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Pirates, pranksters, and prophets: Understanding America’s unlicensed “free” radio movement
Journal Article
Walter McDowell, Steven DickJournal of Radio Studies
7(2):
(
2000
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329-341
Abstract
This article takes examines illegal radio operations, as defined by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and provides perspective into the character and motivations of these broadcasters to operate outside the law. As the article illustrates, there can be several motivating factors influencing the decision to bypass the FCC and start up a radio station, and many of these unlicensed operators do not see themselves as true criminals but rather representatives of a counterculture.
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