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Le '''radio pirata nel [[Regno Unito]]''', intese come stazioni di [[Radio (elettronica)|radiotrasmissione]] non autorizzata, furono molto popolari negli [[anni 1960]] e negli [[anni 1980]]<ref>{{Cita|The radio handbook|pagina=31}}</ref>. Attualmente il numero stimato è di 150 [[radio pirata]] nel Regno Unito, la cui maggior parte trasmette da [[Londra]], in particolare dai quartieri di [[Harlesden]], [[Stoke Newington]], [[Southwark]] e [[Lambeth]]<ref name="Ofcom">{{Cita web|titolo=Illegal Broadcasting – Understanding the issues|editore=Ofcom|data=2007|url=http://www.ofcom.org.uk/research/radio/reports/illegal_broadcasting/illegal_broadcasting.pdf|lingua=en}}</ref>.
==1960s==
[[Image:Mi Amigo kleine.jpg|thumb|right|200px|La ''MV Mi Amigo'', c. 1974, utilizzata come base per la radio pirata ''Radio Caroline South'' dal 1964 al 1968]]
"Pirate radio" in the UK first became widespread in the early 1960s when [[pop music]] stations such as [[Radio Caroline]] and [[Wonderful Radio London|Radio London]] started to broadcast on medium wave to the UK from offshore ships or disused sea forts. At the time these stations were not illegal because they were broadcasting from international waters. The stations were set up by entrepreneurs and music enthusiasts to meet the growing demand for pop and [[rock music]], which was not catered for by the legal [[BBC Radio]] services.<ref name="ofcom.org.uk">{{Citation| title = Illegal Broadcasting – Understanding the issues | publisher = Ofcom| pages = 4| year = 2007| url = http://www.ofcom.org.uk/research/radio/reports/illegal_broadcasting/illegal_broadcasting.pdf}}</ref>
The first British pirate radio station was [[Radio Caroline]], which started broadcasting from a ship off the [[Essex]] coast in 1964. By 1967 twenty-one pirate radio stations were broadcasting to an estimated daily audience of 10 to 15 million. The format of this wave of pirate radio was influenced by [[Radio Luxembourg (English)|Radio Luxembourg]] and American radio stations. Many followed a top 40 format with casual DJs, making UK pirate radio the antithesis of [[BBC radio]] at the time.<ref name="Fleming 2002 32">{{Citation| last = Fleming| first = Carole| last2 = Wilby| first2 = Pete| title = The radio handbook| publisher = Routledge| pages = 32| edition = 2| year = 2002| url = http://books.google.com/books?id=PYoVjocKbKIC&dq=%22pirate+radio%22+bbc&source=gbs_navlinks_s | isbn = 0-415-15828-1 }}</ref> Spurred on by the offshore stations, several landbased pirate stations took to the air on medium wave at weekends, such as Telstar 1 in 1965, and RFL in 1968.
According to Andrew Crisell UK pirate radio broke the BBC's virtual monopoly of radio to meet demand that had been neglected. In reaction to the popularity of pirate radio [[BBC radio]] was restructured in 1967, establishing [[BBC Radio 1]], [[BBC Radio 2|Radio 2]], [[BBC Radio 3|Radio 3]] and [[BBC Radio 4|Radio 4]]. A number of DJs of the newly created pop music service BBC Radio 1 came from pirate stations. The UK Government also closed the international waters loophole via the [[Marine Broadcasting Offences Act]] of 1967, although Radio Caroline continued to broadcast until March 1968.<ref name="ofcom.org.uk"/><ref name="Fleming 2002 32"/>
== 1970s and 1980s ==
The 1967 [[Marine Broadcasting Offences Act]] officially outlawed pirate stations, but pirate radio continued, moving from ships and sea-based platforms to urban areas in the latter part of the 1960s (they were already illegal under the [[Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949]]).<ref name="Fleming 2002 32"/> During this period, home-made medium wave/'am' transmitters [or sometimes short wave] were often constructed inside cheap, expendable biscuit tins.
