This is Radio Mi Amigo from the LV18 in Harwich Harbour.
Contact the station! Our studio email address has changed!
Or send to studio @ lv18radio dot uk
Direct link to stream for internet radios etc:
http://stream.radiojar.com/0e16w6ha74uvv.mp3
Our station ethos is to remember the ships, the stations and the DJs who changed the cultural society of the UK, breaking the establishments hold on the media.
We remember the joys and sacrifices of the radio pirates by only playing tracks from the 60s or 70s. Whenever possible we’ll also welcome the original DJs from the pirate ships into our own floating studio.
Our most recent live studio event was Pirate Radio Weekend August 2024.
During that weekend Johnnie Walker called into Keith Skues’ show. That conversation is available on this site.
https://www.lv18radio.uk/2024/08/ks-jw20240811/
We streamed a special live show from our ship on Sunday 23rd June 2024 presented by Garry Lee, with guests. Many thanks to all who tuned in and sent us messages during the show! We discussed, for the first time, the arson attack on our ship , studio damage, the court case and our recovery.
| Donations are being sought to support the full restoration of this historic vessel. https://www.gofundme.com/f/lv18-restoration-fund |
Somehow, at Easter 2024, we ran a special live studio event marking 60 years since the launch of Radio Caroline.
This was the press release for that event:
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Radio Ship Back On Air For 60th Anniversary of Pirates
The LV18 was able to take part in the 60th anniversary of offshore broadcasting after a mammoth effort by contractors and volunteers to prepare and repair the ship following the horrendous fire on 2nd February. The work has been gratefully supported by the community and businesses, including the New Bell Inn and Electric Palace, who have raised money for the Pharos Trust to help the ship’s restoration.
The Radio Mi Amigo studio was ready on Thursday to ensure that shows will be able to be broadcast from the LV18 over the Easter weekend. This weekend marked the date 60 years ago when Radio Caroline started a radio revolution just off the coast from Harwich.
Two original 1960s pirate DJs, Roger ‘Twiggy’ Day and Keith Skues, will be broadcasting from the Mi Amigo studio over the weekend, and would also be appearing at the Electric Palace on Monday for a live show about pirate radio, hosted by Steve Scruton and Ian Wyatt of BBC Essex. Other DJs taking part include Stephen ‘Foz’ Foster, Garry Lee, Paul Windsor, Olly Kinvig and Chris Cooper.
BBC Essex was also be broadcasting live from on board the LV18 on Easter Saturday with Steve Scruton and Ian Wyatt between 2 and 6. Steve also hosted a fundraising show for the LV18 restoration at the Electric Palace on Bank Holiday Monday. The cinema showed a dedicated weekend of 1960’s films, including ‘Dateline Diamonds’, some of which, was filmed in Harwich and on board the Radio London pirate ship in 1965. The cinema also donated a proportion of the proceeds to the Pharos charitable trust, which owns and operates LV18.
Tony O’Neil, chairman of the Pharos Trust, said he was delighted that the ship’s studio was available for the weekend, and this was a testament to the efforts everyone had put in and to the enormous support the charitable trust has received from voluntary efforts and community involvement alike. There is still much work to be done to finish the restoration work and a crowd funder has been set up to assist in this.
For the Easter Schedule please see Easter Schedule
