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From: [e-mail] (Stefan Prince)
Newsgroups: alt.radio.pirate
Subject: US PIRATE SCENE/PIRATE CONNECTION #9
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Date: 27 Sep 1994 15:53:43 GMT
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By Chris Lobdell.

Hi folks and welcome to another report on pirate activity from across
the Atlantic! You will notice that we have a new title. Since most of
the pirate stations have deserted 7415 kHz for greener pastures, it
was thought a new one was needed. I hope you like it.

During the past few months pirate activity has been at an all time high
with more than 60 stations in operation since the start of June. From the
middle of June to the middle of July there were 31 straight days of
pirate activity which has been come to be known as "Shortwave
Liberation". The good news is that no busts or close downs by the FCC or
DOT have been noted. Well, enough rambling, on to the logs:

{\U{AC Radio}}. Noted on June 5th at 0155 with IDs and some text on 7465 in the
CW mode. No address was given.

Captain Eddy and {\U{The Radio Airplane}} were in the skies over North America
on the 29th of June  and July 3rd at 0258  on 7385 USB. He said he had
just laid 400 pounds of fireworks at the FCC monitoring station's front
door, what a blast! Address: Wellsville.

Programming by a computer? Yes, that is what {\U{Amiga Computer Generated
Radio}} does! Noted on 7385 USB at 0133 on June 18th. Programming was all
computer synthesized music and IDs. They use the new Faribault, MN
maildrop.

{\U{The Asylum}} is a pirate station whose operator, John, is locked up in a
mental institution! Noted at 0225 on June 24th and 0105 on July 3rd, both
on 7385 USB. John is still trying to make the pain go away! No address.

What would our report be without good old {\U{Radio Azteca}}! Well, they were
back with show number 10 which was as good as always! Heard on July 12th
on 7385 USB at 0200 and July 30th on 7413 in the AM mode at 2300. Bram
Stoker's station will be two years old in September. Address: Wellsville.

{\U{Big Brother Radio}}. This outlet was noted at 0430 on June 24th on 7384 USB
with mx by the Wailers and punkish mx. Although they use the Wellsville
drop, the station operator has not contacted the maildrop operator as to
where the mail should be forwarded to.\vskip118mm\vskip-\baselineskip

{\U{Black Liberation Radio/WRTA}} is an FM pirate operated from a Black housing
project in inner city Chicago. Pirate listeners were treated to some of
their programming when {\bf Solid Rock Radio} relayed some tapes of theirs. WRTA
was relayed on 7385 USB on June 27th at 0200 and on June 28th at 0000 on
7385 USB. Address: Wellsville for relays only.

{\U{Radio Cambodia}} made a brief appearance on June 12th at 1812 UTC on 7420
kHz USB. Brief talk, ID and the Merlin, Ontario maildrop was announced.

A pirate station aboard a cruise ship sailing through the West Indies?
Yes, it's true! {\U{The Caribbean Sound System}} was noted with an audio proof
of performance test on July 25th at 0100 on 7385 USB. The announcer, Count
Whip, gets the ship's radio operator drunk, takes over the controls and
plays ska and reggae mx! He announces the Stoneham, MA drop.

{\U{CRSM/Radio Scottish Montreal}} was heard on May 22nd at 2200 on 7425 in AM.
The usual fare of Scottish mx and Canadian politics was noted. They use
the Merlin, Ontario drop.

{\U{CRSN/Radio Star Of The North}}. This Canadian station was noted a couple of
times on June 19th on the 7385 kHz channel. First at 0030 and again later
2230 UTC. Programming featured mx by Canadian artists and computer
generated IDs. Address: Wellsville.

We have some sad news to report concerning {\U{Radio Doomsday}}. On his latest
show which aired on September 4th at 0155 UTC on 7470 USB, the station
operator, Nemesis, commited suicide on the air at 0230 UTC by blowing his
brains out! Before he killed himself, he read a letter from the parents of
little Timmy who recently died of cancer. It seems Doomsday was Timmy's
first pirate heard. Nemesis found a slight error in Timmy's report and
refused to verify it. This depressed Timmy and led to his early death!
Nemesis couldn't stand the guilt I guess! RIP. Address: Wellsville.

