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9th July 1988 |
Radio Caroline handed over its frequency to Dutch language station, Radio 819, allowing it to broadcast temporarily as Radio 558 |
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11th July 1988 |
An international news service, in English, was introduced with two bulletins daily at 8.30am and 3.30pm. |
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23rd July 1988 |
An hourly Dutch news service is introduced with headlines on the half hour |
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11th August 1988 |
Research by daily newspapers in Holland indicate only 2% of their readers had heard of Radio 558 |
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31st August - 8th September 1988 |
Technical problems kept Radio 558 off the air for long periods |
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22nd September 1988 |
The news service in Dutch was discontinued because interference from the Ross Revenge's shortwave transmitter was affecting the on- |
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mid- |
A full Dutch news service resumed after a new telex receiver had been installed aboard the Ross Revenge |
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22nd October 1988 |
Radio 558 did not come on air until 1.57pm. At 3.05pm it was announced that Radio 558 had changed name and frequency to Radio 819, but programmes were simulcast on 558kHz and 819kHz for another two weeks |
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5th November 1988 |
From midday Radio 819 was heard only on 819kHz |
