Radio Caroline North is to be heard on 1368Kc/s via Manx Radio on Saturday 26th September.

I'll try and record them.

I know that bridge quite well, it used to be a pain trying to get the Lifeboat under it at certain tides. The Lifeboat Station has now moved, thankfully!

The Radio Caroline North Schedule for this weekend:

Saturday 26th September

08.30 Carnaby Street - Chris Williams
10.30 Kevin Turner
13.00 Chris Pearson
16.00 Dave Foster
19.00 Steve Anthony
21.00 Marc Tyley

Sunday 27th September

00.00 Gary Ziepe
04.00 John Ellery
06.00 Kevin Turner
09.00 Chris Pearson
12.00 Ray Clark
15.00 Steve Anthony
18.00 Dave Foster
21.00 Closedown

can you receive it on AM in Holyhead ? - Tx shouldn't be too far away from Holyhead (??)

I had just started listening when the feed went off. I'm on Grandad duties this afternoon so am sitting in the Country Park watching the kids play, one is crying but that's nothing new, and listening to Caroline North. Life just doesn't get much better. Off to feed the ducks shortly.

I remember once when the Radio One Roadshow lost connection to London, so they just hooked up to an AM transmitter which they had and carried on just transmitting to the local area.

The 1368 has just started to fade with the oncoming of darkness now. Nothing much, just a slight sideband distortion every now and again.

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can you receive it on AM in Holyhead ? - Tx shouldn't be too far away from Holyhead (??)

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They've just read out an email from a listener in the Bochum Rhur district in Germany who is listening to the 1368 transmission. That TX is cracking out! I think there's a high pressure too, which will help transmissions.

There are a lot of double tracks being played, dunno what the issue is. I heard Thin Lizzie being played with "Dancin' With Tears In My Eyes" in the background. another two tracks are on now.

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They've just read out an email from a listener in the Boken Rhur (sp? Alec, please correct.) district in Germany who is listening to the 1368 transmission. That TX is cracking out! I think there's a high pressure too, which will help transmissions.

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Quote: BigJohn wrote in post #15

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What time do they stop broadcasting today?

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Only able to listen on internet here in Essex but sounding good.
People have to realise that this broadcast is an experiment and faults have to be ironed out for the next uplink
But, this reincarnation has proved Caroline is alive and the future looks rosey.
Eric has proved that waiting works, now it's PM's turn to move forward.
Caroline V's KBC on AM---will it happen?
Col.

KBC is already on MW - but it needs a (much) stronger signal which means moving to another anchor lot
Also it needs a much more European orientated program like in good old 6095 khz days with British and Dutch deejays.
If people would want to listen to American type (or Country music) radio they tune on i-net radio or listen to AFN (via i-net).
A broader bandwidth providing a better sound also would attract listeners to the MW
- there's still a lot to be improved to gain a loyal listenership for KBC and above all to find paying sponsors

Caroline has already got a good programming but they need a 10 KW MW outlet to cover London and also the Western Dutch and Eastern British Coast
People want to listen in their cars and on their household radios
I don't think AM is gone for good if signal and modulation are good
What 10 KWs (only) on AM (1170 khz) can do proves Radio Capodistria - they cover with their 10 KWs the whole East-coast and wide parts of north-eastern Italy from their Tx in Slovenjia (Koper/Capodistria)

I also don't think it would be a ' Caroline vs. KBC ' - its the opposite - 2 new but viable 24/7 stations would make AM attractive and also gain back a lot of former AM listeners from which both stations only will take profit

The listener in Germany usually listens via tinternet but last night chose to listen via medium wave, as did a load of others, one lot reporting reception in Southampton.
I already know why, but WHY in this day and age of internet and perfect, stereo reception on your computer or mobile device, do people STILL opt to listen via fadey, crackly medium wave?

In GER listening via smart-phone is too expensive even if you have a flat-rate - I think our fees are the highest in Europe also then people are used to simply switch on their radio in the car or at home. Also DAB+ seems to become a damp squib over here yet it is propagated like 'sour beer' by the politics ; people stay with their radios mostly on FM of course. I-net radio listening is getting more popular now but only at home and the sale of WiFi-Radios is increasing.
Listening to AM is a kind of adventure especially at night when far distance stations come in and if the sound is good (like in the US) why not also during daytime - its easy to dial and you are independent from all this technical bits and pieces so I am sure AM if well propagated still has a future and so would have Caroline und KBC if ....