Alan Milewczyk <...> said:
Re: The Communicator, 189, and the DutchStephen

I presume from your comments that you're based in the South East. Let me give you my perspective from the North West.

Ahoy Hoy

I sort agree with Da Guff.

I was brought up in the South of England and like many others really felt for the guys on the ships. But when Caroline returned from the Ross, I was working in Dorset and made the considerable effort to tune in and thought 'So What?' The format was crap. It came to the point I just tuned in to see if the ship was still on the air.

To me, the Mi Amigo days in the 70's were the biz. The station was unique at the time,all day album music on 192 I seem to remember. As a teenager, memories of listening to the pleas of of the crew in mortal danger when they thought she was lost, were unforgettable.

Didn't know much about the North ship at the time, but I think now it's probable she was the hippest station around during the sixties.

If anyone's interested on BBC Radio Scotland Stuart Cosgrove, on a Sunday night, presents 'Floorfillers' which is a tribute to Northern Soul and indirectly to Caroline North.