March 20: After 16 years of tearing up the airwaves the bell finally appeared to toll for pirate station Radio Caroline. Disc jockeys had been pop picking for Caroline since 1964 and had used the good ...

In the 1960s, if you were a teenager in the United States, a big part of your life was probably music. There was a seemingly endless supply of both radio stations and 45s to keep you entertained. In ...

As the old adage goes: “Always be yourself. Unless you can be a pirate. Then always be a pirate.” That certainly applies to the small, but special circle of swashbuckling radio enthusiasts in the ...

A legendary pirate radio station is to host a special three-day broadcast to mark its 60th anniversary. Radio Caroline defied the authorities when it started broadcasting non-stop pop music, offshore, ...

The U.K. has a long and lasting history of pirate radio stations. These are stations that were set up on ships and broadcast from international waters. The BBC had a monopoly on the airwaves in the ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks to U.K. broadcaster Johnnie Walker about Ronan O'Rahilly, the founder of the pirate Radio Caroline, who died on April 20 at the age of 79. The founder of pirate radio, Radio ...

Radio Caroline defied the authorities when it started broadcasting non-stop pop music, offshore, on 28 March 1964. More than 100 people were expected to visit and tour the Ross Revenge vessel, moored ...

"When you tell people it is factual, you say, no, that surely didn't happen.” LONDON -- As the old adage goes: “Always be yourself. Unless you can be a pirate. Then always be a pirate.” That certainly ...