I was driving into Pittsburgh this morning scanning the FM and it locked on a faint signal it was Howard Stern, somebody is repeating his show on that frequency. needless to say its a pirate radio station. anybody else around the 'Burgh hear this
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Stern on 88.1FM
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> I was driving into Pittsburgh this morning scanning the FM
> and it locked on a faint signal it was Howard Stern,
> somebody is repeating his show on that frequency. needless
> to say its a pirate radio station. anybody else around the
> 'Burgh hear this
>
No I Didn't. What part of Pittsburgh were you around? I live here in Monroeville and was unable to pick up anything on 88.1 on my ride into town.
> and it locked on a faint signal it was Howard Stern,
> somebody is repeating his show on that frequency. needless
> to say its a pirate radio station. anybody else around the
> 'Burgh hear this
>
No I Didn't. What part of Pittsburgh were you around? I live here in Monroeville and was unable to pick up anything on 88.1 on my ride into town.
> No I Didn't. What part of Pittsburgh were you around? I
> live here in Monroeville and was unable to pick up anything
> on 88.1 on my ride into town.
I was near the McKnight Road exit on I-279 inbound to Pittsburgh, high on the hill. I even picked it up in downtown Pittsburgh
> live here in Monroeville and was unable to pick up anything
> on 88.1 on my ride into town.
I was near the McKnight Road exit on I-279 inbound to Pittsburgh, high on the hill. I even picked it up in downtown Pittsburgh
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JohnnyMorganWXJX
Guest
> I was driving into Pittsburgh this morning scanning the FM
> and it locked on a faint signal it was Howard Stern,
> somebody is repeating his show on that frequency. needless
> to say its a pirate radio station. anybody else around the
> 'Burgh hear this
Not a pirate. Let me nip this in the bud, and let everyone in on a secret--
Howard Stern can be heard for free if the conditions are right.
88.1 is a vacant frequency in Pittsburgh, because WRCT is licensed on 88.3--adjacent interference keeps it open in PGH.
Sirius and XM radios that have built-in FM transmitters have a list of tuning frequencies--normally low end and high end of the FM band (88.1-88.9; 106.7-107.9). These FM transmitters aren't very powerful, but they're not contained to just your car.
Therefore, especially if you're on a busy highway during rush hour, behind or next to a line of cars, if you tune around those low and high freqs, you may just find someone listening to Sirius or XM. I've heard Howard all the way in from a Cleveland suburb to downtown C-Town just by catching someone else's built-in tx signal.
Now, there is also rumored terrestrial translators for the satellites in other cities, but I'm not sure if that's true. Best bet is that you were piggybacking someone else's built-in tx on their radio. It may not always be on 88.1, so tune around...find the best signal for Stern.
Or better yet--stop freeloading!
> and it locked on a faint signal it was Howard Stern,
> somebody is repeating his show on that frequency. needless
> to say its a pirate radio station. anybody else around the
> 'Burgh hear this
Not a pirate. Let me nip this in the bud, and let everyone in on a secret--
Howard Stern can be heard for free if the conditions are right.
88.1 is a vacant frequency in Pittsburgh, because WRCT is licensed on 88.3--adjacent interference keeps it open in PGH.
Sirius and XM radios that have built-in FM transmitters have a list of tuning frequencies--normally low end and high end of the FM band (88.1-88.9; 106.7-107.9). These FM transmitters aren't very powerful, but they're not contained to just your car.
Therefore, especially if you're on a busy highway during rush hour, behind or next to a line of cars, if you tune around those low and high freqs, you may just find someone listening to Sirius or XM. I've heard Howard all the way in from a Cleveland suburb to downtown C-Town just by catching someone else's built-in tx signal.
Now, there is also rumored terrestrial translators for the satellites in other cities, but I'm not sure if that's true. Best bet is that you were piggybacking someone else's built-in tx on their radio. It may not always be on 88.1, so tune around...find the best signal for Stern.
Or better yet--stop freeloading!
> Not a pirate. Let me nip this in the bud, and let everyone
> in on a secret--
> Howard Stern can be heard for free if the conditions are
> right.
>
> 88.1 is a vacant frequency in Pittsburgh, because WRCT is
> licensed on 88.3--adjacent interference keeps it open in
> PGH.
>
> Sirius and XM radios that have built-in FM transmitters have
> a list of tuning frequencies--normally low end and high end
> of the FM band (88.1-88.9; 106.7-107.9). These FM
> transmitters aren't very powerful, but they're not contained
> to just your car.
>
> Therefore, especially if you're on a busy highway during
> rush hour, behind or next to a line of cars, if you tune
> around those low and high freqs, you may just find someone
> listening to Sirius or XM. I've heard Howard all the way in
> from a Cleveland suburb to downtown C-Town just by catching
> someone else's built-in tx signal.
