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| Thread ID: 129810 | 2013-03-14 21:05:00 | How do i start my own Radio station using FM? | Maoritasking (17031) | PC World Chat |
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| 1332745 | 2013-03-15 20:27:00 | Thanks to our moderators for keeping us safe. You're welcome. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1332746 | 2013-03-15 21:46:00 | It seems quite funny in this day and age of pirate radio stations. I remember tuning into Radio Hauraki as a kid at night time and just hearing it from here. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1332747 | 2013-03-16 00:18:00 | Oh well, if we’re going to do this BIG TIME we’ll need one of these. :D In those days the next week's (or was it days?) taped programmes were flown out to the Tiri and thrown out of the aircraft for the crew of the Tiri to recover. I was never on one of those flights, but I did fly a few very non-technical calibration flights to help establish where over Auckland and at what height the aircraft could transmit on VHF to Tiri the traffic reports. Those little technical details influencing operations just don't exist these days ... :D |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1332748 | 2013-03-16 00:26:00 | @Maoritasking, at least you won't have to contend with this: the last transmissions from the Tiri as she foundered on the rocks. Mayday!! (www.youtube.com) :D Here's a short synopsis from Wiki: In late 1966, the Tiri, the boat chosen to carry the transmitter, anchored in the Hauraki Gulf outside the 3-mile territorial waters limit, despite government efforts to stop it from sailing. The station broadcast on the frequency of 1480 kHz, which was well outside the range of frequencies used by the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation. After testing the transmitter with a broadcast from pirate announcer Bob Leahy, and having to replace the mast after winds of more than 30 knots knocked it down, Radio Hauraki officially started broadcasting on 4 December 1966. During the next 2 years, the crew on the Tiri would endure adverse weather conditions, fatigue, and continued efforts to shut down the station. On 28 January 1968 disaster struck as the Tiri attempted to negotiate its way into Whangaparapara Harbour on Great Barrier Island in foul weather. The ship ran aground on rocks, with Radio Hauraki disc jockey Derek King keeping listeners up-to-date with running commentary. The final broadcast from the Tiri was "Hauraki News: Hauraki crew is abandoning ship. This is Paul Lineham aboard the 'Tiri'. Good Night." followed by a station jingle, and then the sound of the ship's hull striking the rocks. (This is not correct. The sound was, in fact, the noise of the untethered studio door banging against the jam as the ship rolled. The myth has been perpetuated for dramatic effect.) The "Tiri" was later towed back to Auckland and the broadcasting equipment was salvaged. However, the Tiri herself was beyond repair and was replaced four days later by the Kapuni, christened Tiri II by her new crew. A month after the loss of the Tiri, Radio Hauraki was back in international waters and broadcasting again. Most everyone who takes for granted listening to the airwaves these days will either not know of or have forgotten, the dark days of early commercial broadcasting in New Zealand. Worth reflecting that arguably if it hadn't been for the Pirates, freedom of the airwaves would not have been ours for at least another 20 years. |
WalOne (4202) | ||
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