I like the idea of people putting out pirate Internet content and underground censorship-resistant Internet access hotspots, but pirate radio... seems like a waste to me...
I listen to the radio when I am in my car. |
It doesn't cost a whole lot to set up a pirate station. If you're using a computer to source your audio, you already have what you need for internet streaming. No one ever said a pirate couldn't have an internet feed.
Besides, people have to seek out content pretty specifically online. There are thousands of choices, so stream listeners usually know what kind of content they are looking for. Not the same with most radio listeners. They hit the "scan" button and sample what they encounter. If they like it, they'll stay and set a preset for your station. If not, they scan on until they find something listenable. Internet streaming does not have this type of listening. Therefore, radio allows the liberty message to reach the ears of the people who were not seeking it out in the first place. That's incredibly valuable.
I suppose no one on here knows the ins and outs of radio broadcast but I will pose another question.
How difficult is it for the FCC to locate a signal source? Is it much more difficult if that signal is mobile? Just wondering.
I suppose no one on here knows the ins and outs of radio broadcast........
......but I will pose another question.
How difficult is it for the FCC to locate a signal source? Is it much more difficult if that signal is mobile? Just wondering.
You mean a subspecies of homosapiens that still can't figure out portable Internet streaming? I wouldn't call them "people" exactly... :lol:
(Just some feedback from the peanut gallery.)