Any pirate radio around the Boston AM-FM analog or HD radio dial?

[thezak]

At what frequencies in recent memory around the Boston, Charlestown, Cambridge, Somerville, Brookline AM-FM analog or HD radio dial are or have been heard current or special occasion or intermittent or one time or any pirate radio broadcasts?... or such?

 

[raccoonradio]

http://www.bamlog.com/bostonlp.htm
2008 but some are still active

 

[cefgw]

89.3 sounds like it's coming from Boston, I can get it stronger in Bedford, MA but it's still a viable signal at home in Nashua. Very band-limited audio; no bass or treble. The database in the link (thanks) says R.Planet Compas, but it doesn't have the "Caribbean" sound, the music is more like eastern European, Russian, or from somewhere in that part of the world. Any reports would be appreciated.

 

[Early Byrd]

89.3 sounds like it's coming from Boston, I can get it stronger in Bedford, MA but it's still a viable signal at home in Nashua. Very band-limited audio; no bass or treble. The database in the link (thanks) says R.Planet Compas, but it doesn't have the "Caribbean" sound, the music is more like eastern European, Russian, or from somewhere in that part of the world. Any reports would be appreciated.

In Bedford, MA, the 89.3 you would be hearing should be the long time Portuguese-language pirate from Handel Road, Billerica. He's been on the air over 15 years now...weekends only for the bulk of that time, but in recent years, 24/7. I didn't think his signal reached as far as Nashua, but maybe it does now.

 

[Eli Polonsky]

At what frequencies in recent memory around the Boston, Charlestown, Cambridge, Somerville, Brookline AM-FM analog or HD radio dial are or have been heard current or special occasion or intermittent or one time or any pirate radio broadcasts?... or such?

On FM, just about anywhere there isn't a legitimate station nowadays.

FM pirate frequencies in the greater Boston area have recently included: 88.5, 89.3, 90.1, 91.3, 91.7, 94.9, 96.5, 98.9, 99.9, 100.1, 100.3, 101.3, 102.1, 102.9, 105.3, 106.1, 107.1, 107.5

There are AM pirates on 720, 1580 and some of the frequencies above 1600.

But, none that I know of broadcasting in HD.

 

[raccoonradio]

I went into Charlestown to dine with friends at the 99 yesterday and on way back noticed the 91.7 pirate was either broadcasting foreign language or maybe, more likely, just a dead signal. A couple times up I-93 WMWM was trying to break in (David Biggs, jazz) and I finally started to get it not long before the sign for "I-95 to Peabody".

At times I thought I heard a religious pirate on 530 but it was prob WEZE (think those are the calls)...
mention of Salem Comm. etc.!, somehow popping up.
Supposedly there was a pirate in Mattapan at 93.5-- oh nice, right next to WEEI-FM. Datz Hitz
was at 99.7, causing problems for WCRB--and Logan aircraft radio and that helped to get them
shut down.

 

[robotique]

am 1620 is // to the 99.9 out of Medford. Because...you know.... there arnt enough haitian creole pirates already

 

[robotique]

At what frequencies in recent memory around the Boston, Charlestown, Cambridge, Somerville, Brookline AM-FM analog or HD radio dial are or have been heard current or special occasion or intermittent or one time or any pirate radio broadcasts?... or such?

On FM, just about anywhere there isn't a legitimate station nowadays.

FM pirate frequencies in the greater Boston area have recently included: 88.5, 89.3, 90.1, 91.3, 91.7, 94.9, 96.5, 98.9, 99.9, 100.1, 100.3, 101.3, 102.1, 102.9, 105.3, 106.1, 107.1, 107.5

There are AM pirates on 720, 1580 and some of the frequencies above 1600.

But, none that I know of broadcasting in HD.

dont forget 91.5 Dorchester and 87.9 Brockton which makes it up to the Blue Hill area