via BRW: Pirate radio, Barb Anderson on talk radio

[raccoonradio]

Thanks to Boston Radio Watch for these links.

1) The Funny Cookie Company may or may not catch them, but there are lots of
pirates out there, ahoy, matey. From today's Sunday Globe. The operators say
they're meeting a need. Legit broadcasters are not pleased and supposedly have a website listing 22 of them (what's the URL, Globe?):

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2005/10/16/pirate_radio?mode=PF

2) And Barbara Anderson of CLT&G celebrates the 25th anniversary of Prop 2 1/2
and laments the loss of activist talk radio (where have you gone Jerry
Williams, a city turns its lonely eyes to you)

http://www.lowellsun.com/editorials/ci_3121865

>> He (Severin) suddenly vanished last week

I'm not sure when she wrote the editorial (it appeared TODAY according to the Lowell Sun site), but Severin vanished last MONTH.
His last show was Thu Sept 15th.

 

[raccoonradio]

site listing some of these unauth broadcasters:

http://members.aol.com/baconti/bostonLP.htm

One such station (1690), showing off their studios in Lynn, etc.
http://www.radiocreoleinter.com/

In some ways I admire those who put stations like this on to serve a community but they are breaking the law (though maybe the FCC will shut them down IF they get a complaint). Is it possible their presence on the dial can break down the overall reception quality of legit stations? Certainly if they're right next to one.
How would you feel if you ran WUNR and someone started a station nearby at 1610?
There are legit AM stations who could sell or give time away to these
organizations...

 

[MrAl]

R.I.P. Allston-Brighton Free Radio... the station closed this past January. I think we may have been at 30 watts at one point.



> site listing some of these unauth broadcasters:
>
> http://members.aol.com/baconti/bostonLP.htm
>
> One such station (1690), showing off their studios in Lynn,
> etc.
> http://www.radiocreoleinter.com/
>
> In some ways I admire those who put stations like this on to
> serve a community but they are breaking the law (though
> maybe the FCC will shut them down IF they get a complaint).
> Is it possible their presence on the dial can break down the
> overall reception quality of legit stations? Certainly if
> they're right next to one.
> How would you feel if you ran WUNR and someone started a
> station nearby at 1610?
> There are legit AM stations who could sell or give time away
> to these
> organizations...
>