Clubs and Pirate stations...
> > Im going there in August, and I just want to know, If I
> > should even bother with bringing a walkman. Im hoping at
> > least one of the National Dance stations is audible there.
>
>
> Should be... but it'd better be a good walkman, preferably
> able to tune in 0.05MHz steps. Italy is total and complete
> radio anarchy - interference levels are insane. Staying
> tuned to one station while driving long distance is very
> difficult without a frequency list - in some places even RDS
> radios struggle.
>
> > Will I be close enough to get the Dance stations in Rome,
> > Like M2o radio, and Radio CDR?
>
>
www.frequenze-radio.it is the bible of Italian frequencies,
> although it is sometimes inaccurate for smaller places, and
> not much use at all for rural areas, it's the best there is.
> According to them, this is the bandscan for dance stations
> in Venice and Mestre - the "real world city" bit of Venice
> on the mainland.
>
> 90.4 Bum Bum Energy (I kid you not)
> 95.7 / 96.7 Play Radio
> 99.05 / 100.8 RMC 2
> 105.75 M2O
>
> All frequencies are subject to sudden change without notice,
> and week-long blackouts for no apparent reason.
>
> > And one more thing, is two
> > weeks in Venice going to be rough on someone who is used
> to
> > American Cites. From what ive read and scene in
> brochures,
> > you cant drive their, because the streets are flooded with
>
> > water, because of the Canal.
>
> The streets ARE canals. You get around on foot (over
> bridges), or on boats, which serve as taxis and buses. There
> are no roads or cars. This should not be a problem, although
> waterproof shoes might be a good idea... even if Italy does
> have half the average income of the USA, it's still a
> prosperous country. Their hospitals are better than yours,
> honest.

>
> > Im hoping they at least have
> > some Clubs, and hopefully places to get American Food/ Im
>
> > both excited, and nervous to go to Europe for the first
> > time.
>
> I'd guess Venice isn't the best place in Italy for clubs,
> being a haven for artists, writers and poets... but it is a
> big city, so there must be something.
>
Hopefully while there, I will be able to find the clubs, seeing as they will be marked in Italian, and I wont have the slightest idea of where to find them. Im guessing I should just walk down the busy streets, and look for buildings that have HOUSE music blasting out of them. I am aware that I probably wont get very good reception on a walkman while their, seeing as stations are closer spaced over there, and plus, the large number of Unlicensed broadcasters. I might even pick up a few Small Unlicensed stations, that dont even have websites. Also, I heard that alot of 3rd party pirate stations in small towns and villages, will relay pirate signals from the Big metro citys, usually via Internet stream.