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Radio Caroline

London, 648 kHz AM
Rating: 4.5 Reviews: 77
Radio Caroline has very interesting history. It was launched in 1964 by Ronan O’Rahilly as an alternative to mainstream radio stations and a protest against the monopoly of record companies who controlled all popular radio stations. This was an offshore pirate radio as Ronan didn’t obtain any license. His first studio was based on a 702-ton passenger ferry and he broadcasted from international waters. Show more
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Radio Caroline playlist

TOP songs on Radio Caroline

Lloyd Cole - Warm By The Fire -pcLloyd Cole — Warm by the Fire
Nils Lofgren - Ain't The Truth EnoughNils Lofgren — Ain't the Truth Enough
Sparks - Nothing Is Good As They Say It IsSparks — Nothing Is As Good As They Say It Is
Luke Morley - Killed By CobainLuke Morley — Killed By Cobain
Dave Matthews Band - its a solo wednesday karl radio v1Dave Matthews Band — Rooftop
Grace Potter - Mother RoadGrace Potter — Mother Road
Michael Thompson Band - Whispers And Dreams**Rockjungle mit DJane Maincoontiger**Michael Thompson Band — Whispers and Dreams
Sweet & Lynch - Leaving It All BehindSweet & Lynch — Leaving It All Behind
Wytch Hazel - Strong HeartWytch Hazel — Prelude
DROPKICK MURPHYS BEDDropkick Murphys — Halloween

Radio Caroline reviews

  • 4
    30.04.2023
    still my station , on AM 648 also good signal near de German border.
  • 5
    17.03.2023
    Fantastic station playing a diverse range of (mostly seventies to nineties) music but some new artists too. Virtually no advertising, no news, traffic or daft games. Interesting DJs, a link to the Radio Caroline and Radio Atlantis of the past via Manx Radio, why would I listen to anything else?
  • 5
    05.01.2023
    Thank you for supporting my music!! ❤
  • 1
    22.10.2022
    poor imitation of a legend
  • 5
    26.09.2022
    What a mess ILR is good stations taken over by big money corporations all playing same music same time so no point going to another station. Thank goodness for Caroline continuing need a national broadcast licence ASAP
  • 4
    05.08.2022
    Great site, best internet radio station by far. Minimal advertising, a marvellous diversity of music, songs and bands I have never heard before, reassuring to learn there's lots of great music out there, however, great new music won't come and find you on commercial radio stations, you have to get out there and go find it.
  • 5
    10.07.2022
    Marc griffiths 8-11 pm Wednesdays
  • 4
    16.06.2022
    Morning all my name is Greg from Johannesburg South Africa , we are in the middle of our Winter -1 c listen to your station all the time. great job
  • 5
    26.05.2022
    Radio Caroline is the best station there is, I've been a regular listener from the very beginning on Easter Sunday in 1964 Slogan of Radio caroline love peace and good music,And that's Caroline i love this Boat, And our friends on this,Barge Greetings from your friend Henk van Zitteren Belgium Border,
  • 4
    18.04.2022
    WONDERFUL so glad but on occasion I lose you for an hour or two.. I live in London in a block of flats so am wondering if that is the case, so not sure what you can do about it but just in case you can..... but I so LOVE this station, I grew up with it, used to have a little transister radio that I would hide from my mother under the pillow and listen away.. YEAHHH those were the days.. so glad you are back!!

Information about the radio

O’Rahilly gave the name Caroline to his station and his ship after Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the U.S. President. There was a time when this radio station was extremely popular, but it always had semi-legal (and sometimes illegal) status. Radio Caroline changed the ships several times and was sponsored by different people at different periods. People say that at some point even George Harrison funded them.

Currently Radio Caroline broadcasts on 648kHz AM to the east of England and on DAB+ in Aldershot/Woking, Norwich, Portsmouth, Glasgow, Birmingham, Brighton and London. It plays album-oriented rock from the 1960s to the present.

At our website you can listen to Radio Caroline online. Bookmark this page with a live stream or download our free app to listen on your smartphone.

Radio contacts

Address: Radio Caroline, PO Box 12524, Maldon, Essex, CM9 9EX
Phone: +44 (0)208 340 3831
Site:
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: @radiocarolineofficial
Twitter: @theradcaroline

Skype (text messaging only): radio.caroline

Time in London: 22:57, 06.02.2023

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