Irish
entrepreneur Ronan O'Rahilly approached Hugh Nolan and
Barry Everitt (ex
Radio Geronimo, 1970) and they helped launch Radio Seagull in 1973,
along with
Andy Archer,
Bob Noakes, Norman Barrington, Tony Allan, Elija,
Robin, Mike... with a mix of rock, jazz, classical and world music. For further information
please visit the Radio Seagull history website
During those days the ship, which also housed the radio station 'Radio
Mi Amigo', was anchored four miles off the Dutch coast. Radio Seagull's
original format included Progressive Rock, World, Jazz, Classical and
Alternative music.
The
original Radio Seagull eventually mutated into Radio Caroline. It is
therefore perhaps ironic that the team behind Radio Caroline Netherlands
(which was distributed via the internet and Dutch Cable TV)
launched this Radio Seagull in August 2003