Capital Radio

Capital Radio was an offshore radio in the hands of the free radioorganization International Broadcasters Society (IBS), which broadcast on wavelength 270 metres from the broadcasting ship MV King David, anchored lay in international waters at the time, nl. six miles offshore from Noordwijk.

Test transmissions began on 1 June 1970 and regular programs started on 1 september of that year. The unusual silver transmitting antenna consisting of a collapsible ring and after two rings hanging to the mast in the middle of the ship, caused a lot of problems with the wind, and melted even at too high transmission power. Normal was a transmission power of 10 kW with but there was only 1 kW reached; Yet it was to call the reception in Netherlands and Belgium properly. The transmitter regularly had to contend with problems and was occasionally out of thin air.

The program was different from that of the other zeezenders, namely quiet listen music (easy listening) and even religious music, but no pop. The ship was registered in Liechtenstein and was the only one in the fleet of the country, which does not meet the sea. The crew was wearing a marinekostuum (supposedly from the Navy of Liechtenstein), which was also a quirk.

On 11 november 1970, the captain found that the anchor had disappeared, and one tried to eject, but the spare anchor with gale force 9 could not be saved and struck ship adrift stranded on the coast of Noordwijk. On 13 november 1970 pulled the firm Wijsmuller ship it back smooth but demanded a reddingsclaim that IBS could not pay, which meant the end of the transmitter. ==Ship's Journal[ Edit] == In 1972 the boat is sold. Has for many years served as the gravel ship, and was used as a warehouse until 1983. When the superstructure was aborted after which it was used as a floating Quay. In 1994 the ship was sunk, after which it was used as training grounds for divers in Nijmegen.