European Offshore Radio of the Seventies
 
Medium wave usage

As can be seen, the announced wavelengths were not always accurate.

ACTUAL WAVELENGTH ANNOUNCED WAVELENGTH FREQUENCY STATION ALLOCATED TO
186.3 metres 186 metres 1610 kHz Radio Northsea International (1970), Radio Delmare (1979) maritime use
190.1 metres 190 metres 1578 kHz Radio Northsea International (1970) Italy, Norway
191.0 metres 192 metres 1570 kHz Radio Delmare (1978) East Germany
191.6 metres 192 metres 1566 kHz Radio Delmare (1979) not an official channel
192.1 metres 192 metres 1562 kHz Radio Veronica (1960-72), RNI II (1972), Radio Caroline (1976), Radio Mi Amigo (1976-7) Switzerland
197.4 metres 199 metres 1520 kHz Radio 199 / Radio Caroline (1972) Czechoslovakia
200.9 metres 201 metres 1493 kHz Radio Atlantis (one day only, 1974) USSR
212.5 metres 212 metres 1412 kHz Radio Mi Amigo (1977) Yugoslavia
216.6 metres 217 metres 1385 kHz Radio Northsea International (1970) USSR
219.5 metres 220 metres 1367 kHz Radio Northsea International (1970-74) Poland, Italy
225.4 metres 227 & 229 metres 1331 kHz Radio Atlantis (1974) Italy
227.3 metres 229 metres 1320 kHz Radio Atlantis (1974) not an official channel
227.6 metres 229 metres 1318 kHz Radio Atlantis (1974) not an official channel
228.5 metres 229 metres 1313 kHz Radio Atlantis (1974) Norway
243.9 metres 244 metres 1230 kHz Radio Northsea International (1970) not an official channel
252.7 metres 259 metres 1187 kHz Radio Caroline, Radio Seagull, Radio Mi Amigo *(1972-7) Hungary
252.7 metres 385 metres 1187 kHz Radio Atlantis (1973) Hungary
269.1 metres 270 metres 1115 kHz Capital Radio (1970), Radio Atlantis (1973-74) Italy, Norway
272.7 metres 273 metres 1100 kHz Radio Mi Amigo (1979) not an official channel
273.2 metres 273 metres 1098 kHz Radio Mi Amigo (1979) Czechoslovakia
311.5 metres 319 metres 963 kHz ** Radio Caroline (1979-80) UK student radio
311.9 metres 312 metres 962 kHz Radio Atlantis (1974) UK student radio
311.9 metres 319 metres 962 kHz Radio Caroline (1977), Radio Mi Amigo (1977-78) UK student radio
314.8 metres 319 metres 953 kHz Radio Caroline (1977) Czechoslovakia
388.1 metres 389 metres 773 kHz Radio Caroline (1973, tests in 1975) Sweden
538.6 metres 538 metres 557 kHz Radio Veronica (1972-74) Capital Radio, UK

* Also used briefly for the broadcasts of Radio Veronica from the mv Mi Amigo.
 
** In November 1978 the European Broadcasting Union redivided the radio spectrum. As a result Radio Caroline had to move from 962 to 963 kHz to remain on an official channel. The station referred to both as “319 metres”.

With grateful thanks to Offshore Radio by Gerry Bishop.
 
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