I have lovely memories of Radio Caroline. The station was an act of democracy against the dictate of an overbearing government. Most people today can't imagine what a breath of fresh air it was. To be able to tune in and listen to music that you could identify with. Not having to listen to the utterly stale programmes put together by people who had formed their taste of music before the second world war. Radio Caroline was probably even the cause for the boom in sales of transistor radios. Every young person had one so that they could tune into their favourite pirate radio station and listen to their music.
@@barrydevonshire9749 That's nice to know, but I doubt it's like in the days when it was even supposedly illegal to tune into a pirate radio station, but everyone did it anyway.
I was a tech at a pirate station here in Brighton called Future-FM, they wanted me to help hide their signal, which I did, I also made a few jingles, they gave me an hour-long set occasionally using my old vinyl from my days as a DJ in the late 80s early 90s, the guy who ran the show was from Manchester and had created various pirate stations before, he said one time all his gear got pulled out of a tower block window by OFCOM who were tugging at the stations-aerial wires on the roof.
How things have changed over the past 25 years. Pirate stations are even appearing on satellites, meaning that they're almost impossible to trace. And anyone who tries to shut down an internet service will know that it's like trying to plait bubbles. Stop one and 20 more will appear, sometimes within minutes.
Being a sailor and an ham radio user i think they should get the sort of send off that the Somalian pirates get. Simple as that. Also, with Ableton Live, my M-Audio midi keyboard and my forehead I can make exactly the same junky music those common as muck council estate wonnabe Tony Blackburns do.
Anyone running a pirate radio station these days is well behind the times, they're in the Stone Age. It's all internet radio now, in highest hi-fidelity surround sound if you want.
@@tychothefriendlymonolith Yes, if it's so easy to make the "junky" music with his Ableton Live copy and a midi keyboard, why isn't he making big bucks and touring gigs at festivals around the world ??? I've got a complete DAW-less setup with 3 different Korg Volca synths, a midi keyboard, an Arturia Keystep Pro drum pad keyboard and sequencer, Waldorf Blofeld and Arturia Microfreak synths... And the stuff I make isn't worth a dollar as everyone can do it nowadays. Only the real gifted musicians succeed, with blood, sweat and tears put into it.
The 90s had such great electronic music - still sounds fresh
TV documentaries from the 90s are so great.
The amazing thing was that the FM Transmitters were cheaply and easily available by mail order from ordinary electronics publications, at the time 😊
Really appreciate the Dutch angle on this moment of British history.
I have lovely memories of Radio Caroline. The station was an act of democracy against the dictate of an overbearing government. Most people today can't imagine what a breath of fresh air it was. To be able to tune in and listen to music that you could identify with. Not having to listen to the utterly stale programmes put together by people who had formed their taste of music before the second world war. Radio Caroline was probably even the cause for the boom in sales of transistor radios. Every young person had one so that they could tune into their favourite pirate radio station and listen to their music.
Radio Caroline still broadcasts from orford Ness legally now. The Old home of the BBC world service. And Caroline flashback on the Internet
@@barrydevonshire9749 That's nice to know, but I doubt it's like in the days when it was even supposedly illegal to tune into a pirate radio station, but everyone did it anyway.
I was in this video and developed the "new tool" mentioned at the start.
Ah, the good times of pirate radio!
Funny to see how much of a threat DAB was felt to be. As if analogue radios would just disappear?
I was a tech at a pirate station here in Brighton called Future-FM, they wanted me to help hide their signal, which I did, I also made a few jingles, they gave me an hour-long set occasionally using my old vinyl from my days as a DJ in the late 80s early 90s, the guy who ran the show was from Manchester and had created various pirate stations before, he said one time all his gear got pulled out of a tower block window by OFCOM who were tugging at the stations-aerial wires on the roof.
How things have changed over the past 25 years. Pirate stations are even appearing on satellites, meaning that they're almost impossible to trace. And anyone who tries to shut down an internet service will know that it's like trying to plait bubbles. Stop one and 20 more will appear, sometimes within minutes.
Good watch
15:43 Grinder gets a shout out 😆
Tony blackburn saying good for chanllanging the establishment! then he goes works for the establishment
So it just transmits a hard drives worth of music ? or actual broadcasting? if so then where is the person controlling it located?
I'm that old?
Just a number mate. Be lucky
Yes ❤🎉🎉
Tof! Nieuw kanaal Otto?
Nee, hier post ik wat elders niet past ;)
Another drawback of tower blocks. But London loves them.
Whats that tune that kicks in at 5:50?
18:17 People expecting music free on the internet? It'll never catch on. (RIAA)
DreamFM
digital audio broadcasting is a fail
Fugee !
BOTTOM LINE: THEY PLAY CARP.
Wasn't easy to hear that kind of fish back then. It was this or maybe down the local canal.
carp? more like bass mate.
Being a sailor and an ham radio user i think they should get the sort of send off that the Somalian pirates get. Simple as that. Also, with Ableton Live, my M-Audio midi keyboard and my forehead I can make exactly the same junky music those common as muck council estate wonnabe Tony Blackburns do.
Anyone running a pirate radio station these days is well behind the times, they're in the Stone Age. It's all internet radio now, in highest hi-fidelity surround sound if you want.
Ham this end as well. I remember the pirate radio stations in the 90s.
And where can we find a link to your Bandcamp with your fire dancefloor killa tunes? Hmm?
@@tychothefriendlymonolith Yes, if it's so easy to make the "junky" music with his Ableton Live copy and a midi keyboard, why isn't he making big bucks and touring gigs at festivals around the world ???
I've got a complete DAW-less setup with 3 different Korg Volca synths, a midi keyboard, an Arturia Keystep Pro drum pad keyboard and sequencer, Waldorf Blofeld and Arturia Microfreak synths... And the stuff I make isn't worth a dollar as everyone can do it nowadays. Only the real gifted musicians succeed, with blood, sweat and tears put into it.
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