Multiple choice general knowledge

Which DJ spoke the first words broadcast from the pirate ship 'Caroline'?

  1. Jimmy Saville

  2. Tony Blackburn

  3. David Hamilton

  4. Simon Dee
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Explanation

Tony Blackburn was the first DJ to broadcast from the pirate radio ship Radio Caroline in 1964, famously saying 'This is Radio Caroline on 199, your all-night music station.' Pirate radio ships operated in international waters to bypass BBC restrictions and play popular music. Jimmy Saville was a later BBC DJ, while David Hamilton and Simon Dee were also DJs but not the first on Caroline.

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