 Radio
Caroline is back
Fantastic News - especially for those of us old enough
to remember the excitement in March 1964 when Radio Caroline started broadcasting
on 199 metres and went on to revolutionise UK broadcasting. Caroline is
back- Mike Terry
From http://www.radiocaroline.co.uk/
From this week Radio Caroline is accessible via Sky's Electronic Programme
Guide (EPG) on 0199. It's been a long time coming and we must thank those
many people who have donated money to our EPG Fund to bring this to fruition.
Being on Sky's EPG will bring us more listeners, some of whom may remember
the station from our offshore days but many will be listening for the
first time. If you are one of them and have come to our web site to find
out more, then welcome.
There are probably a number of questions you want to ask and in anticipation
of this Station Manager Peter Moore has written the following mission
statement:
Yes, we are the same station that famously broadcast from ships at sea
from 1964 to 1990. We might still be at sea had it not been for a dramatic
shipwreck and a sinister change to UK law.
No, we are not owned by or connected with any other radio station or
holding group, we are totally independent.
Yes, many of our presenters and staff were with us during our time at
sea and yes we still have our 'pirate ship' MV Ross Revenge, currently
unde restoration. Perhaps we will one day broadcast from our ship again.
Certainly we would like to invite the public on board when restoration
is more advanced.
We are all volunteers. Nobody in Caroline whether on air or behind the
scenes, or even the Boss, gets a wage or takes any expenses. We create
radio for the love of it. Some of our guys have walked out of good radio
jobs to return to Caroline.
We don't have a Board of Directors or any Shareholders, we are just
an informal team working with a common aim to make Caroline great again
and to play good music 24 hours a day.
To raise cash to fix up our boat we sell memorabilia at our web shop.
To pay for the broadcasts we have a Supporters Group. If you fall in love
with Caroline you might wish to join this group.
If you just want to enjoy the music, that's fine by us as well.
Ask any other questions that you may have via e mail. Go to our History
section to read the full 42 year story of Radio Caroline.
Keep listening, there's only one Radio Caroline and we are unique in
UK radio.
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