1.Dawn of Radio Broadcasting 

       "This is how it all began"!

2.Commercial Radio arrives 

       How Plugge brought commercial radio

        to Europe in the thirties and Luxy          

        made it big business in the 1950s.

3Early offshore stations 

       Radio Mercur, DCR, Radio Nord &   

        Radio Syd open, succesful and  closed!

4.Bon Jour Mi Amigo! 

       Radio Nord ship is ofered for sale,

        becomes Magda Maria and Mi Amigo

5.Caroline sets sail 

        March 64 - the MV Caroline moors off 

        Felixstowe and sets British radios alight!

      May 1964 saw Radio Atlanta,  drop  

        anchor a few miles from  Caroline.

7.Two become one  - ‘merger’ 

      Caroline and  Atlanta "get it together"

      -  an engagement if not a wedding!

      Expansion plans in 1965 but few funds

       forced the south ship operators to sell

9.On the beach 

       Disaster, but the Mi Amigo  bounces

        back, better than ever.

10.Buccaneers battle 

      Scrap over scrap with real pirates  

       The Government get their MoA enacted.

11.Caroline continues 

       LIfe after the MoA, the cruel winter of '67

12.Unexpected trip to Amsterdam 

       Wijsmullers bring both ships in,  Radio

         Caroline spirit powers on.

       Ronan's vision of music on TV.. 

        Caroline politics, ships rot away.

14.The ships are sold 

      One ship returns, is hijacked and

       reborn through love.

        Helping radio ship sister and flirting with

        porn, Stronger than ever, FOUR Carolines!

      Caroline - Belgian style as the sound of

        seabirds are heard overnight

       New Belgian partners make millions   

         and the Lady comes home.

      Ronan's vision: cheap homes for all.

      More radio ships join Caroline but all

       are lost, including the Lady in 1980.

       New backers and a new ship 

        as the Dutch raid another radio ship.

      The 1983 return. Laser are new

        neighbours & new partner - Monique

        1985 - new channels and plan for FM. 

        UK drive Laser off & Lady out to sea.

        The 1987 hurricane  fells the tower.

        New partner, new aerials & a birthday.

       Raids on two ships, Caroline returns.

        UK steal 558 and enact legislation.

        Near disaster. Salvaged but captive, 

26. Caroline in captivity  

        Caroline id licenced, back on AM,

        FM, satellite & online and on Sky. 

        Parliamentary campaign & new mast.

       2014 is 50 years of Caroline. 

        Flashback  launches. Manx Radio links.

       Caroline Phone App,  In 2017 Caroline 

        gets an AM licence, and a  BBC mast.

        Expansion into China and scallywags.

      Ronan moves back to Ireland, the ship is

        secured and enemies routed. 

      Descriptions of the studios,

      transmitters and aerials used by

      Caroline over the last six decades.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The author and editor of the Radio Caroline Bible is Paul Rusling. He has worked in the radio industry (including a period with Radio Caroline) for many years and has written a dozen books. half of them about radio including three about Caroline’s rival, Laser 558.

 

Radio Caroline is the world’s most famous offshore radio station. It began in 1964, has used five different ships and once had over 20m listeners. The station was responsible for many innovations in music radio and was Britain’s first all day music station, its first album station, and helped launch the careers of many major music stars.  Caroline’s last radio ship is the Ross Revenge moored on an Essex river and broadcasts on medium wave, DAB and online. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

             

 

1.Dawn of Radio Broadcasting 

       "This is how it all began"!

2.Commercial Radio arrives 

      How Captain Plugge brought commercial radio

        to Europe in the thirties and how Luxy made it

        big business in the 1950s.

3Europe’s early offshore stations 

       Radio Mercur, DCR, Radio Nord & Radio Syd

        open and are each successful.

4.Bon Jour Mi Amigo! 

       Radio Nord ship is ofered for sale, becomes

        the Magda Maria and then the Mi Amigo.

        Her time off the Eassex coast in 1962.

5.Caroline sets sail 

       The MV Caroline moors off Felixstowe

       and sets British radios alight!

      May 1964 saw Radio Atlanta, the second

        offshore radio ship, drop anchor just a few

        miles from the MV Caroline.

7.Two become one in a ‘merger’ 

        Caroline and  Atlanta finally "get it together"

      -  an engagement if not a wedding!

      Big expansion plans in 1965 but lack of funds

       forced the Atlanta operators to sell

9.On the beach 

      Disaster, but every cloud has a silver lining, &

       the ship bounces back, better than ever.

10.Buccaneers battle 

      Another scrap for Caroline over an old fort. 

       The Government get their MoA enacted.

11.Caroline continues 

      LIfe after the MoA, through a cruel winter

12.Unexpected trip to Amsterdam 

       Wijsmullers bring both ships in, but the Radio

         Caroline spirit powers on.

       Ronan's vision promises music TV as the

        sixties end. Caroline politics, as the ships rot.

14.The ships are sold 

      One ship returns to the air, is hijacked and

       reborn through love and peace.

       Helping a radio ship sister;  flirting with porn!            Stronger than ever,  FOUR Carolines!

      Radio Caroline - Belgian style as the sound of

        seabirds are heard overnight

      New Belgian partner makes millions from the

       Caroline ship and the Lady comes home.

      Cheap homes for everyone, is Ronan's vision.

       More radio ships join Radio Caroline but all

       are lost, including the Lady herself in 1980.

       New backers and a new ship for Caroline,

       Paradijs for Caroline's ex MD Ben Mode 

      The 1983 grand return. Laser arrives as a new

        neighbour. A new partner - Radio Monique

        1985 sees new channels and plans for FM. 

        UK drive Laser away and the Lady out to sea.

        The 1987 hurricane finally fells the tower.

        New partner, new aerials & the 25th birthday.

       Officials raid two ships, but Caroline returns.

        UK steal the frequency and enact legislation.

        Salvaged but now captive, Caroline accepts

        temporary licences and returns online.

26. Caroline in captivity  

        Caroline accepts licences and returns on AM,

        FM, satellite and online. Caroline on Sky199.

       Parliamentary campaign and a new mast.

       2014 marked 50 years of Caroline,   

       A Caroline Phone App,   Caroline are given

        an AM licence and access to a BBC mast.

        Expansion into China. A golden birthday.

      Ronan moves back to Ireland, the