It was 44 years ago (July 2nd) ...
.. that Planet Productions (broadcasting as Radio Caroline) and Project Atlanta (broadcasting as Radio Atlanta) merged their operations. It was a Thursday that year and the following day, Friday 3rd July, the MV Fredericia started off on her journey to her eventual mooring in Ramsey Bay, Isle of Man, starting a glorious period of offshore radio for those of us ooop north!
By this time 44 years ago, the ship had passed the Isle of Wight with Tom Lodge broadcasting theTop 40 chart in the afternoon – it was anorak quality audibility up here in Manchester but exciting nonetheless.
I'm wondering how many folks will be at the Isle of Man's commemoration weekend of Radio Caroline in September this year? I need to get my finger out and book travel and accommodation.
Happy days!
Alan
Alan Milewczyk aka The Pole with Soul
Soul pix on the net at www.soulman1949.com
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Alan Milewczyk <...> said:
.. that Planet Productions (broadcasting as Radio Caroline) and Project
Atlanta (broadcasting as Radio Atlanta) merged their operations. It was a
Thursday that year and the following day, Friday 3rd July, the MV Fredericia
started off on her journey to her eventual mooring in Ramsey Bay, Isle of
Man, starting a glorious period of offshore radio for those of us ooop
north!By this time 44 years ago, the ship had passed the Isle of Wight with Tom
Lodge broadcasting theTop 40 chart in the afternoon – it was anorak quality
audibility up here in Manchester but exciting nonetheless.I'm wondering how many folks will be at the Isle of Man's commemoration
weekend of Radio Caroline in September this year? I need to get my finger
out and book travel and accommodation.Happy days!
Alan
Alan Milewczyk aka The Pole with Soul
Soul pix on the net at www.soulman1949.com
You will find that we have covered this in the WNKR archive hour this week. http://1476.co.nr
Dave
From: "Dave Martin" <...>
You will find that we have covered this in the WNKR archive hour this
week. http://1476.co.nr
Yes I heard that today. It really brought home to me how poor Radio Caroline was at the beginning. Thank God it improved over the next few years. I think people probably didn't notice how poor it was because they were just happy to have an alternative to the stuffy old BBC! Compared to later recordings that I have heard of Caroline this really showed how bad it all was at the start.
Had WNKR on this afternoon while painting, enjoyed it and it helped pass the time as I hate painting! Just one question though, where were you today Mr Martin? Do you have a letter explaining your absence? Erm actually that's two questions isn't it?
Alan Milewczyk <...> said:
.. that Planet Productions (broadcasting as Radio Caroline) and Project
Atlanta (broadcasting as Radio Atlanta) merged their operations. It was a
Thursday that year and the following day, Friday 3rd July, the MV Fredericia
started off on her journey to her eventual mooring in Ramsey Bay, Isle of
Man, starting a glorious period of offshore radio for those of us ooop
north!By this time 44 years ago, the ship had passed the Isle of Wight with Tom
Lodge broadcasting theTop 40 chart in the afternoon – it was anorak quality
audibility up here in Manchester but exciting nonetheless.Happy days!
Alan
Alan Milewczyk aka The Pole with Soul
Soul pix on the net at www.soulman1949.com
Indeed, and as a holidaying nine year old I asked my Uncle, who was in the Royal Observer Corps (which still existed in 1964) what that funny looking ship was, to which I recall the reply as if it were yesterday "I thinks that's one of those pirate radio ships we have been hearing about"
Ted
Alan Milewczyk <...> said:
.. that Planet Productions (broadcasting as Radio Caroline) and Project
Atlanta (broadcasting as Radio Atlanta) merged their operations. It was a
Thursday that year and the following day, Friday 3rd July, the MV Fredericia
started off on her journey to her eventual mooring in Ramsey Bay, Isle of
Man, starting a glorious period of offshore radio for those of us ooop
north!By this time 44 years ago, the ship had passed the Isle of Wight with Tom
Lodge broadcasting theTop 40 chart in the afternoon – it was anorak quality
audibility up here in Manchester but exciting nonetheless.I'm wondering how many folks will be at the Isle of Man's commemoration
weekend of Radio Caroline in September this year? I need to get my finger
out and book travel and accommodation.
Does anybody know why the name Atlanta was chosen?
I don't remember much about radio in 1964 but the name is etched in my memory strangely.
Ted
Alan
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