http://sea-fever.org/2009/11/12/adding-new-meaning-to-a-ship-that-rocks-n-rolls-pirate-radio/ Exploring maritime culture, history and heritage Sat, 28 Jan 2012 07:10:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://sea-fever.org/2009/11/12/adding-new-meaning-to-a-ship-that-rocks-n-rolls-pirate-radio/#comment-12222 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:20:39 +0000 http://sea-fever.org/?p=3548#comment-12222 Martin, thanks for visiting and the awesome story!

]]> http://sea-fever.org/2009/11/12/adding-new-meaning-to-a-ship-that-rocks-n-rolls-pirate-radio/#comment-12221 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:06:06 +0000 http://sea-fever.org/?p=3548#comment-12221 The pirate radio stations opened up the UK airwaves there is no doubt about that. I first found Radio London while I was sick and off school with mumps. They played pop music 24/7. Prior to that there were a a few token pop programes and Radio Luxembourg which faded in and out. The pirates were rich in youthful energy and they were fun. They had a sense of romance about them with the talk of the sea and the supply boat arriving with fresh food and fan mail. Also because they were only 3 to 4 miles off shore they could be seen from the coast. The DJ’s used to play for the people flashing their car light at them they called them the Frinton Flashers. Frinton is near Southend on the English channel coast. One aspect I now loath which came with the free (pirate) radio stations is the radio advertisment. I didn’t mind ads at the time they were refered to as jingles which made them amusing. Now I prefer the BBC-no ads!

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