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Radio Caroline

London, 648 kHz AM
Rating: 4.6 Reviews: 82
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

Joanne Shaw Taylor - Someone Like YouJoanne Shaw Taylor — Someone Like You
RAM 05 - ROBERT JON & THE WRECK - Old FriendRobert Jon & The Wreck — Witchcraft
/canned heat/so sad (the world's in a tangle) - /Canned Heat — So Sad (The World's in a Tangle)
The Lightning Seeds - Pure
19 Bon Jovi - Legendary (by NecKerM4nn)Bon Jovi — Legendary
Driftwood - Just a Kidslowriter — Just a Kid
Starsailor Official - Better TimesStarsailor — Better Times
Six By Six - ObiliexSix By Six — Obiliex
LENNY KRAVITZ - S @ TT oLenny Kravitz — Superlove
Madness - Our HouseMadness — Our House

Radio Caroline reviews

  • 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.
  • 5
    06.07.2019
    Still the best radio stashion
  • 5
    02.07.2019
    Very cool !!! Was a listner since 1964 on MW.
  • 4
    17.04.2019
    Reception sucks where I live in Huddersrfield as there is a powerful BBC AM transmitter situated at Pole Moor (about 3 miles away which tends to swamp my car radio) but when I'm travelling more than about 10 miles away the signal is useable and quite strong as I head out toward North East Yorkshire. It's a no no at night though. Some great music going on there though for sure. I can put up with a few crackles to hear a refreshing mix. Thanks for getting the AM transmitter back on air. Reminds me of the struggle to listen as a kid. 10KW ERP might be better ;-)
  • 5
    12.04.2019
    I love Rock & Roll, Radio Carollin is Rock & Roll.
  • 5
    04.04.2019
    Hello, from Albert De Wint in Antwerp Belgium, unfortunately, too far to catch you on AM. Caroline is the soundtrack of my youth, when life was good. So nice listening online! Perfect stereo sound and the best DJ's in the world. Keep on the good job and many thanks.
  • 5
    06.03.2019
    Je retrouve avec plaisir l'ambiance des "radios pirates" des 60' ,que j'avais eu le plaisir d'écouter à l'époque...Maintenant, en France, la bande FM est pleine de robinets à pubs et à tubes mondialisés...Il nous reste Internet et Caroline, Wonderful Radio London, Veronica, et Radio Ship pour retrouver le plaisir de l'écoute...Bravo à Caroline still alive !
  • 4
    18.02.2019
    toppie
  • 5
    08.01.2019
    oude wijn behoeft geen krans.... jullie zijn gewoon de beste zender....En dit is altijd zo geweest....
  • 4
    07.11.2018
    brill
  • 4
    06.11.2018
    Radio Caroline is a piece of Pop History and should always be remembered for being the First Pop Station of its time.
  • 2
    04.10.2018
    What a waste of energy the AM 648 kHz is. I live 9½ miles away - I can see the mast - but I can't hear it AT ALL after dark. 1 kW is a waste of time - especially on that frequency.
  • 5
    30.09.2018
    the best
  • 4
    14.04.2018
    quite nice i wish i could find back the best one hundred top songs which i reorded on an alod tape recorder
  • 5
    06.04.2018
    receiving on mw goes very well in Alkmaar(netherlands)also the hifi sound on the laptop is excelent.
  • 5
    03.04.2018
    Also congratulations on gaining your AM license at long last :)

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: 08:09, 04.23.2024

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