Radio
Caroline debuted as the first pirate radio station to broadcast off the coast of England. On this
day in 1964, the combination of rock music and lively
disk jockey patter played to a huge audience in Great Britain; but well out of reach of
British authorities. However, that didn’t stop them from trying, albeit unsuccessfully, to
shut down the radio station ship. Radio Caroline had become competition to the staid and usually dull British
Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
Today, all that is different, as there is licensed radio competition throughout Great Britain.
The BBC and the giant, government-owned network has caught up with the times by offering five
different services to appeal to wide audiences. They are simply known as ‘Radio 1’ through
‘Radio 5’ ... No ‘Zees’, ‘Qs’ or ‘Bees’, just numbers that include a rock channel, a talk
channel, a nostalgia/easy listening channel, a classical/fine arts channel and a news channel.
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