[cma-l] Pirate Radio

Wed Oct 28 13:46:43 GMT 2015

Community Pirate Radio?  Those of us of a certain age may well remember Radio Amy that used to broadcast to London in (I think!) the early 80's.  The first example of a Community Pirate Station.

Richard

From: cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk [mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of Canalside's The Thread
Sent: 28 October 2015 12:24
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Subject: Re: [cma-l] Pirate Radio

Ahoy thar !     :)

Community Pirate Station ????     that's a new one on me Derrick ?    I could be wrong, but the Pirates I have heard as I have travelled around the Country tend to focused on one style of music or one style of banter or a topic of promotion ..... it is very rare they make programming for the Community as a whole ??     however, as I have said before, I could have missed something or been tuned into the wrong ones.

When we first started there was a place in Tytherington near the old Rugby club grounds where for an area of about 1000 yards square you could clearly pick up a Pirate Station. This is about 8 years ago and the Station was actually quite proud at being a Pirate (they boasted on-air)      the music was basically all hip hop and rap and nothing else ..... there was bad language as well in a lot of the material. I listened for about half an hour and then they disappeared .... I was as high as a kite by the time I'd finished    LOL       this was on a Sunday morning. As a matter of interest I went back the following Sunday but they weren't there.
As it happens I was refereeing an under 18's football match about three weeks later on a Saturday morning. The rugby pitch is now a footie pitch hence why I was there ... and hey presto ... they were there again      another blast of hip hop and rap. They never mentioned frequency though. Even though I assumed they were on 102.8 or 102.75  ???        I returned again on the Sunday morning and they were there again !         I tried Mon - Fri     they were not there ..... and I did try again after that. I have never heard them since apart from as I say a few pecks here and there on a weekend. I don't know, I am only guessing, but it could be them ????

Saturday and a Sunday we always tend to have a few more '''peck peck peck pecking''' sounds on our FM Service ........ Ofcom have confirmed that it is possibly Pirate activity              Yarrr !    ahoy thar !

And yes, please come onto the message board and say what you feel from the heart. Replies to the comments ought to be the same without getting personal or accusing someone of having a rant.

As I have said though, if folk do rant     it's no wonder with the debacle that we have each had to go through, some worse than others.

Nick Pugwash   :)

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From: cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk<mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk> [mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of Derrick Francis
Sent: 27 October 2015 19:57
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Subject: Re: [cma-l] Pirate Radio

I for one applaud Roy for his honest comments, sometime people forget how things started....

This year Gloucester FM has been celebrating 15 years of broadcasting, GFM 96.6 was born after the "community pirate station" was shut down. Once they were taken of air by the authorities it soon became clear, that the station had to be replaced, the commercial station and the BBC were not playing the music or interacting with community that GFM serves

I have had many inquiries about applying for a community radio license from people who run pirate stations, while its their aspiration to be legal, what we legal station have to go through to continue broadcasting has put them off and will continue to put them off until funding is available to help community radio station with their core running costs

Roy, thank you for hiring us the kit for our first RSL broadcast in October 2000, without you. we might not be here now, I for one will not forget how the "community pirate station" inspired me to get GFM on air legally [Emoji]
Derrick Francis
Chairperson

Gloucester FM 96.6 (GFM 96.6) www.gloucesterfm.com<http://www.gloucesterfm.com/> & Android & Iphone
The Trust Centre
Conduit Street
Gloucester
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Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 15:34:11 +0000
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Pirate Radio
Interesting Robb

The sad thing in all of this is that when I write something like this and it gets placed on the message board there always seems to be some condescending clot who says     ''he's having a rant''        I think the first thing everyone needs to learn in Community Radio is that if someone says something with a bit of fire and passion behind it, it doesn't mean they are having a rant.

I sussed all this nonsense many Moons ago. The ones that write ''rant'' are actually in disagreement and they feel that writing that someone is ranting in someway takes the sting out the tail. Maybe it does, maybe it doesn't ... ??     it certainly doesn't wash with me.

I think it is nice and refreshing to see Roy and Robb expressing their opinions. I agree with some of it and disagree with other bits, but I certainly know where they are coming from.
I now await patiently for Senor Plonker to put his/her three-pennith worth in and accuse both Roy and Robb for having a rant. If it is the case .....  then RANT AWAY I SAY

Well done

Nick

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From: cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk<mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk> [mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of robbeden at madasafish.com<mailto:robbeden at madasafish.com>
Sent: 26 October 2015 22:04
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Subject: Re: [cma-l] Pirate Radio

For someone who has been on the receiving end of bad judgement by the GPO, Radio Authority & Ofcom may I congratulate Roy for his frank assessment. Pirate Radio has made a significant contribution to broadcasting in this country & it's sad that politicians don't recognise it. Pirate Radio , not the BBC, has been the backbone of innovation and others have followed. Luckily we now have the internet where freedom of expression & creative thought is at the forefront. The BBC has a fantastic opportunity to embrace the spirit of pirate radio through the numerous community stations that are still broadcasting but I fear that they will not grasp the nettle. Meanwhile, out here in the Cotswolds, our community internet radio station is coming up to its eighth anniversary, all done without the help of Ofcom or the BBC, we do it efficiently & cost effectively.

Meanwhile the plodding bureaucrats continue to drag community radio down & the Community Media Association sits by whilst the industry burns.

The sector needs a complete rethink, it needs support from Ofcom, less interference & more praise for the sterling work that the thousands of volunteers put in each week.

Robb Eden

From: cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk<mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk> [mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of Roy Parsons
Sent: 26 October 2015 15:41
To: Alan Fransman <cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk<mailto:cma-l at mailman.commedia.org.uk>>
Subject: [cma-l] Pirate Radio

I don't really comment on this forum and this may be my last post.
Community radio and pirate radio are forever entwined.

How did Broadcast warehouse ,SBS and Radica your transmission providers get going????
Could I possibly suggest that pirate radio may have been involved in their transmitter testing and development
If you don't understand this comment then then you have no concept of the evolution of this sector of the broadcast industry and how it has got you on air today.
You should be grateful for Pirate radio or you would not have a UK made transmitter.

DJ Uncle has been walking around with a Police tracking bracelet on his ankle after the last arrest.
The Police supported his station as did local politicians. But WHY because it acted as as mouthpiece to calm local flash points.
He has tried many times to go legit and has no chance in hell. He is not your enemy he should be applaulded for his work at great personal cost and you should work together.

Don't get sniffy with all pirates KISS and XFM where there once.

I would like to state I have not been part of pirate radio, mainly because I had day jobs in my early 20's with the BBC, Radio Luxemberg 208 and Soho production studios,
So I could hear my recordings on the radio every night anyway.
What disturbs me is a lack of understanding of cultures other than your own comfort zones.
A pirate is just this weeks illegal immigrant as far as you all seem to be concerned.
Don't forget illegal is a moving target, it was illegal to be GAY not so long ago.

Thanks and goodnight.
Roy Parsons

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