>
> Now, there is also rumored terrestrial translators for the
> satellites in other cities, but I'm not sure if that's true.
> Best bet is that you were piggybacking someone else's
> built-in tx on their radio. It may not always be on 88.1,
> so tune around...find the best signal for Stern.
>
> Or better yet--stop freeloading!
so otherwords as I was driving there was a car with a "portable" satellite radio receiver a few cars ahead of me or behind me and it was "broadcasting" on 88.1 so he or she could hear the satellite radio on their car stereo,and I was picking up that signal as well. that must be some high powered RF transmitters.
I liked the idea somebody was repeating stern via pirate radio, oh well. thanks for clearing me up on that one
> in on a secret--
> Howard Stern can be heard for free if the conditions are
> right.
>
> 88.1 is a vacant frequency in Pittsburgh, because WRCT is
> licensed on 88.3--adjacent interference keeps it open in
> PGH.
>
> Sirius and XM radios that have built-in FM transmitters have
> a list of tuning frequencies--normally low end and high end
> of the FM band (88.1-88.9; 106.7-107.9). These FM
> transmitters aren't very powerful, but they're not contained
> to just your car.
>
> Therefore, especially if you're on a busy highway during
> rush hour, behind or next to a line of cars, if you tune
> around those low and high freqs, you may just find someone
> listening to Sirius or XM. I've heard Howard all the way in
> from a Cleveland suburb to downtown C-Town just by catching
> someone else's built-in tx signal.
>
> Now, there is also rumored terrestrial translators for the
> satellites in other cities, but I'm not sure if that's true.
> Best bet is that you were piggybacking someone else's
> built-in tx on their radio. It may not always be on 88.1,
> so tune around...find the best signal for Stern.
>
> Or better yet--stop freeloading!
so otherwords as I was driving there was a car with a "portable" satellite radio receiver a few cars ahead of me or behind me and it was "broadcasting" on 88.1 so he or she could hear the satellite radio on their car stereo,and I was picking up that signal as well. that must be some high powered RF transmitters.
I liked the idea somebody was repeating stern via pirate radio, oh well. thanks for clearing me up on that one
J
JohnnyMorganWXJX
Guest
> so otherwords as I was driving there was a car with a
> "portable" satellite radio receiver a few cars ahead of me
> or behind me and it was "broadcasting" on 88.1 so he or she
> could hear the satellite radio on their car stereo,and I was
> picking up that signal as well. that must be some high
> powered RF transmitters.
Not really high powered. It only works for about 2 car lengths (behind or beside, for the most part), and then it fades out to nothing. It really is all circumstantial--if you happen to catch someone who's got the sat radio tuned to the same frequency, and is listening to Stern, and stays beside you for a while, you're golden.
It's all hit and miss.
> I liked the idea somebody was repeating stern via pirate
> radio, oh well. thanks for clearing me up on that one
I try.
And there were some Stern pirates when he first started on sat-rad. I'm not discounting this, but saying only that the chances are better that you were picking up a proximate portable built-in signal.
> "portable" satellite radio receiver a few cars ahead of me
> or behind me and it was "broadcasting" on 88.1 so he or she
> could hear the satellite radio on their car stereo,and I was
> picking up that signal as well. that must be some high
> powered RF transmitters.
Not really high powered. It only works for about 2 car lengths (behind or beside, for the most part), and then it fades out to nothing. It really is all circumstantial--if you happen to catch someone who's got the sat radio tuned to the same frequency, and is listening to Stern, and stays beside you for a while, you're golden.
It's all hit and miss.
> I liked the idea somebody was repeating stern via pirate
> radio, oh well. thanks for clearing me up on that one
I try.
And there were some Stern pirates when he first started on sat-rad. I'm not discounting this, but saying only that the chances are better that you were picking up a proximate portable built-in signal.
K
KeyTimes
Guest
Re: Stern on 88.1FM but not necessarily in Monroeville
> > I was driving into Pittsburgh this morning scanning the FM
>
> > and it locked on a faint signal it was Howard Stern,
> > somebody is repeating his show on that frequency. needless
>
> > to say its a pirate radio station. anybody else around the
>
> > 'Burgh hear this
> >
> No I Didn't. What part of Pittsburgh were you around? I
> live here in Monroeville and was unable to pick up anything
> on 88.1 on my ride into town.
>
Monroeville would not be a good place to pick it up. WRWJ-FM 88.1, a religious station, operates with about 400 watts from next door in Murrysville. I scan for it in the eastern suburbs and western Westmoreland County.
> > I was driving into Pittsburgh this morning scanning the FM
>
> > and it locked on a faint signal it was Howard Stern,
> > somebody is repeating his show on that frequency. needless
>
> > to say its a pirate radio station. anybody else around the
>
> > 'Burgh hear this
> >
> No I Didn't. What part of Pittsburgh were you around? I
> live here in Monroeville and was unable to pick up anything
> on 88.1 on my ride into town.
