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During the roaring beatnik 1960’s the BBC only broadcast one hour of rock music per week. | During the roaring beatnik 1960’s the BBC only broadcast one hour of rock music per week. | ||
This nonsense was finally broken on Easter Sunday 1964 when the first offshore pirate radio station started up, Radio Caroline. They offered 24 hour rock music, which had been hitherto denied the British public. Soon | This nonsense was finally broken on Easter Sunday 1964 when the first offshore pirate radio station started up, Radio Caroline. They offered 24 hour rock music, which had been hitherto denied the British public. Soon several more pirate radio stations started up. | ||
After three years the UK govt enacted the “Maritime Offenses Act†and sent the Royal Navy to board the ships and arrest the crews. | After three years the UK govt enacted the “Maritime Offenses Act†and sent the Royal Navy to board the ships and arrest the crews. | ||