Pirate Radio | 1980s Pirate radio | Community Radio | TN-83-022-024

RADIO PIRATES.
THAMES NEWS - 27.4.83. - COMMUNITY RADIO PIRATES
TN/83/22/24 PM
Intv: Our Radio Spokesman Intv: John McDonnell, GLC
GV's: Hampstead Heath
GV's: primitive transmission equipment GVs: Cricklewood Tower Block
Est. shot: Our Radio magazine
REPORTER JOHN ANDREW
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Quote: TN-83-022-024
Thames News was the flagship regional news programme of Thames Television, serving the Thames ITV region and broadcast on weekdays from 12 September 1977 to 31 December 1992.

[@babylonsburning1]

I once had Kiss Radio, when it was a pirate station, broadcast with the aeriel pushed out my bedroom window. They were playing and broadcasting a party from the flat where I lived.

[@aamirqz]

Isn't that Tony Wilson of Factory Records fame??

[@whatamalike]

Nah that's not tony Wilson. Looks nowt like him haha

[@syfr]

Tube gear powered directly from a motorcycle battery. Sure! That'll work. (Not)

[@davemartin2011]

It had a built in inverter, you ignoramus. Most field based valve TXs were powered using the inverter stages taken from popular PYE PMR gear. The modulator sections were also used.

[@therespectedlex9794]

Poles, gay people, women and squatters? How times have changed eh.

[@Ki_Thi]

Not at all. Giving people a platform still triggers people into thinking it’s ‘agenda’ and liberal aka ‘political’. That hasnt changed.

[@therespectedlex9794]

@@Ki_Thi It is political, and I was being sarcastic.

[@64bakes]

@@therespectedlex9794 it's not political.

[@sanchoodell6789]

Sadly but true. Yes.