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MARINE BROADCASTING OFFENCES ACT (1967)

LIVE BLOGGING this weekend…….
50th ANNIVERSARY MARINE OFFENCES ACT (1967)

Monday 14th August

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August 14th 1967: With the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act coming into force at midnight Radio London (Big L) closes down at 3.00pm after broadcasting its “Their Final Hour” programme. But a defiant Radio Caroline vows to continue.


East Point Radio marks 50th anniversary of the Marine Offences Act from Just Talking on Vimeo.


Monday 14th August 2017 on RTI, Radio Tatras International from Radio Tatras on Vimeo.

ABC (Australia) National News Report 13.08.17 – UK Pirate Radio

240p screen grab of BBC Breakfast this morning

Total geeky radio stuff. GB5RC station ‘radio caroline’ QSO on 80 meters yesterday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqdvlsIjkJY

Radio Caroline memories: part 1 from Isle of Man TV

Radio Caroline memories: part 2 from Isle of Man TV

Sunday 13th August

After 7.00am Monday Watch Johnnie Walker on BBC Breakfast

7.20am Monday – Tony Blackburn on Radio 4 Today Programme.

09.00 Monday – BBC Radio Leeds Stephanie Hirst will be playing an hour of 60s pirate radio classics on vinyl

10pm Sunday – 1am Monday and 6am – 4pm Monday Pirate BBC Essex on Air from light ship and Ross Revenge.

ABC: Radio Caroline: Golden age of British pirate radio remembered, 50 years on

BBC: The final days of the pop pirates

I think Tony Benn knew that the musicians sailed out the the ships with their records.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60Ogk06NiUU

Saturday 12th August

50 years since the UK Government stamped down on radio pirates – and Manx Radio’s celebrating by commandeering Radio Caroline’s “MV Ross Revenge”.

Legislation to stop the practice sparked a constitutional row between Tynwald and Whitehall, and for four years, Radio Caroline North operated just off Ramsey. more…

Radio Caroline is on 1KW 1350KHz in Milan Italy.

Caroline North starts 10.30am tune in 1368KHz if you’re near the Irish Sea.

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John Kelly’s Mystery Train returns to radio

The JK Ensemble is no more. Just after 2pm John Kelly announced that today was the last of his John Kelly Ensemble programmes. From September 4th the old iconic show with the very identifiable name returns.

Mystery Train ran on RTE from 2000-2006. Previous Kelly has broadcast with the BBC, The Eclectic Ballroom on Today FM and continues (TBC) his Radio Clash show on RTÉ 2XM.

Reaction has been warm judging by the replies. Welcome back old friend of a show. Train departs platform 3 September 4th 7pm on Lyric FM.

Hear the last John Kelly Ensemble on the RTÉ Radio Player.

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Wireless Flirt

If this site had a blog roll the first link would be to Wireless Flirt. It is the supporting blog to a great radio show on Flirt FM. It is presented by (disclaimer: my good friend) John Walsh who is clearly passionate about all things radio. John produces and presents a monthly 1 hour radio show all about radio on Galway’s students station Flirt FM.

Currently Flirt FM is on summer holidays (yes some radio stations get a break) but Wireless Flirt is busy making future programmes.

A good sampler of the first year of programmes from Wireless Flirt was broadcast on Community Radio Day on Flirt FM.

Along with the blog each episode is archived on the programmes Mixcloud account for playback on demand.

John’s newscaster delivery is ideal for a radio show about radio, I can confirm he sounded just the same at 15 years of age! when he started on 80’s station Big Beat Radio.

Beyond the radio show the blog also exposes John’s writing skills. For example his article A Cure-head trapped in tranquillity: memories of KLAS 98.5 FM is a classic example of passionate writing of a subject close to his heart.

Year 2 of Wireless Flirt is about to kick off. Keep 3pm on the first Monday clear in your diary or wait anxiously like me for the podcast to drop within 6 to 24 hours after the broadcast.

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August 14th 1967 – 50 years of Marine Offences Act

Next Monday marks 50 years since the introduction of the Marine Offences Act.

Radio.ie will be mark the anniversary with a series of posts. Do tune to Radio Caroline North from this Saturday (12th) for 4 days of broadcasts on 1368KHz via Manx Radio transmitters.

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Get on board the Radio Train

Why not treat yourself to a trip in vintage carriages from the early 1960s, travelling behind a vintage locomotive to the Marble City of Kilkenny?

We will be re-creating the iconic Radio Train of years past – playing music with commentary during the trip along the line while you enjoy the journey through the landscape of the counties of Dublin, Kildare and Kilkenny. August 20th 2017 Get your tickets.

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Feat. Station. Phever 91.6

PHEVER is headed up by a collective and close-knit team of raw & ambitious talent, based in Dublin, Ireland. Setup & launched in late 2014 with an overall aim to re-introduce QUALITY back into clubbing & entertainment in Ireland & beyond and fire up the underground once again; presenting it to a global audience.

On air in Dublin around 91.6FM Phever have been on the dial for a number of years now and are one of the niche stations that fills a gap in music choice on the airwaves.