Sunday, March 29th, 1964

The first pirate radio station, Radio Caroline, begins broadcasting from a ship off the British coast. This commercial radio station uses its location in international waters to circumvent the government-owned and commercial-free BBC radio, then a stodgy institution almost totally adverse to playing British and American rock 'n' roll. With Radio Caroline's success, a literal fleet of pirate radio stations, playing all the latest rock 'n' roll, soon take to the air.