Nice idea in principle. Problem is, t'internet is so fragmented as there are hundreds of thousands of stations mostly with miniscule audiences. I just can't see any critical mass of support developing via this medium in the short to medium term at least. With an offshore station however or even a network of FM tx's, you'd be more likely to pick up 'passers by' tuning across the bands. Stick it on somewhere between two much listened to stations like R5 and Tawk Spawt- (say 981khz) with a decent signal, grab your elusive 3rd world broadcast licence, you'd pick listeners without problem. Perhaps the web could be used to massively promote such a station.

Of course You'd immediately get the Govt. hastily passing ever more idiotic laws, such as making it illegal for people wearing shoes or pants to be on a radio ship. If the station were popular enough there'd be an outcry following any raid and the Govt. would look like the utter arses we all know they really are.

The news of the 89 raid on the Ross was conveniently 'buried' because of the Marchioness tragedy. I often wonder if Govt. pressure was put on the media to supress the Ross story even further- wouldn't surprise me one bit from the shower of shite running this country.