Admittedly I love a little anarchy over political sense. If you ask me what is the political background behind the resurgence of pirate radio then I am most likely to give out a half-baked idea of what is actually going on. Hmmm. Ok the FCC was going to give more space for community radio stations with a low frequency. Cool enough idea until National Public Radio came along with some corporate interests and wailed "Oh no, Oh no can't let the stations bleed". In which case the FCC says "Oh sorry 'bout that George" and struck down the new low frequency policy. Little radio pirates across the land raised their little swords to the heaven and created low watt frequency generators to broadcast their souls to the masses.

Naturally I'm not a dummy. I've got google on hand I could run some phrases across the search engine and inform myself further of the legal and political ramifications of the new wave of pirate radio. Might even get some of the terminology correct. But see that's not what this little piece is about. No that's not why I love Pirate Radio. I'm sure that a piece needs to be written about how the corporations are putting on the clothes of rebellion forcing all of America into one form of radio, into one form of thought by some wise writer with articulation and intelligent formulation who can show the masses the way to the promised land of freedom and individuality.

Well sorry that's not me. Today anyway.

What pirate radio means to me is the complete uncertainty of what will be played. Take me own local radio station for instance here in Knoxville. KFAR has saved me from my own classic rock boredom quite a few times on the roads of the Sunshpere City. Sifl and Olly is played at variable times for one. For those lost to the memory, Sifl and Olly was a sock puppet show on MTV way back in the 90's. The creators had a swell ear for music and routinely parodied style after style after style. Well MTV are wankers and cut Sifl and Olly off after maybe three years. KFAR has found it fit to broadcast some of the shows in their entirety. Everyone say thank yee.