The Dawn of the Ross Weekend

 

80s Weekend Live Broadcast Special from Ross Revenge

We go back to the 80s on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th September when we celebrate Radio Caroline’s return to the airwaves from our new radio ship Ross Revenge in August '83.

Join us for a live broadcast from Ross Revenge with fabulous music and magical memories from the 80s. Hosted by past presenters from the decade, and some still on Caroline today.

Our great line-up features: Tommy Rivers, Paul McKenna, Stuart Vincent, Susan Charles, John Ford, John Dwyer, Carl Kingston, Chris Pearson, Peter Philips, Kevin Turner and Dave Richards.

The Dawn of The Ross Weekend – music and nostalgia from those who were on board Ross Revenge when it returned in the 1980s!

Listen on 648 AM or here via the pop-up player which will be available over the weekend.

(Mike Terry/BDXC)

https://www.radiocaroline.co.uk/#home.html

Charleston Radio raided and shut down

 

Harry Richman writes this sad news to Charleston Radio International's Facebook this afternoon (28 Feb):

"CHARLESTON RADIO INTERNATIONAL is shut down by authorities today afternoon. So it's history and I thank you for listening and posting over the years. The project was made for 100 years of AM Radio. I hope you remember me fondly BYE BYE"

In reply to a comment, he replied:

"they just took the transmitter with them. It goes to a Laboratory to check the power. And I will hear of them later. There was 3 mens here for the shut down, i was nice with them and they was also nice with me. 

They made photos of the transmitter place and the antenna. So now i wait for the Penalty bill."

Charleston Radio Int's daily broadcasts of old 1920s, 1930s music (from site in Germany or Switzerland?) were on 5140 kHz (occasionally 5135 to 5150 to avoid QRM) and usually gave good reception here after dark.

(Alan,Caversham, UK/BDXC)

Pirate radio station plan for uncensored Fiji news

An Australian-based opponent of Fiji’s interim government wants to set up a floating radio station to broadcast uncensored news into the country. Usaia Waqatairewa, the Sydney-based president of the Fiji Democracy and Freedom Movement, says the idea is to put an antenna on a ship which would be located in international waters, outside Fiji’s legal jurisdiction. The same concept was used by the so-called pirate radio stations which broadcast pop music to Britain, and New Zealand’s Radio Hauraki, in the 1960s. Mr Waqatairewa says people in Fiji need the news that the Bainimarama government isn’t letting them hear.

Interview with Usaia Waqatairewa at: http://www.radioaustralianews.net.au/story.htm?id=31124

(Radio Australia/Radio Netherlands)