>
Monroeville would not be a good place to pick it up. WRWJ-FM 88.1, a religious station, operates with about 400 watts from next door in Murrysville. I scan for it in the eastern suburbs and western Westmoreland County.
R
Radio_Realist
Guest
> What do you need to do to get a pirate license, what kind of
> equipment is needed and what are the restrictions? I have a
> lot of music I've collected since I was a little kid, which
> was all 31 years ago. All help is appreciated.
Arr, matey, the whole point of being a "pirate" is that ye be broadcasting without no license. That's why they be called called "pirates". Arr.
And, ye don't ne needin' no parrot nor pegleg to be a pirate, but it do be a help.
> equipment is needed and what are the restrictions? I have a
> lot of music I've collected since I was a little kid, which
> was all 31 years ago. All help is appreciated.
Arr, matey, the whole point of being a "pirate" is that ye be broadcasting without no license. That's why they be called called "pirates". Arr.
And, ye don't ne needin' no parrot nor pegleg to be a pirate, but it do be a help.
B
BarryMcCockiner
Guest
Personally, I use 94.1. Nice clean little band with a couple steps of adjacency between the crock and the sleeper. All the low end channels consumers usually use down in the 88s get clouded with TV audio, high school or college radio, PBS etc; and radiant spurious noise from the hospitals in Oakland wipes them out too. Whereas 94 hangs pretty good. So if you wanna bootleg off my receiver, feel free!
PS $12 a month. You'll never even FEEL it. Come over to REAL radio freedom. Join the enlightened.
> > I was driving into Pittsburgh this morning scanning the FM
>
> > and it locked on a faint signal it was Howard Stern,
> > somebody is repeating his show on that frequency. needless
>
> > to say its a pirate radio station. anybody else around the
>
> > 'Burgh hear this
>
> Not a pirate. Let me nip this in the bud, and let everyone
> in on a secret--
> Howard Stern can be heard for free if the conditions are
> right.
>
> 88.1 is a vacant frequency in Pittsburgh, because WRCT is
> licensed on 88.3--adjacent interference keeps it open in
> PGH.
>
> Sirius and XM radios that have built-in FM transmitters have
> a list of tuning frequencies--normally low end and high end
> of the FM band (88.1-88.9; 106.7-107.9). These FM
> transmitters aren't very powerful, but they're not contained
> to just your car.
>
> Therefore, especially if you're on a busy highway during
> rush hour, behind or next to a line of cars, if you tune
> around those low and high freqs, you may just find someone
> listening to Sirius or XM. I've heard Howard all the way in
> from a Cleveland suburb to downtown C-Town just by catching
> someone else's built-in tx signal.
>
> Now, there is also rumored terrestrial translators for the
> satellites in other cities, but I'm not sure if that's true.
> Best bet is that you were piggybacking someone else's
> built-in tx on their radio. It may not always be on 88.1,
> so tune around...find the best signal for Stern.
>
> Or better yet--stop freeloading!
>
PS $12 a month. You'll never even FEEL it. Come over to REAL radio freedom. Join the enlightened.
> > I was driving into Pittsburgh this morning scanning the FM
>
> > and it locked on a faint signal it was Howard Stern,
> > somebody is repeating his show on that frequency. needless
>
> > to say its a pirate radio station. anybody else around the
>
> > 'Burgh hear this
>
> Not a pirate. Let me nip this in the bud, and let everyone
> in on a secret--
> Howard Stern can be heard for free if the conditions are
> right.
>
> 88.1 is a vacant frequency in Pittsburgh, because WRCT is
> licensed on 88.3--adjacent interference keeps it open in
> PGH.
>
> Sirius and XM radios that have built-in FM transmitters have
> a list of tuning frequencies--normally low end and high end
> of the FM band (88.1-88.9; 106.7-107.9). These FM
> transmitters aren't very powerful, but they're not contained
> to just your car.
>
> Therefore, especially if you're on a busy highway during
> rush hour, behind or next to a line of cars, if you tune
> around those low and high freqs, you may just find someone
> listening to Sirius or XM. I've heard Howard all the way in
> from a Cleveland suburb to downtown C-Town just by catching
> someone else's built-in tx signal.
>
> Now, there is also rumored terrestrial translators for the
> satellites in other cities, but I'm not sure if that's true.
> Best bet is that you were piggybacking someone else's
> built-in tx on their radio. It may not always be on 88.1,
> so tune around...find the best signal for Stern.
>
> Or better yet--stop freeloading!
>
> > What do you need to do to get a pirate license, what kind
> of
> > equipment is needed and what are the restrictions? I have
> a
> > lot of music I've collected since I was a little kid,
> which
> > was all 31 years ago. All help is appreciated.
