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Post by Mini Mia on Jul 25, 2017 18:19:23 GMT -6
Are you a fan of audio shows/programs? If so, discuss them to your hearts content on this board.
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Post by moonglum on Aug 9, 2017 2:12:21 GMT -6
Waiting with bated breath for the return of Radio Caroline on AM. Listening on the internet has somehow never been the same. The Ross Revenge is moored on the River Blackwater, about 10 miles away as the crow flies, so the signal should be perfect (or, as they say in all the best fighter ace movies, 5 by 5).
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Post by Phalon on Aug 9, 2017 6:32:58 GMT -6
I didn't know what Radio Caroline is, so I drilled....and I'm still not sure I understand. It's like pirate radio?
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Post by moonglum on Aug 9, 2017 13:40:00 GMT -6
Radio Caroline was the first british pirate radio station. It began broadcasting in 1964 from the vessel Mi Amigo, anchored in international waters off the essex coast. It was soon joined by other pirate stations. In 1967 the british government passed the Marine Offences Bill which made it illegal for companies to advertise or supply the pirates, thus cutting off their source of income. All the pirate stations closed down, with the exception of Radio Caroline who defied the law and continued broadcasting up until 1991 when it's current vessel, the Ross Revenge, lost it's anchor and ran aground in territorial waters thus delivering itself into the hands of the authorities. It has continued to broadcast first via satellite and lately on the internet, from land since then, whilst continuing to fight for a licence to broadcast legally via radio. In May this year the government finally granted Caroline a licence to restart transmissions on Am to the people of Essex and Suffolk. Radio caroline holds a special place in the hearts of the people on the East Coast as the little ship with the loud voice that defied governments and survived, whilst the radio pirates as a whole changed the face of radio in the Uk forever. Long live Radio Caroline.
As you can tell, I'm a bit of a fan. I was 12 years old when Radio Caroline started it's first transmissions and I remember listening to a tiny transistor radio under the bedclothes after 'lights out'.
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Post by Phalon on Aug 10, 2017 6:32:31 GMT -6
What a cool history - and broadcasting from a ship, no less (well duh, Phalon. That's probably how the term "pirate radio" came to be). Very neat memory too from your childhood, Moonglum - I can see how it'd seem quite adventurous for a 12 year old to engage in something "forbidden" like that. It'd make a fun nostalgia-type story!
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Post by moonglum on Aug 11, 2017 3:06:31 GMT -6
This weekend BBC Essex is marking the 50th anniversary of the Marine Offences Act with 'Pirate BBC Essex'. Broadcast from the former lightship LV18 in Harwich, which is now a pirate radio museum, the final hour on monday will feature a live link-up with Radio Caroline 'at sea' from onboard the Ross Revenge. There is a short promotional video on the BBC Essex website. www.facebook.com/BBCEssex/videos/1287391011316343/
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Post by Phalon on Aug 13, 2017 7:06:35 GMT -6
Coolio! I love museums. Have you ever been to this one? I was up late Friday night, unable to sleep, and browsing through movies offered on cable 'on demand'; I came across one titled "Pirate Radio". It's the (shortened and retitled) U.S. release of the British movie "The Boat that Rocked". Since we've been talking about this, I decided to spend the $3 rental fee, and watch. Loosely based on British pirate radio stations in the 60s, it's a comedy - though it received mixed reviews and was pretty much a box-office flop in both the U.K. and U.S, I enjoyed it - the soundtrack alone makes it worth watching! The opening scene is pretty much as you described listening to Radio Caroline in your boyhood - a mother says goodnight to her son, who then crawls into bed and pulls out a radio to tune into his favorite pirate radio, "Radio Rock". www.imdb.com/title/tt1131729/
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