WJDI
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WJDI is a pirate radio station
. It was located in Kingston, New York
from 1989 to 1996. It was one of the more successful pirate stations during the 1980s.
& it was broadcasting with an actual AM broadcast band transmitter and not a 160 meter amateur rig. It was known as "The Pirate King". It remained on until final close-down on December 25, 1996, when Dave Fischer heard WJDI on the Shortwave band and it was reported that its power was 15,000 watts.
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...
. It was located in Kingston, New York
Kingston, New York
Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, USA. It is north of New York City and south of Albany. It became New York's first capital in 1777, and was burned by the British Oct. 16, 1777, after the Battles of Saratoga...
from 1989 to 1996. It was one of the more successful pirate stations during the 1980s.
History
It began its broadcast on January 1, 1989. It played a variety of music during its full existence. The announcer says they are "broadcasting with 1,000 clear watts". Despite being a pirate radio, the station was a member of the National Radio ClubNational Radio Club
The National Radio Club is a non-profit hobbyist organization formed in 1933 via the amalgamation of several regional radio clubs; it is devoted to the activity of DX'ing on the AM broadcast band...
& it was broadcasting with an actual AM broadcast band transmitter and not a 160 meter amateur rig. It was known as "The Pirate King". It remained on until final close-down on December 25, 1996, when Dave Fischer heard WJDI on the Shortwave band and it was reported that its power was 15,000 watts.