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.
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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 !
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Freddy Saenen18.02.2019
toppie
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marc mollet08.01.2019
oude wijn behoeft geen krans.... jullie zijn gewoon de beste zender....En dit is altijd zo geweest....
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Pete Martin07.11.2018
brill
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Raiders Broadcast06.11.2018
Radio Caroline is a piece of Pop History and should always be remembered for being the First Pop Station of its time.
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CHRISTOPHER HUNTER04.10.2018
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.
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xx- Xxx30.09.2018
the best
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jean schepman14.04.2018
quite nice i wish i could find back the best one hundred top songs which i reorded on an alod tape recorder
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Jurriaan Kniese06.04.2018
receiving on mw goes very well in Alkmaar(netherlands)also the hifi sound on the laptop is excelent.
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Nick Attwell03.04.2018
Also congratulations on gaining your AM license at long last :)
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Gordon Reece27.03.2018
Caroline still the one!!!
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Mike Willis16.03.2018
Well done peter!
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František Vinklář11.02.2018
very very nice radio💖🏵👍👍👍👍
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Liliane Herreman06.02.2018
Super...y love
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Marek Kirschner07.01.2018
Awesome
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Patrickraslebol29.12.2017
the best radio . ecoute en FRANCE
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Peter Judd22.12.2017
back in 1964 was tops and now its the same thank you everyone concerned just needs some of the past dj's. to make it number 1 station.
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Paul Ralph12.09.2017
Still the best radio station.
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Eve Charles08.09.2017
loved caroline in the begining. still as good now.
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Francois Letailleur17.07.2017
It's BEST radio !!! Very good import music ! Ecouté de France, Brigitte adore , bravo, continuez +++++++ on air.......
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Stewart Mcclymont02.06.2017
Top rating which date did the station start stew .
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
You can leave your e-mail and we will let you know when the broadcast of the station will be online again:
Or listen to the other United Kingdom stations
Radio Caroline Flashback
Robert Jon & The Wreck — Witchcraft
Six By Six — Obiliex
STONE — My Thoughts Go
Joanne Shaw Taylor — Someone Like You
slowriter — Just a Kid
Canned Heat — So Sad (The World's in a Tangle)
Bon Jovi — Legendary
Kim Richey — Drift
Silky — You'll Be Mine