Also being relayed on 1494 kHz from Dundalk.
Following on from the outstanding fundraising 3 days it's back to the weekend of 18th / 19th September for the next Radio Caroline North broadcast via Manx Radio on 1368khz and elsewhere.
Schedule to follow.
Saturday 18th September
00:00 Continuous Caroline Music
06:00 John Ellery
08:30 Chris Williams - Carnaby Street from ManxRadio
10:30 Johnny Lewis
13:00 Andrew Austin
15:00 Steve Anthony
18:00 Peter Philips
21:00 Dave Foster
Sunday 19th September
00:00 Kevin Peters
03:00 Bill Rollins
06:00 Steve Jenner
09:00 Johnny Lewis
12:00 Peter Philips
15:00 Andrew Austin
17:00 Steve Anthony
19:00 Dave Foster
Have fun !
Next linkup 16th /17th October -- schedule to follow .
Saturday 16th October
08:30 Chris Williams - Carnaby Street from Manx Radio
12:30 Grant Benson
14:30 Steve Anthony
16:30 Peter Philips
19:00 Andrew Austin
Sunday 17th October
12:00 Andrew Austin
14:00 Peter Philips
16:00 Grant Benson
19:00 Steve Anthony
The Radio Caroline North stream is "live" now and testing with some excellent tracks .
http://sc2.radiocaroline.net:8100/index.html?sid=1
November link up with Manx Radio and Radio Caroline North 20th / 21st November on 1368khz .
Schedule to follow .
Saturday 20th November
13:00 Peter Philips
16:00 Andrew Austin
18:00 Steve Anthony
Sunday 21st November
12:30 Andrew Austin
15:30 Peter Philips
18:30 Steve Anthony
Have a peaceful week end .
Being relayed by the Dundalk pirate on 3905 kHz, massive signal locally. Good signal on most of the SDR's in Ireland, especially North West.
3905 is in sync with the internet stream, but a couple of seconds behind 648 and 1368.
Just tuned in now on Radio Garden. There is different programs on Radio Caroline AM 648 and Radio Caroline North on 1368 Manx Radio AM. Presumably, the Dundalk pirate is relaying the stream for Radio Caroline North on 1368.
648 and 3905 are the same at 5.30 pm, on my receiver. 1368 is a Manx Radio sports programme.
The sports programme was on from 5 to 6 pm, a break from the Radio Caroline North project. But, other than that, the monthly Radio Caroline North is on 1368 Manx Radio AM (different programming on Manx Radio FM, except for Carnaby Street which is on every week). So, 3905 are relaying Radio Caroline 648, not Radio Caroline North, except if there is any joint programming.
Here is the schedule for Radio Caroline 648 from this morning to tomorrow evening
00:00
Adrian Skirrow
02:00
The Album Zone with Johnny Reece
05:00
Continuous Caroline Music
06:00
Terry Hughes (Sitting in)
09:00
Top Fifteens
10:00
Paul Brown
13:00
Peter Antony
16:00
André van Os
19:00
Lee Shuttlewood
22:00
Alan Watts (Sitting in)
01:00
Top Fifteen Replay
Clive Derek
Pat Edison
14:00
Martin O'Brien (Sitting in)
18:00
21:00
Alec Lamb
23:00
The Mellow Show with Gary Ziepe
I did notice, just now when listening to Manx Radio AM, that they played a jingle "648", even though there was a different programme on Radio Caroline 648 from Bracknell-on-Sea! There is also this confusing, seemingly misleading information on their website: Listen in on 648 AM in the South and South-East, on 1368 AM in the North and North-West courtesy of our friends at Manx Radio, on the Radio Caroline app and around the world online here (via the Manx AM Radio Player).
When I posted at 1.53 pm the three of them were the same. I just checked again at 9.23 pm. Shine on You Crazy Diamond is being played on 648, 1368 and 3905.
I had the first two on via Radio Garden at that time too! Lee Shuttlewood was on playing a different track at that time on Radio Caroline AM 648. He is playing Freefall by Camel now! I will just check 1368 Manx Radio AM now: Somebody to Love by Queen, presumably played by Dave Foster. Maybe 648 AM is only different online.
Just a note to mention that Caroline in the last few days has implemented the power increase granted to them by OFCOM - believed to be from 1Kw up to 4Kw on their 648Khz from Orfordness.
Certainly coming through much more here in the (Irish) midlands on these winter evenings following the increase. Not "normal listener" quality, but certainly clearly audible at times in the evening.
Steve
It was mentioned recently in the Bandscan Thread too. I believe that, before this recent power increase, you have to go back to the early days of the Ross Revenge in the 1980s for the last time that Radio Caroline could be picked up on the analogue radio in Ireland!
Last link up of 2021 with Manx Radio 11th / 12th December .
