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Junk Box Nick · 11th Jun 2017, 1:24 pm

The first offshore pirate station was Radio Mercur off Denmark which commenced broadcasts in 1958. There had been at least six offshore stations in European waters (if the short lived Dansk Commercial Radio which merged with Radio Mercur is included) before Radio Caroline took to the air in March 1964.

The early stations were: Radio Mercur, DCR (Denmark); Radio Nord which broadcast from the Bon Jour and which would later be renamed Mi Amigo and Radio Syd (Sweden); Radio Veronica (Holland) and Radio Antwerpen (Belgium).

The first broadcasts aimed at a British audience from an offshore station were by CNBC (Commercial Neutral Broadcasting Company) in 1961. If it is decided this was a separate station that makes seven, however, the broadcasts emanated from the Radio Veronica ship and on the same frequency and were dropped as Veronica's Dutch output gained popularity.

Incidentally, Mercur, DCR and Syd broadcast only on VHF. Antwerpen transmitted on the 41m band in addition to medium wave.

11th Jun 2017, 1:24 pm	#47
Junk Box Nick Octode Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: West Midlands, UK. Posts: 1,571	Re: Radio Caroline to return on Medium Wave. The first offshore pirate station was Radio Mercur off Denmark which commenced broadcasts in 1958. There had been at least six offshore stations in European waters (if the short lived Dansk Commercial Radio which merged with Radio Mercur is included) before Radio Caroline took to the air in March 1964. The early stations were: Radio Mercur, DCR (Denmark); Radio Nord which broadcast from the Bon Jour and which would later be renamed Mi Amigo and Radio Syd (Sweden); Radio Veronica (Holland) and Radio Antwerpen (Belgium). The first broadcasts aimed at a British audience from an offshore station were by CNBC (Commercial Neutral Broadcasting Company) in 1961. If it is decided this was a separate station that makes seven, however, the broadcasts emanated from the Radio Veronica ship and on the same frequency and were dropped as Veronica's Dutch output gained popularity. Incidentally, Mercur, DCR and Syd broadcast only on VHF. Antwerpen transmitted on the 41m band in addition to medium wave.