Vanaf zaterdag 7 februari 2026 is Johan Visser elke zaterdag en zondag te horen op Mi Amigo Radio. Tussen 17.00 en 18.00 uur presenteert hij zijn vertrouwde programma Stuurboord. Stuurboord is een begrip onder de echte zeezenderfans. Johan presenteerde het programma eind jaren ’70 live vanaf ons zendschip. Johan Visser: “Stuurboord was destijds bewust bedoeld … Read more
The offshore radio project that never made it to air The sinking of the Mi Amigo on 20 March 1980 marked a dramatic low point in the long and turbulent history of Radio Caroline. Yet, as so often in offshore radio history, the loss of one ship immediately sparked new ambitions. Within weeks, a small … Read more
A Floating Media and Communications Centre in the Atomic Age Nederlandstalige versie – Deutschsprachige Version Able Day (Test Able) was the first of two nuclear weapons tests conducted by the United States as part of Operation Crossroads on 1 July 1946 (local time) at the remote Bikini Atoll. A B-29 bomber dropped a bomb (“Gilda”) … Read more
March 1970 marked a brief but symbolically powerful chapter in the history of offshore broadcasting, when a small group of Canadian supporters helped beam uncensored news to Greece from international waters. Canadians for a Free Greece was a political advocacy group active in the late 1960s and early 1970s that campaigned against the military junta … Read more
Eine schwimmende Medien- und Nachrichtenzentrale im Atomzeitalter English version – Nederlandstalige versie Der Able-Tag (Test Able) war der erste von zwei Kernwaffentests im Rahmen der Operation Crossroads, die am 1. Juli 1946 (Lokalzeit) von den USA auf dem entlegenen Bikini-Atoll durchgeführt wurde. Eine B-29-Bombe (“Gilda”) detonierte in ca. 158 Metern Höhe mit einer Sprengkraft … Read more
Rhodesia On 19 April 1966 the first reports appeared concerning a plan by the British government in which it considered launching a major propaganda offensive against the Rhodesian government of Ian Smith, as diplomatic measures against Smith’s apartheid policies had had no effect. The use of radio ships was contemplated because the British radio station … Read more
Shortwave Broadcasts from Warships in the Global War on Terror In the early years of the twenty-first century, shortwave radio—long considered a declining medium—regained strategic importance in the context of the Iraq War in early 2003. This was also evident in 2004 and 2005 during the so-called “Global War on Terror.” One of the more … Read more
Mary Payne reporting: This is to let you know that Oldies Project is presenting one final run of our Big L charts, from 1965 to 1967. By popular demand and with thanks to Ron and Jelle, the Big L Fab Forty returns on Sundays, 1100 GMT recommencing Sunday January 25th. https://www.radiolondon.co.uk/rl/scrap60/fabforty/index.html For the benefit of those unable to … Read more
Jeff: The “Radio Station of the German Freedom Party” was the first European offshore radio station, and the only one which primarily targeted a German audience. Remarkably, it served a political purpose – resistance against the Nazi regime. It was programmed by German journalists living in exile, supported by Dutch, British, and French collaborators in … Read more
In recent times, many DXers and international radio monitors worldwide have reported hearing the unique shortwave service for Australian troops serving in the peacekeeping forces in Timor and elsewhere. Over a period of time, these broadcasts have been radiated over transmitters located at three different radio bases in Australia, and they form an interesting update … Read more