Rinse FM Transmitter Shutdown!
Rinse FM Transmitter Shutdown!
Prompted by the alleged role of pirate radio in Birmingham's recent riots, pirate radio has been linked to drug crime and ofcom have swooped on many of London's stations. Ofcom claim to have shut down one Rinse transmitter.
See:
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and http://www.ofcom.org.uk/media/news/2005 ... al#content
See:
Here
and http://www.ofcom.org.uk/media/news/2005 ... al#content
Bad link above. Story from Reuters:
LONDON (Reuters) - Police and regulators said on Thursday they have shut down dozens of pirate radio stations in London, seizing transmitters as well as drugs and weapons that were found in some studios.
The crackdown on October 29 came exactly two weeks after riots in Birmingham, which according to newspapers were sparked in part by allegations broadcast on two pirate radio stations that a young girl had been raped.
A spokesman for media regulator Ofcom said there was no connection between the clashes in Birmingham and the operation to shut down the illegal radio stations.
"It's good timing because the issue is out there, but we have been planning this for some time," he said.
One man was killed and 30 people including a policeman were injured in the riots. Police were looking at whether the radio stations' reports could be considered incitements to racial hatred, according to a report in the Telegraph last week.
Ofcom said most of the estimated 150 pirate stations in Britain are operated in London, where they can cause interference to commercial stations and radios used by fire brigades and air traffic controllers.
"There is a direct link between some illegal broadcasters and serious crime," the regulator said in a statement. "In some cases the cash raised through advertising events at nightclubs is used to finance the purchase of drugs for sale at these events."
Nine letters of warning were sent to nightclubs that have advertised on pirate stations and 44 illegal broadcasters have gone off air since the operation began.
Pirate radio has a long history, dating back from the 1960s when stations like Radio Caroline and Radio London broadcast from offshore. In recent years, pirate radio has become the launch pad for grime, a musical genre made famous by artists such as 2003 Mercury Prize winner Dizzee Rascal.
The crackdown on October 29 came exactly two weeks after riots in Birmingham, which according to newspapers were sparked in part by allegations broadcast on two pirate radio stations that a young girl had been raped.
A spokesman for media regulator Ofcom said there was no connection between the clashes in Birmingham and the operation to shut down the illegal radio stations.
"It's good timing because the issue is out there, but we have been planning this for some time," he said.
One man was killed and 30 people including a policeman were injured in the riots. Police were looking at whether the radio stations' reports could be considered incitements to racial hatred, according to a report in the Telegraph last week.
Ofcom said most of the estimated 150 pirate stations in Britain are operated in London, where they can cause interference to commercial stations and radios used by fire brigades and air traffic controllers.
"There is a direct link between some illegal broadcasters and serious crime," the regulator said in a statement. "In some cases the cash raised through advertising events at nightclubs is used to finance the purchase of drugs for sale at these events."
Nine letters of warning were sent to nightclubs that have advertised on pirate stations and 44 illegal broadcasters have gone off air since the operation began.
Pirate radio has a long history, dating back from the 1960s when stations like Radio Caroline and Radio London broadcast from offshore. In recent years, pirate radio has become the launch pad for grime, a musical genre made famous by artists such as 2003 Mercury Prize winner Dizzee Rascal.
Rinse lose and replace transmitters every week. it's a studio raid that would be far worse.
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yeah worse news for me is that (thanks for linking to that list on ofcom's site, boom), the southside station OnTop 95.5 has had their studio raided!
FUCK
news of the gayestet order. That station was doing so much to promote South London grime which in my opinion is at a similar melting point to East this time two years ago. After a studio raid i can't see thems bouncing back.
Rinse will be back on this afternoon is my bet/
FUCK
news of the gayestet order. That station was doing so much to promote South London grime which in my opinion is at a similar melting point to East this time two years ago. After a studio raid i can't see thems bouncing back.
Rinse will be back on this afternoon is my bet/
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My main concern is the attitudes of Ofcom and their flagrant disregard for culture and the view that pirate radio is a 'problem' and sensationalist press releases linking to drugs. The idea of pirate radio as legitimate enterprise seems implausible to them for some reason. I'm not denying the illegality of broadcasting but to associate 'young black music' with drugs and violence is a daily mail fantasy.
The FAQ on their site also makes for interesting and depressing reading.
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/media/mofaq/rcomms/illegal/
Providing some solace is the fact that these crackdowns seem to happen every so often and nothing much ever seems to come of it and Rinse, as a seasoned big boy in the pirate game, will surely continue to tranmit. Would be more worrying, however, if this is part of a large serious crackdown/shutdown.
All this just seems very contrary to Ofcom's white paper from last year which seemed quite progressive.
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/media/news/2004 ... 02#content
The FAQ on their site also makes for interesting and depressing reading.
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/media/mofaq/rcomms/illegal/
Providing some solace is the fact that these crackdowns seem to happen every so often and nothing much ever seems to come of it and Rinse, as a seasoned big boy in the pirate game, will surely continue to tranmit. Would be more worrying, however, if this is part of a large serious crackdown/shutdown.
All this just seems very contrary to Ofcom's white paper from last year which seemed quite progressive.
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/media/news/2004 ... 02#content
the southside station OnTop 95.5 has had their studio raided!
no fucking way
no fucking way
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