Reflections Europe broadcasts from Donegal, Ireland... and the Irish authorities are not giving out legal shortwave broadcast licenses, so the signal is unlicensed, hence a pirate broadcast, irrespective of religious programming.... and considering some of it's rather right wing content, I don't think they would probably get a broadcasting license even if they wanted to... at least not in Ireland. The fact that they have been broadcasting for many years simply means that the Republic of Ireland is a relatively safe haven for unlicensed shortwave broadcasting, generally.... and has been for quite some time
The definition of pirate is outdated and needs to be changed.
US CB radio operators and Part 15 radio station operators are two examples or stations that aren't licensed, are legal, and no one would call them "pirates."
If Ireland -- as a policy -- allows unlicensed broadcasters to operate in the country, without penalty or enforcement action, those stations are de facto legal.
What makes a pirate station a pirate station is that it's illegal.
Reflections Europe isn't a pirate.
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