Pirate station "MAR" on 87.5 north west???
Posted: 08 Dec 2019, 18:38
Just randomly found a pirate station broadcasting on 87.5 (we normally have our in-car mod set there as no QRM from adjacent stations). Seems to have either just started up today, or it's bouncing in from elsewhere but I feel it's local to Cheshire area.
Definitely a pirate as their only advert was for Offshore Echos magazine, ID'd as MAR (music alternative radio "free radio for the nation") and AFAIK there's no licences for 87.5FM in the UK anyway as it'd modulate off the bottom of the band.
Glad to see there's still some pirate activity ongoing in the UK, even more so to know it's getting out "oop norf" as well since (being a mere 39 years young) the only real pirate radio I recall hearing is the London based stations when doing jobs down that way. My dad used to listen to Caroline back in the day.
Really intrigued to know if this MAR is local to us or not, anyone else hear them? Tried to get them in the house but my recievers are too old to get that far down the dial (Ferguson 3926 Cassiever in the kitchen, GEC BC5645 or Ekco U353 in the bedroom haha)
Definitely a pirate as their only advert was for Offshore Echos magazine, ID'd as MAR (music alternative radio "free radio for the nation") and AFAIK there's no licences for 87.5FM in the UK anyway as it'd modulate off the bottom of the band.
Glad to see there's still some pirate activity ongoing in the UK, even more so to know it's getting out "oop norf" as well since (being a mere 39 years young) the only real pirate radio I recall hearing is the London based stations when doing jobs down that way. My dad used to listen to Caroline back in the day.
Really intrigued to know if this MAR is local to us or not, anyone else hear them? Tried to get them in the house but my recievers are too old to get that far down the dial (Ferguson 3926 Cassiever in the kitchen, GEC BC5645 or Ekco U353 in the bedroom haha)