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Monday August 7th 2000
Michael Bakker (Dutch radio station Okay FM) reports:
30 en 31 augustus wordt er weer uitgezonden vanaf de Noordzee
Augustus is bij echte radioliefhebbers dé maand van de zeezenders. Zoals bekend moesten 26 jaar geleden stations zoals Radio Veronica, Radio Noordzee Internationaal en Radio Caroline door regeringsbeleid, maar onder protest van duizenden luisteraars, haar uitzendingen staken. Maar deze stations blijken anno 2000 nog steeds erg populair en nostalgische gevoelens los te maken, zoals blijkt uit de post die Stichting de Norderney regelmatig ontvangt. De organisatoren van dit evenement zijn Ad Bouman en Michael Bakker. Ad Bouman: "Veronica is vorig jaar al aan bod gekomen, tijdens speciale uitzendingen vanuit Hotel Lapershoek" "Een evenement waar enkele duizenden belangstellenden uit heel Nederland op afkwamen" "Een groot succes". Maar dit jaar is er bewust voor gekozen om juist de geschiedenis te belichten van ook de andere voormalige zeezenders zoals: Radio Mi Amigo, Radio Monique en Radio Caroline. Alle oud-presentatoren van deze zenders zullen nog één keer hun programma presenteren. Vanzelfsprekend zitten daar ook diverse oud Radio Veronica presentatoren tussen.
Om de nostalgische gevoelens verder aan te wakkeren, zullen de uitzendingen bijna vanzelfsprekend, live uitgezonden worden vanaf een schip.
Ook zal het mogelijk zijn om voor belangstellenden deze live radiouitzendingen bij te kunnen wonen, want drie keer per uur zal er een speciale boot (tender) vertrekken vanuit jachthaven ‘Seaport Marina’ in IJmuiden naar het uitzendschip. ’Aan wal’ vinden er divers festiviteiten plaats. Zo zullen er op het terras van strandpaviljoen Noordzee diverse nationale artiesten optreden en zijn er kraampjes waar men diverse ‘zeezender souvenirs’ kan kopen. De uitzendingen zijn via Okay FM op de kabel in het Gooi via 98.0 MHz en in Groot-Amsterdam / Noord-Holland via 90.0 Mhz te ontvangen. Tevens zendt Radio Monique via de kabelfrequentie 96.0 Mhz de programma’s uit in het IJmondgebied, en in de regio Den Bosch zijn de uitzendingen te volgen via FM 95.2 Mhz. Ook kunnen via "1584 The Bells" op de middengolf 1584 kHz de uitzendingen gevolgd worden in een groot gedeelte van Nederland. Ook zijn de uitzendingen te volgen via internet. Meer info via www.okayfm.nl Voor meer informatie: Michael Bakker 06-53 101 362 |
Wednesday August 2nd 2000
RadioVisie reports:
RADIO MI AMIGO OPNIEUW IN DE LUCHT!  Belofte maakt
schuld! De voorbije weken hebben we menig ouder radiohart sneller laten slaan toen we
bekend maakten dat op 30 september en 1 oktober aanstaande het memorabele Radio Mi Amigo
terug in de lucht zou zijn, met... het kruim van de toenmalige medewerkers. Ga zitten,
want vandaag trekken we een eerste blik details open...
VEEL VRAGEN VOOR VEEL RADIOVOLK AAN DE BARBECUE MET MI AMIGO VERZAMELINGEN AANVULLEN HOREN, ZIEN EN GENIETEN Meer info over de zondagse invulling en de namen van de aanwezige oud Radio Mi Amigo jocks, lees en hoor je in een volgende bijdrage. Maar dat had je natuurlijk zelf al geraden... Radio Magdalena jukebox@radiovisie.com |
Sunday July 30th 2000
Taken from today´s Arutz 7's daily e-mail news service:
ARUTZ SHEVA ON THE MOVE
 Arutz Sheva
Israel National Radio announces its new homepage on the Internet. The new gateway to the
site <IsraelNationalNews.com>,
which boasts Israel's first and largest Live Internet radio broadcast, features the top
news stories of the day, and facilitates navigation through the site content. "We can
already see that more people are reaching important pages that until now were simply
buried too many clicks away," said Tzvi Barish, Director of Internet Development at
Arutz Sheva. "On one short page, we now show links to our Newspaper, Radio, Video,
and Info sections, and link the surfer directly to 'What's New' - recent additions and
updates to the site."A newly-launched feature on IsraelNationalNews.com is Daily Radio
News from Israel in Easy Hebrew. Arutz Sheva Executive-Director Yaakov Katz explained the
move: "We've received numerous requests over the years for audio news in easy Hebrew,
and the initial response is very |
Thursday July 27th 2000
Michael Bakker (Dutch radio station Okay FM) reports in the "zeezender" newsgroup:
| Twee dagen terug naar
zeeWij zijn momenteel druk bezig om een feestelijke uitzending te
realiseren rond 30 en 31 augustus aanstaande. Wij hebben al een schip geregeld, en het zou
je niet verbazen dat wij daar twee dagen live vanaf de Noordzee mee gaan uitzenden. Samen
met Ad Bouman organiseer ik dit evenemenet weer, dus een hoog Radio Veronica gehalte is
weer verzekerd.
