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
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
Dr. Adrian Peterson researching the early days of Offshore Radio “Wavescan” is a weekly program for long distance radio hobbyists produced by Dr. Adrian M. Peterson, Coordinator of International Relations for Adventist World Radio. AWR carries the program over many of its stations (including shortwave). Dr. Adrian Peterson is a highly regarded DXer and radio … Read more
Jeff: Half a century ago, the Voice of Peace radio ship was one of the best known pirate radio stations in the world. It was on the air in the Mediterranean for twenty years in an effort to bring peace to those troubled areas, and it was quietly sunk at the end of its illustrious … Read more
Jeff: Today Ray Robinson brings us some interesting historical notes regarding the offshore beginnings and nautical connections of one of Southern California’s best known stations – KBIG, or ‘K-BIG’. As an AM station in the early 1950’s, it created a distinctive presence by broadcasting from a popular passenger ferry, the S.S. Catalina, while plying the … Read more