Steve Szmidt reporting I picked up Barry Crompton from the Strobe Park, nursing home, Herne at around 09.15 on Saturday (11th) morning and drove us to Harwich. This was Barry’s first radio event since he had his accident returning from the Ross Revenge a couple of years ago, so I knew this was going to … Read more
De Zeezender Discografie op Soundscapes 25 jaar zeezenderdiscografie De laatste aanvullingen: 1 december 2021 t/m 30 juni 2023 1 maart 2021 – 30 november 2021 20 september 2020 – 27 maart 2021
Eine Recherche von Martin van der Ven Um den irischen Radio-Caroline-Gründer Ronan O‘Rahilly haben sich immer wieder Gerüchte gerankt in Bezug auf sein vermeintliches Engagement als „Manager“ von britischen Popgruppen und Künstlern. So hoben verschiedene Autoren immer wieder nicht ganz korrekt hervor, dass Ronan als angeblicher Manager von Georgie Fame vergeblich versuchte, dessen Schallplatten zum … Read more
Paul Rusling – Online Radio Ben van Praag – Alles gaat voorbij, verhalen over Mi Amigo en Maeva Joop Landré – Vader van de TROS Review: Roger “Twiggy” Day: Pirate of the Airwaves Recensie: Roger “Twiggy” Day: Pirate of the Airwaves Review: Ray Clark – Stay Tuned… I could say something brilliant at any moment! … Read more
Another wonderful pick from the candy jar It was a message that struck many over 65 years of age in 1968, after both of Radio Caroline International’s broadcast ships had been towed from the sea by order of creditors earlier that year. The Galaxy, formerly owned by Radio London, was to be used as a … Read more
Or maybe more accurately, from two lighthouses to two ships, with a detour in between. The earliest known usage of the international callsign VLC can be traced back to the year 1913 at the time when the coastal radio station in the Chatham Islands was opened for maritime traffic and for contact with New Zealand. … Read more
On two previous occasions, we have presented stories about the luxuriant French passenger liner, the “Normandie“. On this occasion we return to the story of the “Normandie”, and this time the story of its demise. Construction work on the “Normandie” began at St. Nazaire on coastal France in the year 1929. It was intended that … Read more
The August issue of the American magazine, “Short Wave Craft”, in the year 1935 tells a very interesting story about a unique radio broadcast from the Statue of Liberty. It happened this way. The French passenger liner Normandie began its maiden voyage from Le Havre in France just 68 years ago, on May 29, 1935. … Read more
A recent reception report from Robert Chester in Adelaide, South Australia, tells an interesting story regarding his involvement with a special once-in-a-lifetime radio broadcast from a ship. Robert was commenting on a previous edition of Wavescan in which we presented the story of “Radio Broadcasting from Ships in Australian Waters”. It was back around the … Read more
During the 1920s and 1930s, a multitude of small radio broadcasting stations (some formal, though most were informal) took to the air throughout Belgium, rather like what was happening in many other countries throughout the world. The stations in Belgium were installed in private homes, business locations, church buildings, and even out in the fields; … Read more