Rare pictures from radio's past: Radio London (Pirate Broadcaster)

[k4kyv]

   Pictures and documents of Radio London (1964-1967)

The offshore station Radio London, on air from 23rd December 1964 till 14th August 1967, was the most powerful of all the radio ship transmitters. As well as covering most of the British Isles, the sound of "Big L" was heard across large parts of Europe. The station became famous with its carefully packaged programmes named after its deejays like Mike Lennox, Tony Windsor, Ed Stewart, Kenny Everett, Tony Blackburn and Norman St. John. The 20 pages below will show you over 250 rare pictures and documents out of of the station's tumultuous history.

http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/RP2/Radio_London.shtml

[k4kyv]

A related story

                        The conspiration against Radio Caroline
                                     by Geoff Baldwin

     Our lives and destinies are ruled by a small and invisible Money Power Elite. Beliefs like that clearly got out of vogue since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Geoff Baldwin, however, argues one needs such a conspiration theory badly to account for the closing down of Radio Caroline and the marginalization of its many successors.

http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/VOLUME03/Many_faces_of_Caroline.shtml

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

I was reading a while back about.....Radio City I think it was? They used one of the old Maunsell forts in the Channel for their station, as did many others. Although in disrepair now, they are still pretty cool!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maunsell_Sea_Forts

Talk about the ideal location for your station. No traffic to speak of, no barking dogs at night, or crapping in your yard...

[k4kyv]

I don't think they are still broadcasting from there, but the residents of one of those platforms have declared themselves an independent country, even issuing their own postage  stamps.

http://www.fruitsofthesea.demon.co.uk/sealand/index.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealand

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

That whole country was for sale a while back. Too far to drive to hamfests, though. Think there was also a fire recently.