Category : Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ
Essex
Date : 25.03.2004
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The pirates
of the radio airwaves were no strangers to new technology but when they
broadcast live from a ship off the Essex coast they couldn't have imagined
that 40 years on their experiences would be re-created and broadcast
live on the internet.
From 10 to 17 April the radio station Pirate Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Essex
takes to the waves, broadcasting 24 hours a day, to celebrate the 40th
anniversary of offshore pirate radio.
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The presenters will live and work on board the LV18,
moored half a mile off the Harwich coastline.
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They'll spend seven days and seven nights capturing
the pirate era with authentic music, much of it on vinyl.
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Among the presenters are original pirates from Radio
Caroline and Radio London.
Pirate Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Essex will be streamed live on the web, 24 hours a day for
the duration of the ambitious project.
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It's the first time that programming, other than news
and sport, has been streamed live by Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Essex.
Pirate Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Essex is available online at .
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There are also profiles of presenters and you can take
a tour of Harwich with 360 degree images of the ship, Ha'penny Pier
and Redoubt Fort.
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You can also follow life on board with the Ship's Log,
updated daily on the website.
Web Reporter Tom Warmington will join the crew on board the ship
for the duration of the Pirate experience.
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He says: "The Pirate experience is a fantastic
opportunity to allow people to listen and remember the days of pirate
radio, not only in Essex, but all over the world."
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Presenter Steve Scruton, who created the idea
for Pirate Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Essex, will broadcast live simultaneously on medium wave,
FM and the internet.
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His afternoon programme will come live from the ship
and will be carried on all radio frequencies plus the website.
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Steve says: "The original idea was to recreate
the sound of the pirates 40 years ago.
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"They changed the nation's radio listening habits,
giving us all day music stations for the first time.
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"I now have the chance to broadcast from a ship
in the way those radio pirates did!"
Pirate Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Essex Producer Tim Gillett says: "We've been amazed
with the emails we've received from pirate radio fans from across the
world.
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"They were all asking whether it would be available
on the worldwide net. I'm so pleased that with the help of the cutting
edge skills of Anglia Polytechnic University's Ultralab, the answer
is yes."
Pirate Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ Essex goes live at 9.00am on Saturday 10 April until 1.00am
on Saturday 17 April.
