Christopher England wrote:
:
: Free radio. What is free radio? That's a good question. It would be
: good to find out what everybody thinks 'free radio' actually is.
:
: To me, 'free radio' would be radio free from the petty restrictions
: that sanitise the content. We do need some form of restrictions or
: regulations to govern transmission and transmitters and therefore
: forcing 'good practice',

Do you mean those restrictions that don't currently work if a listener wants some diversity and result in legal stations playing the same 300 pop songs over and over?
A "Free Radio" station is one that is without suchlike. I do realise not all pirate operators are as responsible as some and I agree that they should be taken off if they are causing interference – PROVEN interference, not just the usual Ofcom BS.

: but I don't think we need it when it comes to
: what is broadcast.

I'm with you on that. If Channel 4 can say the C**t word on TV why can't it be said on radio? Not that I'd want to of course. However as you point out, it is an obvious disparity of regulation.
:
: : Why not challenge the
: : Radio Bill of 1990, what about article 19 of the declaration of
: : human rights does that not count anymore? I hope neil gets some
: : money and his project comes on air, I would be nice to see it come
: : on in Nov this year, what an 18th anniversary that would be.
:
: As Neil's voice was the very last one ever on European offshore radio,
: it would be kind of cool if it was the first on any new station.

Agreed, and I sincerely wish Neil all the best. I have already volunteered to be aboard.

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Steve Leyland

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You know, it's at times like this when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse and about to die of asphyxiation in deep space that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me when I was young! "Why, what did she tell you?" I don't know, I didn't listen!
– Douglas Adams