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Radio Caroline began test broadcasts during the evening of 27 March 1964, and commenced regular programming at noon the following day, on 28 March. It broadcast from a former Danish ferry, the MV Fredericia renamed MV Caroline and anchored three miles (5 km) off the coast of Felixstowe, just outside British territorial waters. In April 1964, Radio Atlanta began broadcasting from the MV Mi Amigo, anchored off Harwich. Both stations operated independently for several months but the companies' sales operations were later merged. The Caroline moved to an anchorage off Ramsey, Isle of Man and broadcast as Radio Caroline North while the MV Mi Amigo remained off Essex broadcasting as Radio Caroline South.
Both ships remained independently owned until December 1965, when the owners of Radio Caroline North bought Radio Caroline South. In 1966 the British Postmaster General Tony Benn introduced a Bill to Parliament that outlawed unlicensed offshore broadcasting, which became the Marine etc., Broadcasting (Offences) Act and was enacted on 14 August 1967.
Following August 14 1967, the two Radio Caroline ships continued to broadcast as "Radio Caroline International" with operations controlled from an office in the Netherlands. In March 1968, both ships were towed to the Netherlands by the Wijsmuller tug company because of unpaid bills.
The Mi Amigo was auctioned in 1972 and sold for 20,000 Dutch Guilders and the Fredericia was scrapped. The Mi Amigo returned to international waters on September 2 1972 and conducted various test broadcasts. Radio Caroline officially began broadcasting from an anchorage off the Dutch coast on December 22, 1972.
Following Dutch legislation, enacted on August 30 1974, Radio Caroline became an Album rock station and returned to an anchorage off the English coast.
After several years of successful broadcasting to millions of listeners across the United Kingdom and West Europe, the Mi Amigo sank during a severe storm in March 1980.
The days of Offshore radio broadcasting for Radio Caroline have now past.
Both ships remained independently owned until December 1965, when the owners of Radio Caroline North bought Radio Caroline South. In 1966 the British Postmaster General Tony Benn introduced a Bill to Parliament that outlawed unlicensed offshore broadcasting, which became the Marine etc., Broadcasting (Offences) Act and was enacted on 14 August 1967.
Following August 14 1967, the two Radio Caroline ships continued to broadcast as "Radio Caroline International" with operations controlled from an office in the Netherlands. In March 1968, both ships were towed to the Netherlands by the Wijsmuller tug company because of unpaid bills.
The Mi Amigo was auctioned in 1972 and sold for 20,000 Dutch Guilders and the Fredericia was scrapped. The Mi Amigo returned to international waters on September 2 1972 and conducted various test broadcasts. Radio Caroline officially began broadcasting from an anchorage off the Dutch coast on December 22, 1972.
Following Dutch legislation, enacted on August 30 1974, Radio Caroline became an Album rock station and returned to an anchorage off the English coast.
After several years of successful broadcasting to millions of listeners across the United Kingdom and West Europe, the Mi Amigo sank during a severe storm in March 1980.
The days of Offshore radio broadcasting for Radio Caroline have now past.
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"Radio Caroline can be anywhere" -
Ronan O'Rahilly
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