{\U{Radio Fluffernut}}, the Canadian pirate, was noted on May 28th at 0208 on
7385 USB. Programming consisted of rock mx by groups like Depeche Mode.
The announcer QSLs reports via the Merlin, Ontario drop.

{\U{Radio Free Euphoria}}. This pro pot station was noted on July 3rd at 0021 on
7385 kHz. Captain Ganja and the Maharishi were smoking marijuana and
having a good time! Address: Wellsville.

{\U{Radio Free Jesus}} is a new station operated by Max Gain that was noted on
July 3rd at 0140 on 7385 USB. He was complaining about the FCC for fining
a teenager who operated a Chicago pirate station. Address: Huntsville.
{\bf Radio Free OJ} was a one shot deal dedicated to finding O.J. Simpson when
he was trying to flee from arrest! It was noted on June 18th at 0031 on
7385 USB. Also from around 0230 UTC. The operator said he will only QSL
reports if O.J. Simpson is found guilty and executed in the California
electric chair. No address.

{\U{Freedom 40}} can best be described as a special event station formed to
commemorate the 31 days of "shortwave liberation" which took place from
mid-June to mid-July. The station was noted at 0400 on July 17th on 7385
kHz USB on the last day of "shortwave liberation". The operator said that
in order to get QSLs from this station you must log and send in copies of
QSLs from five stations heard during the "shortwave liberation" period.
Address: Stoneham.

{\U{Hit Parade Radio}} was noted during shortwave liberation on June 19th at
0203 on 7385 USB. DJ Dale Dorman presented a Beach Boys special to kick
off the summer of '94. Address: Wellsville.


{\U{The Joint}} is the name of joint broadcasts between two pro-marijuana
stations, {\bf KNBS} and {\bf Radio Free Euphoria}. The broadcast of July 30th at 0000
UTC on 7471 AM was heard by Rainer Brandt in Germany! Two other versions
of the show were transmitted, one on August 13th on 13900 AM and on the
14th of Agust on 7415 LSB. Programming consists of Phil Muzik, Pot Seedy
and Captain Ganja smoking dope in the forest waiting for beer that never
arrives. Address: Wellsville.

{\U{KICK}} is the name of a new classic rock station that recently hit the
airwaves. First heard on July 16th at 0200 on 7385 USB. Station operator
Pete Moss conducted his first test broadcast. The station sends out
a really neat looking QSL card. Address: Huntsville, AL.

{\U{KMOM}}. What was billed as a station operated by a sexy young female named
Samantha Jones hit the airwaves for the first time on July 10th. Noted at
0100 on 7385 USB, the programming was not as "hot" as advertised.
Mx by Hendrix, REM along with a few moans and groans were heard, but
certainly nothing X rated!  Address: Wellsville.

{\U{KTVI}} was another new station that cropped up during "shortwave
liberation". Operator Emmanuel "Manny" Goldstein first hit the airwaves
at 0000 on June 6th operating on 7385 USB. He played mx from Pink Floyd's
latest CD and greeted various operators. Address: Faribault, MN.

{\U{K2000}} has some of the most innovative and creative programming but they
have a low powered transmitter that is hard to hear. They were noted  on
June 27th at 0126 on 7385 USB with a Continent Of Media parody of Glenn
Hauser. There has been some complaints regarding their QSL policy with
DXers saying they have been insulted by the station. The station plans to
be more active in the future.  Address: Stoneham.

{\U{Laser Hot Hits}}, the British pirate was relayed by {\bf WREC} a couple of times
this summer. Noted on 7415 AM at 0136 on July 17th with soft rock mx and a
British accented announcer. They are a very good QSLer via the Merlin,
Ontario maildrop.

