March 20: After 16 years of tearing up the airwaves the bell finally appeared to toll for pirate station Radio Caroline. Disc jockeys had been pop picking for Caroline since 1964 and had used the good ...

As the old adage goes: “Always be yourself. Unless you can be a pirate. Then always be a pirate.” That certainly applies to the small, but special circle of swashbuckling radio enthusiasts in the ...

In the 1960s, if you were a teenager in the United States, a big part of your life was probably music. There was a seemingly endless supply of both radio stations and 45s to keep you entertained. In ...

There have been many books about Radio Caroline, the ship-based “pirate” radio station that brought 1960s pop music to Britons at a time where they couldn’t hear it anywhere else. But the new book, ...

Radio Caroline defied the authorities when it started broadcasting non-stop pop music, offshore, on 28 March 1964. More than 100 people were expected to visit and tour the Ross Revenge vessel, moored ...

The U.K. has a long and lasting history of pirate radio stations. These are stations that were set up on ships and broadcast from international waters. The BBC had a monopoly on the airwaves in the ...

The founder of pirate radio, Radio Caroline, has died. Ronan O’Rahilly passed away April 20 at the age of 79. He was part entrepreneur, part buccaneer who broadcasted rock 'n' roll from a dilapidated ...

Caroline: A New Musical opens at the New Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich on 17 April 2026 before visiting Queen’s Theatre ...

DJ Tony Blackburn hijacked a BBC 2 radio show as part of a stunt celebrating the 60th anniversary of the UK’s first pirate radio station – which was based off the Suffolk coast. Radio Caroline first ...

A legendary pirate radio station is to host a special three-day broadcast to mark its 60th anniversary. Radio Caroline defied the authorities when it started broadcasting non-stop pop music, offshore, ...