>
> Arr, matey, the whole point of being a "pirate" is that ye
> be broadcasting without no license. That's why they be
> called called "pirates". Arr.
>
> And, ye don't ne needin' no parrot nor pegleg to be a
> pirate, but it do be a help.
>
Sorry Radio Realist. That was very bad thinking on my part. Seriously, how clear can one pick up a pirate radio station when being broadcasted? Does it depend on where the frequency is, time of day, weather ect?
> of
> > equipment is needed and what are the restrictions? I have
> a
> > lot of music I've collected since I was a little kid,
> which
> > was all 31 years ago. All help is appreciated.
>
> Arr, matey, the whole point of being a "pirate" is that ye
> be broadcasting without no license. That's why they be
> called called "pirates". Arr.
>
> And, ye don't ne needin' no parrot nor pegleg to be a
> pirate, but it do be a help.
>
Sorry Radio Realist. That was very bad thinking on my part. Seriously, how clear can one pick up a pirate radio station when being broadcasted? Does it depend on where the frequency is, time of day, weather ect?
R
Radio_Realist
Guest
> > > What do you need to do to get a pirate license, what
> kind
> > of
> > > equipment is needed and what are the restrictions? I
> have
> > a
> > > lot of music I've collected since I was a little kid,
> > which
> > > was all 31 years ago. All help is appreciated.
> >
> > Arr, matey, the whole point of being a "pirate" is that ye
>
> > be broadcasting without no license. That's why they be
> > called called "pirates". Arr.
> >
> > And, ye don't ne needin' no parrot nor pegleg to be a
> > pirate, but it do be a help.
> >
> Sorry Radio Realist. That was very bad thinking on my part.
> Seriously, how clear can one pick up a pirate radio station
> when being broadcasted? Does it depend on where the
> frequency is, time of day, weather ect?
>
No need to apologize. It's not often the opportunity presents itself to type with a Cornish accent.
As for reciving a pirate signal, your presumption was correct. Like any signal, reception depends on frequency, time of day, weather, and other such factors. And, the strength of the signal is just as important.
Picking up a low power pirate broadcast is not unlike trying to pick up WPTT at night.
> kind
> > of
> > > equipment is needed and what are the restrictions? I
> have
> > a
> > > lot of music I've collected since I was a little kid,
> > which
> > > was all 31 years ago. All help is appreciated.
> >
> > Arr, matey, the whole point of being a "pirate" is that ye
>
> > be broadcasting without no license. That's why they be
> > called called "pirates". Arr.
> >
> > And, ye don't ne needin' no parrot nor pegleg to be a
> > pirate, but it do be a help.
> >
> Sorry Radio Realist. That was very bad thinking on my part.
> Seriously, how clear can one pick up a pirate radio station
> when being broadcasted? Does it depend on where the
> frequency is, time of day, weather ect?
>
No need to apologize. It's not often the opportunity presents itself to type with a Cornish accent.
As for reciving a pirate signal, your presumption was correct. Like any signal, reception depends on frequency, time of day, weather, and other such factors. And, the strength of the signal is just as important.
Picking up a low power pirate broadcast is not unlike trying to pick up WPTT at night.
B
BarryMcCockiner
Guest
This is like listening to Howard mess with somebody in the wack pack who doesn't know they're the butt of a joke.
How do you get a pirate license. Does a pirate radio signal work like a licensed radio signal. Haha.
Oh come on, RR, fun as it is to watch you keep responding, methinks you're being had old chap.
> > > > What do you need to do to get a pirate license, what
> > kind
> > > of
> > > > equipment is needed and what are the restrictions? I
> > have
> > > a
> > > > lot of music I've collected since I was a little kid,
> > > which
> > > > was all 31 years ago. All help is appreciated.
> > >
> > > Arr, matey, the whole point of being a "pirate" is that
> ye
> >
> > > be broadcasting without no license. That's why they be
> > > called called "pirates". Arr.
> > >
> > > And, ye don't ne needin' no parrot nor pegleg to be a
> > > pirate, but it do be a help.
> > >
> > Sorry Radio Realist. That was very bad thinking on my
> part.
> > Seriously, how clear can one pick up a pirate radio
> station
> > when being broadcasted? Does it depend on where the
> > frequency is, time of day, weather ect?
> >
> No need to apologize. It's not often the opportunity
> presents itself to type with a Cornish accent.
>
> As for reciving a pirate signal, your presumption was
> correct. Like any signal, reception depends on frequency,
> time of day, weather, and other such factors. And, the
> strength of the signal is just as important.
>
> Picking up a low power pirate broadcast is not unlike trying
> to pick up WPTT at night.
>
How do you get a pirate license. Does a pirate radio signal work like a licensed radio signal. Haha.