Schedule:
Saturday 11th December
13:00 Paul Brown
16:00 Peter Philips
Sunday 12th December
11:00 Paul Brown
15:00 Ray Clark
17:00 Peter Philips
Have a peaceful week end
Still listening to MANX radio, albeit rather sporadically, on the 1368 Khz on tne AM band in Dublin and the signal has been really clear for some time now.
Manx have been taking very good care of their AM TX - relatively recently refurbed. At one stage they were thinking of letting it go, but the reaction, particularly to the Radio Caroline North link up, persuaded them not only to continue, but to improve the signal quality and coverage. They currently list the power output as 20Kw and their audio is the best quality you will hear on AM.
The great 1368, ..... '20Kw power, from the middle of the plantation, in the middle of the island, in the middle of the Irish Sea' (as Chris Williams announces on his iconic 'Carnaby Street' programme) - long may it continue. When they are relaying on AM from The Ross Revenge, it reminds me of that first Saturday night in August 1983 when Caroline returned after the sinking of the Mi Amigo ..... the signal rolled in to Dublin on the car radio just as it got dark and I heard Tony Gareth (O'Callaghan) on board The Ross for its first evening on air, giving out the mailing address for reception reports.
It's still great to hear a radio ship broadcasting on AM and I never thought I would still be able to hear that same ship on air in 2022.
The next link up is 12th/13th February and this from the Radio Caroline FB page --
"Please give a warm Radio Caroline welcome to our newest - and youngest - presenter, JOSH HOLMES-BRIGHT. Sixteen-year-old Josh makes his debut on Radio Caroline North next weekend and you will soon be able to hear him hosting the Caroline Countdown show on the album channel. Josh is no stranger to broadcasting, he is a presenter on a couple of radio stations, including Caroline Community Radio where we first spotted him. We are impressed with his talent and personality, not to mention his music tastes and knowledge, which make him a great fit for Radio Caroline. It's great to have you on board Josh!"
Schedule to follow
Schedule .
Saturday 12th February
12:30 Peter Philips
14:30 Josh Holmes-Bright
16:30 Ray Clark
Sunday 13th February
12:00 Josh Holmes-Bright
15:00 Peter Philips
17:00 Andrew Austin
Enjoy the week end
Live stream testing --
March 12th / 13th link with Manx Radio .
Saturday 12th March
08:30 Chris Williams - Carnaby Street (Manx Radio)
10:30 Nick Jackson
13:00 Ray Clark
15:00 Dave Foster
21:00 Rob Ashard
Sunday 13th March
09:00 Nick Jackson
11:00 Peter Philips
15:00 Rob Ashard
Peaceful week end all
Stream running -
Enjoy a peaceful week end
Nearly forgot about this weekend run - thanks!
You're welcome -- these weekends come around far too quickly it's easy to forget .
3 days over Easter -- nice line up
Have fun
Friday 15th April
00:00 Continuous Caroline Music (not on 1368AM)
06:00 John Ellery (not on 1368AM)
09:00 Top Fifteens
10:00 Johnny Lewis
12:30 Nick Jackson
15:00 Josh Holmes-Bright
18:00 Chris Pearson
21:00 Andrew Austin
Saturday 16th April
00:00 Dave Foster
06:00 Johnny Lewis
14:00 Chris Pearson (17:00-17:30 not on 1368AM)
17:30 Josh Holmes-Bright (17:30-18:00 not on 1368AM)
Sunday 17th April
00:00 Andrew Austin
03:00 Kevin Peters
06:00 Josh Holmes-Bright
13:00 Nick Jackson
16:00 Chris Pearson
Stream is LIVE --
The new lad they have on board, Josh Holmes-Bright, is doing a great job. The station and DJ's are getting to an age where succession plans have to be made and I was wondering how it might sound if younger jocks were brought in to do a presentation by numbers role - without direct connection to the offshore days. Young Josh (16yrs?) has done a great job though .... he fits right in to the Caroline groove and just gets the idea, naturally.
Great to see the 'heritage' studio operating this weekend too, record decks and cart machines fired up again for the first time in many years. I was in that studio in 2004 when a few of us from Phantom accompanied Steve Conway on his first visit back to the ship, since the RAF lifted him off it in 1991. At that time, the offshore era studio was a non functioning museum display with the programmes coming from the adjacent PC controlled studio. The restoration work has been amazing since then, first 'The Overdrive studio' downstairs was restored and now the main offshore era studio is fully functioning - great work by the dedicated volunteer team.
I must make plans for a return trip - from recent pics, even the engine room looks a lot cleaner and safer than when we crawled around it in the gloomy light for an unofficial access all areas tour.
The pic below was taken yesterday as Chris Pearson prepared to go live from the heritage studio.
More pics and updates on their Facebook page, before closedown from the ship at 9pm tonight.
https://www.facebook.com/radiocarolineofficial/
Great 3 days -- thanks to all involved .
