Offshore radio acquired the yacht Ceto and installed radio equipment. Unfortunately, the apparatus could not operate properly overboard, the signal being heavily affected by the climate conditions. The transmitter was then replaced by Siemens loudspeakers and the Ceto toured England "broadcasting" gramophone records interspersed by advertising. Unauthorized offshore broadcasting stations operating from ships or fixed platforms in the coastal waters of the Northern Sea first appeared in 1958. There were as many as eleven such stations in the mid-1960s. One of the most popular offshore radio broadcasts in Europe came from Radio Caroline, which developed out both of the strict broadcasting regulations
Pennine Radio (radio station) Alfasound, the UK agent for Jam Creative Productions, contained vocals by soul singer Jimmy Helms. Former notable presenters on the station include Peter Levy, Roger Kirk, Austin Mitchell, Bob Preedy, Ian Davidson, Martin Kelner, Jon Culshaw, Paul Fairburn, Paul Burnett, Martin Kelner, Edouard Lapaglie, and James Watt. Pennine Radio (radio station) Pennine Radio was the original name for what is now Pulse 1 in Bradford, the independent local radio station for West Yorkshire, England. It was launched on 16 September 1975. Pennine Radio was the idea of Steve Harris and Terry Bate, the latter being a founding member of Metro