Het signaal gaat live vanaf het schip naar Radio Monique (ook een van de medeorganisatoren) via een codec naar Hilversum Okay FM en dan naar Den Bosch en Breda. Misschien wil 1584 AM The Bells mee werken om het een en ander te realiseren. Tot slot zijn wij op zoek naar een serieus iemand die het signaal via RealAudio verder wil distribueren. Je ziet het: Er gaat toch nog wel wat gebeuren deze zomer. |
Monday July 17th 2000
Hans Knot reports:
| Ad Roberts, former deejay
with Mi Amigo, Caroline, Radio Monique and Radio 819 is back at the radioscene. He
presents the weekly Billboard Hot Country Top 20 on Super FM in IJmuiden as well as stand
in deejay on the station Okay FM which can be heard in Hilversum, Amsterdam and some other
places Last month we mentioned that former Monique, Radio Caroline and Radio Noordzee FM deejay Erwin van der Bliek would start at a new dance station, Slam FM. At the last moment he has decided to pay full attention to his programme on Radio 3FM, the national popstation. Jeroen Woelwater (real name Jeroen Soer), once the director of the very successful Radio 10, who started his career in radio in 1979 on Radio Caroline, is back in Holland. Jeroen is now managing director at the new commercial radio station Radio Nationaal. 66 year old Sylvain Tack, former owner and director of Radio Mi Amigo has been found guilty under a law in Belgium forbidding to advertise for products which can help you stop smoking. Only pharmaceutical shops are allowed to sell those products. Tack has to pay 400.000 Bfr. Also he has to pay 30 million Bfr which he gained by selling the product. Talking about Radio Mi Amigo, the old name has found a rebirth in Gran Canaria where the station is providing a German service on 89.8 FM. Mainly golden oldies and music from the eighties and nineties are being played. See their website at http://www.radiomiamigo.com |
Saturday July 15th 2000
The Radio London RSL website reporting:
| Radio London 2000
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Thursday July 13th 2000
Taken from today´s Arutz 7's daily e-mail news service:
| WITNESS POINTS TO GOLAN'S
"OBSESSION" WITH ARUTZ-7
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Thursday July 6th 2000
Jan Sundermann reports:
| "Der Untergang des Radioschiffes MiAmigo, ein
Rückblick auf einen Teil der europäischen Rundfunkgeschichte" Unter diesem Titel wird am 25.Juli von 18.00 bis 19.00 Uhr eine Sendung über Radio Neandertal auf 97,6 MHz ausgestrahlt (Kreis Mettmann, Empfang bis Essen , Duisburg , Düsseldorf , Köln , Wuppertal). Diese Sendung wurde im Rahmen des Bürgerfunks produziert. Der Untergang der MiAmigo 1980 ist inhaltlich der Ausgangspunkt für eine Betrachtung der nachfolgenden Entwicklung einschließlich des Direktempfanges von Satellitenrundfunk. Mitschnitte /Jingles von Radio Caroline, MiAmigo, Veronica, 208 Luxembourg, WDR, Sky Radio und RadioNeandertal sind in der Sendung enthalten. Die Anschrift der produzierenden Bürgerfunkgruppe lautet : Bürgerhauswelle, VHS Erkrath, Postfach 1154, 40671 Erkrath. Mit freundlichem Gruß, Jan Sundermann "The sinking of the MVMiAmigo, a review of a part of european broadcast history" This is the title of a broadcast on July 25th, 18.00 to 19.00 hours, via Radio Neandertal on 97.6 MHz (from Mettmann, audible in Essen, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Cologne and Wuppertal). This broadcast is produced within the community broadcasting slot on an independent local commercial radio station here in North-Rhine- Westfalia. The sinking of the ship is documentated and a starting viewpoint on the developments followed up including direct satellite broadcast receiving. Recordings/jingles are included from Radios Caroline, MiAmigo, Veronica, 208Luxembourg, WDR Cologne, Sky Radio and Radio Neandertal. The mailing address of the producing community radio group is: Buergerhauswelle, VHS Erkrath, POBox 1154, D 40671 Erkrath, Germany. Best regards, Jan Sundermann |
Thursday June 29th 2000
RadioVisie reports:
On July 16th Stan Haag (ex Radio Veronica, Radio Mi Amigo International) is becoming 80 years old. Stan has become famous for his "Jukebox" request show where he must have read a million of postcards over the air and played the listeners´ favourite tracks. As a birthday surprise, RadioVisie is collecting postcards with birthday greetings to Stan. So make sure to send your personal birthday card to Actie Stan
