Pirate radio in North America Pirate radio in North America The strict definition of a "pirate radio" station is a station that operates from sovereign territory without a broadcasting license, or just beyond the territorial waters of a sovereign nation from on board a ship or other marine structure with the intention of broadcasting to that nation without obtaining a broadcasting license from that nation (such as Radio Caroline before its present incarnation). Unlike the sanctioned and fully licensed transmissions by the United States government, a number of groups in exile, mainly based in Florida, have attempted various offshore radio broadcasts to Cuba, from time
Radio City (pirate radio station) show on pirate radio - "The Auntie Mabel Hour", recordings of DJs acting comic sketches and parodying contemporary songs. Some material seems to have been stolen from "The Goon Show" and "Round the Horne". At Christmas 1966 the show featured a parody of "Alice in Wonderland" and included the DJs singing new comic lyrics to instrumental versions of popular songs. Another novelty was "The Anti-City Show", which invited listeners to send letters and reel-to-reel tapes of complaint about the station. It became a forum for complaints about anything that annoyed. Occasionally, "You've Got Your Troubles" by The Fortunes was broadcast