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Radio Caroline

London, 648 kHz AM
Rating: 4.5 Reviews: 97
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

Cheap Trick - Way Of The World (80)Cheap Trick — Way of the World
A Thousand Horses, Charles Kelley - Sad Country SongsA Thousand Horses — Bridges
Jonathon Boogie Long - Empty PromisesJonathon Boogie Long — Empty Promises
Richard Ashcroft - Heavy NewsRichard Ashcroft — Heavy News
Dj Crazymizery & Sweety Candy Now Playing Joe Bonamassa & Joanne Shaw Taylor - Bad Case Of LoveJoanne Shaw Taylor — Bad Love
MUMFORD AND SONS E HOZIER - RUBBER BAND MANMumford & Sons — Rubber Band Man
Men Without Hats - In Glorious DaysMen Without Hats — In Glorious Days
John Lees' Barclay James Harvest - The End Of Days - RelativityJohn Lees' Barclay James Harvest — The End of Days
The Damned - There's a ghost in my houseThe Damned — There's a Ghost in My House
16 The Cribs - A Point Too Hard To MakeThe Cribs — A Point Too Hard To Make

Radio Caroline reviews

  • 5
    02.01.2022
    Moscow is here also! Caroline rocks, guys!!!!!
  • 5
    30.11.2021
    LIsbon-Oeiras salut you!
  • 5
    13.11.2021
    Listening online from Ottawa Ontario Canada. I love the music here. And love your 'accent'....lol "GREAT STATION" !!!
  • 4
    10.10.2021
    The best Radio Station on air, not only the main station but Caroline Flashback is fantastic as well
  • 5
    09.08.2021
    Its nice to hear the good old songs / music , driving on the road in work time.
  • 5
    07.05.2021
    SIMPLY THE BEST
  • 2
    29.01.2021
    I would like to update this. A minimum subscription of £7.50 per month for a quarterly online "news letter". This needs ISBN, ISSN numbers etc.
  • 5
    03.01.2021
    A great album station with ace DJs like Nigel Harris, Gary Zeipe, Jerry Wright and the best breakfast DJ ever Tony Paul. Only one set of adverts an hour and no phone ins or endless DJ inane banter, just more music. The only station with its own ship!
  • 5
    01.01.2021
    very very good wonderful.......
  • 4
    29.12.2020
    Way back in 1964 i was 17yrs of age,i rode a big motorbike,had long hair, and then my world was awakened by RADIO CAROLINE and a dj who went by the name of THE EMPEROR ROSKO and i was hooked. thanks to all at caroline keep up the good music and my memories will do the rest.
  • 4
    16.11.2020
    buenas noches jose j zapata colombia
  • 5
    28.10.2020
    thanks
  • 5
    09.09.2020
    Great rock station i hear for the firs in the 70 the lp track station with Status quo, Who, B J Harvest,, Deep Purpel , and more !
  • 4
    07.09.2020
    I found Radio Caroline using a frequency tracker for all radio stations in the world, it is a great radio and has a really cool music program. Congratulations!
  • 4
    05.09.2020
    Every day joing the wonderful music and nice dj's voices.
  • 5
    25.08.2020
    Brilliant station! I used to listen to you i the 1960s' but the reception wasn't very good where I lived. Now. that you're online I can listen to you more or less morning noon and night.
  • 5
    21.08.2020
    verry good station , the sound of the nation I listen to Caroline of the biginning in 1964
  • 5
    15.08.2020
    Since quit some years I listen to RC almost every day, my favorite is Tuesday night Elvis and rockabilly time I still miss Rob Harrison on Saturday though :(
  • 4
    19.07.2020
    Well done guys
  • 5
    08.07.2020
    ik luister via internet en in de auto am 648
  • 5
    15.06.2020
    Great radio
  • 5
    14.05.2020
    Caroline is still the best I have been listening for 56 years and nothing else comes near
  • 5
    26.04.2020
    Great!
  • 4
    20.04.2020
    Great to know that the old lady is still alive and swinging !! My condolance to everyone now Ronan is passed away. Greetings from the Netherlands.
  • 5
    11.03.2020
    The Sound of the Nation! ...and still is 20436 days later!
  • 5
    09.03.2020
    Great to hear the grand lady of British radio is still going
  • 5
    28.01.2020
    Living Dancing My Memories.....Strangely Enough, Daily Living Routine!!! Works a Treat....Well Done Crew....!!!
  • 4
    27.01.2020
    Super radio,Voici de la vraie musique,merci Caroline
  • 5
    21.01.2020
    Великолепный формат. Респект !
  • 5
    01.01.2020
    I remember listening to Caroline in the 60's now living in Canada and found it on the web great show. Phil May Ontario, Canada.
  • 5
    14.12.2019
    I listen to Radio Caroline more than years and years! Not all the DJ are that good. But the music (albums) give me more different music tracks than any other radiostation around! That's why!
  • 5
    03.12.2019
    Love your show new listener John MANN
  • 5
    29.10.2019
    Saludos desde Burgos - Spain
  • 2
    19.10.2019
    Records could be better.
  • 4
    16.10.2019
    Prima App werkt gewoon goed en doet wat het moet doen!
  • 3
    14.10.2019
    The sound quality on the web stream is pretty terrible, there are nasty compression artifacts including random squeaks. It does not need to be in stereo but it would nice if the sound quality was more bearable. Way to low bitrate.
  • 5
    02.10.2019
    LOVE IT! Around 1989 listened to them while I was stationed in
  • 4
    09.08.2019
    Thanks for sharing this value-able and supportive information.
  • 5
    24.07.2019
    HI from Peter Tankard in Sheffield south Yorkshire. radio Caroline is loud and clear right across Sheffield in the daytime on 648 kh even on a small pocket radio in the city centre of Sheffield.I listen to it a lot and I think it is a fantastic radio station and I like all the d jays on the station. and the album music they play Quit a few people listen to the station up hear as the signal on 648 is very strong in the daytime but not so good at night
  • 5
    23.07.2019
    Still the best, after listening for 45 years.

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
Youtube: @RadioCarolineOfficial

Skype (text messaging only): radio.caroline

Time in London: 09:10, 12.05.2025

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