Freeze FM was born in the summer 1999. They could be heard on 92.7 FM and broadcast from somewhere in West London…. They quickly grew to be one of the largest underground radio stations in London and won three awards for Best Pirate Radio Station. Freeze was also the first Garage station to go 24/7…
In the late 70s and early 80s there were many short wave pirates broadcasting from the UK, and one of the most popular was Empire Radio. They first took to the air on 28th May 1978, broadcasting on 6200 kHz Short Wave, with the slogan “Serving a Free United Europe”. This was later changed to…
Radio Avalon was the official radio for the Glastonbury festival. They were first heard at the 1983 festival, broadcasting for about a week around the time the festival was on. They were then on air for every festival after that. By 1992, the station was no longer a pirate station, but was covered by one…
The plans for Cosmos Radio (Community Organised Sound Medium Or Something) started in late 1985. A studio site was established in the centre of Nottingham and the transmitter was built. The first tests took place in March and April of 1986 on 103 FM. The station then launched at 915 PM on Bank Holiday Monday…
Cambridge All Music Radio, or CAM Radio, started in the city of Cambridge in 1980. They could be heard on 95.3 FM. CAM Radio eventually morphed into Cambridge Community Radio. If anyone has any more information on this station please contact The Pirate Archive. Downloads To save any item from this list then Right Click…
Radio Insomnia broadcast pop music form Plymouth on 103 FM. If anyone has any more information on this station please contact The Pirate Archive. Downloads To save any item from this list then Right Click and ‘Save Target As…’ Artwork/Cuttings Flyer 1 Flyer 2 Cutting 1 – 15/2/87 Cutting 2 Cutting 3 – 22/2/87
Sound City Radio broadcast pop music form Plymouth on 105 FM. If anyone has any more information on this station please contact The Pirate Archive. Downloads To save any item from this list then Right Click and ‘Save Target As…’ Audio Bowen James – 5/5/85 16 mins Phil Brown – 5/5/85 14 mins Bowen James…
Frontline Radio (FLR) were first heard in the early 1990s. They broadcast from Wolverhampton, initially on 101 FM. They played mostly reaggae, but also featured some of the then current dance and rave music. By late 1992 they had move up to 106.3, where they would stay until well into the 2010s. Downloads To save…
Robin Hood “Outlawed” Radio were another of the early Nottingham pirates broadcasting on Sundays between 12 and 3PM. They claimed to transmit from Sherwood Forrest with DJs such as Little John, Maid Marion, Fryer Tuck, Will Scarlet, Robin Hood and Alan Adele. Downloads To save any item from this list then Right Click and ‘Save…
IBC (Illegal Broadcasting Company) Radio broadcast from Bury, from 16th Aug 1987 till April 1997. They were heard mostly on 104.4, initially playing hip hop and soul. Its first broadcast of 1990 (on April 1st) saw the introduction of JuJu, spinning house on his show. It became so popular, they even had a telephone interview…