Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Radio 1 was launched at 7:00 am on 30 September 1967 as a direct response to the popularity of offshore pirate radio stations such as Radio Caroline , which had been outlawed by Act of Parliament .
Simplified: Radio 1 was launched in 1967 due to the popularity of pirate radio stations such as Radio Caroline , which had been outlawed by Act of Parliament .