Wack Radio
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| - | Wack Radio was a shortwave pirate that was very active in the late 90s. Program material was usually music, parodies, and comedy. A unique aspect of this station was that it took calls from listeners. A number would be announced, presumably for a hacked answering machine somewhere, and the station would ask for listeners to call and leave a message. After a time, the ops would play back the messages on the air. If there was no listener response, the host of the show would berate his audience; lack of response may have been one of the reasons that this station left the pirate scene. | + | [[Image:WACK Radio.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Wack Radio QSL]]'''Wack Radio''' was a shortwave pirate that was very active in the late 90s. Program material was usually music, parodies, and comedy. A unique aspect of this station was that it took calls from listeners. A number would be announced, presumably for a hacked answering machine somewhere, and the station would ask for listeners to call and leave a message. After a time, the ops would play back the messages on the air. If there was no listener response, the host of the show would berate his audience; lack of response may have been one of the reasons that this station left the pirate scene. |
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Latest revision as of 18:56, 19 July 2010
Wack Radio was a shortwave pirate that was very active in the late 90s. Program material was usually music, parodies, and comedy. A unique aspect of this station was that it took calls from listeners. A number would be announced, presumably for a hacked answering machine somewhere, and the station would ask for listeners to call and leave a message. After a time, the ops would play back the messages on the air. If there was no listener response, the host of the show would berate his audience; lack of response may have been one of the reasons that this station left the pirate scene.