{"id":28684,"date":"2017-10-08T09:26:05","date_gmt":"2017-10-08T13:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=28684"},"modified":"2017-10-08T09:26:05","modified_gmt":"2017-10-08T13:26:05","slug":"648-khz-radio-caroline-gets-a-permanent-home-on-the-mw-broadcast-band","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/648-khz-radio-caroline-gets-a-permanent-home-on-the-mw-broadcast-band\/","title":{"rendered":"648 kHz: Radio Caroline gets a permanent home on the MW broadcast band"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1085\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/radiocaroline.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1085\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1085\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/radiocaroline.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/radiocaroline.jpg 460w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/radiocaroline-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1085\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Radio Caroline circa 1960&#8217;s.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>(Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/news\/radio-caroline-getting-permanent-perch-in-mw-am-band\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ARRL News<\/a> via Eric McFadden, WD8RIF)<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Radio Caroline, the latter-day incarnation of the famous shipboard pirate radio station that beamed rock music to the UK in the 1960s and 1970s, has obtained a license to operate permanently on 648 kHz at 1 kW ERP. A transmitter imported from Europe has been undergoing necessary modifications to suit the MW frequency, which falls between the 10-kHz-spaced AM Standard Broadcast Band frequencies in the US.[&#8230;]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/news\/radio-caroline-getting-permanent-perch-in-mw-am-band\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to read the full article on the ARRL website.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Source: ARRL News via Eric McFadden, WD8RIF) Radio Caroline, the latter-day incarnation of the famous shipboard pirate radio station that beamed rock music to the UK in the 1960s and 1970s, has obtained a license to operate permanently on 648 kHz at 1 kW ERP. A transmitter imported from Europe has been undergoing necessary modifications [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[373,56,433,3],"tags":[2011,4092,372,4091,2888],"class_list":["post-28684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-broadcasters","category-mediumwave","category-news","tag-arrl","tag-pirate-radio","tag-radio-caroline","tag-radio-history","tag-wd8rif"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-7sE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26201,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/radio-caroline-to-broadcast-on-648-khz-mediumwave\/","url_meta":{"origin":28684,"position":0},"title":"Radio Caroline to broadcast on 648 kHz mediumwave","author":"Thomas","date":"June 6, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Southgate ARC and Mike Terry) Caroline to be on 648 kHz with 1 kW ERP We can now announce that our AM frequency will be 648 kHz with a power of 1000 watts. This is ERP or simply the power radiated by the aerial. A transmitter was imported from\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ross-Revenge-Caroline.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ross-Revenge-Caroline.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ross-Revenge-Caroline.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":29102,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/radio-caroline-testing-648-khz\/","url_meta":{"origin":28684,"position":1},"title":"Radio Caroline testing on 648 kHz","author":"Thomas","date":"November 12, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Southgate ARC via Mike Terry) Caroline 648 testing A test signal with continuous music and announcements reported today. Reception reports on Facebook from the UK, Holland, Belgium, France and Austria. Some reports from mainland Europe refer to a co-channel Romanian or Slovenian station. I think this is at a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Radio-Dial-2-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Radio-Dial-2-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Radio-Dial-2-1024x576.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":36949,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/radio-caroline-north-via-ross-revenge-for-easter-fundraiser\/","url_meta":{"origin":28684,"position":2},"title":"Radio Caroline North\u00a0via Ross Revenge for Easter fundraiser","author":"Thomas","date":"April 16, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Southgate ARC via Eric McFadden) Join us this Easter, our 55th Birthday, for our Annual Fundraiser. We will be broadcasting\u00a0Radio Caroline North\u00a0live from our radio ship, Ross Revenge, anchored in the estuary of the River Blackwater, from 9:00 am on Easter Friday until 2:00 pm on Easter Monday (all\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Mediumwave&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Mediumwave","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/mediumwave\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ross-Revenge-Caroline.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ross-Revenge-Caroline.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ross-Revenge-Caroline.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":29725,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/radio-caroline-am-service-to-open-on-friday-december-22\/","url_meta":{"origin":28684,"position":3},"title":"Radio Caroline: AM service to open on Friday, December 22","author":"Thomas","date":"December 19, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Southgate ARC via Mike Terry) Radio Caroline AM service to open Weather and technology permitting, our programmes on\u00a0648 kHz\u00a0will commence originating from the Ross Revenge at 7.00 AM on Friday 22nd December. The changed schedule for the day will be : 7am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Johnny Lewis 9am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Top Fifteen 10am\u00a0\u00a0 Ray Clark \u2013\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;AM&quot;","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ross-Revenge-Caroline.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ross-Revenge-Caroline.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ross-Revenge-Caroline.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":57133,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/the-return-of-radio-london-on-1206-khz-july-29-august-14-2023\/","url_meta":{"origin":28684,"position":4},"title":"The return of Radio London on 1206 kHz (July 29 &#8211; August 14, 2023)","author":"Thomas","date":"July 2, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, WD3C, who shares the following announcement: RADIO PIRATE: The return of Big L Radio London on 1206 kHz, 24 hours a day, from July 29th to August 14th. Back with, in my pocket, a temporary license issued by OFCOM. 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