648 kHz

[Scott]

Can this be true?

"Veteran pirate station Radio Caroline is now operating on direct
solar power.

"The station now broadcasts on a community radio licence in East
Anglia and is heard across England, The Netherlands, Belgium and
beyond on 648AM from the Orfordness Transmitting Station on the
Suffolk coast."
https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/06/former-pirate-station-radio-caroline-goes-green-with-solar-power/

[Woody]

Post by Scott
Can this be true?
"Veteran pirate station Radio Caroline is now operating on direct
solar power.
"The station now broadcasts on a community radio licence in East
Anglia and is heard across England, The Netherlands, Belgium and
beyond on 648AM from the Orfordness Transmitting Station on the
Suffolk coast."
https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/06/former-pirate-station-radio-caroline-goes-green-with-solar-power/

I thought 648khz was BBC WS from somewhere on the Suffolk coast?

[Scott]

Post by Woody

Post by Scott
Can this be true?
"Veteran pirate station Radio Caroline is now operating on direct
solar power.
"The station now broadcasts on a community radio licence in East
Anglia and is heard across England, The Netherlands, Belgium and
beyond on 648AM from the Orfordness Transmitting Station on the
Suffolk coast."
https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/06/former-pirate-station-radio-caroline-goes-green-with-solar-power/

I thought 648khz was BBC WS from somewhere on the Suffolk coast?

Now under new management:
https://www.radiocaroline.co.uk/history_of_648.html

[tony sayer]

Post by Scott

Post by Woody

Post by Scott
Can this be true?
"Veteran pirate station Radio Caroline is now operating on direct
solar power.
"The station now broadcasts on a community radio licence in East
Anglia and is heard across England, The Netherlands, Belgium and
beyond on 648AM from the Orfordness Transmitting Station on the
Suffolk coast."
https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/06/former-pirate-station-radio-caroline-goes-

green-with-solar-power/

Post by Woody
I thought 648khz was BBC WS from somewhere on the Suffolk coast?

https://www.radiocaroline.co.uk/history_of_648.html

They have applied to Ofcom to up their power substainally whist under
Solar power!..

[charles]

Post by Woody

Post by Scott
Can this be true?
"Veteran pirate station Radio Caroline is now operating on direct
solar power.
"The station now broadcasts on a community radio licence in East
Anglia and is heard across England, The Netherlands, Belgium and
beyond on 648AM from the Orfordness Transmitting Station on the
Suffolk coast."
https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/06/former-pirate-station-radio-caroline-goes-green-with-solar-power/

I thought 648khz was BBC WS from somewhere on the Suffolk coast?

It was

[Brian Gregory]

Post by charles

Post by Woody

Post by Scott
Can this be true?
"Veteran pirate station Radio Caroline is now operating on direct
solar power.
"The station now broadcasts on a community radio licence in East
Anglia and is heard across England, The Netherlands, Belgium and
beyond on 648AM from the Orfordness Transmitting Station on the
Suffolk coast."
https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/06/former-pirate-station-radio-caroline-goes-green-with-solar-power/

I thought 648khz was BBC WS from somewhere on the Suffolk coast?

It was

Yep. It was, until it wasn't.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orfordness_transmitting_station

Also of interest:

[Brian Gaff]

I can hear it hear, It tends to play mostly album cuts and of course has
adverts, but has an internet stream in stereo. There is also every so often
a nostalgia based version which takes over Manx Radio AM at various times
as well. I also believe the floating studio is also around in a river
estuary in Essex, as I recall when Dave Cash died, his ashes were put into
the see off that part of the world by his wife, with folk like Tony
Blackburn etc in tow.
Brian
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Post by Scott
Can this be true?
"Veteran pirate station Radio Caroline is now operating on direct
solar power.
"The station now broadcasts on a community radio licence in East
Anglia and is heard across England, The Netherlands, Belgium and
beyond on 648AM from the Orfordness Transmitting Station on the
Suffolk coast."
https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/06/former-pirate-station-radio-caroline-goes-green-with-solar-power/

[Rink]

Post by Brian Gaff
I can hear it hear, It tends to play mostly album cuts and of course has
adverts, but has an internet stream in stereo. There is also every so often
a nostalgia based version which takes over Manx Radio AM at various times
as well. I also believe the floating studio is also around in a river
estuary in Essex, as I recall when Dave Cash died, his ashes were put into
the see off that part of the world by his wife, with folk like Tony
Blackburn etc in tow.
Brian

On 1368 Manx Radio one weekend each month.
Planning 2023 (scroll down):
https://www.radiocaroline.co.uk/#manx_info.html

So next weekend is 24/25 june

Rink

[Chris Youlden]

Post by Scott
Can this be true?
"Veteran pirate station Radio Caroline is now operating on direct
solar power.
"The station now broadcasts on a community radio licence in East
Anglia and is heard across England, The Netherlands, Belgium and
beyond on 648AM from the Orfordness Transmitting Station on the
Suffolk coast."
https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/06/former-pirate-station-radio-caroline-goes-green-with-solar-power/

A friend of mine manages the Trans World Radio transmitting station in
Benin. There are 2 MF transmitters running at 200KW erp each. The total
building consumption excluding the transmitters is 12kW.

He has installed solar panels which can generate 13kW. Public
electricity in Benin can be unreliable and expensive, but the site also
has generating capacity so can run independently.