Thursday, October 4, 2018

The Rise And Not-Quite-Fall Of London’s Pirate Radio Stations

Yes, they can interfere with police radio, ambulances, and air traffic control, but they “gave immigrant communities programming in their native languages, ran charity drives and created the first radio specifically for black Britons. Pirate radio was also the site of some of Britain’s most important musical innovations.” But the wildcat stations are starting to disappear. Why? Because they’re becoming legitimized.



Article source here:Arts Journal

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