CORONABOBS ISOLATION DAY 145 – Diary of a Self-Isolator 14.8.2020

jeanniejeanniejeannie.co.uk BLOG 16th August 2020

CORONABOBS ISOLATION DAY 145 – Diary of a Self-Isolator Friday 14^th August 2020

I am a huge fan of the 1960s Pirate Radio Stations. They ran mainly from 28 March 1964 until 14^th August 1967 although Radio Caroline did carry on until 2^nd March 1968.

On this day (Monday) 14^th August in 1967 The Marine Offences Bill became law at midnight which meant that most of the Pirate Radio Stations that were broadcasting closed that day, except Radio Caroline.

A very sad day for us teenagers of the time. The pirates had provided a soundtrack to our teenage years which would have passed by very quietly without them.

I always fancied being a radio show presenter and being a Pirate Radio Show DJ seemed so romantic. Just imagine sitting on a boat in the middle of the North Sea playing your favourite tunes of the day.

To pay tribute to the Pirate Radio Stations here is a table of the most popular ones and when and where they broadcast.

There is a special list of the final half dozen that hung on to the bitter end and their first and final records played.

What an era!

	Station Name	First	Last	Frequency	Vessel/Fort/Tower	Where Situated
		Broadcast	Broadcast		Broadcast from
		(approximately*)
1	Radio Caroline/North	28-Mar-64	02-Mar-68	199m Medium Wave (MW)	MV Caroline	Off Frinton-on-Sea
2	Radio Atlanta/ Radio Caroline South	12-May-64	02-Mar-68		MV Mi Amigo	off Isle of Man
	2 Carolines merge	02-Jul-64
3	Radio London	23-Dec-64	14-Aug-67	266m MW	MV Galaxy	Off Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
4	Radio 270	11-Jun-66	14-Aug-67	270m MW	MV Oceans Seven	Off Scarborough & Bridlington
5	Radio Scotland	31-Dec-65	14-Aug-67	242m MW	MV Comet	Off Troon
6	Radio Invicta	29-Jul-64	18-Dec-64	306m MW	Red Sands Towers	Thames Estuary six miles off Minster, Isle of Sheppey
7	King Radio	18-May-05	22-Sep-65	238m MW	Red Sands Towers	Thames Estuary six miles off Minster, Isle of Sheppey
	King Radio Renamed Radio 390
8	Radio 390	25-Sep-65	29-Jul-67	390m MW	Red Sands Towers	Thames Estuary six miles off Minster, Isle of Sheppey
9	Radio Sutch	27-May-64	01-Sep-64	197m MW	Shivering Sands Fort	Thames Estuary seven miles off Herne Bay
	In Sept ’64 Sutch changes to City				Shivering Sands Fort	Thames Estuary seven miles off Herne Bay
10	Radio City	23-Sep-64	09-Feb-67	299m MW	Shivering Sands Fort	Thames Estuary seven miles off Herne Bay
11	Swinging Radio England	18-Jun-66	13-Nov-66	227m MW	MV Laissez Faire	Off Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
12	Britain Radio	03-May-66	22-Feb-67	355m MW	MV Laissez Faire	Off Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
13	Radio 227	15-Mar-67	23-Jul-67	227m MW	MV Laissez Faire	Off Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
14	Radio 355	15-Mar-67	06-Aug-67	355m MW	MV Laissez Faire	Off Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
15	Tower Radio	15-Oct-65	01-Feb-66	215m MW	Sunk Head Tower fort	Thames estuary twelve and a half nautical miles off Harwich
16	Radio Tower	05-Mar-66	12-May-66		Sunk Head Tower fort	Thames estuary twelve and a half nautical miles off Harwich
17	Radio Essex	07-Nov-65	25-Dec-66	222m MW	Knock John Fort	Thames Estuary twelve miles off Herne Bay in Kent
	* First Broadcast Date may be start of test transmissiond may be first official programme broadcast

 

 

 

		First	Last	First	Last Record	Final Final Record	Last Voice to Be Heard
		Broadcast	Broadcast	Record
1	Radio Caroline/South	28-Mar-64		Not Fade Away – Rolling Stones
				Can’t Buy Me Love – Beatles
2	Radio Atlanta/ Radio Caroline North
3	Radio London	23-Dec-64	14-Aug-67	Fall In Love with You – Cliff Richard	Day In the Life – Beatles
4	Radio 270	11-Jun-66	14-Aug-67	Strangers in the Night – Frank Sinatra	We Love The Pirate Stations – Roaring 60s	Land Of Hope & Glory Vera Lynn	Rusty Allen last voice
6	Radio 390	25-Sep-65	29-Jul-67	Moonlight Serenade – Glenn Miller Orchestra	House That Jack built – Alan Price
7	Radio Sutch	27-May-64		Jack the Ripper – Screaming Lord Sutch
8	Radio City				The Party’s Over – Shirley Bassey
9	Swinging Radio England	18-Jun-66	04-Nov-66	Hawaiian Eye – Petula Clark
10	Britain Radio
11	King Radio			Hang on Sloopy – Mcccoys

DON’T FORGET TO LAUGH EVERYDAY ESPECIALLY WHILST IN ISOLATION

 

INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE FOR THE DAY

Let life be an adventure. Live your life to the fullest, unfettered by fear of the ghosts and goblins of what might occur. Calamity and death happen as well to those who hide from life as to those who squeeze every drop of zest from it.-Jonathan Lockwood Huie

HAPPINESS IS…

Happiness is…’60s Pirate Radio

GRANDAD’S ONE LINER JOKE OF THE DAY

Most people are shocked when they find out how bad I am as an electrician.

LOVE IS…

Love is…just being together

5 Things To Be Grateful For During Lockdown/Coronavirus

We are grateful  Lockdown gives us  a time…

1. A time to listen to 1960’s Pop Pirate Radio Stations…A time to listen to Radio 1 & Radio 2.
2. A time to listen to the Light Programme…A time to listen to Radio Luxembourg.
3. A time to listen to Radio 270…A time to listen to Radio Caroline.
4. A time to broadcast from a boat in the North Sea…A time to broadcast from a tower in the Thames Estuary.
5. A time to listen to Tony Blackburn…A time to listen to Simon Dee
6. A time to listen to Kenny Everett…A time to listen to Johnny Walker
7. A time to listen to Stuart Henry…A time to listen to Keith Skues

TOTAL STAIRWAY TO EVEREST CLIMB CHALLENGE

DAY 132        18 Times – 162 Feet              Cumulative Total 19,647 Feet

SUMMER PLAYLIST AUGUST 16th 2020

 

 

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