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
Pirate radio in Limerick Pirate radio in Limerick Limerick has had an amount of pirate radio stations over the years; however, not many of these have had sufficient longevity to make a significant impact. The biggest radio stations in the region from the late 70s to mid-80s were Raidio Luimni (8 years), www.BigLradiolimerick.com (7 years), Hits 954. (3 years) and RLWE (Radio Limerick Weekly Echo) (6 months). Other reasonably-significant radio stations in the area over the years included Independent Radio Limerick, CCR (City Centre Radio), Radio Vera, Radio Munster, SoundChannel and Mid-West Radio (a name since adopted somewhat confusingly by a legal radio station