Easter weekend 2008 - The 70`s DJ`s Reunion

70`s Radio Caroline staff from Mi Amigo days gather to broadcast again to the world As featured in the May 2008 Horizon Magazine See the Caroline web shop for news of how to see this historic weekend on DVD video

Photos kindly provided by  and copyright Vincent Schriel

Caroline at ‘The Boat Show’ Radio Caroline broadcast from The Sail Power and Watersports Show from Earls Court between 28th and 30th November 2008. Several of the Ross Revenge volunteers helped with the set up and even the actual broadcasts as the Caroline staff were also busy setting up a new land based studio for Caroline’s future broadcasts.

Below are some extra photos from the Earls Court broadcast which was another good opportunity to bring Caroline to a new audience and remind old listeners that Caroline is still on air today!

Jeremy Chartham and Johnny Lewis get to grips with real records Easter weekend 2009 broadcasting from The Ross Revenge legacy studio looking very good after the gear was refurbished for the mive The Boat That Rocked.

Apr 7 - May 4 1992 - Dover RSL, 101.8 MHz (also partially broadcast on satellite)
Nov-Dec 1991 - broadcasts on shortwave via Radio New York International
May 1992 - joint broadcasts with QEFM
Aug 7-11, 1992 - Chatham RSL, FM
Dec 1992 and into 1993 - more satellite, via Euronet and Radio Vava
May-Jun 1994 - Blackwater Estuary RSL, 87.7 MHz
Dec 1994 - Jan 6, 1995 - Blackwater Estuary RSL, 1584 kHz
Aug 7 - Sep 3, 1995 - Clacton-on-Sea RSL, 1503 kHz -

Oct 6 - Nov 2, 1995 - South Quay, Isle of Dogs RSL, 87.7 MHz

May 31 - Jun 27, 1996 - Medway Estuary RSL, 107.4 MHz
Aug 4-31, 1997 - Queenborough RSL, 1278 kHz - montage attached
Mar 26, 1998 - first Internet broadcast by Johnny Reece to celebrate 34th birthday
Jun 14 - Jul 11, 1998 - Sheerness RSL, 1503 kHz
Aug 14, 1998 - SW broadcast with Johnnie Walker via Merlin Network One
Oct 1998 - Jan 3, 1999 - weekend satellite via EKR
Feb 20, 1999 - recommencement of Caroline via own Astra satellite channel on weekends
Jul 26 - Aug 22, 1999 - Southend-on-Sea RSL, 1584 kHz

Oct 1-28, 2000 - Harwich RSL, 1503 kHz

Aug 7 - Sep 3, 2004 - Tilbury RSL,

1278 kHz  - See above for photos


 

1995 Isle of Dogs

1999 Southend pier

1999 off Southend pier

1992 to 2004 Restricted Broadcasts  from The Ross Revenge

After 1990 Restricted Service Licence broadcasts (and yes they were all VERY restricted for power and range - The Authorities were very nervous about Caroline getting back on air!) Caroline had to work very hard to be heard. Thanks to Ray Robinson in California for the dates of the earlier broadcasts and the increasing hours that built up over time on satellite. More on Caroline’s broadcasting on our history page.

If you have photos additions or corrections for us please write in to contactbill@horizonmagazine.co.uk

Earlier Restricted broadcasts... Details and pictures Ray Robinson

Photos

Right courtesy Steve Szmidt

Click to enlarge...

Pictures Graham Coull

Easter weekend 2005 when the Ross was used for broadcasting linked back to the Maidstone satellite studios

Above some very wintry shots of the Ross Revenge during a very cold February to be playing radio ships! Photo`s courtesy of Alan Beech ( click on the images above for a larger view ) See  Alan`s excellent Ross Revenge web site for much more

Winner Best Photo

Under Tow By Martin Dalton

The last analogue radio broadcast from the ship relayed digitally around the world...

RSL 2004 Photo Competition winners

Many thanks to all who have sent in entries.

From over two hundred photos submitted we have picked a winner of what we judged to be the best photograph that in itself told a story and was of the highest quality.

Below we feature your choice from the runners up. Like the RSL itself this has all been great fun!

Thank you all!

2. Night time By the much missed Rob Leighton

This was the clear winner amongst online readers and featured in our colour souvenir spread in the November 2004 Horizon Magazine and on the cover of the September 2005 issue.

And the very excellent runners up...

Another year of Caroline with more broadcasts from her Radio Ship Ross Revenge... More photos on Ross Revenge page

‘Now! That’s What I Call... Radio Caroline’

Cliff Osbourne reports on the August  2009 Bank Holiday weekend broadcast from The Ross Revenge.

I had a lot of trouble writing this. I simply could not find the right words to describe adequately the weekend. Whichever adjective I used it just didn’t seem to do the event justice.

Crazy is probably the best word to  describe the amount of work that went on behind the scenes to make the broadcast happen. We had to make sure all the suggestions were collated, all the music was available and to organise the crew and supplies and put all the IT equipment on board. Then there was the transmitter to take care of. The engineering team worked long and hard to make the broadcast on 531kHz happen. The front mast even had to be climbed on two occasions by Jeremy Chartham. From this lofty vantage point he expertly adjusted the aerial by shouting abuse at his team of helpers below!

Astounding is a good word to describe the response to “Now! That’s What I Call.... Radio Caroline.” We ended with some 530 tracks suggested by you and Caroline staff. Every one of them was a classic and when put all together it made for a weekend of excellent music, the like of which hadn’t been heard in a long time. This was Radio Caroline at its very best and the effort that went into making it all happen was well worth it.

The team on board had a great time but the contribution you made was the special  ingredient. On behalf of everyone at    Caroline I would like to thank Lee Dickinson from St Albans whose initial idea the entire weekend was based on. Thank you to  everyone who contributed suggestions. Thank you for your e-mails which flooded in the whole weekend.

Finally, we learned a great deal from the 531 experiment and we’re working on ways to undertake similar broadcasts in 2010.

Buy the new 2010 A3 wall calendar and the ‘Now That’s what I call Radio Caroline playlist poster from our web shop today and ensure Caroline and her Radio Ship Ross Revenge continue...