During our 2024 Pirate Radio Weekend we enjoyed shows from Keith Skues, a veteran of pirate, BBC, BFBS and Independent broadcasting. During Keith’s show on Sunday 11 August we received a phone call from the legendary Johnnie Walker. What followed was a five minute chat between the two great broadcasters. We have a special show on 14 August 2024 which […]
Keith Skues & Johnnie Walker
Pirate Radio Weekend 9-11 August
RADIO MI AMIGO – AUGUST PIRATE RADIO WEEKEND We gathered an eclectic group of DJs for our August 2024 Pirate Radio Weekend – 9-11 August Listen to the Johnnie Walker/Keith Skues phone-in that happened at 1430pm on 11 August 2024: https://www.lv18radio.uk/2024/08/ks-jw20240811/ See below for Press Release FRI 9TH AUG 2024 Midday Olly Kinvig 1PM Rick Marks 3PM Neon Nancy 5PM […]
Specials & Fundraiser
We streamed a special live show from our ship on Sunday 23rd June 2024 presented by Garry Lee, with guests. Many thanks to all who tuned in and sent us messages during the show! We discussed, for the first time, the arson attack on our ship , studio damage, the court case and our recovery. As announced during the live […]
Studio restoration
The studio was put back together for the Easter broadcast but since then has been taken apart for further restoration. Over the last weekend it was put back into use as we tested our CD and Minidisk players, recently restored.
Visiting the LV18
Update: The LV18 re-opened to visitors at the start of June after an extensive cleaning and restoration project for the least affected areas of the ship. Can you help? Donations are being sought to support the full restoration of this historic vessel. https://www.gofundme.com/f/lv18-restoration-fund Please note that because of our recent fire the ship is not open to visitors at the […]
LV18 Radio History
From 1958, when the LV18 was first deployed by Trinity House until 1994 when the LV18 was retired, the vessel’s primary role was as a lightvessel – a floating lighthouse – to help protect ships from undersea hazards. A secondary role was weather reporting. The LV18 was equipped with radios but these were only for ship to ship and ship […]
Easter Report
The following was sent to the Harwich & Manningtree Standard for the 5th April 2024 edition. Radio Mi Amigo was broadcast from historic light vessel LV18 in Harwich Harbour over Easter Weekend, with fans flocking to Harwich to help mark the 60th anniversary of offshore broadcasting. Radio Caroline started the radio revolution in 1964 just off the coast of Harwich, […]
Easter 2024 Schedule
RADIO MI AMIGO – EASTER SCHEDULE (2024) Please note that the schedule may need to change due to DJ availability. GOOD FRIDAY 29th MARCH (Easter programmes begin at 07:00am) 07:00-09:00 Olly Kinvig – Rock’n’Roll Breakfast 09:00 Danny Lawrence 10:00 Pete Nightingale 11:00 Gordon Bathgate 12:00-14:00 Duke Anthony 14:00-16:00 Paul Windsor 16:00 Chris Morgan 17:00 Rick Marks 18:00 Chris Cooper 19:00-22:00 Garry […]
Christmas 2023 Launch
Our launch weekend (Christmas 2023) is now over but we continue to broadcast via our stream 24/7 with a mix of pre-recorded original programming from a large number of DJs. Currently that mix is semi-random but will shortly settle into a set pattern – watch this space! We are also planning more live events throughout 2024 and beyond. Many thanks […]
Winter project 2019 part 2
A few days after originally posting our project news, the plans have expanded considerably and we’re now intending to route new multi-links for audio, video and power to parts of the ship that haven’t had this connectivity before. In practice this will enable us to have a live feed from below decks or even the helideck without running extra cabling, […]