United Patriot Radio
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| - | + | '''United Patriot Radio,''' also known as UPR, was quasi-[[clandestine]] radio station operated by "Colonel" [[Steve Anderson]]. An earlier incarnation of the station was known as [[KSMR]]. The station operated irregularly on at least three shortwave frequencies, 3260, 6890, and 6900 Khz. | |
| - | + | The content of the station mostly involved Anderson railing against the government and frequent calls for action by militia groups. Recordings of militia, apocalyptic, and extreme right wing material were also played, and the station was known to broadcast material associated with the "Christian Identity" movement. The station's violent and anti-Semetic content was noted as "hate speech" by several human rights organizations. | |
| - | After a manhunt, | + | Anderson's broadcasts became sussessively weirder in the weeks following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. In October 2001, Anderson was involved in a violent confrontation with local law enforcement, firing on an officer with an automatic rifle, but causing no injury. Shortly thereafter, the transmission facilities of the station were located on Anderson's farm in Pulaski County, Kentucky, and with the station's [[Busted|bust]], UPR was silenced. |
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| + | UPR was widely parodied in the pirate radio community at the time, on stations such as [[WHYP]] and [[United Patriot Militia Bingo]]. | ||
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| + | After a manhunt, Anderson was captured, tried and incarcerated. In 2003 he was convicted of weapons charges stemming from the confronation with police, and was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | *[http://www.diymedia.net/feature/pirate/f052901.htm report on UPR from DIYmedia.net] | ||
| + | *[http://www.worldofradio.com/dxld3164.txt Anderson story in DX Listening Digest] | ||
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| + | [[Category: Clandestine radio stations]] | ||
Revision as of 19:20, 23 September 2007
United Patriot Radio, also known as UPR, was quasi-clandestine radio station operated by "Colonel" Steve Anderson. An earlier incarnation of the station was known as KSMR. The station operated irregularly on at least three shortwave frequencies, 3260, 6890, and 6900 Khz.
The content of the station mostly involved Anderson railing against the government and frequent calls for action by militia groups. Recordings of militia, apocalyptic, and extreme right wing material were also played, and the station was known to broadcast material associated with the "Christian Identity" movement. The station's violent and anti-Semetic content was noted as "hate speech" by several human rights organizations.
Anderson's broadcasts became sussessively weirder in the weeks following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. In October 2001, Anderson was involved in a violent confrontation with local law enforcement, firing on an officer with an automatic rifle, but causing no injury. Shortly thereafter, the transmission facilities of the station were located on Anderson's farm in Pulaski County, Kentucky, and with the station's bust, UPR was silenced.
UPR was widely parodied in the pirate radio community at the time, on stations such as WHYP and United Patriot Militia Bingo.
After a manhunt, Anderson was captured, tried and incarcerated. In 2003 he was convicted of weapons charges stemming from the confronation with police, and was sentenced to fifteen years in prison.
See also
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