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Thursday 21 December, 2006, 15:58 - Pirate/Clandestine
piratewomanWas doing a bit of 'Googling', as you do, and came across an attempt by Anthony Page (of Radio Nemesis fame), to start a pirate radio Wiki.

The page at freeradio.wiki-site.com mostly recounts the history of many of the pirate radio stations who graced the airwaves in the South Yorkshire and Derbyshire areas in the 1980's and 1990's; but it's also not a bad attempt to try and define some of the terms such as 'stereo' and 'link' so it get's an 'A' for effort, though at present probably no more than about a 'C' for achievement. With help from people such as you (yes, you) then maybe it could get a lot better.

There's also a good description of a number of the pirate stations that used to broadcast in that area including:

* Rebel Radio 105.2 (with Scooter Jones)
* Ocean FM 106.3 from Rotherham (which is nowhere near the sea!)
* WLNG 104.9 of Scunthorpe (who get a mention here)
* Radio Britannia from Barnsley with DJ Ken(ny) Crescendo

And no listing would be complete without the infamous ZFM 102.4/105.2/105.5 (mentioned here amongst other places) of Sheffield whose jingles, if I remember rightly, included the classics: 'ZFM - no flies on them' and 'ZFM - it rhymes with phlegm'. Isn't it reassuring to know that radio presentation has moved on...!

Dave Briggs 
Friday 22 December, 2006, 13:23
I remember ZFM though they used to interfere with 'The Pulse' on 102.5 where I lived. Great programmes. Is 'The Big Man Nige' still around?

Anthony Karl Page 
Monday 25 December, 2006, 20:44
Many thanks for the mention of my free radio wiki, glad you like what's been done so far.

As you say, the wiki welcomes any contributions from radio enthusiasts - so feel free to contribute!

I also have a radio blog you may find interesting, which is at:

http://anthonykarlpage.blogspot.com/

Regards, AKP

oyunlar1 
Thursday 3 March, 2011, 23:32
oyun Many thanks for the mention of my free radio wiki, glad you like what's been done so far.

As you say, the wiki welcomes any contributions from radio enthusiasts - so feel free to contribute!


oyunlar1 
Thursday 3 March, 2011, 23:32
oyun Many thanks for the mention of my free radio wiki, glad you like what's been done so far.

As you say, the wiki welcomes any contributions from radio enthusiasts - so feel free to contribute!


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