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A pirate radio station is a radio station that broadcasts without a valid license. [1] In some cases, radio stations are considered legal where the signal is transmitted, but illegal where the signals are received—especially when the signals cross a national boundary.
Learn how pirate radio stations defied government censorship and played rock 'n' roll music in the 1960s, and how they still exist today in the U.S. and the U.K. Find out the reasons, challenges and controversies of unlicensed broadcasting in the internet age.
Learn about the origins and evolution of pirate radio, from border blasters to offshore stations to microbroadcasters. Explore the challenges and controversies of unlicensed radio in different countries and regions.
Nov 13, 2009 · A movie about a band of rogue DJs who played pop music and defied the British government in the 1960s. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, read user and critic reviews, and find out more about the plot, trivia, and awards.
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- Comedy, Drama, Music
- Richard Curtis
- 2009-11-13
Watch the trailer and read critics reviews of Pirate Radio, a movie directed by Richard Curtis and starring Bill Nighy, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Nick Frost. The film follows the adventures of a group of pirate radio DJs who broadcast pop music from a boat outside British waters.
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- Richard Curtis
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- Philip Seymour Hoffman
The Boat That Rocked (titled Pirate Radio in North America) is a 2009 comedy drama film written and directed by Richard Curtis about pirate radio in the United Kingdom during the 1960s. The film has an ensemble cast consisting of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost and Kenneth Branagh.
In the United States, the term pirate radio implies the unlicensed broadcasting use of any part of the radio spectrum that is reserved for use by governmental, public or commercial licensees by the Federal Communications Commission. This includes the FM, AM and shortwave radio bands.
