Pirate radio exists in most countries in Europe.
Maps, Directions, and Place Reviews
Belgium (from international waters)
(See also Netherlands; many Dutch language stations were aimed at both countries)
- 1962
- 1973
- 1974
Holland Radio Stations Video
Denmark
- 1958
- 1961
- 1962
- 2006
- 2012
Finland
In Finland, most pirate radio stations operated in the 1970s and the early half of the 1980s, because Yleisradio was the only legitimate broadcaster. In 1985, licenses were granted for local FM radio stations, which were able to offer a much wider variety of music, thus lessening the need for pirate radio stations. Since the end of the 1990s, FM piracy in Finland has all but died out.
France (history of pirate radio)
- See Pirate radio in France.
SPAIN
1984: es:Radio Las Águilas. Program
Hungary (history of pirate radio)
1942-44 Magyar Szabadság Rádió
1956 Szabad Kossuth Rádió, Szabad Pet?fi Rádió, and Csokonai Rádió
1991 Tilos Rádió, Fiksz Rádió, Civil Rádió, and Zöm Rádió
Ireland (history of pirate radio)
- See Irish pirate radio.
Italy
In early 70's some pirate radio started to broadcast using FM. They were illegal till a decision of the supreme court in 1976 decided that every citizen has a right to broadcast on radio (and the government was supposed to be in charge of a new plan of frequency).
See Radio Alice, linked to the Autonomist movement.
Netherlands
(See also Belgium)
- 1960-1974
- 1964
- 1970
- 1970
- 1978
- 1981
- 1984-1987
- 1988-1989
- 1980-present
Poland
In the 1980s, there were hundreds of short broadcasts of pre-recorded programs prepared and aired by a clandestine network of activists who called themselves Solidarity Radio (Radio Solidarno??). Those programs, sometimes preceded by a leaflet campaign announcing an up-coming broadcast, were part of the broad-based Solidarity (Solidarno??) workers, pro-democracy movement, which eventually succeeded in overcoming communism in Poland. Many Solidarity Radio organizers served time in prison for their activities.
Sweden
- Early 1950s to May 31, 1952; Black Peter was run by the brothers John and Gunnar Figaro from their home in Lomsjö, a small village in southern Lappland. The transmission was suspected to transmit information from espionage resulting in a major hunt. [1]
- 1958
- 1961
United Kingdom
From international waters
- 1928
- 1960
- 1964
- 1965
- 1966
- 1967
- 1970
- 1983
- 1984
- 1990
Many household names that later broadcast from the BBC started their careers with the offshore broadcasters, including : Tony Blackburn, Dave Cash, Roger Day (following a brief career in television), Kenny Everett, John Peel (briefly), Emperor Rosko, Keith Skues, Ed Stewart, Dave Lee Travis and Johnnie Walker.
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