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There are more unlicensed pirate radio stations in New York City than licensed stations. The borough of Brooklyn is a particular hotspot. Producer and journalist David Goren has been researching and recording these stations so that their ephemeral nature isn’t lost to history. To help preserve this legacy and make it accessible to a wider audience he has constructing an interactive map of Brooklyn pirates.
David joins us on this episode along with Prof. John Anderson of Brooklyn College, who has been tracking and researching unlicensed radio for two decades. We discuss the unique qualities of Brooklyn pirates, and how they fulfill the needs of communities that are underserved by other media, why it’s important to preserve their legacies, and why the expansion of low-power FM failed to provide sufficient opportunities in cities like New York. This is a rebroadcast of episode #133 of Radio Survivor from March of 2018.
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Show Notes:
David Goren’s website
Brooklyn Pirate Radio Sound Map (BPRSM)
Outlaws of the Airwaves: The Rise of Pirate Radio Station WBAD
John Anderson’s website is DIYMedia.net
Radio Survivor Podcast #3: FCC Paper Tiger Teams vs Pirate Radio
Podcast #114 – A Common Sense Approach to Unlicensed Broadcasting
