The ship regularly provides studio facilities for Radio Caroline and its sister station "Radio Caroline North," which broadcasts one weekend a month from the transmitters of Manx Radio (1386 kHz) located on the Isle of Man, in the middle of the Irish Sea between Dublin and Liverpool. Mike Terry to Longwaveradiolistening iog (2022-11-14), RTE R1 252 kHz LW off air again on Tuesday 15 November, 2rn Summerhill, Co. Meath. So I have discovered that so far, Caroline has increased the height of their mast from 160ft to 350ft. A look at everything Radio Caroline past and present including the Ross Revenge and the Radio Caroline Southampton Support Group. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. WSM 650 kHz confirmed for us on Twitter that the maintenance work is complete, so no dice on an open freq this grayline. Amazing how great the music was and proper soul music. A power increase has been agreed for Radio Caroline to extend its coverage area from Suffolk and Essex to include Kent as East Sussex. Caroline's 1kW transmitter is hooked up to a mast at an ex-BBC transmitter site at Orfordness in Suffolk. I am listening now, There is a bit of background noise but the signal is good enough to listen to. Or am I misreading the overall situation? 3 August 2021 A power increase has been agreed for Radio Caroline to extend its coverage area from Suffolk and Essex to include Kent as East Sussex. Radio Caroline, which also operates online, has now established a high-power service on 648AM just as it did when first going on air as an offshore radio station 57 years ago. Location: Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, UK. Quote: Originally Posted by agardiner. An easier listen than on 963 kHz in the same locations forty odd years ago. I was using the Sony ICF-2001D that I repaired the battery leakage damage on late last year, signal strength only 2 LED's away from the top of the meter, but there was a lot of noise over it, probably generated by some of my stuff in the workshop, the Freeview box and VCR had to be turned off as they were obliterating it. During daytime there's only groundwave propagation, resulting in Radio Caroline hires 16 year old from community radio station February 15, 2022 - 10:14 am 5,962. Any news on what the power increase will be? Ofcom agreed to the increase earlier this year and the power was boosted last week. The stronger signal now covers East Anglia, East Midlands, Kent, Sussex and beyond, as well as once again covering The Netherlands and Belgium, and into France and Germany. Personally I've found 1368 on the Grimsby SDR better at night than 648. Radio Waatea on Social Media. Radio Caroline is now transmitting 4kw of power following approval from Ofcom to increase its 1kw output. DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. Would the fact that the mast is now 350 feet rather than 160 feet mean that the ground wave radiation be more improved, and that the sky wave be less? DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. Solar panels are being fitted between now and Easter, so it could happen in time for then. I just tried and unsurprisingly just got a bit of noise. This has now been done and Alan Beech has applied to Ofcom for an increase in power over the present 1KW. 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This frees up four high powered MW channels which are then re-allocated around the country and split into two groups. 6 subscribers A brief video of the 648khz Radio Caroline signal on the west Wales coast at 9pm on October 2nd 2021 . It does not store any personal data. Privacy and CookiesUse of this forum is subject to the terms of our Privacy and Cookie Policy.By continuing to use the forum you conform your acceptance of these.If you are not happy to accept these you must stop using the forum and delete our cookies from your browser. During. In 2015 Terecom estimated that 1 5 Watts were radiated as an open carrier on 243 kHz. An advert in the Liverpool Echo publicising Radio Caroline North wouldn't go amiss. Yes, exactly what I meant. 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There was interference caused to the shipping communication system, and the authorities tried to blame it on Laser 558, Caroline & Monique (how very convenient! Radio Caroline will of course play major bands such as the Beatles and Rolling Stones etc., but not the obvious tracks. Are you sure you wish to repost this message? the Electricity to run it, would be a bigger one. It would be interesting to see what computer modelling of the site and proposed new use would show up. August 3, 2021mw. RTE R1 scheduled to be off air (again) on Tuesday: 2rn-Summer Hill Co, Meath: Complete Outage RT Radio 1 Long Wave 252 for 8 hrs between 09:00 to 17:00 on 22nd of November 2022(2rn on Twitter 20 Nov) (via Alan Pennington BDXC), Mike Terry to Longwaveradiolistening iog (2022-11-20). So I have discovered that so far, Caroline has increased the height of their mast from 160ft to 350ft. Radio Caroline is now transmitting 4kw of power following approval from Ofcom to increase its 1kw output. The Harris DX 25U is a 100% solid state unit with digital Amplitude Modulation. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. The station is broadcasting under a community radio licence and was originally granted 1kW of power on 648 AM in 2018. Only the Caroline app has a live programme schedule, 'Now Playing' and multiple streams to suit most internet speeds. Ironically the BBC World Service used to transmit from there on 648kHz. The new topic will begin with this message. Radio Caroline owns all the broadcast and other equipment previously owned by Saint. Restricted services are radio services with small coverage areas that are used to broadcast at events, or within a particular establishment or other locations in the UK. For years, the industry and government have been persuading listeners to put perfectly good radios to one side and buy a new set that works in a different way but maybe not as well. Re: Radio Caroline Power Increase. It may seem crazy to turn the clock back when other radio stations and the BBC are winding down AM and only Radio Caroline would do this but there is method in our madness, in that AM radio works as well as it ever did with durability and long range. said Radio Caroline station manager Peter Moore. Every month, we publish a round-up of all licensing activity on the radio stations that we regulate. It may seem crazy to turn the clock back when other radio stations and the BBC are winding down AM and only Radio Caroline would do this but there is method in our madness, in that AM radio works as well as it ever did with durability and long range. said Radio Caroline station manager Peter Moore. Welcome to the Digital Spy forums. Random comment after seeing the title of the thread - I'm not sure if I've shared this before, but found. This is the official Facebook page of the original and only Radio Caroline since 1964. Below is a plot of the signal strength of Radio Caroline's 648 kHz signal as #1. when in almost the same place fifty-odd years ago. So how many other people have had this happen to them while wearing a Caroline T-Shirt. I seem to recall a failed attempt to receive it with any quality a while since, but it's loud and clear here in North Norfolk now: probably a better signal than I could get from RNI etc. Registered in England. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The main transmitter is the RCA Ampliphase BTA-50H, manufactured in 1963, purchased from Quebec in Canada in 1982, and used until it was taken out of service in such an undignified way in 1989. I have about 50db on 648 on my tescun radio hear in Clacton. They said due to technical issues. CP is about 65 miles from me, so if I'm getting a half decent signal then it must be covering a very wide area. 2rn-Summerhill, Co Meath. equivalent to a power increase by a factor of 4.2. Soon as the date of the power increase is confirmed, I'd love to check out how well the signal is going in the day time. Radio Waatea is Auckland's only Mori radio station that provides an extensive bi-lingual broadcast to its listeners. The antenna currently employed at Radio Caroline is what was previously the low-profile, omnidirectional reserve 250 kW-rated mast. A Radio Caroline engineer reading this page told me that they in fact switched Frequency (kHz) Transmitter site Power (kW) Transmission aerial Program Mode of transmission 531 Beromnster: 180 Free standing lattice tower, height 217 metres, insulated against ground Based at Nga Whare Waatea marae in Mangere, it is located in the middle of the biggest Mori population in Aotearoa. Never heard it before. Here is a recording of Radio Caroline on my Philips D2935 receiver, the frequency readout on this radio has always been 1kHz high. So, they have just had their annual fund raiser. Use of this forum is subject to the terms of our. I tuned in last night at around 9:30 to 10pm in the car in Hornchurch. The proposed location of the Radio Caroline transmitter had already been determined by the buildings owners, ironically in a plant room adjacent to the former BBC World Service Transmitter Hall - in close proximity to the BBC 648 standby feeder connection point, and with a local three phase supply available .. perfect ! All Rights Reserved. A good signal here in rural Wiltshire using my Bush VHF81 [which, it must be said, has a rather 'hot' front-end compared to the usual 4-valve-plus-rectifier MW radios of the 50s and 60s]. The Caroline App is just 1.79 or equivalent price in your country. Will be interesting to compare the signal after the planned power. A power increase has been agreed for Radio Caroline to extend its coverage area from Suffolk and Essex to include Kent and East Sussex. Radio Caroline confirms power increase on 648 AM medium wave December 17, 2021 - 12:17 pm 14,520. Radio Caroline 648 kHz power increase on November 25 2021. There are many ways the station can be publicised as you know very well. The Minister of Maori Development Minister Willie Jackson says a separate Mori funding stream is essential for a timely and effective response to the cyclone cleanup. Subject of the new topic: The tubes and driver tubes were worn out, and they would have been rather expensive to replace. A list of small-scale radio multiplex licence applications that have been submitted to Ofcom, and details of licences we have awarded. When the transmitter is switched off the exciter is still active. Thinking about this the effective radiated power on the taller more efficient mast would still be 1kw, so the transmitter output will be less and save electricity. All Rights Reserved. The stronger signal now covers East Anglia, East Midlands, Kent, Sussex and beyond, as well as once again covering The Netherlands and Belgium, and into France and Germany. Radio Caroline broadcasts music from the 1960s to contemporary, with an emphasis on album-oriented rock (AOR) and "new" music from "carefully selected albums". to the new transmitter on this day, but ran it at low power overnight. The stronger signal now covers East Anglia, East Midlands, Kent, Sussex and beyond, as well as once again covering The Netherlands and Belgium, and into France and Germany.
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