Haag |
Thursday June 22nd 2000
Taken from today´s Arutz 7's daily e-mail news service:
 ARUTZ-7: PROSECUTION CASE LACKINGThe State Prosecution has finished
presenting its case in the trial of the managers of Arutz-7 Radio. The station's lawyers,
attorneys Dan Sela and |
Wednesday June 21st 2000
Alexander Roos reports:
| De bekende radiokwis 50 Pop of een envelop dat destijds
door ex-Radio Veronica DJ Tom Mulder werd gepresenteerd komt per 1 juli 2000 weer terug
via Radio 10 FM (AM 675 kHz). Tussen 1977 en 1987 werd de fameuze radiokwis door de TROS
op Hilversum 3 uitgezonden en was in die tijd een groot succes. Bij het spel konden luisteraars een vraag beantwoorden en als het antwoord goed was, mochten zij kiezen tussen 50 gulden (50 pop) of een envelop. |
Saturday June 10th 2000
| Radio London 2000John Platt reporting:
The Radio London RSL will take
place between August 1st and 28th. The studio will be on Clacton Pier and they will
broadcast on 1143 kHz (262 Mts.) but they will call it 266. So far, confirmed names are
Keith Skues, Dave Cash, Ian Damon. John Peel, Tommy Vance, Pete Brady, Ed Stewart have
also been invited but as yet they have not confirm whether they can get there.
|
Studio Anorak reporting: Dates – 1st August to 28th August 2000 Frequency – 1143kHz, 262m  Following a
meeting on June 8th with the management of Clacton Pier the proposal to use either Oscar's
Nightclub or a single-decker bus for the broadcast has been scrapped. Officials preferred
the concept of the RSL attracting visitors to the far end of the pier, so it is now
proposed that the studio will be an extremely well-tethered caravan. The pier management
is very excited and supportive of Radio London using the structure as the centre for the
broadcast, as 50,000 people visit it every MONTH!Some anoraks feel that a Big L broadcast isn't worthwhile unless it's from a ship. A ship would have been 'wonderful' and as many of you will know, there were plans to use the Mebo III for this RSL. However, this is not now practical, mainly because of the difficulties with access to the ship while it's moored at the old railway pier in Harwich. Unless anyone's got the right ship in the right place, which they are prepared to provide for next to nothing, a home above, rather than on the sea, must suffice. Paul Graham and the team should be applauded for their efforts in keeping Radio London alive, on the air and coming out of people's trannies, which is exactly what we all want. A studio feed of the station output is to also to be made available on the Internet, courtesy of KeConnect, who supplied the Net feed of the RNI RSL. A link will be provided from this site. Original Radio London jocks who have pledged their support and who aim to make personal appearances during the broadcast include Pete Brady, Keith Skues and Dave Cash. A surprise VIP guest ex-offshore presenter, whose name is still under wraps at present, is confirmed for 3.00pm on August 14th. When we can reveal all, we will! For anyone wishing to advertise on the RSL, a rate card will shortly be appearing. |
John Platt reporting:
| Density Reunion All of us who listened or were involved with Big L
during the 60's are aware of what she meant to us. By the way look at the picture of the
Density's flag and another taken during the War. |
Thursday June 1st 2000
TTS Mediapro reports:
| CHARLIE SEA WOLF ON NATIONAL
UK RADIO Former Laser 558 and Atlantic 252 star CHARLIE WOLF returns to national radio in the UK this weekend-- and this time you don't need to make a boat trip to speak to him. Charlie is on UK national station talkSPORT this coming Saturday, Sunday, and Monday mornings from 2am - 6am. talkSPORT is on 1089 and 1053 AM or available through their web site: www.talksport.net Charlie said: "After years of music radio I'm happy and excited about being back on a national station, and one where I get to do nothing but talk on the phone all night!" |
Tuesday May 30th 2000
Hans Knot reports:
| Last Saturday we sadly got to know that Ornar Barrow, a journalist from Gambia, has
been shot dead when producing a report in the Red Cross camp. He was murdered for unknown
reasons by a member of the uniformed "anti-violence"(!) troops. Ornar was an
employee of Radio Syd in Bradhurst, the unique radio station owned by Conny Wadner,