Oh come on, RR, fun as it is to watch you keep responding, methinks you're being had old chap.
> > > > What do you need to do to get a pirate license, what
> > kind
> > > of
> > > > equipment is needed and what are the restrictions? I
> > have
> > > a
> > > > lot of music I've collected since I was a little kid,
> > > which
> > > > was all 31 years ago. All help is appreciated.
> > >
> > > Arr, matey, the whole point of being a "pirate" is that
> ye
> >
> > > be broadcasting without no license. That's why they be
> > > called called "pirates". Arr.
> > >
> > > And, ye don't ne needin' no parrot nor pegleg to be a
> > > pirate, but it do be a help.
> > >
> > Sorry Radio Realist. That was very bad thinking on my
> part.
> > Seriously, how clear can one pick up a pirate radio
> station
> > when being broadcasted? Does it depend on where the
> > frequency is, time of day, weather ect?
> >
> No need to apologize. It's not often the opportunity
> presents itself to type with a Cornish accent.
>
> As for reciving a pirate signal, your presumption was
> correct. Like any signal, reception depends on frequency,
> time of day, weather, and other such factors. And, the
> strength of the signal is just as important.
>
> Picking up a low power pirate broadcast is not unlike trying
> to pick up WPTT at night.
>
R
Radio_Realist
Guest
> This is like listening to Howard mess with somebody in the
> wack pack who doesn't know they're the butt of a joke.
>
> How do you get a pirate license. Does a pirate radio signal
> work like a licensed radio signal. Haha.
>
> Oh come on, RR, fun as it is to watch you keep responding,
> methinks you're being had old chap.
Maybe so, maybe no. I think I'm being set up with good straight lines that let me type with a Cornish accent and make a weak joke about WPTT's night time signal. I have no problem with that.
>
> > > > > What do you need to do to get a pirate license, what
>
> > > kind
> > > > of
> > > > > equipment is needed and what are the restrictions?
> I
> > > have
> > > > a
> > > > > lot of music I've collected since I was a little
> kid,
> > > > which
> > > > > was all 31 years ago. All help is appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Arr, matey, the whole point of being a "pirate" is
> that
> > ye
> > >
> > > > be broadcasting without no license. That's why they be
>
> > > > called called "pirates". Arr.
> > > >
> > > > And, ye don't ne needin%2
> wack pack who doesn't know they're the butt of a joke.
>
> How do you get a pirate license. Does a pirate radio signal
> work like a licensed radio signal. Haha.
>
> Oh come on, RR, fun as it is to watch you keep responding,
> methinks you're being had old chap.
Maybe so, maybe no. I think I'm being set up with good straight lines that let me type with a Cornish accent and make a weak joke about WPTT's night time signal. I have no problem with that.
>
> > > > > What do you need to do to get a pirate license, what
>
> > > kind
> > > > of
> > > > > equipment is needed and what are the restrictions?
> I
> > > have
> > > > a
> > > > > lot of music I've collected since I was a little
> kid,
> > > > which
> > > > > was all 31 years ago. All help is appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Arr, matey, the whole point of being a "pirate" is
> that
> > ye
> > >
> > > > be broadcasting without no license. That's why they be
>
> > > > called called "pirates". Arr.
> > > >
> > > > And, ye don't ne needin%2
R
Radio_Realist
Guest
> This is like listening to Howard mess with somebody in the
> wack pack who doesn't know they're the butt of a joke.
>
> How do you get a pirate license. Does a pirate radio signal
> work like a licensed radio signal. Haha.
>
> Oh come on, RR, fun as it is to watch you keep responding,
> methinks you're being had old chap.
Maybe so, maybe no. I think I'm being set up with good straight lines that let me type with a Cornish accent and make a weak joke about WPTT's night time signal. I have no problem with that.
>
> > > > > What do you need to do to get a pirate license, what
>
> > > kind
> > > > of
> > > > > equipment is needed and what are the restrictions?
> I
> > > have
> > > > a
> > > > > lot of music I've collected since I was a little
> kid,
> > > > which
> > > > > was all 31 years ago. All help is appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Arr, matey, the whole point of being a "pirate" is
> that
> > ye
> > >
> > > > be broadcasting without no license. That's why they be
>
> > > > called called "pirates". Arr.
> > > >
> > > > And, ye don't ne needin' no parrot nor pegleg to be a
> > > > pirate, but it do be a help.
> > > >
> > > Sorry Radio Realist. That was very bad thinking on my
> > part.
> > > Seriously, how clear can one pick up a pirate radio
> > station
> > > when being broadcasted? Does it depend on where the
> > > frequency is, time of day, weather ect?
> > >
> > No need to apologize. It's not often the opportunity
> > presents itself to type with a Cornish accent.
