In the late 1980s, Jabbar Karim was a student at Airedale & Wharfedale College, was a punk, and was into Billy Idol and Toyah Wilcox. After trying to get a job on a mainstream station, who didn’t want to know, Jabbar and a friend decided to set up a pirate, or underground as they liked…
Radio Veronica was first heard in the Autumn of 1986. They broadcast from Bradford, but their strong signal could be heard over a wide area. Initially, their broadcasts took place on Sunday evenings from 8pm into the night. They were mainly on 105.5 FM, but occasionally 104.9 FM was used. By late summer 1987, Veronica…
Radio Radar broadcast rock and pop from music from Leeds in the 1980s. 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 Radio Radar – 104.2 – Leeds – Steve Somers – Show 1…
SCR were first heard on 1st May 1989 on 105 FM. Their aim was to provide a radio station dedicated to Reggae and Soul music Things took off quickly and they soon diversified the music they played to include Dance, Techno, House, and Drum & Bass. They later moved down to 101.5 FM. They had…
In the 1980s Edzy was a member of the reggae, house and hip hop into over-the-top, bass-heavy dance music band, Unique 3. They pressed up a few white labels of a track called The Theme and found themselves with a massive underground hit on their hands. They were swiftly signed by Virgin subsidiary Ten Records…
Frequency FM were first heard in May 2006 They broadcast from Leeds on 88.1 FM, with a format of Drum & Bass, often with an MC rapping over the music. From the start they were a professional outfit with a very powerful signal, much stronger than any previous pirates from Leeds. They had very high…
Twilight Fm were first heard in 1993 on 105.4 FM. In the early days they played mostly pop music, but as time went on, they played more dance music. Arguments over music policy did cause a split at one point, with some DJs leaving to start Buzz FM on 106.6, and Sweet FM. After a…
Rush FM broadcast from York on 106.1 FM. If anyone has any more information on Rush FM, please contact The Pirate Archive. Downloads To download, right click and ‘Save As’ Audio Rush FM – 106.1 – York – DJ Qwiff – 1999 62 mins Rush FM – 106.1 – York – JV – 1999 15…
Ovaload FM broadcast from Hull on 107.3 FM. If anyone has any more information on Ovaload FM, please contact The Pirate Archive. Downloads To download, right click and ‘Save As’ Audio Ovaload FM – 107.3 – Hull – DJ Carlos – 2005 47 mins Ovaload FM – 107.3 – Hull – DJ Easyflow – 2005…
Many towns and cities across the UK have had a station called Dance FM. One of them was Grimsby. They broadcast at weekends during the late 90s and into the early 2000s. More information is available on their Facebook page: Dance FM – Grimsby – Facebook Downloads To save any item from this list then…