Pirate Radio
Pirate Radio. A pop music station broadcasting from an old ship anchored off the Essex coast in March 1964. The BBC plays little pop, commercial radio is not…
Three miles out. The law is coming.
A pop music station broadcasting from an old ship anchored off the Essex coast in March 1964. The BBC plays little pop, commercial radio is not allowed on land, and just outside territorial waters nobody's licence is needed. Advertisers are queuing, the tender brings records and diesel from Harwich, and Parliament is paying attention.
- Starts
- March 1964
- Length
- 44 months
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Scored on
- Finish with £3,400,000 in the bank
- Business
- Commercial Radio Station
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