Pirate Radio Stations: Tuning in to Underground Broadcasts in the Air and Online

by Andrew Yoder

Experience Radio�s Swashbuckling Side!. . Listening to pirate radio is perfectly legal�and frequently an ear-opening experience. This book makes it easier for you to locate and tune in pirate stations�and tells you all about the unlicensed broadcasters who play David to broadcasting conglomerates� Goliath. Revealing the history of pirate radio from 1925 to today, author Andrew Yoder, pirate radio aficionado and long-time writer on radio, electronics, and audio .
* Explains how to buy and use equipment to listen to pirate stations.
* Shows you how to find pirate stations on your AM/FM, shortwave, and online radios.
* Explains how pirates have "gone legit" on the Internet, with "how-to-listen" directions, and hard-to-find pirate URLs.
* Showcases stations operating since at least 1995 .
* Provides details on political, local, holiday, and special-events pirates .
* Tells you about offshore, European, and pirate stations around the world.
* Takes you inside illegal stations, some of which have up to 75 volunteers.
* Shows you how the FCC tracks pirates and often enforces its regulations harshly.
* Gives you a CD with over 80 minutes of audio from dozens of underground stations

Genres: Nonfiction

350 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1997

Reviews

[Melanie]

That pirate radio is as badass as I thought.

[Corq · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent digest of Pirate Radio Culture. Also recommend his yearly pirate radio almanacs, where available.