cant remember it

[B0LLIKS]

radio caroline, i'm 54 how come i cant remember it. just thought of this while hard at work thinking of how to avoid doing any work.

[Famous Graham]

I knew of it, but never listened to it - I tended to listen to Laser558 instead.

[Eric Mc]

B0LLIKS said:

radio caroline, i'm 54 how come i cant remember it. just thought of this while hard at work thinking of how to avoid doing any work.

Maybe you never listened to it

If you are 54 now, you are probably a bit too young to have been the right age when Radio Caroline's popularity was at its height. Radio Caroline began to decline in listenership as soon as BBC opened Radio 1 in 1967. In 1967 you would have been 16/17.

[sparkythecat]

Eric Mc said:

B0LLIKS said:

radio caroline, i'm 54 how come i cant remember it. just thought of this while hard at work thinking of how to avoid doing any work.

Maybe you never listened to it

If you are 54 now, you are probably a bit too young to have been the right age when Radio Caroline's popularity was at its height. Radio Caroline began to decline in listenership as soon as BBC opened Radio 1 in 1967. In 1967 you would have been 16/17.

Some poor maths there old chap

A man who is 54 this year was born in 1956.
That means in 1967 he would be 11.

You're out by at least 50%.

Good job you don't do sums for a living...

[Morningside]

Living on the east coast we had: Caroline, Laser 558 and Radio Mi Amigo. Mid-late 70's?

I know Caroline was upto mid 80s as I had a huge 9ft yellow whip antenna on the car (it was the craze) listening to Caroline on Southwold beach.
A close offshore lightning burst 'blew' the radio - Slight overload

Edited by Morningside on Saturday 8th May 09:45

[B0LLIKS]

was just thinking, did caroline reach the northeast uk.

[elster]

sparkythecat said:

Eric Mc said:

B0LLIKS said:

radio caroline, i'm 54 how come i cant remember it. just thought of this while hard at work thinking of how to avoid doing any work.

Maybe you never listened to it

If you are 54 now, you are probably a bit too young to have been the right age when Radio Caroline's popularity was at its height. Radio Caroline began to decline in listenership as soon as BBC opened Radio 1 in 1967. In 1967 you would have been 16/17.

Some poor maths there old chap

A man who is 54 this year was born in 1956.
That means in 1967 he would be 11.

You're out by at least 50%.

Good job you don't do sums for a living...

So that is how creative accountancy works.

[Sheets Tabuer]

When I grew up we had the joys of the inny and outie reception of radio luxembourg.

bag'o'ste

[B0LLIKS]

i can remember listening to the billy cotton band show, and music while you work, oh and jimmy clithero, the clithero kid. you could be right it might not have been my parents type of station. i remember luxyburgh though.

[Eric Mc]

sparkythecat said:

Eric Mc said:

B0LLIKS said:

radio caroline, i'm 54 how come i cant remember it. just thought of this while hard at work thinking of how to avoid doing any work.

Maybe you never listened to it

If you are 54 now, you are probably a bit too young to have been the right age when Radio Caroline's popularity was at its height. Radio Caroline began to decline in listenership as soon as BBC opened Radio 1 in 1967. In 1967 you would have been 16/17.

Some poor maths there old chap

A man who is 54 this year was born in 1956.
That means in 1967 he would be 11.

You're out by at least 50%.

Good job you don't do sums for a living...

What was I on? Probably the effects of staying up to 5.00 am to watch the election.

My head knew what I WANTED to say but the computational part of my brain was missing a few neurons. Good job I'd taken Friday off from work.

Anyway, the fact that he was actually 11 or so strengthens my point. Radio Caroline would have had even less relevance to an 11 year old than a 16 year old.

Edited by Eric Mc on Saturday 8th May 08:49

[AdeTuono]

B0LLIKS said:

radio caroline, i'm 54 how come i cant remember it. just thought of this while hard at work thinking of how to avoid doing any work.

I'm younger than you, but remember it well. Radio Caroline also did many roadshows (basically a rock disco, before rock discos were invented) along the east coast. I remember going to those up until somewhere around 1980, so you've got no excuse.

Think I'll drag out 'The Boat That Rocked' for another slice of nostalgia.

[Eric Mc]

I would also think your geographical location would have made a difference whether you listened to it or not.

The previous poster mentions the east coast - where the medium wave signal would have been strongest.

I was brought up in Ireland where the Caroline signal was very weak and almost impossible to hear.

Radio Luxembourg was slightly better (they obviously had a big sod-off transmitter) but once Radio 1 started up listnership for these two stations would have started a slide downwards.

[B0LLIKS]

i think its time to get a copy of 'the boat that rocks' to see what i missed out on. seen adds for it, looks like a good time was had by all. pity i missed it. by the way dose arnald the dog ring any bells.

[AdeTuono]

B0LLIKS said:

i think its time to get a copy of 'the boat that rocks' to see what i missed out on. seen adds for it, looks like a good time was had by all. pity i missed it. by the way dose arnald the dog ring any bells.

Only if you listened to Tony Blackburn. Woof woof.