Pirate Radio In Europe
Pirate radio exists in most countries in Europe. Belgium (from international waters) (See also Netherlands; many Dutch language stations were aimed at both countries) *1962 ::Radio Antwerpen broadcast from the concrete vessel ''Uilenspiegel''. Owner Georges De Caluwé died in December that year, and three days later the ship broke its anchor and ran aground across the border in the Netherlands. *1973 ::Radio Atlantis broadcast in Dutch from the Merchant vessel ''Mi Amigo''. When its contract was taken over by Radio Mi Amigo, Radio Atlantis transferred to the MV ''Jeanine'' in 1974 and added an English service, but its signal was poor and it closed on 31 August, the day before the passage of the Dutch MOA, one hour after Radio Veronica and one hour before RNI. *1974 ::Radio Mi Amigo broadcast in Dutch from the MV ''Mi Amigo'' (Radio Caroline's ship) 1974–1978, and from the MV ''Magdalena'' (1979). Denmark *1958 ::Radio Mercur begins transmissions from the MV Cheeta on 2 ...
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Pirate Radio
Pirate radio or a pirate radio station is a radio station that broadcasts without a valid license. In some cases, radio stations are considered legal where the signal is transmitted, but illegal where the signals are received—especially when the signals cross a national boundary. In other cases, a broadcast may be considered "pirate" due to the nature of its content, its transmission format (especially a failure to transmit a station identification according to regulations), or the transmit power (wattage) of the station, even if the transmission is not technically illegal (such as an amateur radio transmission). Pirate radio is sometimes called bootleg radio (a term especially associated with two-way radio), clandestine radio (associated with heavily politically motivated operations) or free radio. History Radio "piracy" began with the advent of regulations of the airwaves at the dawn of the age of radio. Initially, radio, or wireless as it was more commonly called at ...
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