> >
> > As for reciving a pirate signal, your presumption was
> > correct. Like any signal, reception depends on frequency,
> > time of day, weather, and other such factors. And, the
> > strength of the signal is just as important.
> >
> > Picking up a low power pirate broadcast is not unlike
> trying
> > to pick up WPTT at night.
> >
>
> wack pack who doesn't know they're the butt of a joke.
>
> How do you get a pirate license. Does a pirate radio signal
> work like a licensed radio signal. Haha.
>
> Oh come on, RR, fun as it is to watch you keep responding,
> methinks you're being had old chap.
Maybe so, maybe no. I think I'm being set up with good straight lines that let me type with a Cornish accent and make a weak joke about WPTT's night time signal. I have no problem with that.
>
> > > > > What do you need to do to get a pirate license, what
>
> > > kind
> > > > of
> > > > > equipment is needed and what are the restrictions?
> I
> > > have
> > > > a
> > > > > lot of music I've collected since I was a little
> kid,
> > > > which
> > > > > was all 31 years ago. All help is appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Arr, matey, the whole point of being a "pirate" is
> that
> > ye
> > >
> > > > be broadcasting without no license. That's why they be
>
> > > > called called "pirates". Arr.
> > > >
> > > > And, ye don't ne needin' no parrot nor pegleg to be a
> > > > pirate, but it do be a help.
> > > >
> > > Sorry Radio Realist. That was very bad thinking on my
> > part.
> > > Seriously, how clear can one pick up a pirate radio
> > station
> > > when being broadcasted? Does it depend on where the
> > > frequency is, time of day, weather ect?
> > >
> > No need to apologize. It's not often the opportunity
> > presents itself to type with a Cornish accent.
> >
> > As for reciving a pirate signal, your presumption was
> > correct. Like any signal, reception depends on frequency,
> > time of day, weather, and other such factors. And, the
> > strength of the signal is just as important.
> >
> > Picking up a low power pirate broadcast is not unlike
> trying
> > to pick up WPTT at night.
> >
>
K
KeyTimes
Guest
Re: Stern on 94.1FM at least for now in Glassport
> Personally, I use 94.1. Nice clean little band with a couple
> steps of adjacency between the crock and the sleeper. All
> the low end channels consumers usually use down in the 88s
> get clouded with TV audio, high school or college radio, PBS
> etc; and radiant spurious noise from the hospitals in
> Oakland wipes them out too. Whereas 94 hangs pretty good. So
> if you wanna bootleg off my receiver, feel free!
Enjoy 94.1 as long as you can. Another religious network is trying to build a low-power on that frequency that would be licensed to Clairton, broadcast from a tower in Glassport, and relay a California contemporary Christian station either from Grafton, W.Va. or Portage.
(I'm not making any of this up ... but given how complex the plan is by Educational Media Foundation, I'm not expecting you'll lose 94.1 for satellite feeds anytime soon.)
> Personally, I use 94.1. Nice clean little band with a couple
> steps of adjacency between the crock and the sleeper. All
> the low end channels consumers usually use down in the 88s
> get clouded with TV audio, high school or college radio, PBS
> etc; and radiant spurious noise from the hospitals in
> Oakland wipes them out too. Whereas 94 hangs pretty good. So
> if you wanna bootleg off my receiver, feel free!
Enjoy 94.1 as long as you can. Another religious network is trying to build a low-power on that frequency that would be licensed to Clairton, broadcast from a tower in Glassport, and relay a California contemporary Christian station either from Grafton, W.Va. or Portage.
(I'm not making any of this up ... but given how complex the plan is by Educational Media Foundation, I'm not expecting you'll lose 94.1 for satellite feeds anytime soon.)
F
FreddyE1977
Guest
Re: Stern on 88.1FM AND ANOTHER on 88.5!
> > This is like listening to Howard mess with somebody in the
>
> > wack pack who doesn't know they're the butt of a joke.
> >
> > How do you get a pirate license. Does a pirate radio
> signal
> > work like a licensed radio signal. Haha.
> >
> > Oh come on, RR, fun as it is to watch you keep responding,
>
> > methinks you're being had old chap.
>
> Maybe so, maybe no. I think I'm being set up with good
> straight lines that let me type with a Cornish accent and
> make a weak joke about WPTT's night time signal. I have no
> problem with that.
>
> >
> > > > > > What do you need to do to get a pirate license,
> what
> >
> > > > kind
> > > > > of
> > > > > > equipment is needed and what are the restrictions?
>
> > I
> > > > have
> > > > > a
> > > > > > lot of music I've collected since I was a little
> > kid,
> > > > > which
> > > > > > was all 31 years ago. All help is appreciated.
> > > > >
> > > > > Arr, matey, the whole point of being a "pirate" is
> > that
> > > ye
> > > >
> > > > > be broadcasting without no license. That's why they
> be
> >
> > > > > called called "pirates". Arr.
