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Pirate radio in Ireland, the Glossary

Index Pirate radio in Ireland

Pirate radio in Ireland has had a long history, with hundreds of pirate radio stations having operated within the country.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 22 relations: Dave Fanning, Eamonn Cooke, ESB Group, Frequency modulation, Garda Síochána, Gerry Ryan, Greenore, Ian Dempsey, Ireland, Irish Republican Army, Laser 558, Medium wave, Near FM, Pirate radio, Pirate radio in Kerry, Radio Atlanta, Radio Caroline, Radio Scotland, REM Island, Scotland, Shortwave radio, Wireless Telegraphy Acts.

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Dave Fanning

David Fanning (born 27 February 1956) is an Irish television and radio broadcaster, rock journalist, DJ, film critic and author.

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Eamonn Cooke

"Captain" Eamonn Cooke (died 4 June 2016) was a former owner of pirate radio station Radio Dublin.

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ESB Group

The Electricity Supply Board (ESB; Bord Soláthair an Leictreachais) is a state owned (95%; the rest are owned by employees) electricity company operating in the Republic of Ireland.

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Frequency modulation

Frequency modulation (FM) is the encoding of information in a carrier wave by varying the instantaneous frequency of the wave.

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Garda Síochána

The italic (meaning "the Guardian(s) of the Peace") is the national police and security service of Ireland.

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Gerry Ryan

Gerard Ryan (4 June 1956 – 30 April 2010) was an Irish presenter of radio and television employed by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ).

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Greenore

Greenore is a village, townland and deep water port on Carlingford Lough in County Louth, Ireland.

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Ian Dempsey

Ian Dempsey (born 16 January 1961) is an Irish presenter of television and breakfast radio.

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Ireland

Ireland (Éire; Ulster-Scots: Airlann) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe.

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Irish Republican Army

The Irish Republican Army (IRA) is a name used by various resistance organisations in Ireland throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

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Laser 558

Laser 558 was an offshore pirate radio station launched in May 1984 using disc jockeys from the US.

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Medium wave

Medium wave (MW) is a part of the medium frequency (MF) radio band used mainly for AM radio broadcasting.

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Near FM

Near FM (North East Access Radio) 90.3 FM is a BAI-licensed community media project operated by the not-for-profit media co-operative, Near Media Co-operative Society Limited.

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Pirate radio

A pirate radio station is a radio station that broadcasts without a valid license.

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Pirate radio in Kerry

County Kerry has had a long history of pirate radio. Pirate radio in Ireland and pirate radio in Kerry are pirate radio stations in Ireland.

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Radio Atlanta

Radio Atlanta was an offshore commercial station that operated briefly from 12 May 1964 to 2 July 1964 from a ship anchored in the North Sea, three and a half miles off Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England.

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Radio Caroline

Radio Caroline is a British radio station founded in 1964 by Ronan O'Rahilly and Alan Crawford initially to circumvent the record companies' control of popular music broadcasting in the United Kingdom and the BBC's radio broadcasting monopoly.

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Radio Scotland

Radio Scotland was an offshore pirate radio station broadcasting on 1241 kHz mediumwave (242 metres), created by Tommy Shields in 1965.

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REM Island

REM Island is a platform built in the Republic of Ireland and towed off the Dutch coast in 1964 as the pirate broadcasting home of Radio and TV Noordzee.

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Scotland

Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Shortwave radio

Shortwave radio is radio transmission using radio frequencies in the shortwave bands (SW).

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Wireless Telegraphy Acts

Wireless Telegraphy Act is (with its variations) a stock short title used for legislation in the Republic of Ireland, South Africa and the United Kingdom relating to wireless telegraphy.

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See also

Pirate radio

Pirate radio stations in Ireland

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate_radio_in_Ireland

Also known as History of Irish Pirate Radio, Irish Pirate radio, Irish pirate radio stations.