licenced stations that started as pirates?

[stemenist]

Hello all,

I'm trying to make a list of current licenced stations in the UK that started off as pirate stations.

I've got Radio Caroline, Kiss FM, Capital Xtra, Solar Radio, Flex 101.4 FM, Rinse FM, Kool FM, Radio X, and London Greek Radio.

Are there any I'm missing?

Thanks

[Albert H]

Basically, none of the stations you list above are related to the pirate stations of the same name (with the exception of Caroline). The licencing of the stations was just a way of the big radio conglomerates getting the rights to the names of the old pirates! In some cases, the old presenters are kept on for a while, but most find that they can't work within the strictures of "professional" broadcasters, and leave if they aren't fired.

[famefm]

Capital extra was never a pirate and Solar hasn't changed owner

[LeeCavanagh]

KFM in south Manchester was a pirate back in the mid 80s, later came back licensed in Stockport, then bought by signal, later became imagine, which moved their studio to where the old KFM studios used to be (back of strawberry studios),,infact there is also strawberry radio these days from the same location (I have no idea how many listeners they have on their stream and/or dab). Imagine did continue online for a while but the last time I checked the stream wasn’t working . There is also a KFM online stream