> > > > >
> > > > > And, ye don't ne needin%2
I found another one....Howard Pirate logged at 88.5 in Castle Shannon.
Picked it up in the car last night around 7:30. Found it just north
of Connor Rd. and lost it up around the junction with Route 51. Signal was clear and very strong....I would be stunned if it was a wireless link running in another car. I was not that close to anybody.
When I was a kid, I had a Radio Shack 30 in 1 project kit that allowed you to build a tiny AM transmitter. I think that thing actually put out a better night time signal than WPTT.
> > This is like listening to Howard mess with somebody in the
>
> > wack pack who doesn't know they're the butt of a joke.
> >
> > How do you get a pirate license. Does a pirate radio
> signal
> > work like a licensed radio signal. Haha.
> >
> > Oh come on, RR, fun as it is to watch you keep responding,
>
> > methinks you're being had old chap.
>
> Maybe so, maybe no. I think I'm being set up with good
> straight lines that let me type with a Cornish accent and
> make a weak joke about WPTT's night time signal. I have no
> problem with that.
>
> >
> > > > > > What do you need to do to get a pirate license,
> what
> >
> > > > kind
> > > > > of
> > > > > > equipment is needed and what are the restrictions?
>
> > I
> > > > have
> > > > > a
> > > > > > lot of music I've collected since I was a little
> > kid,
> > > > > which
> > > > > > was all 31 years ago. All help is appreciated.
> > > > >
> > > > > Arr, matey, the whole point of being a "pirate" is
> > that
> > > ye
> > > >
> > > > > be broadcasting without no license. That's why they
> be
> >
> > > > > called called "pirates". Arr.
> > > > >
> > > > > And, ye don't ne needin%2
I found another one....Howard Pirate logged at 88.5 in Castle Shannon.
Picked it up in the car last night around 7:30. Found it just north
of Connor Rd. and lost it up around the junction with Route 51. Signal was clear and very strong....I would be stunned if it was a wireless link running in another car. I was not that close to anybody.
When I was a kid, I had a Radio Shack 30 in 1 project kit that allowed you to build a tiny AM transmitter. I think that thing actually put out a better night time signal than WPTT.
C
ChadStevens
Guest
> I was driving into Pittsburgh this morning scanning the FM
> and it locked on a faint signal it was Howard Stern,
> somebody is repeating his show on that frequency. needless
> to say its a pirate radio station. anybody else around the
> 'Burgh hear this
>
I've heard a transmitter in the Birmingham area (that OTHER Steel City) that relayed G-Unit Radio from XM. It could have been an in-car microbroadcaster except that the signal was way too strong and seemed to cover for a good two miles...AND I heard it on more than one occasion with the same XM feed being relayed.
Maybe radioalogo's 88.1 Stern was an in-car transmitter and maybe it wasn't, but there DO appear to be pirates who relay (...or "share" if you prefer) satellite radio feeds for the public to hear. Just as there are P2P streaming programs available that let you stream audio over the internet - whether you have permission to do so or not. And no, I don't mean Live365 either. ;-)
Chad Stevens
"Mondays and Thursdays, 12-5 on X-15, Pittsburgh's New Music Alternative" (1995)
> and it locked on a faint signal it was Howard Stern,
> somebody is repeating his show on that frequency. needless
> to say its a pirate radio station. anybody else around the
> 'Burgh hear this
>
I've heard a transmitter in the Birmingham area (that OTHER Steel City) that relayed G-Unit Radio from XM. It could have been an in-car microbroadcaster except that the signal was way too strong and seemed to cover for a good two miles...AND I heard it on more than one occasion with the same XM feed being relayed.
Maybe radioalogo's 88.1 Stern was an in-car transmitter and maybe it wasn't, but there DO appear to be pirates who relay (...or "share" if you prefer) satellite radio feeds for the public to hear. Just as there are P2P streaming programs available that let you stream audio over the internet - whether you have permission to do so or not. And no, I don't mean Live365 either. ;-)
Chad Stevens
"Mondays and Thursdays, 12-5 on X-15, Pittsburgh's New Music Alternative" (1995)
> > I was driving into Pittsburgh this morning scanning the FM
>
> > and it locked on a faint signal it was Howard Stern,
> > somebody is repeating his show on that frequency. needless
>
> > to say its a pirate radio station. anybody else around the
>
> > 'Burgh hear this
> >
> I've heard a transmitter in the Birmingham area (that OTHER
> Steel City) that relayed G-Unit Radio from XM. It could
> have been an in-car microbroadcaster except that the signal
> was way too strong and seemed to cover for a good two
> miles...AND I heard it on more than one occasion with the
> same XM feed being relayed.
