Pirate Radio Stations : Tuning in to Underground Broadcasts in the Air and Online

by Yoder, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780071375634
• ISBN10: 0071375635
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-12-20
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics

Summary

*Full Coverage of pirate radio stations - history, recent trends, FCC regulations, station information, and much more *How to buy and use equipment to listen to pirate stations *Includes pirates on the Internet with a "how to listen" section and a pirate radio URL directory *CD-ROM includes over 80 minutes of audio from dozens of stations

Author Biography

ANDREW YODER discovered a 40-year old military-surplus Hallicrafters SX-28A in a friend's basement in 1981 at the age of 13. Since then, pirate radio has become the focus of his short-wave-listening hobby. In 1987 and 1988, he wrote the first edition of PIRATE RADIO STATIONS. In 1989, Andrew started the radio logsheet PIRATE PAGES (PiPA), which he published until 1998 to make way for HOBBY BROADCASTING magazine, which has been published ever since. His magazine articles have appeared in ELECTRONICS NOW, POPULAR ELECTRONICS, POPULAR COMMUNICATIONS, RADIO!, etc. He has appeared as a guest on the Art Bell Show, the Voice of America, Radio Netherlands, Allan Handelman Show, WBZ, KOA, WYSP, and many other stations. Of course, he has been a Pittsburgh Pirates fan for nearly his entire life.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Chapter 1: The History of Pirate Radio (1900-1975)

Chapter 2: The Dawn of the Modern Era (1976-1982)

Chapter 3: Pirate Radio Since 1983

Chapter 4: Inside Pirate Radio

Chapter 5: European Offshore Radio (1958-1986)

Chapter 6: American Offshore Pirates

Chapter 7: International Pirate Radio

Chapter 8: Political Pirates

Chapter 9: Local and FM Pirates

Chapter 10: The FCC and Enforcement Actions

Chapter 11: Verifying Pirates

Chapter 12: Equipment and Information

Chapter 13: Computers and Radio

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Index

About the Author