Sixty years ago today a pirate radio station revolutionized broadcasting in Britain. Radio Caroline, named after the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, broadcasted its first show from a boat located a few miles off the southeast coast of England. It introduced millions to pop music and artists who struggled to get an airing on the BBC. But as The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports, it faced many battles, from the British government to the ever-temperamental British weather.
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