Category: English

42 years ago in the UK

Wikipedia

The Marine, Etc., Broadcasting (Offences) Act 1967 c.41, shortened to Marine Broadcasting Offences Act, became law in the United Kingdom at 12 midnight on Monday, August 14, 1967. Its purpose was to extend the powers of the British Wireless Telegraphy Act of 1949 (which it incorporated by reference), beyond the territorial land mass and territorial waters of the UK to cover airspace and bodies of water.

At the time that the Bill was introduced in Parliament in 1966, there were radio stations and proposals for television stations outside British
licensing jurisdiction with signals aimed at Britain. These stations were at sea but there were press reports of stations planned from aircraft.

The Act included the Channel Islands and extended to the Isle of Man. As a result, offshore stations called pirate radio became criminal if operated or assisted by persons subject to UK law. Station operators thought they could continue if they were staffed, supplied and funded by non-British citizens, but this proved impractical.

More at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Broadcasting_Offences_Act

There were reported to be 20 million listeners to the closedown of Radio
London on August 14 1967 at 15:00 UK time.

Radio Caroline continues – see http://www.radiocaroline.co.uk

The full story of offshore radio can be found in “Pop Went the Pirates II” by Keith Skues, see http://www.popwentthepirates.co.uk/

Info via DXLD

Atlantic 252 reunion

Atlantic 252 Launched in Trim on September 1st 1989 and we want you to help us celebrate it’s 20th birthday!

It was originally to be a private type event now it is open to the General Public to attend a conference type setting to see and hear and meet the people who made Atlantic 252 one of the most successful Irish based radio stations in Europe.

Full details at:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=2055649269

Info via RadioAnoraksUk

UKDxer has puzzled out some more info on this event.

Radio Spectrum rebroadcast Veronica 31 August

Same time, same frequency, just 35 years later.

On August 31st 2009, Spectrum Radio will be rebroadcasting the final hours of Radio Veronica on 558kHz AM between 3 and 5 p.m. UK time. You can also listen online and the recording will be made available on the Spectrum Radio website.

Full information:
http://www.spectrumradio.net/radio_veronica.phtml

Info via RadioCarolineMailinglist

Update: Some time changes and also on DAB published on Media Network.

RNI 31 August 2009

On Monday the 31st RNI will start programms at 6am UK time with a mixture of both Dutch, and English shows all original Mebo II studio recordings! http://www.rni.net.ms & http://radionorthsea.hopto.org:9068/listen.pls

3.pm will see the English service final two hours

At 5pm UK, 6pm NL time we will re broadcast RNI’s final to hours just as it happened at the same time back in 74! This will be followed by a two minute silence in respect for the Mebo II, and all of her fine crew and staff back on that sad day in the history of radio in Europe.

ALL TMES BASED ON UK TIME

6.am…..Peter Holland
7.am…..Alfred Lagarde
8.am…..Hans ten Hoge
9.am…..Don Allen
10am….Joost den Draaier
11am…..Brian McKenzie
12pm….Tony Berk Prijsbewust
1.pm…..Ferry Maat Top-50
2.pm…..Leo van de Goot
3.pm…..English service last two hours
5.pm…..RNI last hours two hours Dutch etc.

7.pm…..Two minute silence

At 7.02.pm…RNI will be back to celebrate the return of RNI in 2009, these will be a set of special shows as below.

7.pm……Dave Mason
8.pm……Young Paul’ Rusling
9.pm……Colin Weston
10.pm….Ray Collin’s
11.pm….Jim Richman
12.am….Peter Lee

Info via Goldenradionl

EMR

EMR relay this Sunday

Date 16th of August 2009

Time 09.00 to 09.30 utc

Channel 6140 khz

Programme Mike Taylor (Mail Box programme)

EMR Internet radio service

Programme repeats are at the following times:

0900 – 1200 – 1500 – 1800 and 2000 utc

Please visit www.emr.org.uk and click on the “EMR internet radio” button which you will find throughout the website (see the menu on the left).

Please send all reception reports to: studio(at)emr.org.uk

Good Listening 73s Tom

Info via Tom Taylor

RNI 31st of August 2009

R.N.I MONDAY THE 31st AUGUST

On Monday the 31st RNI will start programms at 6am UK time with a mixture of both Dutch, and English shows all original Mebo II studio recordings!

3.pm will see the English service final two hours

At 5pm UK, 6pm NL time we will re broadcast RNI’s final to hours just as it happened at the same time back in 74! This will be followed by a two minute silence in respect for the Mebo II, and all of her fine crew and staff back on that sad day in the history of radio in Europe.

