Should Pirate Radio be banned?

Question

Lets face it, the music industry would be screwed without it.

I used to play on Star FM in Derby and several major labels used to send me promos.They also brought up and coming artists along to perform live and interview on air. So that throws the 'ripping off copyright' argument out of the window.

As for pirates interfering with emergency services, anyone who has ever used a scanner will know the emergency services use a totally different frequency.

Did you know you can go to jail for two years for playing on a community station?

And if you enjoy listening to reggae music, for example, can you name a legal station that caters for this?

I reckon the government enjoys the control and the fat 50 grand licence fee it receives....

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Answer 1

Everything that is illegal should be encouraged. What right do governments have to ban people from having fun? If we only listened to 'legal' stations we'd all be brainwashed by the ruling governments of each country. I say, "Come back Guy Fawkes."

Answer 2

I have just seen that John E, mentioned Radio Caroline. That was defiantly the best pirate radio station, " Ever "! What a great reminder of my younger days. In answer to your question 'No' they shouldn't be banned, and you are right, the emergency services do use a different frequency, so it wouldn't affect them in any way, it's the government, dictating what you can and can't do

Answer 3

If it's Pirate Radio it IS banned.

That's why they call it Pirate Radio.

On a more serious note, because these people are not licenced, their equipment is untested, so if faulty, likely to cause interference to all kinds of other perfectly legal pieces of kit.

You don't necessarily have to be on the same band to cause interference. Very often, faulty equipment shoves out spurious emissions on all kinds of frequencies other than the one it's supposed to be working on.

Answer 4

I promote any way to expose underground, street-level, up and coming music to more people.

Corporate radio plays the same artists over and over, and the styles of music they play are antiquated.

I have never heard "pirate radio", but if it is illegal then don't take that chance.

You can do more damage inside the system than outside the system.

Answer 5

No pirate radio should not be banned. I think that there is too much monopoly with the legal music companies. And its great to listen to bands that are new. :)

Answer 6

Yes

Answer 7

Liberalism/progressivism is all approximately administration. look how they foam on the mouth because of the fact Fox, Rush Limbaugh and the cyber web are able to talk out against them, and calling for each to be regulated. human beings have been regulated out of the yank dream., our freedoms, liberty, the economic gadget....

Answer 8

absolutely not some of the greatest readio stations come from piracy
keep up the good work

Answer 9

Bring in on back-- Radio London-- 270 ---Caroline-- yeah-- those were the days-- :o)

Answer 10

keep them going they have been around longer than 80% of us allthough not commercial they still get funding (artists,managment,and of course the sponsers)