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General Category => General Radio Discussion => Topic started by: owen81 on June 22, 2023, 2052 UTC

Title: Pirate Radio in Ireland, (started 22 JUN 2023)
Post by: owen81 on June 22, 2023, 2052 UTC

Thanks Ray, is there any reason in particular why quite a few of the TXs for pirate/semi pirates are based in Ireland?

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Re: Coast FM  6275 AM  2002 UTC  22 JUN 2023
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Title: Re: Re: Coast FM 6275 AM 2002 UTC 22 JUN 2023
Post by: Ray Lalleu on June 22, 2023, 2103 UTC

Quote from: owen81 on June 22, 2023, 2052 UTC

Thanks Ray, is there any reason in particular why quite a few of the TXs for pirate/semi pirates are based in Ireland? I

Pirate stations are also illegal in Ireland, but the authorities are not prosecuting them as long as they are not disturbing anything or getting a complaint from foreign countries. Two stations were raided in 2022 after complaints for disturbing NATO frequencies.

Title: Re: Re: Coast FM 6275 AM 2002 UTC 22 JUN 2023
Post by: Brian on June 23, 2023, 1301 UTC

Quote from: Ray Lalleu on June 22, 2023, 2103 UTC

Quote from: owen81 on June 22, 2023, 2052 UTC

Thanks Ray, is there any reason in particular why quite a few of the TXs for pirate/semi pirates are based in Ireland? I

Pirate stations are also illegal in Ireland, but the authorities are not prosecuting them as long as they are not disturbing anything or getting a complaint from foreign countries. Two stations were raided in 2022 after complaints for disturbing NATO frequencies.

Exactly.
Comreg don't monitor SW or MW so if you keep clean, you shouldn't have a problem, the 2 recent raids were due to complaints from abroad.

Title: Re: Re: Coast FM 6275 AM 2002 UTC 22 JUN 2023
Post by: owen81 on June 23, 2023, 1557 UTC

When I was in Scotland last month in holiday I picked up Radio North when I was near to Glasgow. Is this a licenced station or a pirate? There's also a religious station I picked up on SW a while back can't remember the name I think that might be a pirate too?

Title: Re: Re: Coast FM 6275 AM 2002 UTC 22 JUN 2023
Post by: Ray Lalleu on June 23, 2023, 2003 UTC

Quote from: owen81 on June 23, 2023, 1557 UTC

When I was in Scotland last month in holiday I picked up Radio North when I was near to Glasgow. Is this a licenced station or a pirate? There's also a religious station I picked up on SW a while back can't remember the name I think that might be a pirate too?

Radio North is a MW station on 846 kHz at the North tip of Ireland, in Republic of Ireland, but aiming religious broadcasts to Northern Ireland. Established many years ago, and listed in WRTH, although unlicensed.
Same way for Radio Star Country on 981 kHz, but South of the border.