13th February 1964 |
Fredericia sailed from Rotterdam, heading for Greenore in Ireland, to be fitted out as a radio ship |
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23rd March 1964 |
Fredericia (now fully fitted out and re- |
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27th March 1964 (Good Friday) |
Caroline reached her destination and dropped anchor three and a half miles off Harwich, Essex. First test transmissions take place at 11.55pm. |
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28th March 1964 (Easter Saturday) |
Regular programmes for Radio Caroline started at 12 noon |
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7th April 1964 |
Panamanian authorities withdraw official registration for M V Caroline. The Caroline relocates to a position off Felixstowe. |
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1st May 1964 |
The first commercial was aired on Radio Caroline - |
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6th May 1964 |
The Royal Navy vessel HMS Venturous came alongside the MV Caroline and requested permission to board the ship to inspect her bonded stores. Permission refused by the Captain of MV Caroline. |
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13th May 1964 |
A committee of the Council of Europe adopted a draft agreement to outlaw offshore broadcasting. |
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2nd July 1964 |
Announcement of a merger with rival station, Radio Atlanta |
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3rd July 1964 |
Radio Caroline South on air at 6.00am from the former Radio Atlanta ship, Mi Amigo |
