Pirate radio in the United Kingdom has been a popular and enduring radio medium since the 1960s, despite expansions in licensed broadcasting, and the advent of both digital radio and internet radio. Although it peaked throughout the 1960s and again during the 1980s/1990s, it remains in existence today.[1] Having moved from transmitting from ships in the sea to tower blocks across UK towns and cities, in 2009 the UK broadcasting regulator Ofcom estimated more than 150 pirate radio stations were still operating.[2]
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{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Emery, Daniel (3 March 2009). "BBC NEWS - Technology - Pirate radio 'puts lives at risk'". BBC News.