Pirates Off Air In Dublin - Page 3

Radioshack · 20th May 2003, 17:28

yeah point taken. i take that back...

r.i.p (resurrect.in.peace)......That's what i meant!

Dane Bowers · 20th May 2003, 17:38

It's kinda shit, but it's kinda hard to predict whats gonna happen. I'm just gonna keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best.

Just it was kinda unexpected or something...

DeargDoom · 20th May 2003, 17:59

It always is Dane!

Raiding these stations can only be effective in the short term. For instance, if ComReg take BigHitsFM off the air thats a success for Niall. Problem is that all the staff of "Big HitsFM" eventually start setting up their own stations - usually using worse gear and less well engineered. That creates more problems in itself. After all, what would you rather have ... one Freedom FM or 4 Ben Murray FMs?

The reality of things is that nobody can ever totally get rid of "pirate radio". Theres always some eager teenager with a grasp of electronics out there ready to give it a try. Shit - it happened in the late 80's/early 90s. Nobody ever thought that there'd be unlicenced radio again. How wrong we were.

Theres people here that can remember the raids of 1978 (Ian Cribben was 40 at the time ha ha), and the raids of 1983, and the shutdowns of 1988 (I was 13 and I cried like a bitch), together with the rebirth of the pirates in 1991/2 and again with the raids in 1994, and the rebirth of the pirates in 1995 with Pulse and Hot, and the subsequent demise of Pulse and the growth of a new scene with stations like Freedom and Phantom coming to the fore and now the raids of today ... etc etc

Anyway to cut out all this waffle, I'm trying to say that these things come in cycles.

To those of you who have lost your favourite stations, I do hope they're back soon. To those involved, best of luck in returning.

Final thought. Maybe one of the more intelligent members of this board (Mister 807 maybe, although hes probably busy todaY) might write up a piece explaining precisely what to do in a raid scenario. I have an old copy of some rules from the Sunset days regarding raid protocol and what you may/may not do or say.

DD

Macers · 20th May 2003, 18:10

I can see Freedom, Hot and Nova resurecting in a few days

sub-site · 20th May 2003, 18:11

"You don`t know what you`ve got till it`s gone."

Alan D · 20th May 2003, 18:16

F**koff! this is such a retarded country! i was listenting to the radio at 4pm today looking for music and my only choice was fatboy slim on spin.. i really do hope that freedom, sun and phantom realise how important they are to the dublin market and decide to return soon!!??

16.db · 20th May 2003, 18:18

Shit all of them not even one dance station left
I feel sick cob webs about to gather on my radio
where can we go to spray eggs who are comreg

Macers · 20th May 2003, 18:24

I suspect most will be back on the air soon - only tx's taken and studios not raided so sit tight for abit....

RTE · 20th May 2003, 18:28

Com Reg is The Commission for Communications Regulation and was established on 1 December 2002. ComReg is led by three commissioners: Chairperson, Etain Doyle, John Doherty and Isolde Goggin.

KJ · 20th May 2003, 18:35

Some TX's weren't even taken AFAIK, some went off voluntarily "just in case". Now the question has to be asked - why? What stations giving pirate radio a bad name caused this, or was Niall overdue some fun?

20th May 2003, 17:28	#1
Radioshack Medium Wave User Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 20	TRUE yeah point taken. i take that back... r.i.p (resurrect.in.peace)......That's what i meant! __________________ radioshack

20th May 2003, 18:18	#7
16.db Long Wave User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Dublin Posts: 62	Shit all of them not even one dance station left I feel sick cob webs about to gather on my radio where can we go to spray eggs who are comreg __________________ 16.db

20th May 2003, 18:24	#8
Macers Stereo FM User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Dublin Posts: 509	I suspect most will be back on the air soon - only tx's taken and studios not raided so sit tight for abit.... __________________ .

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20th May 2003, 17:38	#2
Dane Bowers Mono FM User Join Date: May 2002 Location: why? Posts: 316	It's kinda shit, but it's kinda hard to predict whats gonna happen. I'm just gonna keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best. Just it was kinda unexpected or something...

20th May 2003, 17:59	#3
DeargDoom super awesome Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: in the attic Posts: 1,963	It always is Dane! Raiding these stations can only be effective in the short term. For instance, if ComReg take BigHitsFM off the air thats a success for Niall. Problem is that all the staff of "Big HitsFM" eventually start setting up their own stations - usually using worse gear and less well engineered. That creates more problems in itself. After all, what would you rather have ... one Freedom FM or 4 Ben Murray FMs? The reality of things is that nobody can ever totally get rid of "pirate radio". Theres always some eager teenager with a grasp of electronics out there ready to give it a try. Shit - it happened in the late 80's/early 90s. Nobody ever thought that there'd be unlicenced radio again. How wrong we were. Theres people here that can remember the raids of 1978 (Ian Cribben was 40 at the time ha ha), and the raids of 1983, and the shutdowns of 1988 (I was 13 and I cried like a bitch), together with the rebirth of the pirates in 1991/2 and again with the raids in 1994, and the rebirth of the pirates in 1995 with Pulse and Hot, and the subsequent demise of Pulse and the growth of a new scene with stations like Freedom and Phantom coming to the fore and now the raids of today ... etc etc Anyway to cut out all this waffle, I'm trying to say that these things come in cycles. To those of you who have lost your favourite stations, I do hope they're back soon. To those involved, best of luck in returning. Final thought. Maybe one of the more intelligent members of this board (Mister 807 maybe, although hes probably busy todaY) might write up a piece explaining precisely what to do in a raid scenario. I have an old copy of some rules from the Sunset days regarding raid protocol and what you may/may not do or say. DD

20th May 2003, 18:10	#4
Macers Stereo FM User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Dublin Posts: 509	I can see Freedom, Hot and Nova resurecting in a few days

20th May 2003, 18:11	#5
sub-site Saying 'no' to begrudgery Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Waterford/ Galway Posts: 779	"You don`t know what you`ve got till it`s gone."

20th May 2003, 18:16	#6
Alan D Bring Back Dance Music! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Dublin Posts: 176	F**koff! this is such a retarded country! i was listenting to the radio at 4pm today looking for music and my only choice was fatboy slim on spin.. i really do hope that freedom, sun and phantom realise how important they are to the dublin market and decide to return soon!!??

20th May 2003, 18:28	#9
RTE Long Wave User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Central Dublin Posts: 101	Com Reg is The Commission for Communications Regulation and was established on 1 December 2002. ComReg is led by three commissioners: Chairperson, Etain Doyle, John Doherty and Isolde Goggin.

20th May 2003, 18:35	#10
KJ Roberts 202/DAB User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Dublin Posts: 1,867	Some TX's weren't even taken AFAIK, some went off voluntarily "just in case". Now the question has to be asked - why? What stations giving pirate radio a bad name caused this, or was Niall overdue some fun?