Submitted by JonathanMosen on Wed, 11/01/2023 - 11:40
As you'd expect, there is an enormous amount of excitement and publicity surrounding what will be the Beatles' final song, "Now and Then". Only a handful of people in the know would have predicted that 2023 would be a year in which we heard brand new Beatles music.
Join me, Jonathan Mosen, for a two hour live listening party on Mushroom FM at 9 AM Eastern on Thursday. Check our schedule to find out where that is where you are. It will be replayed 12 hours later, but if you possibly can, since this is history being made, you'll want to hear this live.
Submitted by JonathanMosen on Fri, 10/27/2023 - 19:38
It’s Jonathan Mosen, inviting you to share a special moment with me this coming Thursday at 9 AM Eastern, when I host a live show counting down to the Beatles final song, “Now and Then”.
You won’t have to have heard too many of my radio shows to know how important the Beatles are in my life. I know many of the Mushroom FM family share that sentiment.
Submitted by JonathanMosen on Fri, 10/27/2023 - 18:55
Once again, we have reached one of those exciting parts of the year where clocks are changing at different times around the world. If you live in a country where clocks are reverting to Standard Time this weekend, please note that you are doing this one week before North America. Since Mushroom FM observes North American Eastern time for our schedules, all the programming on Mushroom FM and Mushroom Escape will air an hour earlier than you are used to for one week until the clocks go back in North America.
Submitted by JonathanMosen on Thu, 10/26/2023 - 10:26
Our look at offshore radio moves into the 1970s this weekend, with the story of Radio North Sea International.
With powerful transmitters broadcasting on AM, FM and shortwave, Radio North Sea International was equipped for success. But European governments were making offshore broadcasting increasingly difficult. The station faced government jamming, an attempted hijacking and a bombing.
Submitted by JonathanMosen on Thu, 10/05/2023 - 21:56
Our look at offshore radio continues this weekend. Inspired by the British offshore stations, and facing a similar government radio monopoly, a group of young New Zealanders put to sea in a ship called the Tiri. The year was 1966, the station was Radio Hauraki, and the end of its time at sea was very different from the experience of the British pirates.
Join me for part 1 of Born Free, the Radio Hauraki offshore years, this Sunday at 2 PM Eastern, repeated at 11 PM Eastern. Check the Mushroom Fm schedule to find out when that is where you are.
Submitted by JonathanMosen on Wed, 09/27/2023 - 11:18
Our look at offshore radio continues. Thanks to all who have let us know how much you're enjoying this series.
On new year's eve 1965 after many challenges had been overcome, Scotland got its own offshore radio station.
Radio Scotland was a unique mix of a station with a Scotish flavour, while broadcasting with commercial radio values and energy.
Submitted by JonathanMosen on Fri, 09/22/2023 - 15:45
Our popular look at offshore radio continues this weekend on Mushroom FM in our rockumentary slot.
Submitted by JonathanMosen on Thu, 09/14/2023 - 19:34
Our popular series about offshore radio continues this weekend in our rockumentary slot.
Over the last couple of weeks, we've told the turbulent story of Radio England and Britain Radio, stations with wealthy backers, big budgets, and initially, programming entirely unsuitable for the audiences they were trying to serve, particularly where Radio England was concerned.
As we heard last week, Britain Radio was rebranded to Radio 355 and was having better success. However, due to the imminent passage of the Marine Offenses Bill, Radio 355 closed at the end of 5 August 1967.
Submitted by JonathanMosen on Tue, 08/29/2023 - 20:05
Currently in our rockumentary slot, we're running a series a documentaries about offshore pirate radio, and it's proving popular with listeners. We're so glad you're enjoying it.
This weekend, having completed our look at Radio London, we begin the Radio England story. Backed by some of the Texans who originally invested in Radio London, many of the existing operators were concerned about what Radio England and Britain Radio's arrival would mean in 1966. While giving some British broadcasters their first opportunity, it failed to challenge the major stations on the air.
Submitted by JonathanMosen on Tue, 08/22/2023 - 16:59
We’ve had a terrific response to the Radio London story, which we’ve been running for the last four weeks as part of our series on offshore radio.
In this weekend’s rockumentary slot, we’ll bring you a programme referenced in the final part of that documentary. It’s called “their final hour” and was the last thing to be broadcast on Radio London on 14 August 1967 before they closed down due to the Marine offenses Act coming into force at midnight.
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