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RADIO ATLANTA 1964 from the MV Mi Amigo Pirate Radio Ship
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- Опубліковано 17 сер 2024
- [drumroll] ...and now: let me take you back in time. Way back. 1964, the year the first Pirate Radio Ships appeared off the British coast. Also the last year DJ's would wear jackets and ties while on duty. Ever wondered how potatoes got peeled in the galley and what the Dutch captain's wife looked like? The smiling happy faces of the crew? Wait no longer. I proudly present to you the good ship Mi Amigo and RADIO ATLANTA!
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A unique glimpse of life on board of one of the first Offshore Radio ships (1964): Radio Atlanta. Only few audio recordings and hardly any video is left of Radio Atlanta.
This is a re-edit of original Movietone newsreel footage with audio added. The only people identified by name in the description with the footage are Colin Nichol, Captain Meyer and his wife. Probably Bryan Vaughan is also in the studio and Tony Windsor can be seen (in dark glasses) on deck.
Radio Atlanta operated briefly from 12 May 1964 to 2 July 1964 off the Essex coast. It had 2 on air studio's and a 10,000 watt AM transmitter.
Through a merger with Radio Caroline, it's vessel, the MV Mi Amigo' became home of Radio Caroline South later that year. Radio Caroline being the 3rd radio station to broadcast from the legendary Mi Amigo, the ship that would serve the longest in Offshore Radio history, still operating when she finally sank in a gale off the British coast.
The radio ship (originally MV Olga) had been originally converted and outfitted as the home of the offshore Swedish station Radio Nord. On 31 May 1960 the hold of the MV Olga was converted into studios, transmitter room and crew quarters at the Norder Werft shipyard in Hamburg, West Germany.
Due to laws restricting work on the unlicensed installation of broadcasting equipment at the port, the ship, now renamed Bon Jour, was taken to the free port at Langelinie, Copenhagen. A 125 foot mast to support the broadcasting antenna coupled to two 10,000 watts LTV-Continental Electronics (CEMCO) transmitters was then assembled and installed. The transmitters had been flown in from the factory at Dallas, Texas in six thousand parts.
The original antenna design called for two masts with a horizontal antenna slung between (as on Radio Veronica's ship Borkum Riff). However, the actual antenna was an inverted V supported by the single mast.
Renamed the MV Mi Amigo, the ship in 1964 became home to Radio Caroline South of the Essex coast and would serve the longest of any Pirate Offshore Radio ship in history. In the 70's the Dutch/Belgian station 'Radio Mi Amigo' broadcasted from the ship together with Radio Caroline.
Stories and detailed Photographs of this period can be found in the iBook 'Pirate Radio Ships in the 70's, available in iBooks - Apple store
Great to hear Radio Atlanta and the voice of Johnnie Jackson once again. I remember listening to it on my tiny Aero transistor radio radio in it's short life, before it became Radio Caroline South.
Great days.
What a time it was. I was 11 years old when Atlanta/Caroline came on and by 1966 there must have been over a dozen stations broadcasting from ships or forts around the coast. We lived in Manchester at the time so reception of most of them was a struggle, and I discovered that holding my little radio near a wire fence improved things a lot. It was all part of the fun. Best reception was Radio Scotland, we could receive that with my radio on the mantelpiece, especially in the dark mornings. If I had a time machine I'd go back in a heartbeat.
The very best days of radio wish I could go back
The reception in the North -East of The Netherlands was very good...!
Mike Raven also introduces himself, I remember his R&B shows on 390 on Sundays.
My dad use to DX the MW back in the day listening for new offshore radio stations. He would often find a new one and record it on his reel to reel. I remember listening to King radio London playing Sousa music.
Many young people carried a transistor radio, women carried them on a shoulder strap, the good old day's.
Wonderful - first time I've ever heard the legendary Atlanta (having come late in the 1960's to listening at the time) - thank you !
Aahhhh. Good old days where "lawless pirates" played cards on the deck of their pirate ships in shirt, ties and cardigans. And played the music we liked. Radio as it should be.
so pleased I grew up with these - awesome vid - and memories!
The first voice you hear is Tony Withers - Later to be known as Tony Windsor on Big L Radio London. Famous for his "Hello" in a deep voice lol. Happy Days !
TW was a great radio presenter. I listened to him often on Atlanta and Big L.
Thanks for bringing back memories of the days of listening to the "Pirates "
This was the year of my birth,incidentally I first heard pirate radio in the seventies,from.Radio Caroline,who I later kept listening to in 80's and 90's including Laser 558 /hot hits 576.
Ah la voix du DJ, quel régal à écouter 👂
3:02 OMG a woman on board - didn’t think they allowed that back in the 60’s - Atlanta was enlightened then.
This brings tears to my eyes! I'm sure that I saw a news report at the time of Atlanta, that they recorded their shows in London. Does anyone know more about this?
Yes, they were recorded somewhere in London but I don't know where. The studio on board the ship was equipped with record decks, microphone etc, so live shows could be presented if the tapes were delayed.
@@andyhowlett2231 Thanks, Andy, I heard that they recorded their shows in a news report at the time Atlanta first started. But then over the years I never heard it again, so you've put my mind at ease! It's important we keep the story of the original off shore pirates going, before those wonderful days are forgotten and dissolve into time.
I remember listening from the first week down in Hampshire! Great times!
perfect!!!
Excellent.
As far as I know, Radio Atlanta and the MV Mi Amigo have never been together. Atlanta broadcasted from the MV Fredericia, which later was renamed as MV Caroline.
+Jaap Diederik Nope. Read my iBook or watch this movie again. That IS Radio Atlanta broadcasting from the Mi Amigo... Caroline started from the MV Fredericia, after the merger Atlanta's Mi Amigo became Radio Caroline South.
I have to admit you were right...
WRONG! Just swap the ship names around!!!!!!
Tea cups were very small in those day's.
Wonderful film. Who was the chef,?
Does the ship move while broadcasting? Or do they just sail out to a specific spot and remain stagnant in that one area as they broadcast?
I know nothing about how these things with, and I'm having a surprisingly hard time finding an answer to this simple question, so if anyone can help me out here I'd appreciate it.
The ships remained at anchor outside the three mile limit so that they weren't subject to the Government regulations.
The Pirate Ships didn't sail anywhere - they were anchored.
hello
Hello to you too, from the UK.
Why are they wearing suits are they expecting the queen aboard
Some of the audio is in serious need of bass filtering.
The radio station itself sounds tinny, and the hum appears to be gently pulsing (e.g. towards the end of the clip). So I'm guessing the hum is from their transmission being slightly off-frequency, a low-pitched hum heterodyne against whatever (foreign) stations were on the proper frequency. My parents used to hate that kind of hum coming from my big valve radio (in the bedroom). Offshore Pirates had a habit of not paying attention to exact frequency - RNI and 1980's Radio Caroline and Laser being notable exceptions.
Radio 270 started out on the same frequency as Radio London! People even wrote in to report the hum, and were told by the on-air DJ "Radio 270 does NOT hum." Of course, they wouldn't hear it right on top of the transmitter. I certainly heard it at my home 50 miles away from Scarborough! The best days of my life! Thank you pirate radio.