{\U{Radio Magic}} is a pirate station run by Stan in Perm, Russia. The {\bf NAPRS}
relayed them again on June 25th at 0100 on 7385 USB. The programming
consisted mostly of rock mx and IDs by Stan. Rainer Brandt of Germany was
lucky enough to hear this too! (Address: Perm)

Perhaps the most reported station during "shortwave liberation" was {\U{Radio
Out-}} {\U{house}}. Heard on July 3rd at 0216 on 7385 USB, announcers Bob and Billy
Joe claimed to be broadcasting from a "two hole" outhouse somewhere in the
state of Arkansas. Besides talking about excrement, they did play some
music by U2 and XTC. The show really stunk! Address: none.

{\U{Pan Global Wireless}} presented their sloppy sex program for 1994 at 0000 on
August 21st on 7377 USB. Announcer Mike Oxlong was promoting his douche
which is available in 55 gallon drums. This was a relay from Xray Yankee
Zulu. Address: Wellsville.\vskip61mm\vskip-\baselineskip

{\U{The Patriotic Front For The Liberation Of A-}} {\U{merica}} was also quite active
during the summer season. Noted on June 27th on 7385 USB at 0227 with the
usual "Dragnet" TV theme. Programming centered around how our government
is slowly taking away our liberties. They also heard again on July 25th at
0013 on 7385 USB with a repeat of the earlier show. Address: none.

{\U{Quantum State Laboratories}} was another new station to show up during
the summer period. They were first heard on June 11th at 2245 on 7385 USB
and noted again on June 12th at 0106 UTC on the same frequency. The format
consisted of rock music with male announcer with a heavy echo effect. They
also conducted a test on 14400 on 11th of June with little success.
Address: Stoneham.

{\U{RBCN}} (Radio Bob's Communication Network) was quite active this summer.
They were heard on June 4th on 15050 kHz at 1950 and again on June 5th on
9989.9 kHz USB at 1900 and also in the AM mode on 7465 kHz at 0115 also on
June 5th. Lots of good ole boy southern comedy and a mailbag show was
aired. They were also noted on 7447 USB on July 14th with a repeat of the
x rated Star Trek show. Address: Atlanta.

{\U{RKNA}} (Rock Of North America). This pirate was logged on July 9th at the
unusual time of 1103 UTC on 7415 USB. IDs, mentions of President Clinton
and a commentary by the Old Western Fella were heard. Address: Wellsville.

{\U{Solid Rock Radio}} was probably the most active pirate of the past four
months! They were noted on 7465 at 2350 on the 30th of May with a Mr.
Magoo tape. They were also heard on 7385 kHz at 0000 on June 19th with an
oldies program. The June 12th broadcast on 7465 at 0634 was full of theme
music from old TV cartoon shows. Solid Rock Radio was also noted on June
26th, 27th, July 5th, 11th and on August 7th. Address: Wellsville.

{\U{Southern Music Radio}} is a studio pirate located on the South Island of New
Zealand. They were recently heard in North America via relays. First heard
on August 20th on 7470 USB at 0200 and then on August 21st at 2329 on 7377
USB. Programming featured New Zealand rock music with information on
different sources of alternative music. Address: Wellsville.

{\U{SPAM Radio}} is certainly the most controversial US pirate station operating
today. Not because of their programming but due to the fact they send out
a truly disgusting QSL sheet. King Spam was heard June 26th on 7385 USB at
0237 with Monty Python's SPAM song and a YL singing the Stairway To Spam.
Address: Faribault.

{\U{6YVOS/The Voice Of Smoke}}. No this is not another pro-marijuana show, but a
pro-barbeque station! BBQ as in ribs, hot dogs and hamburgers! They claim
to be operating from the island of Jamaica, but nobody can confirm this.
They were heard on July 3rd at 0139 on 7386 USB and more recently on
August 20th at 0239 on 7470 USB. Pigpen Marley is the operator and he
enjoys playing mx by the Grateful Dead. Address: Wellsville.

{\U{Radio Thirteen}}. Another new station heard this summer. Noted on July 7th
at 0255 on 7385 USB and also on July 10th at 0155 on 7385 USB. An
interesting program on the assasination of John K. Kennedy was aired.
Station IDs were in both German and English. Address: none.

