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Radio, die Jacob Ruppert und Admiral Byrds zweite Antarktis-Expedition Als Admiral Richard E. Byrd zu seiner zweiten Antarktis-Expedition (1933–1935) aufbrach, kehrte er nicht lediglich auf den südlichsten Kontinent zurück, um die geografischen Entdeckungen seiner ersten Unternehmung zu erweitern. Dieses Mal sollte die Antarktis selbst sprechen – regelmäßig, hörbar und live – zur Außenwelt. Das Radio … Read more

Radio, the Jacob Ruppert, and Admiral Byrd’s Second Antarctic Expedition When Admiral Richard E. Byrd set out on his Second Antarctic Expedition (1933–1935), he was not merely returning to the southernmost continent to extend the geographical discoveries of his first venture. This time, Antarctica itself would speak—regularly, audibly, and live—to the outside world. Radio transformed … Read more

Een drijvende media- en communicatiecentrale gedurende het atoomtijdperk English version  –  Deutschsprachige Version Able Day (Test Able) was de eerste van twee kernwapentests in het kader van Operation Crossroads, die op 1 juli 1946 (lokale tijd) door de Verenigde Staten werden uitgevoerd op het afgelegen Bikini-atol. Een door een B-29 afgeworpen bom (“Gilda”) ontplofte op een … 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

Radio Rag from the Carmen Taken together, the history of offshore radio amounts to well over one hundred failed projects. On this occasion I would like to mention a few that were written about during the 1960s. One of these projects was said to involve “Leeds University”, although the name “Radio Rag” was also used. … Read more