UPDATED FEBRUARY 2010

New this month: we mark the fortieth anniversary of the launch of Radio Northsea International with the first instalment of The RNI Story; we have another page of fantastic pictures from former Radio Caroline engineer Carl Thomson's photo album; there is the mystery of the TWO Lord Charles Browns plus the next four Radio City charts. See the contents page and DJ Directories of the sixties and seventies for full details of this site.

IT WAS FORTY YEARS AGO THIS MONTH:

11th February 1970: Medium wave (AM) test transmissions began for Radio Northsea International (RNI), in addition to the existing VHF/FM and short wave tests.
18th February: RNI began live tests in English and German.
28th February: RNI began regular programmes on AM, FM and two short wave frequencies in English and German.

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Britain's first offshore radio station, Radio Caroline, began broadcasting at Easter 1964 from a ship anchored just outside UK territorial waters. She was followed by a host of other radio stations based on boats and marine structures dotted around the coast.

These “pirates” rapidly won an enormous and enthusiastic audience. There are other web-sites which tell the stories of the various offshore stations but
The Pirate Radio Hall Of Fame
has been set up to honour the stars, the broadcasters, from that golden era of music radio.

This site is a tribute to the people who endured a daily battle with the elements to provide a soundtrack to the swinging sixties.

The inductees in The Pirate Radio Hall of Fame are listed alphabetically. More names are being added all the time. To find your favourite voice from the sixties either select it from the drop-down list below, search the site using the Google box or click on the appropriate page from the table of contents beneath. For broadcasters from the seventies, go to the Seventies Supplement (still under construction).

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Please note: Offshore stations continued operating from around the British coast until 1990 but The Pirate Radio Hall of Fame mainly covers the first decade, the sixties. The Seventies Supplement, which lists the DJs who worked offshore during the second decade, is currently under construction. Eventually we hope to cover the later years too.

Many thanks to everyone who has contributed information, recordings or memorabilia to The Pirate Radio Hall of Fame. We are always on the lookout for more so, if you have any items of interest, please get in touch.

60s Disc-Jockeys A 60s Disc-Jockeys He-Hu 60s Disc-Jockeys Q-R
60s Disc-Jockeys Ba-Bl 60s Disc-Jockeys I-J 60s Disc-Jockeys Sa-Sp
60s Disc-Jockeys Bo-Bz 60s Disc-Jockeys K 60s Disc-Jockeys St-Sy
60s Disc-Jockeys Ca-Cl 60s Disc-Jockeys L 60s Disc-Jockeys T-V
60s Disc-Jockeys Co-Cu 60s Disc-Jockeys M-Mi 60s Disc-Jockeys Wa-Web
60s Disc-Jockeys D 60s Disc-Jockeys Mo-Mu 60s Disc-Jockeys Wes-Wy
60s Disc-Jockeys E-G 60s Disc-Jockeys Mac-Mc 60s Disc-Jockeys X-Z
60s Disc-Jockeys Ha 60s Disc-Jockeys N-P Anorak gift guide
Charts Contact us Credits
Disc-Jockeys' photo albums Disc-Jockey spotlight Fans' memorabilia
Guestbook hosted By Bravenet.com Guestbook archive 2000-02 Links
The Tom Lodge story Odds and Ends Plans
Programme schedules Site contents Site contents - by station
Sixties DJ Directory Seventies supplement We need your HELP
Many of the photos, stickers and recordings are beginning to show their age so apologies for some of the less than perfect quality. Many of these photographs were distributed freely by the various radio stations and were intended for as wide a circulation as possible. Others have been donated to The Pirate Radio Hall Of Fame that are of unknown origin. Where photos have been scanned from books, newspapers or magazines, we have given credit. However, if anybody believes that their copyright has been inadvertently infringed by the publication of a photo on this site, please get in touch and it will be removed immediately. Similarly, anybody who has supplied audio for The Pirate Radio Hall Of Fame has been credited but tapes get passed from collector to collector and often there is no way of knowing who made the original recordings. Apologies to anyone who thinks their work has been used here without due acknowledgment.
The Pirate Radio Hall Of Fame links to MP3s which can be downloaded by UK-based customers from Amazon. As in a traditional record shop, Amazon offers multiple versions of some songs. It isn't always easy to identify precisely which version is which. We have endeavoured to ensure that each link leads to the appropriate version of the relevant track - the one that was played by the offshore DJs of the era - but please listen carefully before purchasing. If you discover that any of them are later re-recordings, please let us know.
 
You will need a Real Player to hear the airchecks on The Pirate Radio Hall Of Fame. There are two types of Player. The free one is perfectly adequate for listening to these clips although the Real.com site will encourage you to pay for the more exotic version. Either can be downloaded by clicking on the left icon below. The Real Player can also be downloaded from a very informative page on the BBC web site. Some correspondents have also suggested another player, the Real Alternative, although we do not have first-hand experience of using it. It can be downloaded free from www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_Alternative.htm.

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