Comments on: OUTLAWS MAY USE SUPER-STATIONS at Sea http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/04/outlaws-may-use-super-stations-at-sea/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:57:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Rulo http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/04/outlaws-may-use-super-stations-at-sea/#comment-1049316 Rulo Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:02:38 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/04/outlaws-may-use-super-stations-at-sea/#comment-1049316 As a Costa Rican youngster in the before the mid 1960s, I kept awake late at night, 11 p.m., waiting for long distance propagation on the BC band, which payed my fondest memories as I discovered WLAC 1510 Nashville and fell in love with R&B. But, one night going up the band I found XERF 1570 Del Río, Texas. I didn't care what they were selling, but the music did it all, supported by this one of kind personlity, Wolfman Jack, who used to ID each song with this echo-wolf that sounded great in the still of the night. The years went by and next time I heard about the Wolfman was on the American Graffiti film. At last, I knew one of my heroes. Next time was his passing an his real name was Robert Smith. Nowadays, he has "returned" from the grave as Dutch station The Mighty KBC is running his show on 6055 and 6040 kHz short wave. But, nothing compares those memorable days of the Border Blaster. As a Costa Rican youngster in the before the mid 1960s, I kept awake late at night, 11 p.m., waiting for long distance propagation on the BC band, which payed my fondest memories as I discovered WLAC 1510 Nashville and fell in love with R&B. But, one night going up the band I found XERF 1570 Del Río, Texas. I didn’t care what they were selling, but the music did it all, supported by this one of kind personlity, Wolfman Jack, who used to ID each song with this echo-wolf that sounded great in the still of the night. The years went by and next time I heard about the Wolfman was on the American Graffiti film. At last, I knew one of my heroes. Next time was his passing an his real name was Robert Smith. Nowadays, he has “returned” from the grave as Dutch station The Mighty KBC is running his show on 6055 and 6040 kHz short wave. But, nothing compares those memorable days of the Border Blaster.

]]> By: wireless waffler http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/04/outlaws-may-use-super-stations-at-sea/#comment-1046874 wireless waffler Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:14:01 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/04/outlaws-may-use-super-stations-at-sea/#comment-1046874 Your site was recommended to me by my excellent radio club, the British DX Club, for the item on the Superstations at Sea. I read that article and was fascinated then I delved even further into this wonderful site. You have taken time and trouble to source some great archive material from old magazines, long may the site continue. More of a complete web site than a blog, and also an excellent reference source. I hope the site will be archived for other generations. I will be returning regularly to read more. I live in a house built in 1889, and have got a fascination for things mechanical as well. Keep up the good work I am putting a link on my site, and in my current diary page for others to follow up Your site was recommended to me by my excellent radio club, the British DX Club, for the item on the Superstations at Sea. I read that article and was fascinated then I delved even further into this wonderful site. You have taken time and trouble to source some great archive material from old magazines, long may the site continue. More of a complete web site than a blog, and also an excellent reference source. I hope the site will be archived for other generations. I will be returning regularly to read more. I live in a house built in 1889, and have got a fascination for things mechanical as well. Keep up the good work I am putting a link on my site, and in my current diary page for others to follow up

]]> By: VJInterkosmos http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/04/outlaws-may-use-super-stations-at-sea/#comment-1046795 VJInterkosmos Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:10:18 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/04/outlaws-may-use-super-stations-at-sea/#comment-1046795 #2: "Rock and Roll was limited to just a couple of hours per day and seldom more than the top ten hits." And now pop music's limited to Clearchannel subsidiaries anf their top forty hits. Hurrah freedom. #2: “Rock and Roll was limited to just a couple of hours per day and seldom more than the top ten hits.”

And now pop music’s limited to Clearchannel subsidiaries anf their top forty hits. Hurrah freedom.

]]> By: jmyint http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/04/outlaws-may-use-super-stations-at-sea/#comment-1045598 jmyint Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:01:42 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/04/outlaws-may-use-super-stations-at-sea/#comment-1045598 The most famous such station in North America was XERF-AM the home of the Wolfman Jack show. The broadcast could be picked up in at least seven states. The station was immortalized in the ZZ Top song "I Heard It on the X". The UK was more fodder for pirate broadcasting because of the monopoly of the BBC. Rock and Roll was limited to just a couple of hours per day and seldom more than the top ten hits. The most famous such station in North America was XERF-AM the home of the Wolfman Jack show. The broadcast could be picked up in at least seven states. The station was immortalized in the ZZ Top song “I Heard It on the X”.

The UK was more fodder for pirate broadcasting because of the monopoly of the BBC. Rock and Roll was limited to just a couple of hours per day and seldom more than the top ten hits.

]]> By: Firebrand38 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/04/outlaws-may-use-super-stations-at-sea/#comment-1045589 Firebrand38 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:52:47 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2008/02/04/outlaws-may-use-super-stations-at-sea/#comment-1045589 A pirate radio station was actually used as a location for the 1960's TV show Dangerman with Patrick McGoohan http://www.offshoreradio.co.uk/album30.htm More info at the Pirate Radio Hall of Fame http://www.offshoreradio.co.uk/index.html A pirate radio station was actually used as a location for the 1960’s TV show Dangerman with Patrick McGoohan http://www.offshoreradio.co.uk/album30.htm

More info at the Pirate Radio Hall of Fame http://www.offshoreradio.co.uk/index.html

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