Radio Monique
radio station in North Sea , Netherlands
Radio Monique was an offshore radio station broadcasting to the Netherlands and Belgium from the Radio Caroline ship, MV Ross Revenge.
Originally intended to broadcast in 1981 from a new radio ship called MV Magda Maria alongside a station to be called Radio Paradijs, this arrangement fell through and Radio Paradijs never did make it to air, except for some test transmissions. On the way over to Europe the ship lost part of its aerial. Shortly after commencing tests, the Dutch navy towed the ship away.
On December 1984, Ronan O'Rahilly of Radio Caroline leased the 50 kW transmitter aboard the Ross Revenge to the Dutch businessman Fred Bolland. With that transmitter, Bolland started his station, which he named Radio Monique after his ex-wife. In fact, following antenna problems, the station began test transmissions on 15 December 1984 and commenced full programming at midday the following day on 963 kHz. Radio Caroline had broadcast for over a year from the Ross Revenge but failed to attract enough advertising to be able to continue alone.
A special studio was also established in the Gooi, where experienced radio professionals, including Joost den Draayer and Tony Berk, contributed to the programming. Additional content was provided by a live team of disc jockeys.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2789601. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1981 and 1984.
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