Calderdale Sound were first heard in 1976, with occasional broadcasts until 1984. They were based in the small town of Todmorden in the Calder Valley. The town is set between 3 valleys, so reception of nearby local stations was poor In 1984 a new transmitter was bought and the station re-launched on 1405 kHz with…
Music City Radio (MCR) were first heard across Leeds in late 1986 on 90.3 FM. They were set up to serve the city’s black community playing mostly reggae and soul music. The station always had a good signal, and then following a raid in 1988, decided to go even further with the addition of another…
ABC FM (Alpha broadcasting Company) were first heard across Leeds in late 1986. They were based in the Chapeltown area of the city and played mostly reggae and soul music. They could be heard at weekends and weekday nights initially on 94.6 FM. Following some raids and a period off air, they returned in December…
In May of 1988, there were rumours of new reggae, soul station starting in Leeds, but it wasn’t until June that the first tests took place for Rapid Radio. Regular broadcasts started in June 1988, on 105.8 FM. By August they had shifted down to 103.6, and in September were on 98.1. By this point…
Jive FM broadcast dance music from Huddersfield. 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 Jive FM – 102 – Huddersfield – Rootless – Ragga – Date Unknown 47 mins Jive FM –…
WKLR broadcast from Bradford in the 1990s. 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 WKLR – 105.5 – Bradford – Mr X – 5/6/93 25 mins WKLR – 107.5 – Bradford –…
Following a raid in 1988, Leeds pirate station Music City Radio (MCR) decided return even bigger. They did this by adding a second transmitter on 104.9 for Bradford. This new service started on Monday 8th August 1988, and was not a relay but a completely new service. On the 1st October this new service changed…
DJ Shock was a teenager in the mid 80s, gripped in the fever of hip-hop and breakdance culture. Shock, along with friends Countdown, DJ Greenpeace & Chippy formed a crew and began learning to cut, scratch and paint graffiti like their idols across the pond. Mike Allen’s National Fresh radio show, networked from Capital FM…
Dream FM was one of the most well known pirates in Yorkshire during the 1990’s. It boasted over 30 DJ’s and a range of different dance music styles such as house, dub, trance, hardcore, funk, soul, acid, jazz, hip, hop techno and chill out to name but a few. Merchandise was also available through Dream…
Fantasy FM broadcast from Sheffield on 101.9 FM. If anyone has any more information on Fantasy FM, please contact The Pirate Archive. Downloads To download, right click and ‘Save As’ Audio Fantasy FM – 101.9 – Sheffield – DJ Face – Bliss & Audio – Hardcore Rave – 13/12/91 94 mins Fantasy FM – 101.9…