The 258-foot-long Gorsethorn, formerly known as Dido 77, was built in 1963 by Charles Hill & Sons Ltd in Bristol, England, and served as a cargo and surveying vessel. The now rust-brown-painted, 1,140-ton heavy freighter was adorned with massive Chinese characters in the spring of 1990. At the bow of the radio ship was a … Read more
By Ian Anderson In Offshore Echo’s Magazine 150 I explained how in the summer of 2007 I decided to settle something that had bugged me about Radio London’s radio mast ever since the time I first saw a picture of the Galaxy in 1965. In that article, and in the follow-up in Offshore Echoes 151, … Read more
From the Boom Radio Newsletter: “You’ll remember the old pirate radio stations – beaming in the hits from their ships anchored in the dark seas – a welcome break from the BBC’s offering in those days. This Easter sees the 60th anniversary of the first UK pirate to come on-air. Radio Caroline broke the mould – … Read more
Limited Edition RADIO CAROLINE 60th ANNIVERSARY T-Shirt £18.00 Only Available Until April 1st To celebrate 60 years of broadcasting this Easter, we have created a very special collectable tee. The navy shirt features images of our first pirate radio ship MV Fredericia and our current ship MV Ross Revenge. Grab yours in the web shop … Read more
Ship details: In 1970, four ships (other souces reported of ten ships) were fitted out with powerful short wave transmitters and converted into radio ships in the Polish port of Gdansk. Only one of these ships was supposed to have been used for Russian propaganda transmissions directed to China. Offshore radio station: Radio Spark, Voice … Read more
Ship details: Unknown. Planned offshore radio station: On July 8th 1971, the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf published a leaked report from the CIA. It revealed that 10 pirate radio ships based on the Radio North Sea operation, were under construction in the Polish port of Gdansk. The programme was under the direction of the Institut … Read more
journal on media culture (ISSN 1567-7745) Soundscapes via web.archive.org Ridder Roland in Radioland Radio Luxembourg versus Radio Veronica versus Hilversum III De SS Malolo en Captain Dobbsie De vele namen van Lion Kleerekoper Het grove schandaal van Radio Veronica Marina, het “foute” zusje van Veronica Opiniepeiling tegenover luisteronderzoek Boortorenbouwer Vink uit Peize De geschiedenis van … Read more
Over de eerste serieuze plannen voor Britse zeezendersdoor Hans Knot Net als in Nederland werden er ook in Engeland al vroeg plannen gemaakt voor commerciële zeezenders. Niet al die initiatieven waren even succesvol. In het begin van de jaren zestig ontwikkelde John Thompson het station The Voice of Slough en in het kielzog daarvan kwam … Read more
Ship details: The Lady Dixon was an ex Commissioners of Irish Lights lightvessel. She was built in 1876/78 by the Victoria Shipbuilding Co., West Passage Cork, Ireland. She was 91 ft long, 21 ft wide and her draft was 11ft. She cost £7.500 to build and served on many Irish stations. Her construction was a … Read more
Ship details: An ex Admiralty 70 ton 65 feet fishing vessel was said to have been purchased to be converted into a radio ship in Scotland. The very small “Ellen” had the call letters: GBLN – London. The financial backer was to be “The World Tomorrow” radio program which then was slated for Radio Atlanta … Read more