Offshore radio in England in the 1960s as well as the fact the major labels had left little to no airtime to less established acts. The Radio Caroline name was used to broadcast from international waters, using five different ships of three different owners, from 1964 to 1990. Radio Caroline was the brainchild of Ronan O'Rahilly, who dreamed up a way to air music by "unestablished" rock and roll artists Other well-known stations of the period were Radio Atlanta, Radio London, Radio 270 (broadcasting of the coast of Filey, Yorkshire) Radio 390, Radio Scotland, Radio Northsea International and Radio City. Most offshore
Radio City (pirate radio station) show on pirate radio - "The Auntie Mabel Hour", recordings of DJs acting comic sketches and parodying contemporary songs. Some material seems to have been stolen from "The Goon Show" and "Round the Horne". At Christmas 1966 the show featured a parody of "Alice in Wonderland" and included the DJs singing new comic lyrics to instrumental versions of popular songs. Another novelty was "The Anti-City Show", which invited listeners to send letters and reel-to-reel tapes of complaint about the station. It became a forum for complaints about anything that annoyed. Occasionally, "You've Got Your Troubles" by The Fortunes was broadcast