Pirate radio in the United Kingdom Caroline and 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. The first British pirate radio station was Radio Caroline, which was launched by Irish music entrepreneur Ronan O'Rahilly, and started broadcasting from a ship off the Essex coast in 1964. By 1967 ten pirate
The Pirate Signal It became a full-blown band when Yonnas Abraham entered the group. Their first album was "Norma(l) Hugh Manchild's American Revolution(s)" (2004). "What we learned from that album is what not to do." In 2006, Serruto quit the Pirate Signal to pursue a solo music career. At the same time, DJ A-What joined the band. The band released an EP "The Name of This Band is The Pirate Signal". It featured the singles on the college radio circuit, "Go!", "I Can't Wait," "An Emergence of Black Heroes", "You Will Get Dirty", "It Might Just Go Down," and "All I Know is...It