ALL TMES BASED ON UK TIME

6.am…..Peter Holland
7.am…..Alfred Lagarde
8.am…..Hans ten Hoge
9.am…..Don Allen
10am….Joost den Draaier
11am…..Brian McKenzie
12pm….Tony Berk Prijsbewust
1.pm…..Ferry Maat Top-50
2.pm…..Leo van de Goot

3.pm…..English service last two hours

5.pm…..RNI last hours two hours Dutch etc.

7.pm…..Two minute silence

At 7.02.pm…RNI will be back to celebrate the return of RNI in 2009, these will be a set of special shows as below.

7.pm……Dave Mason
8.pm……Young Paul’ Rusling
9.pm……Colin Weston
10.pm….Ray Collin’s
11.pm….Jim Richman
12.am….Peter Lee

1.am……Auto op till 10.pm Friday

Link: Tune In

Info via Pirate Radio Board

Radio Caroline Spain

This from the station website at http://www.radiocaroline.es

New to the Costa Blanca

Radio Caroline Spain has recently started broadcasts across the Costa Blanca on 102.7 fm and around the world at radiocaroline.es, Radio Caroline Spain is a sister company to Radio Caroline UK, it is operated under permission of Radio Caroline UK and plays a similar mix of music. Broadcasting is carried out from the Caroline Spain studios on the outskirts of Benidorm, the station broadcasts local content between 9am and 10pm local time and acts as a relay to Radio Caroline UK throughout the night.

FM Coverage and plans for the future

The station is currently broadcasting on 102.7fm from its well modulated FM transmitter located on the outskirts of Benidorm, coverage is currently between Alicante to Calpe but the strongest signal is directed towards Benidorm. There are plans, for the near future, to relocate the Benidorm transmitter to give better reception in the local area allowing coverage for Altea, Alfaz and La Nucia. A second and third transmitter are also going to be located in Alicante and Denya over the next couple months.

Listen in online at http://www.radiocaroline.es/listen.htm
If you wish to listen to Radio Caroline Spain online then we are currently streaming via our ShoutCast server listen online.

Info via Mike Terry on DXLD

YouTube: Offshore Radio Trip 1967

In the summer of 1967 Maths Lindgren (ex Radio Syd) visited the offshore stations

Radio 355 and Radio London. Watch John Aston, Ed Stewart & Mike Lennox on the air (8 minutes 51):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH8kDs8LdXI

Radio Caroline South, Johnnie Walker is on the air (4 minutes 33)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpESC87z_Xw

Info via Mike B on RadioCarolineMailinglist

MV Baltic Radio next Sunday

MV Baltic Radio next Sunday

MV Baltic Radio is on next Sunday the 2nd of August 2009 at 09.00 to 10.00 UTC on our normal channel of 6140 KHz.

Woodstock celebrates its 40th anniversary

Next week in our transmission we will present a special programme all about the Woodstock festival of 1969.

M.V.Baltic. Information:

MV Baltic Radio relay service Schedule for summer 2009

1st Sunday – MV Baltic Radio

3rd Sunday – European Music Radio

4th Sunday – Radio Gloria International

We wish you good listening and good reception! 73s Tom

Radio Gloria International this Sunday

Radio Gloria International this Sunday

Date 26TH of July 2009,

Time 0900 to 1000 UTC

Channel 6140 KHz

The transmissions of Radio Gloria will be broadcast over the transmitting station Wertachtal in Germany.
The transmitter power will be 100 000 Watts, and we will be using a non-directional antenna system (Quadrant antenna).

Good listening 73s Tom

Info via Tom Taylor

50 YEARS OF RADIO VERONICA

The following taken from the norderney.nl website:

50 YEARS OF RADIO VERONICA special programmes on Veronica192.nl
Posted on norderney.nl July 21, 2009

The entire month of August is marked on Veronica192.nl by “50 years of Radio Veronica”.

This will include almost all the commemorative broadcasts that have been made since the end of Radio Veronica on August 31 1974
14 Leading Years (1999),
The Never Ending Story (2004),
August 31, 2007 (Loosdrecht) and
August 31, 2008 (Rock Art Museum, Hook of Holland).

Plus the complete last week’s programming of Radio Veronica from 1974.

Quite a celebration!

And there’s more:

Exhibition: 50 Years Radio Veronica at RockArt Museum in Hook of Holland

>From July 9 to December 19, 2009
Take a journey through the turbulent history Veronica from year to year.
Many unique exhibits
Take a journey through the turbulent histoy of Radio Veronica

Radio Veronica studios from the 60s
Studios from the 70s
The last studio on board the ship Norderney
On display Radio Veronica jingles are played plus singles, lps, posters, t-shirts and more
Unique Veronica pictures, with original footage of the leading artists from the sixties and seventies
Come see .. come see…
Museum RockArt

Zekkenstraat 42

Hook of Holland

Museum RockArt location on Google Maps

http://tinyurl.com/nushl2

Info via Alan Milewczyk on RadioCarolineMailinglist