the daughter of Britt Wader (Scandinavia´s offshore station Radio Syd in the sixties). Ex-Radio Monique DJ Frits Koning (real name Frits Mulder) has been appointed vice chief editor of Business News Radio in the Netherlands. Apart from his offshore activities, Frits had been working for Radio Unique, Cable One, Sky Radio, Radio M and Nina Brink´s "World on line". Congratulations, Frits! |
Sunday May 28th 2000
From today´s Maariv newspaper:
 It was written that two separate petitions were
served to Israels High court of Justice against the Second Channels decision to let the
local Tel-Aviv religious radio station "Radio Kol-Hai" extend its broadcasts to
the Jerusalem area.The petitions were served against both the Second Channel radio
and TV Authority, and Radio Kol-Hai. Both bodies state that behind the petitions are in
fact representatives of Arutz 7 and members of Shas's (a Sephardic religious political
party) numerous pirate radio stations that broadcast to the Jerusalem area.
On the 18th May, a petition
was served by lawyer Dan Sela on behalf of Channel 15 Jerusalem LTD. Sela also acts as
legal advisor to Arutz 7. One of the chief stockholders of Channel 15 Jerusalem is
Tamar Katz from Bet-El - wife of Yaakov Katz - one of the founders and owners of Arutz 7.
Last Wednesday another
petition was served by the "Tibota" Company. They define themselves as a
"communications" company. They are represented by a lawyer called Nadav Ashal,
who originates from the law firm of Shlomo Deri, brother of a former leader of the Shas
party Arie Deri.
Lawyer Sela claims that
there is no link between Channel 15 Jerusalem and Arutz 7, and also in the other
petition,Shas is not mentioned in any way. But Radio Kol-Hai claim that behind both
petitions are pirate radio stations that with all the "chutzpah", are fighting
legal radio stations and legal decisions. |
Monday May 22nd 2000
| This is not really
offshore news but... Israeli Authorities , sending humanitarian/medical aid to the hungry in Ethiopia, have decided to call the operation "Operation Abie". The operation has been named after the peace campaigner, and owner of the former offshore station the "Voice of Peace" Abie Nathan. In the framework of the operation, a large group of doctors,nurses and volunteers will leave Israel tomorrow, and will be working from the Northern Ethiopian city of Dasa. From there they will operate to mobile hospitals. The head of the group is Dr. Yaakov Adler, and it is he who suggested to the authorities to name the operation after his good friend, in recognition of all his humanitarian deeds throughout the world through the years. |
Monday May 15th 2000
RadioVisie reports:
| Communicator silent
again The Dutch company Nozema has ceased Q-The Beat´s transmissions from the former radioship MV Communicator which is still anchored near Almere. Due to the station´s severe financial problems Nozema decided to use the low-powered (and much cheaper) Lopik transmitter instead. Last year that transmitter had broadcast the Veronica 1224 Revival. |
Tuesday May 9th 2000
Taken from today´s Arutz 7's daily e-mail news service:
| ARUTZ-7 BY SATELLITE Arutz-7 broadcasts can now be heard
via satellite throughout Israel. Exact information on how to do so will be provided over
the coming days. Future television broadcasts originating in Arutz-7 will be able to be
received by satellite as well. |
Saturday May 6th 2000
Alexander Roos reports:
| Former Radio Veronica and Radio Mi Amigo DJ Bart van Leeuwen and Pierre Kartner (Vader Abraham on Radio Veronica and Radio Noordzee Internationaal) are back on Holland's newest radiostation, Radio Nationaal on 1332 kHz and 1035 kHz. |
Wednesday May 3rd 2000
TTS Mediapro reports:
| Radio Caroline South
Proposed RSL Summer 2000 In an exclusive statement to TTS-Mediapro today Mr Peter Moore, representing the Radio Caroline organisation, stated that there would not be a Radio Caroline RSL from the Mebo 3 (LV 18) this summer which would have his authorisation or blessing. Mr Moore said that there had been discussions but that the Mebo 3 (LV 18) had no public access without which an RSL would not be profitable, and thus a drain on the Caroline organisation's limited funds. He further stated that the dates he had in mind, which included the date 14 August, had apparently been booked for an RSL by another organisation. Peter Moore stressed that for authentic confirmed news on the activities of the Radio Caroline group people should refer to their web site, telephone information line, or give him a call! A spokesman for the Radio London group, who did not wish to be identified, said that they would probably not use the Mebo 3 (LV 18) for the same reason as the Caroline group, limited public access, and are looking to relocate their RSL. However he confirmed that the Radio London broadcast will go ahead between 18 July and 14 August 2000. |