The main method employed by most medium-wave or short-wave pirate stations during the 1960s and 70s involved programming played back on cassette recorders (often powered by a car battery), with a long wire antenna slung up between two trees. Around this time, VHF/FM transmitters were being built by more adventurous builders. A surge in pirate radio occurred when cheap portable transmitters became available and by the mid 1980s a 50 watt radio transmitter could be obtained for around £200, or could be built for less. The operation of a pirate radio station required a good quality [[cassette recorder]], a transmitter and a high roof, with tower blocks providing the ideal transmission site for pirate radio stations. A 40 watt transmitter broadcasting from the roof of a fifteen storey tower block could reach a forty mile radius. Radio shows were often pre-recorded at home, with the pirate radio station operators setting up temporary transmitters on the roof of tower blocks.<ref>{{Citation| last = Hebdige| first = Dick | title = Cut’n’mix: culture, identity, and Caribbean music| publisher = Taylor and Francis| pages =154| year = 1987| url = http://books.google.com/books?id=bqcOAAAAQAAJ&dq=%22pirate+radio%22+bbc&as_brr=3&source=gbs_navlinks_s | isbn = 0906890993, 9780906890998 }}</ref>
The 1970s and 1980s saw a wave of landbased pirate radio, broadcasting mostly in big cities. These included community-focused local stations such as [[Sunshine Radio]] in [[Shropshire]] and [[Radio Jackie]] in south west [[London]]. In London pirate stations emerged that, for the first time in UK radio broadcasting, focused on particular music genres such as [[Kiss FM]] (dance), Solar Radio (soul) [http://www.rockradio.eu.com Alice's Restaurant Rock Radio] & Radio Floss (rock).<ref name="ofcom.org.uk"/>
Pirate radio met with increasing opposition, especially from the authorities in the form of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPT) Radio Regulatory Division (and later the [[Department of Trade and Industry (United Kingdom)|Department of Trade and Industry]] (DTI) after it became responsible for radio regulation) which had claimed since the late 1960s that pirate radio caused interference to licensed broadcasters and could interfere with frequencies used by emergency services. Nonetheless the growth of pirate radio in the 1980s was so rapid that at one point pirate radio operators outnumbered legal broadcasters. Pirate stations such as [[Radio Invicta (London Pirate Station)|Radio Invicta]], JFM, and London Weekend Radio continued to gain popularity and increasingly operated openly.<ref name="Fleming 2002 32"/> Pirate radio targeted music communities ignored by mainstream broadcasting, such as [[reggae]], [[hip hop]], [[jazz]], [[rhythm]] and [[blues]]. Stations like [[London Greek Radio]], which broadcast to the Greek and Greek Cypriot community, also catered to ethnic minorities.<ref name="Fleming 2002 33">{{Citation| last = Fleming| first = Carole| last2 = Wilby| first2 = Pete| title = The radio handbook| publisher = Routledge| pages = 33| edition = 2| year = 2002| url = http://books.google.com/books?id=PYoVjocKbKIC&dq=%22pirate+radio%22+bbc&source=gbs_navlinks_s | isbn = 0-415-15828-1 }}</ref>
== 1990s ==
By 1989, there were about six hundred pirate radio stations in the UK, with over 60 in London. In the 1990s, a new wave of rave pirate radio stations emerged, such as Radio Sunrise, Radio Centre Force and Radio Fantasy. In the early 1990s, pirate radio briefly declined in response to tougher penalties, an intensified crackdown by the [[Department of Trade and Industry (United Kingdom)|Department of Trade and Industry]] (DTI) and the leading dance pirate radio station [[Kiss 100 London|Kiss FM]] responding to the Government's offer of amnesty for pirate stations that closed down voluntarily and applied for an official licence. But Kiss FM failed to satisfy the rising [[rave]] audience and pirate radio resurged in 1992 and 1993. The new pirate radio stations abandoned the mainstream pop radio format and moved to a "raves on the air" format with strong emphasis on audience participation, enabled by the spread of [[mobile phones]]. Pirate radio stations would frequently lose transmitters worth several hundred pounds due to DTI raids, redirecting to backup transmitters on the roof of another building to maintain broadcast continuity. Pirate radio stations would gain revenue from advertising [[raves]] and specialist record shops, as well as DJs who paid a fee for playing.<ref>{{Citation| last = Reynolds| first = Simon | title = Generation ecstasy: into the world of techno and rave culture| publisher = Routledge| pages = 265| year = 1999| url = http://books.google.com/books?id=tGaRJiXe74UC&dq=%22pirate+radio%22+rave&as_brr=3&source=gbs_navlinks_s | isbn = 0415923735, 9780415923736 }}</ref>
