Close call for radio ‘pirates’
(N Z Prcnt Aoocidtfnn' AUCKLAND, Oct. 5. Radio Auckland, the city’s first F.M. stereo broadcasting service, has gone off the air — temporarily. The unlicensed and clandestine hi-fi radio station was closed down on Saturday night when Post Office inspectors raided a room on the top of a Queen Street building.
They seized a transmitter and a stereo encoder. A Radio Auckland spokesman said today, that although the confiscated equipment represented many hours of work, the financial loss was only $5O worth of part*. The more expensive gear was spirited away before the Post Office inspectors arrived and no-one was caught. The broadcasts could begin again "at the flick of a switch.”
The three persons running the service are waiting to see if any prosecutions ensue from the raid.
They are also awaiting long-promised statements on the future of F.M. broadcasting in this country from the Postmaster-General (Mr Colman) and the Broadcasting Council. Hi-fi radio enthusiasts are urging the Government t approve the establishment of F.M.
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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33966, 6 October 1975, Page 1
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