| RNI RSL
Clive Boutell reports on his website:
Getting
visitors aboard the ship has been a major problem because of the ships location alongside
the derelict pier, the only safe way has been via a small dingy but this has not always
been possible due to a shortage of qualified boatmen and weather conditions. Anyone who
still wishes to visit the radioship should contact Tony O'Neil on 0797 1766808 first to
see if it is possible. It is possible that the Mebo III may move for the last few days of
the broadcast, stay tuned to 1575 khz for further details. |
Monday May 1st 2000
The Radio Magazine reporting:
| Station
May Drop Offshore Plans Plans for long wave high-power station Delta Radio to locate its transmitter base on a man-made structure in International Waters of the North Sea off Holland may be ditched after a court ruled that the station, backed by American, British and European finance, can after all use the shortwave transmitter site at Kootwijk. Kootwijk in the province of Gelderland was the original site proposed by Delta, but it met with strong protests. There are still complaints from conservation groups which have to be addressed before the project can proceed. It may be another six months before a final decision is made on the way forward for the station which will target the United Kingdom with its programming. |
Easter Monday April 24th 2000
RadioVisie/Freewave reporting:
| There are exiciting plans with the "Mebo 3"
which is currently used for the RNI RSL broadcasts in Harwich. Starting at the end of
June, there will be a Radio Caroline South RSL from the former lightship. Peter Moore is said to have given his o.k.
for using the Caroline name. Johnnie Walker, Mike Ahearn and Tommy Vance are amongst those
DJs who are reported to have agreed to take part. Robbie Dale is currently being contacted
to be persuaded to come over to the UK. Starting at the end of August, a new Radio London RSL will broadcast from the Mebo 3. The DJ list includes Tommy Vance again plus Willy Walker and Mike Lennox. (Note from the editor: This item is no April fools joke...) |
Wednesday April 12th 2000
| RNI RSL
RNI Re-launch delayed . Today Robert Magniez from France added: 12.36h CET: Test on 1575 have just started
from the Mebo III. Apparently they had transmitter troubles. |
January 28th 2000 till April 3rd 2000
December 9th 1999 till January 24th 2000
October 14th till December 2nd 1999
September 7th till October 11th 1999
August 6th till September 6th 1999 June 10th till July 22nd 1999
Gezien
het ongekende succes rond de 11-daagse historische radio uitzendingen van Radio Veronica
vorig jaar, heeft het Hilversumse productiehuis "Gooiland Produkties BV" uit
Hilversum wederom een grote radiostunt in petto voor 30 en 31 augustus aanstaande.
Dankzij de zeekadetten IJmond, die het schip ‘M.S.
Willem Beukelsz’ beschikbaar hebben gesteld, zal dit bewaarheid worden.
Hi from us all at RADIO LONDON, were working hard
right now in preparation of our new SummerY2K broadcast from Clacton Pier August 1st -
28th August. 
The trial of the management of Arutz-7 continues today in the
Jerusalem Magistrates Court. Arutz-7's defense attorneys called to the witness stand
Stan Haag´s Birthday
I am talking about the wartime crew of the Density,
as she was then. This small group of men hold biannual reunions in Texas and had no idea
that the ship had another life. They were told by the USN that she was scrapped in 1947.
They would be very pleased to meet anyone who has
something to tell them about her Big L days. Tom Danaher is going and probably Ben Toney
as well.
Radio
Northsea International is now in its final week of broadcasting, presenters on board for
the final week include Norman Barrington, Paul Graham, Paul Maclaren, Victor Hartman and
Phil Mitchell. RNI will go 24 hours for the last weekend with the Skyline programme
between 3am and 6am.
Yesterday, April 11th
2000, Colin Lamb reported on his