>
> Maybe radioalogo's 88.1 Stern was an in-car transmitter and
> maybe it wasn't, but there DO appear to be pirates who relay
> (...or "share" if you prefer) satellite radio feeds for the
> public to hear. Just as there are P2P streaming programs
> available that let you stream audio over the internet -
> whether you have permission to do so or not. And no, I
> don't mean Live365 either. ;-)
>
> Chad Stevens
> "Mondays and Thursdays, 12-5 on X-15, Pittsburgh's New Music
> Alternative" (1995)
>
Hey Chad Stevens. DO you remember me? Todd Jammin Jarrett from X 15 Wednesdays 11-4 from 1992-1995. Hows everything going?
>
> > and it locked on a faint signal it was Howard Stern,
> > somebody is repeating his show on that frequency. needless
>
> > to say its a pirate radio station. anybody else around the
>
> > 'Burgh hear this
> >
> I've heard a transmitter in the Birmingham area (that OTHER
> Steel City) that relayed G-Unit Radio from XM. It could
> have been an in-car microbroadcaster except that the signal
> was way too strong and seemed to cover for a good two
> miles...AND I heard it on more than one occasion with the
> same XM feed being relayed.
>
> Maybe radioalogo's 88.1 Stern was an in-car transmitter and
> maybe it wasn't, but there DO appear to be pirates who relay
> (...or "share" if you prefer) satellite radio feeds for the
> public to hear. Just as there are P2P streaming programs
> available that let you stream audio over the internet -
> whether you have permission to do so or not. And no, I
> don't mean Live365 either. ;-)
>
> Chad Stevens
> "Mondays and Thursdays, 12-5 on X-15, Pittsburgh's New Music
> Alternative" (1995)
>
Hey Chad Stevens. DO you remember me? Todd Jammin Jarrett from X 15 Wednesdays 11-4 from 1992-1995. Hows everything going?
C
ChadStevens
Guest
X-15 Re: Stern on 88.1FM
> Hey Chad Stevens. DO you remember me? Todd Jammin Jarrett
> from X 15 Wednesdays 11-4 from 1992-1995. Hows everything
> going?
>
OF COURSE I remember! Great to hear from you! Though I remember a lot of people from my 14 months there (Vince Vincent, Mad Man Erik, Dave Patrick, and of course Dr. Paul Goodman) I had lost touch with just about everyone from X-15, though I know Mad Man Erik was later at WVCS at California U. I heard him on the air a couple of times and even called the studio once or twice. I still have my X-15 T-Shirt too!
Here's an aircheck I made of Erik and Dave Patrick and hosted at Neal Bowden's MP3Airchecks.com, http://www.streamload.com/mp3airchecks/WVMX-AM_Monroeville_Dave_Patrick__Mad_Man_Erik_Oct_3_1995.mp3 (The call letters are incorrect in the filename, but it is X-15. I believe I may have the date wrong on this one as well.)
I actually did what would be the final X-15 airshift on Jan. 1, 1996 though I didn't know it at the time. I know the garage studios burned down a few years later. I moved to Birmingham in 1999, but look forward to every chance I can get to get back to the 'Burgh, and keep in touch with its radio happenings through this board, Fybush.com, and PBRTV.com. I've always had a soft spot in my heart for the fringe characters on the dial: the student-run, the little stations that thought they could (like X-15), the ethnics, the preachers, and the pirates. Things that radio in the 'Ham could use a lot more of.
> Hey Chad Stevens. DO you remember me? Todd Jammin Jarrett
> from X 15 Wednesdays 11-4 from 1992-1995. Hows everything
> going?
>
OF COURSE I remember! Great to hear from you! Though I remember a lot of people from my 14 months there (Vince Vincent, Mad Man Erik, Dave Patrick, and of course Dr. Paul Goodman) I had lost touch with just about everyone from X-15, though I know Mad Man Erik was later at WVCS at California U. I heard him on the air a couple of times and even called the studio once or twice. I still have my X-15 T-Shirt too!
Here's an aircheck I made of Erik and Dave Patrick and hosted at Neal Bowden's MP3Airchecks.com, http://www.streamload.com/mp3airchecks/WVMX-AM_Monroeville_Dave_Patrick__Mad_Man_Erik_Oct_3_1995.mp3 (The call letters are incorrect in the filename, but it is X-15. I believe I may have the date wrong on this one as well.)
I actually did what would be the final X-15 airshift on Jan. 1, 1996 though I didn't know it at the time. I know the garage studios burned down a few years later. I moved to Birmingham in 1999, but look forward to every chance I can get to get back to the 'Burgh, and keep in touch with its radio happenings through this board, Fybush.com, and PBRTV.com. I've always had a soft spot in my heart for the fringe characters on the dial: the student-run, the little stations that thought they could (like X-15), the ethnics, the preachers, and the pirates. Things that radio in the 'Ham could use a lot more of.
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