An introduction to the subject of Pirate Radio

Pirate radio

Pirate radio is illegal or unregulated radio transmission. The term is most commonly used to describe illegal broadcasting for entertainment or political purposes, but is also sometimes used for illegal two-way radio operation...

 can be found under that heading.

Israel (From Territorial waters)

All of the offshore stations broadcasting to Israel were operating from within Israeli territorial waters under a strange arrangement that attempted to prevent intrusion by terrorists on the one hand, while turning a blind eye to the illegality of the offshore broadcasting operations taking place on board the anchored ships.

• 1973

Voice of Peace

Voice of Peace

Voice of Peace was an offshore radio station that served the Middle East for 20 years from the former Dutch cargo vessel MV Peace , anchored off the coast of Tel Aviv...

in Hebrew

Hebrew language

Hebrew is a Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Culturally, is it considered by Jews and other religious groups as the language of the Jewish people, though other Jewish languages had originated among diaspora Jews, and the Hebrew language is also used by non-Jewish groups, such...

, Arabic

Arabic language

Arabic is a name applied to the descendants of the Classical Arabic language of the 6th century AD, used most prominently in the Quran, the Islamic Holy Book...

 and English aboard the MV Peace - created with the aim of promoting peace in the Middle East

Middle East

The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...

. The station was generally tolerated by the Israeli Government and it was intentionally sunk in international waters on November 28, 1993, following the signing of the Oslo Peace Accords which it was thought was validation of its mission.

• 1981

TV Odelia transmitting from the MV Odelia - anchored off the coast of Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv , officially Tel Aviv-Yafo , is the second most populous city in Israel, with a population of 404,400 on a land area of . The city is located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline in west-central Israel. It is the largest and most populous city in the metropolitan area of Gush Dan, with...

, Odelia was the name of the ship.

• 1988

Arutz Sheva

Arutz Sheva

Arutz Sheva is an Israeli media network identifying with Religious Zionism. It offers online news in English, Hebrew, French, Spanish and Russian. Arutz Sheva offers free podcasts, live streaming radio, a daily email news update, streaming video and 24 hour updated text news...

in Hebrew, English and other languages from the MV Hatzvi at anchorage off the coast of Tel Aviv.

• 1991

Radio One broadcasting from the MV Air anchored off Haifa

Haifa

Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...

. The station was eventually given a license in 1995 to broadcast from within Israel.

• 1993

Radio Hof aboard the MV Hof.

• 1995

Radio Dan aboard the MV Kajun, anchored off the coast of Tel Aviv.

Israel (land based)

A number of pirate radio stations operated within Israel on the FM band in the mid 1990s. These included:

• Radio Active in the Tel Aviv area
• Radio Briza in Haifa area
• Radio Center in the Tel Aviv area
• Radio Gal in the Tel Aviv area
• Radio Kol Ha'ir in the Tel Aviv area
• Radio Ramat Gan Ramat Gan
• Kol Ha Mizrah Northern Israel and Jerusalem.