Pirate Radio: The Incredible Saga of America's Underground, Illegal Broadcasters
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (632 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1878707299 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 326 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Operating times and frequencies for more than 100 active stations within the United States, Canada, and Europe are given along with stations' mailing addresses.
Z. Stiegler said Informative, but poorly written.. Andrew Yoder has attempted to provide a thorough and in-depth look at the history of the phenomenon of pirate broadcasting. In some respects, he succeeds. The book presents a great deal of information not only on the history of pirate radio, but on other important issues such as FCC enforcement, technology, programming, and more.However, the book is at times a struggle to read due to being poorly written. It is at once chock full of facts and glaring grammatical errors. Someone so passionate about their subject matter should take more care in crafting their prese. interesting, capitvating history of undergound broadcasting Personally, I enjoyed this book. At the time I bought it,12/95, I hadn't heard a pirate broadcast so I listened to the enclosed CD which was especially valuable. It helped me understand how difficult the broadcasts can be to hear, even under the optimum conditions. The book has a nice history of the active pirates both in the U.S. and international past and present. It describes nicely what pirates do, why they do it, and a little on how they do it on shortwave and FM micreobroadcasting. It tells about how the FCC and their perpetual search for the transmitting p. Fantastic reading! A Customer I loved this book and would recommend it to anyone who is interested in free speech or broadcasting.