{\U{Up Against The Wall Radio}} is yet another new station heard this summer.
Noted on June 27th at 0120 on 7384.6 USB with a loop tape ID. Then heard
at 0125 into programming with an ooogah horn IS. Rock mx by AC/DC. The
program ended with more oooga horn and machine gun fire. Also heard on
August 13th at 0310 on 7465 USB with a test of a new transmitter playing
Pink Floyd mx. This station's operator, Owlsey, sends out a very
attractive full color QSL card. Address: Wellsville.

{\U{Radio USA}}. Yes, Mr. Blue Sky and Joe King were active as well this summer.
They were heard on July 9th at 2309 on 7387 AM broadcasting Thrash mx.
Also heard on July 11th on 7387 AM at 0012. Address: Wellsville.

{\U{Voice Of The Real World}}. This was first noted at 0300 on June 19th on the
frequency of 7385 USB. A chipmunk voiced announcer was attacking cvil
rights organizations and environmentalists. Address: none.

{\U{Voice Of The Runaway Maharishi}}. The sister station of {\bf Radio Free Euphoria}
was heard a couple of times in late June. Heard at 0130 on June 19th on
the frequency of 7384.8 USB and also from 2338-0009 on the same day and
freq. The Maharishi was talking about drugs and the song "Lucy In The Sky
With Diamonds" and the history of Ganja in the White House. YLs must send
photo in order to get QSLs. Address: Wellsville.

Our friends at {\U{WEED}} were active during the summer. First heard on June
12th at 0406 on 7385U with a well produced program on marijuana advocacy.
Heard again on June 19th at 0430 on 7385 USB. This was either a live or
recently taped show with mentions of the O.J.~Simpson chase. WEED was also
heard on July 4th at 0505 on 7385 USB and again on July 10th at 0500.
This was 1993's most active station. Address: Huntsville.

{\U{Radio Animal}} and {\U{WKND}} (We're K-9 Dog) were heard on June 20th at 0048 on
7415.2 in AM. Music by the Mass Production and K-9 Dog IDs were noted.
They were also on on July 4th at 2324 with mx by Metallica and a phone
interview with another pirate operator. Address: Blue Ridge Summit.\space{91mm}

{\U{WLIS}} (We Love Interval Signals) has been popping up all over with their
mini shows. They were heard recently on June 26th at 0220 on 7385 USB.
Salutes to Glenn Hauser and Joe Filipkowski were heard. Address: Blue
Ridge Summit.

{\U{WRDM}}. Another new station which popped up on July 17th at 0455 on 7385 USB
with programming of a male announcer who calls up unsuspecting persons
with goofy complaints. Rolling Stones mx was also heard. The announcer
said anybody who tries to QSL this station will get an "ass whippin'"!
Address: none.

{\U{WREC/Radio Free East Coast}}. P.J. Sparks was noted on June 12th at
0201 with Jerky Boys comedy, and mx by Pearl Jam on 7385 in AM.
Address: Wellsville.

{\U{WRFW/Radio Free Wiggy}}. Not to be confused with {\bf WRFW/Radio Free Wisconsin}
this station was heard on July 17th in the AM mode at 0444 running as late
as 0700 on 7380 kHz. He talked about some of his friends who were run over
by a train and about a cat who ran off with his sandwich! No address.

{\U{WVOL/Voice Of The Loon}}. Captain Willy and his crew were noted at 2244 on
June 19th on 7385.7 USB. Mx by Van Morrison and other rock tunes were
played. Address: Wellsville.

{\U{WYDX}} was heard with a very well produced program on June 11th and 12th on
7385 USB at 2356 to 0043 UTC. It was the Alan Weiner birthday show. Phone
interviews with Weiner and author Anita McCormack were heard along with a
preacher parody by The Fox. This was another show that Rainer Brandt
logged in Germany.

{\U{X-Ray Yankee Zulu}}. This is a bit of an unusual station. It probably is the
first RTTY pirate, noted in RTTY at 0104 on 7384.5 on June 12th. They also
relay other pirates such Southern Music Radio. Also noted on 7375 in
RTTY on 21st of August at 2355 after the {\bf Southern Music Radio} relay.
No address.

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