Irish pirate radio in international waters, later identified itself as Radio Scotland and Ireland when its radio ship moved to anchorage off the west coast and within range of Ireland (for a time they anchored off Northern Ireland). During the mid-1960s there were unconfirmed reports of test broadcasts from Irish offshore stations like "Radio Shannon" and "Radio Lambay" but such transmissions if they ever took place were probably the work of landbased radio enthusiasts. Some UK offshore stations, particularly Radio Scotland and Radio Caroline North had a sizable following in Ireland. Irish pirate radio Pirate radio in Ireland has had a long history,
Hot 92 (pirate radio station) Hot 92 (pirate radio station) Hot 92 is a pirate radio station in Birmingham, England, which in October 2005, along with another local pirate station and a black interest website, reported rumours that a black girl was raped by a group of Asian men. This allegedly caused riots in the Lozells area of Birmingham, leaving at least one person dead and 35 people injured. In November 2005, Leon Williams, then 26, pleaded guilty to charges related to helping to run an illegal broadcasting station. In January 2008, one of the people associated with the station, Ernest Uriah Griffiths, was convicted