Thursday 14 August 2014

Marine Broadcasting (Offences) Act 1967

The Marine Broadcasting (Offences) Act came into effect at midnight at the end of the 14th August 1967, attempting to close down all the "illegal" stations operating from ships and forts in the Thames Estuary. A copy of the original legislation as a PDF can be found here: 

www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/41/pdfs/ukpga_19670041_en.pdf

Logs of Thursday 14th August

6290 @ 0815 Rode Adelaar - 35444, from Nederland; Id @ 0820
6860 @ 1833 GSV - 35444, from Scotland; "You Make Lovin' Fun" - Fleetwood Mac. Playing Little Feat - "Fat Man in the Bathtub" @ 1914
6305 @ 1842 Merlin - 34434, from England; Announcing the RSL at Harwich - "Forget Me Nots" by Patrice Rushen
6807 @ 1845 Sundown Radio - 34434; "Have You Seen Her" by the Chi-Lites
6265 @ 1920 Nora - 35444, from Nederland; Mamas & Papas - "Creeque Alley"
6290 @ 1926 Radio Alex - 24332, from Nederland; ID  The Cranberries - "Just My Imagination"
6320 @ 1931 Poema - 34334, from Nederland; Greetings, ID
6975 @ 1934 Rock Radio Network (tent) - 45444, from UK; Familiar background hum, rock music - "Winter Wine" by Caravan
4026 @ 1936 Laser HH - 34343; "What A Waste" by Ian Dury @ 1944
6425 @ 1939 Ronalisa - 23322, from Nederland; Heard greetings - music unknown!