The [[Broadcasting Act 1990]] led to the brief decline of UK pirate radio by encouraging diversity in radio and opening up the development of commercial radio. Many pirate radio stations such as the London based dance music station [[Kiss 100 London|Kiss FM]] applied for licences to the new Radio Authority and went legitimate. However, the number of unlicensed broadcasts has since increased, partly because many non-licensed broadcasters believed that the 1990 Act had actually undermined community based stations and small scale radio entrepreneurs.<ref name="Fleming 2002 33"/> Of the pirate radio stations that gained a licence in the 1990s, such as [[Kiss 100 London|Kiss FM]], [[Kiss 101|FTP]] in [[Bristol]], WNK Radio in [[London Borough of Haringey|Haringey]] and [[KFM Radio]] in [[Stockport]], only a few, such as [[Sunrise Radio]] in London, remained in the hands of the original owners. Most have become significantly more mainstream and target a broad audience as a result of commercial pressures to achieve greater audience numbers and a particular audience type sought by advertisers.<ref>{{Citation| title = Illegal Broadcasting – Understanding the issues | publisher = Ofcom| pages = 4–5| year = 2007| url = http://www.ofcom.org.uk/research/radio/reports/illegal_broadcasting/illegal_broadcasting.pdf}}</ref>
== Today ==
There are currently an estimated 150 pirate radio stations in the UK. A large proportion of these pirate radio stations operate in [[London]], with significant clusters in [[Harlesden]], [[Stoke Newington]], [[Southwark]] and [[Lambeth]].<ref name="Ofcom"/> Set-up costs for pirate radio stations are minimal with a transmitter costing around £350. Pirate radio stations may receive income from advertising and publicising events at nightclubs. DJs may pay to broadcast on pirate radio stations to gain public exposure.<ref name="Ofcom"/>
In November 2006 [[Ofcom]] commissioned research among residents of the London boroughs of [[London Borough of Hackney|Hackney]], [[London Borough of Haringey|Haringey]] and [[Lambeth]], finding that about 24 percent of all adults aged 14 or older living within the three London boroughs listen to pirate radio stations. The research found that 37 percent of students aged 14–24 and 41 percent of the [[British African-Caribbean community|African-Caribbean community]] listened to pirate radio. The development and promotion of grass-roots talent, the [[urban music]] scene and minority community groups were identified as key drivers for pirate radio. According to the research both pirate radio listeners and those running pirate radio stations thought that licensed broadcasters failed to cater sufficiently for the needs of the public at large. Pirate radio was regarded as the best place to hear new music and particularly urban music. Furthermore pirate radio stations were appreciated for their local relevance by providing information and advertisement about local community events, businesses and club nights.<ref>{{Citation| title = Illegal Broadcasting – Understanding the issues | publisher = Ofcom| pages = 12–13| year = 2007| url = http://www.ofcom.org.uk/research/radio/reports/illegal_broadcasting/illegal_broadcasting.pdf}}</ref>
[[Voice Of Africa Radio]] is a [[:Category:former pirate radio stations|former pirate station]] serving London's African and Caribbean communities, which has become licenced and is now a community radio station. [[Rinse FM]] has also followed suit and is now licensed as a community radio station, who work with children excluded from school and educated in [[pupil referral unit]]s as part of their community training remit.
==Political pirate radio stations==
The first political radio station was [[Radio Free Scotland]], which broadcast on the sound channels of BBC television after [[closedown]] to promote the cause of Scottish Independence. At the time the BBC forbade the Scottish National Party and [[Plaid Cymru]] to broadcast. In the 1970s, [[Radio Enoch]], named after [[Enoch Powell]], was set up by people on the right wing of the [[Conservative and Unionist Party]] to help re-elect a conservative government. Although Radio Enoch had vowed to return if a Labour administration was re-elected it failed to do so after [[Tony Blair]] was elected in 1997. Other political radio broadcasters are [[Interference FM]], set up by a collective to broadcast on the [[J18 demonstrations]] in 1999.<ref>http://www.thepiratearchive.net/interference/IFM-Magazine4.jpg</ref><ref>http://www.davidrowan.com/2002/01/channel-4-news-pirate-power.html Transcript of Channel 4 news report on pirate radio.</ref>
== Legal situation ==
Today, operators of non-licensed broadcasting face high fines and prison sentences.<ref name="Fleming 2002 33"/>
