964 just six months after launching the station's then-manager boasted in the Daily Mail of having an audience bigger than the all-powerful and well-established BBC. [14] Presenters Tony Blackburn, Roger Gale, Ray Teret, Simon Dee, Tony Prince, Spangles Muldoon, Keith Skues, Johnnie Walker, Robbie Dale, Dave Lee Travis, Tommy Vance, Tom Edwards, Paul Noble, Bob Stewart and Andy Archer became well known. RAJAR figures for Q3 2022, 27 June - 18 September 2022. Situation: Ship 3 miles off Ramsey, Isle of Man. This was all in the 1970's. As its popularity began to blossom, the British Government looked at ways to curtail the station's influence. Sellel pakasest paukuval imekaunil peval oli pikese mber ka halo, mille vike jupike on paremal taevas nha. It was founded in 1964. Latest releases and insightful stories into the radio industry. During the same quarter, on BBC Sounds there were a total of 162m plays of. The latest listening figures revealed that the Radio 2 breakfast show audience has fallen to its lowest level for a decade. 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. We . It commemorated the 40th anniversary of Radio Caroline and promoted the station's legal internet and satellite programmes. 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! No one said it would be an easy or fast journey, but I, for one, can only see better things for the future. 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. The Dutch government banned unlicensed offshore radio on 1 September 1974. Broadcasting from various offshore locations to Western Europe, Status unclear and mainly operated by supporters, Radio Atlantis 1973 and Radio Mi-Amigo 19741978, Geographic areas bordering upon North Sea, 963 kHz (wavelength announced as "319" metres) later moving to 819 kHz with additional transmitter in 531594 kHz range (principally 558 kHz). [65], Radio Caroline's founder, Ronan O'Rahilly, was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2013; his death aged 79 on 20 April 2020 was announced by Radio Caroline. Home; Stations . A request to stop broadcasting on short wave 6.215MHz was complied with, and after several hours the government ship returned to port. Part of being a good communicator means knowing how to listen. The station tried to obtain a licence from a developing country,[44] hoping it might offer protection from the new provisions in the Broadcasting Act 1990 which came into force on 31 December that year. In 1967, the UK Government enacted the Marine, &c., Broadcasting (Offences) Act 1967, outlawing advertising on or supplying an unlicensed offshore radio station from the UK. Following the election, RNI resumed its original name but jamming continued under the newly elected Conservative government. So far, Mazzoli's greatest success has come in the opera house. 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. 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. [45] The Ross Revenge was salvaged and brought into harbour in Dover, ending 27 years of Radio Caroline's unlicensed offshore career. LBC saw 3million weekly listeners - a record for the station - while Talk Radio increased from 424,000 listeners to 450,000. (Gordon): Well, we're sorry to tell you that due to the severe weather conditions and the fact that we are shipping quite a lot of water, we are closing down, and the crew are at this stage leaving the ship. Broadcasting hours were 6am to 6pm to avoid competition from Radio Luxembourg, which began transmissions at 6pm. Throughout most of the 1970s, Radio Caroline could be heard only at night, calling itself "Europe's first and only album station". Three British nationals, a Dutchman and their canary (named Wilson after the former Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson) were rescued. Broadcasting Hours: 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. and 12 midnight to 2a.m. Bubblegum Lemonade released "Caroline's Radio" in 2010 which was a nostalgic look back at listening to Radio Caroline. 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. Listening Statistics: 23 Facts You Need to Hear. One would circle over the North Sea in international air space near the United Kingdom, while the other remained on standby. However, the storm had weakened the mast, which collapsed in another storm later. Within months, the unlicensed operation had merged with another station broadcasting from a separate boat near the Isle of Man. O'Rahilly and Drummond were inspired by the Danish Radio Mercur, which in 1952 became the first station in the world to broadcast commercial radio from a vessel in international waters without permission from the authorities in the country that it broadcast to. Rough weather sometimes prevented tapes from arriving and old programmes had to be repeated. Global's Highest Radio Reach EVER!!! English Website 228 Listen live 3 Playlist Contacts Related radio stations Radio Caroline On the air Radio Caroline Flashback Radio Caroline Flashback playlist TOP songs on Radio Caroline Flashback 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. Because commercial radio was prohibited in Belgium, Radio Mi Amigo had little competition from the former BRT State Radio and TV (today VRT Flemisch State radio and TV) and became very popular in Belgium, the Netherlands and the UK. 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. In June 1990, Spectrum Radio, a new multi-ethnic community radio station in London, was officially allocated 558kHz. Radio Caroline was off the air for most of the 1990s, except for occasional low-power broadcasts of one month. However, in July 1964, the owners of the two stations opted to merge the operations. 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. Caroline also promoted O'Rahilly's concept of Loving Awareness (LA), a far-eastern philosophy of love and peace. [citation needed], In Spain, a station broadcast during the summer 2009 on 102.7MHz in the Costa Blanca from studios in Benidorm. 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. London WC1E 7EB, Find out more information on completing the Radio Diary. [46] Dedicated apps for listening via Apple IOS[55] and Android[56] devices are also available. [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). 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.. 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. There are very few restrictions placed on Caroline's licence, allowing them to broadcast virtually what they like within the law. 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. 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. Click the pic to find out more. Dutch nationals were arrested and returned to the Netherlands, together with most of the broadcasting equipment. The Mi Amigo "Top 50" tapes were flown over by helicopter to get them on board more quickly. 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.