ON AUGUST 14, 1967 ... 48 years ago today ... the British government of the time outlawed off-shore pirate radio stations, including Radio Caroline and Radio London.
One thing worth remembering, though, about the generation of post-World War II Baby Boomers who made Pirate Radio the success it was, is this ... after the Pirate Stations were banned, we demanded that the BBC create a music radio station for us (Radio 1).
However, we didn't insist on the older generations being ignored. On the contrary we made it clear our Mums, Dads and grandparents should have a music radio station of their own too (Radio 2).
However, we didn't insist on the older generations being ignored. On the contrary we made it clear our Mums, Dads and grandparents should have a music radio station of their own too (Radio 2).
Nearly fifty years later, we Baby Boomers are now the older generation, but we have been ignored to the extent where our share of the UK 'radio cake' has been whittled away to little more than left-over crumbs.
That's why I'm starting a campaign through my Pensioners Platform column in the Torbay Times, also through this Blog and my www.mid20thcenturymusictalk.blogspot.com Blog urging the BBC to create a dedicated national radio station and TV channel to cater exclusively for we UK seniors.
That's why I'm starting a campaign through my Pensioners Platform column in the Torbay Times, also through this Blog and my www.mid20thcenturymusictalk.blogspot.com Blog urging the BBC to create a dedicated national radio station and TV channel to cater exclusively for we UK seniors.
After all, there's more than 10 million of us now ... and that represents a huge, untapped audience!
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