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A pirate radio station is a radio station that broadcasts without a valid license. [1] 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.
This film is dedicated to all who worked and broadcast on the pirate stations - all those wonderful years, all day and all of the night. Alternate versions US distributor, Universal have chosen to re-title the film as "Pirate Radio" and release it under Focus Features in US territories.
Unlike the rock 'n' roll hipsters of 1960s British pirate radio, who aimed at a mass audience, most of Brooklyn's unlicensed broadcasters seem to be immigrants and members of ethnic and religious minorities trying to reach their own groups and neighborhoods.
Set in 1966, it tells the story of the fictional pirate radio station "Radio Rock" and its crew of eclectic disc jockeys, who broadcast rock and pop music to the United Kingdom from a ship anchored in the North Sea while the British government tries to shut them down.
Pirate radio, unlicensed radio broadcast intended for general public reception. While many pirate radio stations have been short-lived low-power entities operated by amateur hobbyists, others have been elaborate professional undertakings that skirted government regulation by transmitting from.
In the United States, the term pirate radio implies the unlicensed broadcasting use of any part of the radio spectrum that is reserved for use by governmental, public or commercial licensees by the Federal Communications Commission. This includes the FM, AM and shortwave radio bands.
Pirate radio stations have done more than just fight legal and tech battles – they’ve changed things in society. By giving a voice to people who usually don’t get heard, like those in grassroots movements, local artists, and community voices, they’ve sparked social changes.
In 1966, BBC radio broadcasts less than an hour of pop music a day, forcing pirate DJs to take up the slack from boats anchored outside British waters. Quentin (Bill Nighy) is the commander of ...
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From the creator of Love Actually and Notting Hill comes a trip back to the freewheeling, free-loving '60s when the rock music that inspired a generation was censored by the government. 2,814. IMDb 7.3 1 h 57 min 2009 X-Ray R. Comedy • Drama • Compelling • Emotional. Rent.
Nov 13, 2009 · In 1967, the British current-affairs show World in Action shot a program about pirate radio aboard the Mi Amigo.
