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A pirate radio station is a radio station that broadcasts without a valid license. [1] In some cases, radio stations are considered legal where the signal is transmitted, but illegal where the signals are received—especially when the signals cross a national boundary.
Nov 13, 2009 · A movie about a group of DJs who broadcast rock music from a boat in the North Sea in 1966, defying the British government's ban on pop culture. Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Nick Frost and others, directed by Richard Curtis.
- (114K)
- Comedy, Drama, Music
- Richard Curtis
- 2009-11-13
Learn how pirate radio stations defied government censorship and played rock 'n' roll music in the 1960s, and how they still exist today in the U.S. and the U.K. Find out the reasons, challenges and controversies of unlicensed broadcasting in the internet age.
Learn about the origins and evolution of pirate radio, from border blasters to offshore stations to microbroadcasters. Explore the challenges and controversies of unlicensed radio in different countries and regions.
The Boat That Rocked (titled Pirate Radio in North America [5]) is a 2009 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Richard Curtis about pirate radio in the United Kingdom during the 1960s. The film has an ensemble cast consisting of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost and Kenneth Branagh.
- US$36.6 million
- Richard Curtis
- US$50 million
Nov 11, 2023 · Learn how pirate radio ships revolutionized British music culture in the 1960s and beyond. Discover the stories of Radio Caroline, Radio London, Kiss FM, and the DJs who made pirate radio history.
In the United States, the term pirate radio implies the unlicensed broadcasting use of any part of the radio spectrum that is reserved for use by governmental, public or commercial licensees by the Federal Communications Commission.
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