The [[Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006]] provides for [[Ofcom]] to issue licences to radio broadcasters for the use of stations and wireless telegraphy apparatus. The Act sets out a number of criminal offences relating to wireless telegraphy, including the establishment or use of a wireless telegraphy station or apparatus for the purpose of making a unlicensed broadcast. The financing or participating in the day to day running of unlicensed broadcasting is also a criminal offence, as is the supplying of a sound recording for an unlicensed station and advertising through unlicensed stations.<ref>{{Citation| title = Illegal Broadcasting – Understanding the issues | publisher = Ofcom| pages = 3| year = 2007| url = http://www.ofcom.org.uk/research/radio/reports/illegal_broadcasting/illegal_broadcasting.pdf}}</ref> The [[Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006]] allows [[Ofcom]] to take a number of actions against individuals committing these offences, including power of entry and search and seizure of equipment. It is a criminal offence to obstruct a person exercising enforcement powers on Ofcom's behalf.<ref name="ofcom.org.uk"/> Furthermore the [[Broadcasting Act 1990]] provides that anyone convicted of an unlawful broadcasting offence is disqualified from holding a broadcasting licence for five years.<ref name="ofcom.org.uk"/>
Licensed broadcasters may also take legal action against pirate radio stations. In 2000, the Commercial Radio Companies Association (CRCA) for the first time initiated legal action against a pirate station. The CRCA sued the weekend dance music pirate station Scene FM for £50,000 for causing interference to transmissions and a reduction in advertising revenues.<ref name="Fleming 2002 33"/>
== Cultural influences ==
=== Black music ===
Pirate radio stations played a major role in blurring reggae and soul in the 1970s and 1980s. The pirate radio station London Weekend Radio (LWR) became the home of hip hop and [[Tim Westwood]], who pioneered LWR, recruited members for the British chapter of the [[Universal Zulu Nation|Zulu Nation]] through the pirate radio station. During that time, JFM, founded by former [[Radio Jackie]] DJ Brian Anthony, and Horizon FM broadcast soul and jazz-funk.<ref>{{Citation| last = Hebdige| first = Dick | title = Cut’n’mix: culture, identity, and Caribbean music| publisher = Taylor and Francis| pages = 154–155| year = 1987| url = http://books.google.com/books?id=bqcOAAAAQAAJ&dq=%22pirate+radio%22+bbc&as_brr=3&source=gbs_navlinks_s | isbn = 0906890993, 9780906890998 }}</ref>
The West London based DBC ([[Dread Broadcasting Corporation]]), founded by [[DJ Lepke]], played reggae on Friday nights in a format based on sound systems style and using heavy dub echo and reverb in the links. DBC also broadcast soul music, gospel, jazz, funk, r&b, Afrikan (South African black music) and [[soca]] (upbeat calypso). DBC was unique among radio stations in the UK at the time, a black-run station broadcasting black music to a mixed audience. Miss P, who later dj the first reggae show on [[BBC Radio 1]], commented: "There's never been a station run like DBC. Our format allows us to play music that would otherwise never be heard publicly. We create movement within the industry."<ref>{{Citation| last = Hebdige| first = Dick | title = Cut’n’mix: culture, identity, and Caribbean music| publisher = Taylor and Francis| pages = 155–156| year = 1987| url = http://books.google.com/books?id=bqcOAAAAQAAJ&dq=%22pirate+radio%22+bbc&as_brr=3&source=gbs_navlinks_s | isbn = 0906890993, 9780906890998 }}</ref>
==Contemporary cultural references==
The 2009 movie ''[[The Boat That Rocked]]'' is about UK pirate radio and loosely based on [[Radio Caroline]].
== Bibliografia ==
{{Cita libro|autore=Carole Fleming|coautori=Pete Wilby|titolo=The radio handbook|editore=Routledge|edizione=2ª edizione|anno=2002|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=PYoVjocKbKIC&dq=%22pirate+radio%22+bbc&source=gbs_navlinks_s|id=ISBN 0-415-15828-1|lingua=inglese|pagine=209 pagine|cid=The radio handbook}}
== Note ==
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== Collegamenti esterni ==
* [http://www.palladiumboots.com/exploration/london-pirate-radio Matt Mason, Pirate Radio documentary, London and UK]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNWBGIPokTw&feature=channel_page Channel 4 documentary on the upswell in pirate radio in the 1980s]
* [http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1966/may/18/pirate-radio-stations "Pirate Radio Stations" House of Commons Debate, 18 May 1966]
* [http://www.merseypirates.com/pages/frameset.htm The History of Pirate broadcasting on Merseyside]
* [http://www.freewebs.com/g1hbe/andromeda.htm Andromeda Independent Radio, Manchester]
* [http://radio.eric.tripod.com/index.htm Archive of pirate radio from the mid 1960s-1980s, with a history of British Pirate broadcasting]
* [http://www.thepiratearchive.net The Pirate Archive]
* [http://www.surrey-sounds.co.uk/pirates.htm 1908s FM pirate station memories]
* [http://www.conceptnews.org/pfmaster.html The Pirate Files] A history of pirate radio on Merseyside including newspaper reports.
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