http://www.mattdeegan.com/2008/02/19/pirate-radio-stations-busted/ Matt Deegan's home on the web Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:47:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.mattdeegan.com/2008/02/19/pirate-radio-stations-busted/comment-page-1/#comment-78876 SPrendergast Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:36:39 +0000 http://www.mattdeegan.com/2008/02/19/pirate-radio-stations-busted/#comment-78876 I operated a pirate radio station a 10 years ago. we were providing music for the youth as the market was not being provided legally. we were offered to advertise but refused, we made money by organising Teenage Discos, this covered the cost to pay for equipment and running cost, not for profit. almost all of the presenters have moved on to legal radio and wont not have got the chance otherwise. i would agree the fact they "can" interfere with emergency services as most pirates are not investing into broadcasting industry standard equipment, most use cheap transmitters that have bad filtering and harmonics end up anywhere. I operated a pirate radio station a 10 years ago. we were providing music for the youth as the market was not being provided legally. we were offered to advertise but refused, we made money by organising Teenage Discos, this covered the cost to pay for equipment and running cost, not for profit. almost all of the presenters have moved on to legal radio and wont not have got the chance otherwise. i would agree the fact they “can” interfere with emergency services as most pirates are not investing into broadcasting industry standard equipment, most use cheap transmitters that have bad filtering and harmonics end up anywhere.

]]> http://www.mattdeegan.com/2008/02/19/pirate-radio-stations-busted/comment-page-1/#comment-76041 Ed Sun, 04 May 2008 15:45:32 +0000 http://www.mattdeegan.com/2008/02/19/pirate-radio-stations-busted/#comment-76041 It is retarded to think that FM frequencies can in any way interfere with emergency services' radios. The emergency services and aerospace radios use VHF and UHF, which is a long way away from FM. It is retarded to think that FM frequencies can in any way interfere with emergency services’ radios. The emergency services and aerospace radios use VHF and UHF, which is a long way away from FM.

]]> http://www.mattdeegan.com/2008/02/19/pirate-radio-stations-busted/comment-page-1/#comment-66690 DJBoycey Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:21:44 +0000 http://www.mattdeegan.com/2008/02/19/pirate-radio-stations-busted/#comment-66690 Pirate radio stations in glasgow dont charge presenters or make money the just do it for the enjoyment and it keeps young people off the streets,instead of going out on the streets drinking they will sit in the house drinking listening to the radio Pirate radio stations in glasgow dont charge presenters or make money the just do it for the enjoyment and it keeps young people off the streets,instead of going out on the streets drinking they will sit in the house drinking listening to the radio

]]> http://www.mattdeegan.com/2008/02/19/pirate-radio-stations-busted/comment-page-1/#comment-50543 Sam Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:05:50 +0000 http://www.mattdeegan.com/2008/02/19/pirate-radio-stations-busted/#comment-50543 Couldn't agree more Matt. How do Pirate radio stations make money? Apart from charging DJs to present. Do they have have advertising? If so, why aren't advertisers targetted by authorities, in order to cut off the money supply? Couldn’t agree more Matt. How do Pirate radio stations make money? Apart from charging DJs to present. Do they have have advertising? If so, why aren’t advertisers targetted by authorities, in order to cut off the money supply?

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